Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-29
WILL STICK TO GOLD.
President Cleveland Declares Himself o.
the Financial Situation.

the Financial Situation.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-In an inter
view concerning the financial situation
President Cleveland said:
1.-THE inclination on the part OF the public to
accept newspaper reports concerning the inten-
tions of those charged with the management
,of our national finances seems to JUS
tify my emphatic contradiction OF the
statement that the redemption of any
kind OF treasury notes except in gold has at
any time been determined upon or contem-
plated by the secretary OF the treasury or any
other member Of the present administration.
The president and his cabinet are absolutely
harmonious in the determination to exercise
every power conferred upon them TO maintain
the public credit to keep the public faith and to
preserve the parity between gold and silver and
between all financial obligations OF the govern
ment
"While the law OF 1900 forcing the purchase
OF n fixed amount of silver every month pro-
vides that the secretary of the treasury, in
his discretion, may redeem in either gold or
silver the treasury notes given in pay
ment of silver purchases, yet the declara-
ton of the policy OF the government to
| maintain the parity between the two metals
seems so clearly to regulate this discretion
as to dictate their redemption in gold. or
course, perplexities and difficulties have
grown out of an unfortunate financial
policy which we found in vogue and
embarrassments have arisen from ill-advised
financial legislation confronting us at every
turn, but with cheerful confidence among
| the people and patriotic disposition to CO.
operate, threatened danger will be averted
| pending legislative return to q better and
| sounder financial plan. The strong credit of
| the country, still unmpaired, and the good
| sense of our people, which has never failed in
| time OF need, are ut hand to save us from dis
aster."
Comparative quiet reigned at the
treasury department Saturday, and Sec
retary Carlisle was encouraged by Of
fers of about S4,OOO,OOO in gold from
western banks to replenish the re-
serve. This raises the reserve to over
500, 900, 600, but it is likely to be
pulled down again this week by ad-
dtional shipments to Europe. The
amount of these shipments was stated
in dispatches received here as likely to
reach SIC. 1000, 900. This would reduce
the reserve, if no gold We're received
during the week, to 800, 100000 and the
government could not stand many
weeks of such large exports.
The news that the shipments of Tues
day will probably be unusually heavy
does not give Mr.. Carlisle any uneasi-
ness as he feels sure that the western
banks will do as handsomely in
supplying him with gold for
emergencies as they did Satur-
day. Moreover it is understood
that Mr.. Carlisle's statement of last
Thursday has been supplemented since
by private correspondence with leading
western bankers who are known to
control large resources of gold with a
view to have them cooperate with the
treasury
The administration has already de-
cided against the Wall street men, and
their demand for an issue of bonds has
been answere ed in the negative. Sc
long as it is possible for the govern
ment to get along without bond
issue, Just so long will the present
policy of the treasury department b.
adhered to. Should the demand fol
gold during the coming week exceed
) the amount of free gold in the treasury
) there is nothing in the situation to sug
! gest any other policy than that which
was followed under similar circum
stances on last Friday when the golc
reserve was unflinchingly entrenchec
upon.
The expenditures so far this month
have been heavy, exceeding the receipts
by over 81, ,0O0, 900. The receipts have beer
s22. 700, 900 and expenditures SPA, 300, 900
This has had the effect of reducing tn,
, net cash balance in the treasury, whicl
to-day is 1905, 900, and of this amour
100000, 900 is in subsidiary coin and Sill,
, OO0, 900 is in national bank repositories