The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-18
cLEvE.ANo's SILVER MESSAGE
Comments ~ the Leading Papers on he
Au~pteicus Document.


nessy cnc Chicago Tribune rep.
hi. sn.Ssagc i clear imptegnshle. and In
tlspuiaele il insisting thr nrst stem Thal
Is &c step silver purchases az once and the,
settle the other qi'-.. A. IA accordance Wit,
sound aud ecn~rrsaa.e principles -Psttsburgl
Dispatch ,int. Rep.
In the main I'rr-idsat Cleveland's message
u ecrgrcss j. c.car SQUAD ant prai~eworthy
He tells the story OF nnlncid trouble in a sim
pie. straightfcrsard manner. and his recon
nentation for the unconditional repeal OF the
purchase clause OF thu sherman act will meet
The approval o. the best people aai q naiority
,. all the people north. rasL south AID west
Pitisoargh Commercial Gazette Rep
President Cleveland in his message well
says: The natter rises above the plane OF
party pogi.c> lie ~iil tint me majority Of
republican statesmen with him upon that. An
other ~ hiS rrInArss thst -; be- Zone AZ once.
Z j. worth more than passing notice. The coun.
try Is IN mood "a listen 10 loag-winded
speeches Chicago Inter Ocean Rep.
The message Is clear stAtementof The case
against silver purchase. a. hearty nonpa~ tsan
IS il could be. conciliaiory in spirit. anu well
calculated TO unite the sound money men Of
both parties The president very airoity calls
the sherman Law Truce. asrcei - after y
long contest with neither party pledged 10 Il
as a nnality.-cleyeland Leader ,Repl
The gold monometallists may construe
money in the concluding sentence OF the mes
sage meaning gold. but IL i proper for a
democratic congress To place an expression
IL the message Of democratic president the
construction Turn shed by the democratic piat
form upon which both congress and presiden.
were eiected II IL does this IL Will. while re
peaiing the sherman law, take other legisl.
tive action. placing gold and silver money on
an equality. II ought 10 DO We believe II
will-C.eve.and Pla.ndealer ,Deml
President Clevclsrds message IS brief. clear
and decidedly 10 Tire point He lays the present
disturbed financial condition OF the country &c
the sherman law. and advises its prompt re-
peal Congress should act AT once The pres.-
dent states the facts 81 the situa: on. ard shows
they are clearly and unmlsiAsaSlg atsriD-tl5lf
10 the Sherman Law with great rleAraess anu
force Bur his strongest presentation i 81 snf
possibilities and IN fact. certasaties OF the IA
ture unless that Law shall BE- promptly repealed
N. \. Post DEM.
Mr.. Cleveland hops 20 have congress nexf
month ripping up the iarsr TIE fear aad alp
rrchenslou " tie country caused him u cal
his congress together 10 repeal Law which MS
about X much 90 with the present dis.rlsi
AMI uneasiness as the name ~ the private ca;
H. vas hauled 10 Washington IN las SATURDAY
lie has simply proposed tariff tirkC ring. II tn
silver business : disposed Of al this spccla
session he Will set congress 10 work IN DccelA.
Der on The tarir. " Y Advertiser Rep.
The message itsei: : 4 gold standard docu
r,rnt without 4 word a to any Substitute FOR
existing legislation II j. not the Chicago plat
form. bar the Wall street Platform. pure AM
simple. The session J. called 10 make war a
The death on silver and III the tariff 60 The
country. even in the opinion % Mr. Cleveland
cannot stand Iwo such blows kansas City
Journal Repl-
Mr.. Cieveland's method Of dealing with The
situation 4, On the same line a lis celebrated
a. @h .rft~
ted 10 have been state paper OF extraordinary
ability. He proceeds on the theory that I'll i,
condition and Tot theory that coatronts Us
He cuts away from al side issues ant poss biz
problems OF the future in order 10 deal with
the great problem Of to-day II Is to b.
hoped that congress will follow his example :
Indianapolis sentinel DEM
President C.eveiand-s message has hardl,
satisfied the country. II was restricted to IN,
question Of silver. while the public looked fer
broader treatment OF the none ary issue. tits
evident the president believes the chief remedy
for our financial and commercial ills is the
peal OF the purchase provision OF the existing
law He has pointed out The evil fully ana
fearlessly. but the Snuntry may not be entirely
satisfied re- harding the adequacy OF the coun
tersctiye and the cure he recommends How
ever. congress Will not -hirx or eyade its obi
cations in this respect. but may be relied on &c
provide the legislation the situation may de
mand--St Louis Globe-Democrat Rep
While the presidents message con tains M
recommendation or general proposition 70,
wnich the public mine wa- not fully prepared
IL will lie read by most people with great salts
faction TIE PRESIDENT earnestly recommends
the prompt repeal Of 20 much " the shermar
ACT IS provides for the purchase OF silver bul
lion. and such further action will put be
yort all doubt or m STAKE the intention and
ability OF the government 10 fulfill its pecuniary
in xf1
all civilized countries For the present hs
recommends nothing rnorc.-I hscaso Eerae
DEM.
II Is Characteristic document, plair
spoken honest. terse and patriotic The pres.
dent places the chief responsibility for the
financial troubles just " here the business meI
OF Gil parties have fxcd il. upon the sherman
law HIS statements u facts are undeniaoie
his conclusions are irresistible 10 all open and
candid minis Tie president does well to EN-
plastic one prase a the trouble which mas re
ceiycd less attention than j; merits This IL
the bad effect q . Deprecated a suspected
currency uion the wage-earner The presi-
eents mesaln- in the last sentence doubles.
Is that power should Dc explicitly given to tn,
administration 10 reinforce The supply Of gold
when necessary. SucA authority l. needed and
should te siv.n--N y. World DEM.
There y rot trace 81 parslsa.ship or OF thai
much more subtle temptation for men in high
place-tEe pride OF op-nion There Is nothing in
il that o.E"al any section. any class. or even
any faction TIE legislation which j. % far The
cause Of our troubles that its removal Is essen
tial 10 recovery j. not Denounced In ans angry
spirit and reflection - made upon the mo
tty-s o. these who brought il aoolt There Is
no harsh criticism OF conflicting theories on
theorists. while there = the most moving ap
peal TO the sense. the PATRIOTISM. and the fair
ness Of all IL - q message that every Amcri.
can must respect. ami in which "a. may feel not
only satisfaction but pEide-S Y. Times
Dem
President Cleveland's message - important
on account OF lis source. bur IL throws no new
light on the problems that have brought con
gress together. There il nothing In The mes
sage to offend tie friends Of silver. The prcsi.
dent points out the unleniable fact that the
price Of that metal has been steadily falling
ever since tie passage OF the sherman act
Certainly. unu.r such circums tancss. . recon.
nerdatlon 20 repeal the Law cannot lie consd-
cred in itself indication % hostility To silver
Mr. Cleveland Is careful 10 say nothing agalns,
the principle OF iElctallism On the contrary,
he points out the fact that the repeal OF the
sherman act j. . necessary preliminary TO the
establishment OF q bimefallie system II any
ms mner OF congress expected the president to
do their work for them they were oycrsaugainc.
All be- sus gcsts with regard 10 the silver qucs,
ton Is the repeal u the sherman Law No pos