The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-24
NO VETO FOR FREE SILVER,
THE PRE>aDtNT MAY NOG sign
SU&H A BILL.
The Democratic Platform TO be Car.
II ried Out by the Administration
Other News.

The Democratic Platform TO be Car.
II ried Out by the Administration
Other News.
Atlanta Constitution.
We print in another column dispntca
from Washington to the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, which sets forth report of q
conversation purporting to have TAKEN
place between the president aud south
ern senator who is strong advocat. Of
the free coinage of silver.
According to this report, Mr. Clevs-
land declared that he would veto 10
bill unless there are conatitutional req
sons for doing so. He is creo:ted with
saying that ne might not sign such bill,
but he would not veto it.
We are inclined to question the state
ment that Mr.. Cleveland made sucn a
broad declaration, but we have not the
slightest d0ntt that he would regard
fsvorably silver legislation along the
lines laid down by the democratic plat
form and more fully developed in tetter
written by Mr. Carlisle not 81 very long
ago The reasons we h I've for no. doubt
ing Mr.. Cleve!aud's attitude in Ibis mat
ter are two fold In the first pace. b.
endorsed the democratic platform, which
is clear and an uncQuivocal declaration
in favor of bime1a'lisn, and. in the sec
ond place. he made Mr.. Carlisle his sec
retary Of the treasury, knowing full well
that the senator was in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver, and knowing that he would not
change his opinions for the sake Of Of
| fee
II is to be borne in mind that those VIII
are in favor of the free coinage OF silver
because they are bimetallists cave alway
been willing to compromise, feeling SUR
that any tep forw lrd wolld rot be re
traced. All the tioubie Is with the golo
olators, the money sbarka vino are inter
ested in the continued increase Of ths
value of tine gold dollar. Their Interests
are purely selfish
We have no special reason for sayin.
50, except those We have already SIT forth
but we are confidently of the oplnlol
that M cleveland has made q seriou
stud sne financial que estion since b
wrote h .etter to he r form uD, an;
that ne* l'got has been shed on his mind
Oth3rwise we do not believe he woul,
have sec ptec the 6emC cratic M na.ior
for his acceptance carried with 1t an un
tqllvecai endorsement oi tne doclilne
Ii. rein enunciated
Such doctrinaries as Editor G ,dkto
of the Evening" Post, who thumps hi
plug hat AID declares that there Can b
no und money but gold, have don
much TO middle the question, and W
nave no doubt that is their object .
dollar thai is constantly increasing
value and rooing tbs peope who hav
debts to pay, Is not an honest oolla
aud no t1eOry can make IL out to b
such. The people of the country are NJ
III favor Of TIE single silver standard an
more than they are In favor Of the sing
E gold standard, and yet, II they are
have one or the Other, they prefer II
silver standard The very fact that
large majority OF the new congress IS
favor of the fcee coinage Of SILVER ougl
f to convince the goldoiato"s that the
!, theory is losing ground-that 1t cann
stand
: If they are really in favor Of a sour
; and stable currency, they should be WI
f ling to compromise, and no more sens
ble compromise can be effected than
d an agreement On the lines of blmetallis
# the free coinage of silver on an equ'
8, lty with gold, and afterwards re q
n justment of the ratio, if such an aojus
= ment proved to be necessary. This
;. the doctrine set forth in the democsa
} platform. 1t is Mr.. Carlisle's posiIic
e The democratic administrations
}, whole democratic patty is plsdg
to it,
We repeat here now the declarati
the Constitution made to doubling der
r ocrats during the campaign: We
le convinced that Mr.. Cleveland, to the
r tent of his power, will redeem
e. pledges made in the democratic p.
"a form.