The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-10-04
GROVER SPEAKS OUT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUEST
OF GOVERNOR NORTHERN.

OF GOVERNOR NORIbEN
He Stands BY His Message--He is a "rienc
of SILVER, but All Dollars Must be
Equal.
Governor Northern has received a let
ter from President Cleveland. 1t was
in reply to one written by the Governor
September 18TH what the contents of
this first communication were the gov
ernor will not say.
II sent it to the president through
Mr.. Black" said the governor, 'and |
promised at that time that nothing but
the answer should be published.
Neither would the governor submit to
an interview in connection with the mat
ter.
The Presidents Letter.
The presidents reply to that letter is
as follows:
Executive Mansion, Washington, D.
c.. September 25 Hon. w. J. North
en-: NY Dear Sir-I hardly know how
to reply to your letter of the 18th inst.
1t seems to me that / am quite plainly on
record concerning the financial question.
NV letter accepting the nomination to
the Presidency, when read in connection
with the message lately sent to the Con-
gpess in extraordinary session, appears
to me to be very explicit.
want currency THAI is stable and
safe in the hands of our people. | will
not knowingly be implicated in con-
dition that will justly make me in the
least degree answerable to any laborer or
farmer in the United States for shrink
age in the purchasing power of the dol
lar he has received for a full dollars
worth of work, or for good dol lars
worth of the product of his toll.
/ not only want our currency to be of
such a character that all dollars will be
OF equal purchasing power at home, but
want il to be of such a character as
will demons trate abroad our wisdom
and good faith, thus placing upon firm
foundation our credit among the nations
of the earth
want our financial conditions and
the laws relating to our currency so safe
and reassuring that those who have
money will spend and invest it IL bust
ness and new enterprises, instead of
boarding it. You cannot cure fright by
calling it foolish and unreasonable, and
you cannot prevent the frightened man
from boarding his money.
want good, sound and stable money
and a condition of confidence that will
keep it in use.
Within the limits of what l have writ
ten, am friend of silver, but | believe
it's proper place in our currency can on
" be fixed by a readjustment of our cur
rency legislation and Inauguration of
onsis tent and comprehensive finan-
cial scheme.
[ think that such a thing can only be
inferred upon psofitably and hopefully af-
ter the repeal of the law which is charged
with all our financial woes. La the pres
ent state of the public mind, this law
cannot be built upon nor patched in such
a way as TO relieve the situation.
I am, therefore, opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver by this
country alone and Independently; and |
am in favor of the immediate and I'M
conditional repeal Of the pu RELEASING
clause of the so-called Sherman law.
| confess that I am astonished by the
opposition in the Senate to such prompt
action as would relieve the pres
ent unfortunate situation. My daily
prayer is that the delay occasioned by
such opposition may not be the cause Of
plungng the country into deeper depres
sion than it has yet known, and that the
Democratic party may not be justly held
responsible for such a catastrophe.
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.