The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-14
Cleveland Accused Of Treachery
to the Silver Advocates
SOME INTERESTING LETTERS.
Hon. Blanton Duncan Publishes Z Sc.
cret Of the 1892 Campaign.
4 New lnterpretatlen Placed sn the
sherman Law BY sAe Trsassry De.
parsmeat-Gen. weaver's Phallipis
Agsiast Democracy.

DENVER, Colo, July lx - The Rocky
Moanfaia News will publish tomorrow cor
respondence between Grover Cleveland
and Hon. Blanton Duncan. which, IL is
alleged, shows that Cleveland encouraged
Duncan to secure him support in Cali
fornia at the last election upon the claim
that hs would approve the bill for free
coinage OF American silver products.
Upon June l6. ls9a. Duncan wrote letter
In which the following occurs:
Insfact Cieyeiand's utteranccs hava bee a
misintorpreted. for his whole career demon
strates that everything passed by congress to
restore silver 90 It's posston prior to 1873 would
be Endorsed By him. The distinction that he has
made Is an indication that there 10
fear ON his part that unlimited
coinage Of silver In the hole world might PRO-
ducc disasser and calamity upon our CONNER
ciai interests, and that he would willingly sign
bill providing for the FREQ coinage Of silver
from our own mines. am perfectly convinccd.
This letter was sent both 10 Cleveland
and Stevenson before publication. IL was
written shortly after their nomination and
extensively published. After writing the
letter Duncan informed Cleveland that
he would secure the electoral vote
Of California for him by get
ting editorials and articles into
the chief papers OF Southern California
commencing him along that line. He
also inclosed clippings from the Los
Aangsles Times commen6ing him to the
voters of California because Of his friend
ship for silver. On July Is. 1S92. Clevs-
land wrote to Duncan - follows:
received your letter Of June i6, ACCOMPANIED
by exIacts from the lOs Angelea Tfmsa
thank you for both am glad TO know you Are
- ~ A. l-Sa>
aud have nos the slightest doubt bus that
great good Will bs the result
Duncan writes:
Cievelsnd's letter was . tacit pledge - me
that had stated his views correctly. No other
construction can b placed upon II. and II Mr.
Cleveland had any reservations. he had no
right 70 ask Of me the carrying cus
Of IN action which was to give
him and the people my voluntary services with
out any expectation or demand for payment and
reward on my part Stevenson thanked ne
heartily aud do not doubt what his action viii
be whom millions ask him 70 save them from
destruction.
WAsHISaroS CIrY. July l3.-It 10 under
stood that the treasury department holds
that it is not required By the Sherman law
to purchase 4, So, ,Oo0 ounces Of silver each
month. The law reads:
That the secretary Of the treasury 10 hereby
directed 70 purchase from time 70 time silver
bullion TO the aggregate Of t,5O0. .o0 ounces. os
~ much thereof ~ may b offered In each
month ~ tho market price thereof. etc
Under this construction, ifths price does
not suit the department, IL II held that the
purchases need not be made In any special
month, 90 long ~ the aggregate 10 main
tanned. The decision - to what u the
market price 10 made by the director Of the
mint. who makes the purchase. The act
ing director Of the mint expects TO get his
fnil quota this month.
The treasury has received notices Of tho
acceptance Of its counter offer Of ~ cents
for silver to the amount Of $1,000 ounces.
The purchases thus far this month. out OF
the total legal requirement. Of l,oO,0 600
ounces amount only to 76S coo ounces.