Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-26
PENNOYER AGAIN,
ore@on's Governor Writes to Presi-
dent Cleveland of the Depression,

DeDreSHlOn.
Gov. remover of Oregon has addressed
the Following letter to President Cleveland:
Inc extraordinary circumstances which
eiee' me return OF this holiday must be my
excuse for writing you. Today is the first
CHRISTMAS in the history of OREGON where
more than two-thirds of its people are with
OUT employment and more than one third
are without sufficient means Of support
BUSINESS is almost completely stagnatcd
Money is not to be obtained, and debtors
are powerless to avoid seizure If their prop-
erty ana their homes to satisfy at a small
f>-~-e~ - $1,000 's.~~ .I....u.s -.
SASuAsOiS. AsSpea.Su ~Yr~.Ao i.,S usS.,
iiisue " me 49, soverno. Ure.on 10 as
SSAAoAS lilS icsisAa.uic Urue. a., aIIeyla "A.
Ills conuItiUiI .4lIalIs AID a,y., Lu- nm
peAulns cdIamity.
AAe reuresS is, however, not in our
hanos' pu. IN yous, anu IIence ais appeaI
" you LIE laws u SonsrSsS WINCH a.. y,-
uiScrInlnated aealns. saver ana uIlue ,oIa
aioie i.ii iesdi-tenuer hIoney, .sIvIIIs 10 me
money iendef me prlsueSe OF refusing potu
Tie SILVER collar anu sii.er cerIinvaIe Ihus
ieAuerinS unavailable more lnan ons-hau
ol the ndtloial currency as absolute aept-
paying money, are the sole causes OF The de-
cine Oh values, Paralysis Oh business and
consequent ImpoN erIsilmenl OF me great
army VI wage Workers, and or tie impend-
ing ton OF their wives and children
III, wheh you stood on the eastern por-
tlco OF the capitol on the 4th of last March
you nau announced to the people that you
would speedily convene Congress in extra
session to carry out the pledges of the plat
form TO which you gave your assent and
upon which You were elected, AMI which de-
clared Tor the use of both gold and silver
as standard money, without discrimination
against either metal, the widespread revul-
sion of business which has diminished the
value OF the property of the nation ny full,
one-half would never have occurred ana III
now you would give such advice TO Con-
gress, the further downward tendency could
be checked. and, with favorable congress
sional legislation, business wound again re-
vive and prosperity would again visit our
land
The responsibility lies entirely with YOU
Complete obedience of the lower house of
Congress to your wishes has been observed
throughout the world. 1t would bc Your be-
hest, and in this the Senate wouli give you
support. You are a father. aud you no
doubt feel grateful to God when YOU. upon
retiring to rest, look upon your sleeping
babies in their couches, the pictures of
health, consequent upon their having suffl-
cheney of food and clothing. I pray YOU
however, to enlarge the scope of YOUR vision
ard behold, as YOU can in many and many
a cot children loved as much w their pa
rents as yours are bv you. weak and sickly
from insufficient food and clothing; the in
nocent victims of vicious financial iegiSla-
ton, whose sleeping forms are bathed by
the scaldng tears If mothers hcnd'n- over
them in sorrow and deGpair: and there re-
solve-an1 YOU shnrld-tn faitNrally carry
out the Wedges which vour Marry gave tn 8.
confdnC people If vou win do God will
bless you and a grateful nation will applaud
yOu'