St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-02
THE LAST VETO.

THE LAST VETO.
The president is not as plain as be
might be in this silver business. But he
has vetoed the coinage bill, and that is
an unmlXed g.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
1t is a strongly written document,
characterized by peculiar terseness Of
statement and at the same time by
great dignity and evenness of temper. =
Washington Post.
There is no doubt that the intelligent
people of Indiana. and we believe that
they are in the decided majority, will
cordially approve Mr.. Cleveland's veto.
Indianapolis News.
The Times is constrained to say we'll
done to the president. He undoubtedly
believed that the advantages to be
gained by rejecting this measure would
outweigh the dangers.-B alo Times.
The message. as whole. is cOur-
ageOuS in tone, clear in statement and
full of ringing periods, which the
better-minded portion OF the American
people will read with unniXed salts.
faction.-Baltimore Herald
The message is clear and able ducu-
ment, and 1t Is impossible not to agree
with Mr.. Cleveland that the bill is SO
ambiguous and SO Indefinite that for
that reason alone it should not be per-
mitted to become a law.--New YORK
World.
Mr.. Bland must learn the art of
writing clear and perspicuou$ English
ii he wants his bills signed at the White
house. Tney are not as quick ~ eaten
On'' in the East as they are in the West
and South, or as good to hold on st.
Louis Republic.
The message accompanying the veto
is long, and, as a result OF !, manifest
effort 10 placate the silycri!e., will ap-
pear to many people needlessiy apollo
getIc III tone. In this, however. the
president WAS doubtless inspired ly
motives of political expedieucv.-N New
York Herald.
The mlSchievOus Seigniorage bill is
Knocked in the head and the nation is
the gamer. The people will gladly
wait now until The Republicans are re-
turned to power before there is any
more tampering with the fnanc, s.
Baltimore American.
The presidents message returning to
the house without his approval the bill
for the coinage of silver bullion Is dis
passionate. clear and convincing. 1t is
made the more effective by the long and
careful consideration which he has evil
IDENTIFY given to the sublect.-Ph. iadel-
phia Times.
The presidents veto of the seignior-
aye bill has saved the country from
great disgrace and great disacter. The
financial world expected no less Of
President Cleveland. and has perhaps
been not quite ready enough to give
him as much credit as he really de-
serves for an act which required extra
ordinary power of resistance to the de-
mands OF his own party.-New York
Tribune.
The general tone and view of the
message are sound The president is
not antagOnistic to silver. He is not
opposed to bimetallism. He would be
glad to see larger use of silver In our
currency and in the worlds currency.
He rightly insists. however, that this
measure is not i'll the interest OF bimet-
alilsm but In that of silver mono met
allism.-Philadelph Press.
The people are at last brought face to
face with the fact that in matters of
finance Mr.. Cleveland stands ready to
repudiate Democratic principles, Demo
cratic policy and Democratic precedent.
whenever they conflict with the de-
mandS of the single gold Standard
Atlanta Constitution.
There are millions of very angry Dem
ocrats in the West and South today
millions who really feel that Grover
Cleveland yesterday vetoed the Demo.
cratic platform and proved himself
destitute of either gratitude OF good
will towards the party and the states
that supported him three times and
twice elected him president.-St. Louis
Post-DiSpatch.
The presidents action in vetoipg the
Bland seigniorage bill will satisfy and
reassUre the country. The candor,
clearness and cogency of his reasoning
will go far 10 relieve the minds of doubt
ers, who, while opposing the free coin
age OF silver, have not been able to find
satisfactory objection in the present
necessitous condition Of the treasury to
putting In circulation the nominal OK
cess OF silver beyond the outstanding
treasury notes issued in its purchase. -
Philadelphia Record.