The Lamar register., 1893-08-19
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Following are some Of the opinions eI
pressed regarding President Clcveland's mes
sage to Congress:
Governor Waite.-s1t is jus. as / expected,
and what the whole country expected. The
! President long ago told US his opinion on tho
matter and his message is but a formal an
nouncement Of his plans. His policy now
being carried on is but part OF his contract
with the men who nominated and elected
him. Now history will repeat itself, and we
shall see that we will get nothing from Con-
gress, and lose quickly enough what little We
| now have 1t means the utter ruin OF Colo
RADIO, and as complete ruin of the agricultural
states. There is not debtor In the broad
land who will not feel the blow, and the
heavier his burden the more severe will bo
the blow. / do not know what we will do In
Colorado, but Of course shall be governed
entirely by what Congress does In the course
/ shall pursue as governor Of the state.
Should the Sherman law be repealed uncon-
ditionally, as ! am afraid 1t will, then think
i shall summon the legislature together and
see If there is not some way to save part OF
the State from going To utter ruin, II the ma
tion will not save 1t ALL
Senator Teller:-"The simple assertion
on the part of the President that the present
financial condition is the direct result of tho
passage and execution Of the Sherman act
does not make 1t SO. The law did not bring
about distrust of the currency, as he says 1t
did. The President does not even attempt to
show how that distrust was brought about or
why 1t exists. / must say that his message Is
weak presentation of the case, even from
his standpoint, and 1t Is clear indication
that the attempt is now to be made to put the
country on gold basis. There is TO be no
further sympathy for bimetallism even the
pretext or guise of friendship for silver. 1
don't think the message will have any great
influence with the public or on the floor OF
Congress-"
Senator Wolcoh:-s'The message OF Mr..
Cleveland will not make a vote in Congress or
change the thought of a single man through
out the land. The message is wrong In prin-
clple and wrong throughout. The people Of
the West will repudiate IL as the utterance OF
a man who Is welded to the gold men OF
the East and one not Identified with the best
interests of the whole people. The Sherman
law has nothing to do with the condition of
affairs, and the silver men of the West, be-
lieving this, propose to stand here and fight
for what they believe 10 be the rights of the
people they represent"
Senator !Stelrdrt.-"Mr. Cleveland concurs
with Mr.. Gladstone, and demands such action
as shall satisfy the greed OF British bond
holders at the expense of the people OF the
United States. He attributes the export of
gold to the Sherman act, and omits TO quote
that provision of the act which requires the
secretary of the treasury to coin a sufficient
amount q the bullion purchased to provide
for the re lemption of the treasury notes is
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by him IL to make less money by stopping
the issuan ce Of treasury notes and adopting
the gold standard In the hope that foreigners
might lead us money for the present on the
certainty OF taking all our property In the
future
Nel1 Grk Wor'd.-"It Is 4 characteristic
document: plain spoken, honest, terse and
patriotic. His statements of facts are unde-
niable. His conclusions are irresistible TO all
open and candid minds. The Presidents
I moaning sn last sentance doubtless Ia that
power should be explicitly given to the ad-
ministratlon to reinforce the supply OF gold
when necessary. Such authority is needed
and should be given"
Nelc York Tribume.-''The President de-
serves high honor for the message, so free is
IL from every suggestion of trimming and
compromise, and SO earnest and so strong in
its appeal to the good sense OF men OF all
parties, without distinction of party. Men
who care for the public welfare Will sustain
him wherever he is SO clearly in the right
Chicago 7imes:-"While the President
makes q well-urged plea, practically for mon
ometalfism, he seems to forget entirely the
Democratic party, which pledged itself to
bimetallism and repeal the Sherman act with
out "a substitute, but the President asks no
substitute. The legislative body, II true to
its party, must ask instead OF the sherman
law-whati That question must devise the
legislation"
Louisville Courier-Journal Like every
thing emanating from the pen of the Presi-
dent, the message bears the impress OF
strong and earnest mind Nobody can gain
say the array OF facts or answer the argument
OF this message. The purchase clause of the
Sherman act must go; IL must 60 uncondi-
tionally; 1t must go promptly. Those sena-
tors who undertake to impede Its going will
dig their own graves"
London T7mes.-sIt would be difficult to
convict Mr.. Cleveland of exnggerations IN the
face of the daily returns OF American prices
and exchanges. No permanent improvement
can be looked for until Congress abandons
the task of attempting TO maintain an art-
fetal ratio between silver and gold Pres-
dent Cleveland is manlfestly doing everything
possible to terminate the evil, but the silver
interest is determined to make q tough fight"
London Post.-''America cannot well stop
at the mere repeal of the Sherman act" The
Post throws out suggestions, but says
some action is certainly necessary.
Ohio Democrats.
The Ohio Democracy met in convention at
Cincinnati on the 10th and nominated Law
renee T. Neal for governor. The platform
favored revising the pension roll, endorsed