Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-02-02
SILVER OPPONENTS.
They Give Their Opinions to tho
Associated Press,
CLEVELAND DISLIEsS PR SEM WAY.
A Canada Professor with Decided Ideas
"A Congressma, WI, Il Vigorous
~ Opposed to u Cheaper
Currency.

ly Opposed to u Cheaper
Currency.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 81. -President-elect
Cleveland came in from La ,ewood on
the early train yesterday morning and
going Immediately to hts oilict put in
the dav sect everybody VINO called
The notice sent out 10y his authority
saving that he would not come to his
office after the close Of the present week
probably had the effect of taking n good
many people there who might otherwise
have deferred their visit Persons who
have had an opportunity 70 learn the
views Of the president-elect, report him
as manifesting quite as much interest
IN the action TO be taken by congress
on the silver question as in the s 'lec-
ton of the remaining members of his
cabinet He emphasizes $ views ON
all ht occasions AMI glv,s everyb idy
who l. entitled TO IL his views OF the
issue that he deems so important aud
In the sett en- 'nt OF which he thinks
the interests of the country are so much
involved. MIR. Cleveland does not put
forward any theories ~ his own on this
question, but merely insists that II the
present policy Is continued the bu,-
ness interests of the country are put in
serious peril.
Neither does h. conine the express
sion OF his views to his own partisaus,
but insists that IL is the country that Is
menaced rs the results OF the present
condition and not political party. lie
ha.t - all
purchase under the sherman act will
relie the existing stu ,tipn, restore
confidence In busin ,as circles an / stim-
u ate that enterprise which is 10 essen.
tial to the prosperity OF the country,
Prot Goldwih Smith, OF Toronto the
well-lnown Canadian liberal, was in
the city to-day. lie has bee studying
the financial situation ia this country
and has decided idens, which he eN.
pressed in this way: "Uhle,s congress
st ps the present system Of coming. or
rather issuing silver certificates for
bullion, there will be "a great II lancial
crash AMI the country will snlfcr str-
iously. Already gold Is going out aud
being boarded, and 1t will con-
tinue 10 be boarded rs long as the
cointry should do Ia to return
TO specie payment mean by that,
that the silver certificates should be re-
deemed by gold. That is th1 safe way
out Of the difficulty AMI the best way.
| With silver really worth only 80 cents
aud a food Of silver certificates being
constantly issued IL Is time for a halt ~
be called or financial ruin will BE- the
result They may talk about bi-netal.
| lism and establishing fixed rate BE-
tween the two. The proposition seems
absurd. How can legislation fix u
rat'2 Some kind of a proportion might
be establ shed or decided upon. | think
the United States should take action
soon in order to avert disaster and
bring back the circulation OF gold, and
In order TO do that let the government
once again resume sp Gle payment"
Congress, man John NJ. Weaver, of
this state, vino was here yesterday,
also took occasion to express his oplu-
ion on the silver question. lie said
"rherc will be no silver Legislation
whatever this session. Andrews bill, |
believe, would hc defeated on a square
vote In the house, The silver crallSs
are rampant They wish the Shrrm n
silver purchase act rcpea cd, but tuey
want something like free coinage In IT.,
place. Now, II they cannot got free
coinage, they are willing TO see the pres
ent act continue In force, because Il real
ly coins nearly all the silver produced
in this country. Way in tn world
these silver crants wish 10 hDpi this
country with cheap mone5 ] clnnpt see.
And yet that is what they ara trying 10
do Why, suppose we do have "a free
coinage, 1t will not benefit this coIn-
try, but Europe. It will maze Us the
dumping ground for foreign silver II
wall make our stan lard silver, and IN,
financial box Of Pandora vii be opened,
As thing, are now, the silver Gran IS
can talk agai lst tins AMI dcicIt any
anti-silver legislation, but sonethin &
must be done and that soon to relieve
the monetary situation"