The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-10

ThH Now 5 ors Tribune and eo~I7 other
republican plI.rS are very active Foo s're-
ira.d. OFF f1au.ll dis-rs.l I8Cr ia-
s.st .hat boss ot coHf6onee in the imam
.iai condition OF rhe country hec.u o Dor
apparant just as soon as Mr. Cleveland
became President and that owing 90 the
course pursued bv the Prcsidon, aai the
-o,r fairy of the Treasury The financial
situation IS steadily becoming worse.
These papers in making these broad state
ments 10 not. of course. pay amy attention
Co facts, because facts would produce ana
impression contrary TO that which they
desire
Everybody who has paid any attention
90 the financial situation is aware that
long before the end Of Gen Harrison's ad-
ministration there was great uneasiness
in financial centcrs. The outflow Of gold
was large and continuous, and Gen. Harri-
son was urged to sell bonds rgold in order
TO preserve the gold reserve intact. Mr..
Foster, the Secretary Of the Treasury,
was particularly anxious 20 prevent the
gold reserve from falling below Sl0O0OO,
O0O so that it could not be said that the
reserve was encroached upon during
republican administration Nothing that
the Cleveland administration has done
has changed the financial situation from
what IL was during the Harrison admin
istration. The republican papers are in
tentionally unjust, therefore, when they
attempt to saddle the present financial
troubles upon the Cleveland administra-
ton
The New York Tribune pretends to be-
lieve tnat if the President had called con
gress together in March or April he could
have secured legislation that would have
restored confidence in the country's
financial condition. 1t ignores the fact
that through his friends he sought to
have the Sherman silver purchase act re-
pealed during the last days of the last
congress, and that his efforts were fruit
less 1t is quite certain that if he had
called an extra session of congress in
March or April he could not have got
such legislation as was needed.
The Tribune says that if he had asked
for republican assistance he would. have
got it. It declares that he did not want
any AtpubllCdu assistance anu ne docs not
want it now. He desires the Democratic
party to settle the money question by
some sort of compromise so that it will be
possible to say that the democrats saved
the country from financial disaster.
1t is quite safe to assert that MIR. Cleve-
land has not bothered himself about get
ting credit for his party. His aim has
been and is to settle the money question
and restore the country to a sound
financial basis, and he is willing
for the republicans to aid him
to the extent of their ability. Instead of
aiding him, however, it is more than
likely that they will obstruct him When
meets in September it will be
seen whether the republicans are anxious
to assist in settling the money question.
They will then have a chance to vote on
the question of repeating the Sherman
silver purchase act. In the meantime
if the republican papers are DESTROYS of
promoting the public welfare they will
try to strengthen confidence in the Presi-
dent rather than to make the public dis
trust him and his administration.