The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-08-12


gard to the future "i our finances is
sroun,llrSs. and that there is IL" reason
for lack nf confidence in the purposes or
power of the government i'll the premises.
The very existence of this apprehension
and lack of condolences. however caused.
Is IL Menace.
which ought not for Il moment to he DIS
regarded Possibly if the undertaking
w. have in haui were the maintaili:!nr"
of IL specific. known quantity OF SILVER
at a parity with gold. our ability to do SD
might he estimated and gaused. and. per-
h:lpS. in view of our unparalleled growth
AMI resources. might he favorahly passed
upon. But when our avowed rndeaNnr
is to maintain such parity i'll regard to
an amount of silver increasing at the rate
of SIn.tanWD yearly. with no fixed ter
mutation to such increase. it can hardly
be said that Il problem is presented whose
solution is free from doubt.
The people of the United tates are ell
titled ta ~
Sound and stable Currency
and to money recognized as such on ev-
cry exchange and i'll every market i'll the
world Their government has no right
to iniurc them by financial experiments
opposed to the policy and practice OF
other civilized states, nor is it Justihed
in permitting an exaggerated and un,
strength and ability to jeopardizc the
soun,lncSS of the peoples money. This
matter rises above the plane of party
politics. 1t vitality concerns every bust
ness and calling and enters every house
hold in the land. There is one important
aspect of the subject which especially
should never he overlooked.
LnI,Oring Man the Sufferer.
AT times like the present. when the
1n
Spcculatnr may anticipate II harvest
gathered from the miSfortunes of others.
the capitalist may protect himself by
boarding or may even find profit in the
tuctuationof values: but the wage
Garner. the first to he injured ly II depre-
ciatrd currency and tn" last To receive
the benefits of its correction. is pricti-
cally drfrnsrlrss. III" relies for work up
on the ventures of confident and content-
cd capital. This failing him his con,li-
tiun is without alleviatiom, for he can
neither prey on the miSfOrtuncS of others
nor hoard his labor One of the greatest
statesmen our country has known, speak
ing more than fifty years ago when II
arrangement of the currency had caused
commercial distress. said:
''rhe very man of all others who has
the deepest interest in II sound currency
and who suffers by misclicvolls lrgiSla-
tion i'll monetary matters. is the man
who earns his daily bread by his daily
toll"
These words are as pertinent now as
on the day they We're uttered and ought
to imprrSSivrly remind lis that Il failure
in the discharge of our duty ut this time
must especially injure those of our coun-
| trymen who labor. and who, because of
their number and condition. are entitled
| to the most watchf;l care of their gov
crnmrnt. 1t is of the utmost importance
| that such relief as congress can afford in
the existing situation b" afforded ut once
The maxim. "llc gives twice who gives
quickly" is directly applicable. 1t may be
| true that the embarrassment from which
| the country is suffering arises as much
actually existing. We may hope, too, that
calm roulsrls will prevail. and that nei-
| tlrr the capitalist nor the wage Garner
| will give way to unrenSoning panic and
sacrifice their property or their interests
| under the influence of exaggerated fears.
Nevertheless. every days delay in rcln"v-
ing one of the present state of things en-
largrs the mischief already don" and III
| creases the responsibility of the govern
mrnt for its existence. Whatever the pro-
pie have a right to expect from congress.
| they may certainly demand thatlcgSla
| tion, condemned by the ordeal of three
| years disastrous experience. shall he rc-
| moved from the statute hooks as soon as
| their representatives can lrgitimatcly
deal with it. 1t was my purpose to sum
mon congress in special session early in
the coming September that we might en-
ter promptly upon the work of tariff re-
form which the true interests of the
co,inry clearly demand. which SO larg" n
majority of the people as shown by their
smffrngrs desire and expect. and to the ac-
conplishment of which every effort of
the present administration is pledged.
But while tariff reform has lost nothing
Of its immediate and permanent import
ance: and must in the near future e,l-
gage tn" attention of congress. it has
seemed to mo that the financial con,l-
| ton of the country should ut once and
before all other subjects, ln considered
| by your honorable body.
| I earnestly recommend The prompt re-
peal of the provisions of the act passed
July II. $50. authorizing tho purchase
Of silver bullion and that other lrysla-
tive action may be put beyond all doubt
or mistake the intention and the ability
of the government to fulfill its nrruninry
obligations in money universally rrros-
niZrl by ;ll civilized countries.
GROWER CLEVELAND.
| Executive Mansion. Aug. Z, 1893.