The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-09
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NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The World: 1T 10 .
characteristic document plain spoken,
honest. terss and patriotic. The president
laced the chief responsibility for financial
troubles just where business men of all
law. His statements Of facts arc undenia-
BILE; his conclusions are irresistibls TO oil
open and candid minds"
Times: "Thete is not Q trace OF par1is-
anship or OF shat much more subtle tempta-
tion for mon in high place-rrids OF opin-
ion. Legislation which is 30 far the cause
Of our troubles that its removal is essen
tial to recovery 10 not denounced in any
angry spirit. and no refecsion 10 made upon
the motives Of those who brought IL about.
Ii ia a message that every American must
,espsct, and in which all may feel not only
satisfaction. but PRIDE"
Tribune: "Ihs president has done his
part we'll. These are manly and strong
words without distinction OF party men
who care for the oountry's welfare will sus.
tain him wherever he 10 SO clearly In the
right"
buying silver. This 10 the pith Of ths mes
sage sent by President Cleveland to con-
gress. Now that congress has been brought
together for the special purpose OF dealing
with the question, IL would be positive
crime for the members of that body to
waste time in abstruse dsbstea"
DENVER Aug. S.-Ths Republican says;
"Isksn ~ a whole. this presidents message
will prove q greater setback TO the advo-
Gates of single standard than TO upholdsrs
OF bimstalliem. ID does not contain =
single valid argument 70 prove that the ex-
issiuR financial s.rinaenoy could be relieved
now available for any increase in The al
ready too limited circulation Of the country.
II will be hailed with delight in Lombard
street and Regent street. and by the holders
| OF hxed debts wherever American securities
are held. but il will sound like tho death
Rocky Mountain News: "The line is
drawn. On one side 10 Grover Cleveland
and all the power Of his administration TO
70 60 the county ~ whatever cost to .
gold standard; on tho other arc the people.
with all their lnterests straRRlinR TO restore
tho bimstallio standard and thus
ssve themselves and their country
from utter BUSINESS ruin. What
he says will have NO weight with intslli'
gent and unbiased men and will meet the
approval of those only whoss inseresss iis
In the impoyerish msnt of the masses of ths
country for the enrichment Of the classes.
foreign and American. that own money and
are the, efore advantaged BY lesssnin1 The
values of all other assets Of the world"
San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Aug. .s.-Chroniole: "The
message will be subjected ~ . searching
analysis by The friends Of bimetallism In
congress. who will oonelusivsly demon
strate that his premises arc wrong and
that his conclusions therefore must
be nt fault. They will show without diff
Guilty that he errs In assuming that The
present depression In the United states 10
due TO the Sherman silver purchasing ACT,
for We are only suffering In common with
the rest of the world and the trouble 10 in
no senss = national one."
Examiner: up esident Clsveland's mss-
sage 10 important on account Of It's source.
but IL throws no new light on The problems
that have brought conRtess together.
There Ia nothing In the message
to offend the friends OF silver.
Mr.. Cleveland 10 careful TO say nothing
against the principle OF bimetallisu. On
the contrary, he points out the fact that
the repeal OF the sherman act 10 neces--
sary preliminary TO the establishment Of .
biMetallio system"