Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-14
THE PRESIDENTS MESA GE.

h he following is the more importan
tion of President Cleveland's mes
+. He first gives some history o
It may be known as the silver leg
tion of the past twenty,years, re
N to the present financial condition
he country and says:
The people of the United States are
= tied to a sound and stable curren.
" and to money recognized as
on every exchange and in every
#ket of the world. Their Govern
has no right to injure them by
hcial experiments opposed to the
ey and practice of other civilized
es, nor is it justified in permitting
Exaggerated and unreasonable re-
be on our national strength and
ty to jeopardize the soundness OF
peoples money.
is matter rises above the plane OF
h politics. 1t vitally concerns ev-
business and calling and enters
" household in the land. There
e important aspect of the subject
h especially should never be over
ed. At times like the present,
b the evils of unsound finances
item us, the speculator may an
hte a harvest gathered from the
brtunes of others, the capitalist
protect himself by boarding, or
VI even find profit in the fuctuatio n
blues: but the wage earner-the
to be injured by a deprecated
&ncy and the last to receive the
BIT of its corrections practical
fenceless. He relies for work up
e ventures of confident and con-
N ID capital. This failing him, his
ton is without alleviation, for he
either prey on the misfortunes
hers nor hoard his labor. One of
greatest statesmen our country
known, speaking more than fifty
ago when a arrangement of the
ncy had caused commercial dis
said: The very man of all 9TH
ho has the deepest interest in
currency and who suffers most
M scnievous legislation in money
rs is the man who earns his dai-
ad by his daily TOLL
ese words are as pertinent now
M the day they were uttered, and
to impressively remind US that
re in the discharge of our duty
s time must especially injure
of our countrymen who labor,
no because of their number and
N ion are entitled to the most
full care Of their government.
of the utmost Importance that
relief as congress can afford in
kisting situation be afforded at
The maxim, He gives twice
yes quickly is directly appli-
1t may be true that the embar-
ents, from which the business of
lntry is suffering, arise as much
wills apprehended as from those
y existing. We may hope, too,
aim counsels will prevail, and
either the capitalists nor the
arners will give way to unrea-
panic and sacrifice their prop
4 their interests under the influ
R exaggerated fears. Neverthe- /
Tery days delay in removing
the plain and principal causes
- present state of things enlarges
Bchief already done and increas-
responsibility of the govern
N or its existence. Whatever
people have a right to expect
bngress they may certainly de-
hat legislation condemned by
cal of three years. disastrous
nee shall be removed from the
books as soon as their repre-
res can legitimately deal with
my purpose to summon con-
special session early in Sep
that we might enter promptly
work or tariff reform, which
interests of the country clear
nd, which SO large majority
people, as shown by their suf-
tiesire and expect, and to the
ishment of which every effort
present Administration is
But while tariff reform has
hing of its immediate and per-
Importance, and must, in the