The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-25
PRESIDEN rs ANSWER.
ooNeREss mas LEFT IT Fon FIN
TO DECIDE.
Tells the silver coneressmen That tho
Disposal Of the seisniorsge BIN Is
Above Any Party or olher
sblhsh Considerations.

washington. March 2i.-Presdeut cleye-
lands private Office At the executive man
atcn was a center OF unusual activity 10
oay. the leading silver men Of congress
appearing neioro him to urge that he slGn
the Bland silver seigniorase bin.
Al one time there were nfteeh OF them
ranged about the presidnt earnestly plead
Ing with him.
Representative Mcaiuiln Of the ways
and means committee was just buck from
a visit to his state which satisfied HIN, he
eaid that a silver veto meant political
dlaaster
Repf csontatves Tucker and Wise Of Viz
fynia were there with the junior virginia
senator. Mr.. Huntcn. on the same mission.
REPRESENTATIVES Patterson Of Tennessee
wheeler Of Alabama, carutn OF Kennedy
BLACK OF Illinois and Stb.ey OF Pennsyi-
yan,a. added to the formidable gathering
oil Congressional leaders,
Every one OF the callers was an ard=nt
gilyer man except possibly, representa-
dive Black and ne. 100, was there 20 nfBs
that the people OF Illinois wanted tna
RepfcsentaTiye McMilin Of Tennessee
sad that no DEMOCRAT Woulu be elecled
10 cunsress IN his State VINO would lndorse
u silver veto, lie was just pseA from
Tenne see, where, he said, the most IN
esnse feeling existed IN opposition TO a
Representative Bryan OF Nebraska took
for hts text The significant tact tnat tla
center Of population N the D2ittl Sttles
was so miles west ~ sew lo5h' ihs 800 800
that the Northwestern psop!e' Whe5SAst
right or wrong feared that tine ptssNetI
had closed his eyes TO them ami thought
Nh Cleveand interrupted TO say that
10 knew no section and th2t he had the
deepest desire 10 act Tor the WeltaEe or
the whole people, East and west 94lks'
fsenreseutitlyes BrOokshire and acpon'
aid voiced the views Of Indiana ana llll-
NOS respectively. t,
will be long remembered b. the repfe-
sentatyeg present.
tnry, and now an Indiana banker, had
urped that the Western banks were not
afraid OF an nversuppiy Of money, giving
as an Instance his own bank, IN which
hc said there was a constant cal, tet
silver The metal was never on hand
IN quantities greater than the demand.
The people appeared to hoard It as much
as amy other class Of money.
framed The reply to the many pleas
which had been pouring IN upon him and
which. up to this point. he had not at
marks, He stood beside his large desk
with one hand resting on II, and spoke
10 the fifteen or twenty earnest fnen be-
fore him. Els words came slowly and
with deep earncstiess.
He thea spsAe OF his anxiety 70 help
the congressman and the peope by
such action az would be be8t Tor the
whole country, II was a question above
maioritiea IA congress- or o, any other
personal or selfish consideration. HI told
them that they had hts sympathy and
that he earnestly wished that ne was az
llhsrty t. look at the matter and act
solely from their point OF View. IN fact,
nothing Nclid please him rnpre than to
leave the matter 70 be settled By con- /
But congress had Turned Il over ia
lin and up9u him rested the responsl- (
plhiy which he could not and would not
syade' Tine parformnnee of his ful duty /
Obliged him 10 cor der, not tile interests
80 tits Or thai section but the welfare
ot the Whole peopia ona That duty he 4
shoa!d endeavqr 70 discharge to ine best 1
no tilat END he hal saueht inforrna- /
ton from az saurees and heard all Enter
esis lie intended 20 take alI pf The facts 4
sion upon tite conviction he sh1ud roach [
as 70 tire interests ~ the whole peJple
me pre7id2at spoke fesl'nsiy % the /
gravity o ffhe rasp0usibiiiN thns ln- T
pcse3 upon him bY the differences In
Nan rg l9calitlea n pointed out seuta
q The centuries urged against ih I'LL
ye5 we lendencY of iis statamen}s Yves
{ Hhow thai be could nos yet rac0ncile
him p the views the silver m hsd
Nr Cleveland spoke flr fully ~ vn
rtcs When the mala hOdv OF e1nslsss.
men had reii,cd others arrived ani then
slrraip - silver pleas continued
l5lr9uehout the public hours of the presi-
1'o orr o. the congressmen Mr.. Cleya.
lAlq pointed out tina, his main fear was
i ,,.,5 t9a second section Of the Bland i
PIT Mhich may cause a run ON the
treasury for tho redemption OF treasury
notes "a gold
Anotbar important criticism ADVANCED
by lIr. Cleveland was that fhc nbr.es
Obey % the Bland bill waa detective In
ihF judgment ct lfE5tl auEhdntits 'rNs I
pF s3iHeAl p9lnteg out that the wording
o. W. fecton directing Die cninibg ~
tre siiver ReiSmotAge Was such that wbiIe
~ feeIei 80 authorize E5l 900 0dJ n vHs
9prn g me e9Qspaetlon that the ainount
thtt the defect was fatal, ne pres5jsni
seemed 20 regard II go Il sefious n5fter
m Sven q measure.
tAe south eaHo ntrnnsly % the front
t9usAs ~ tle 4sAiets and sales-sffuH ytfisI
M on Mr. TnHrher's desk. neariv ali
ihtaylaE l9r veto. The Fort Worm.
veto M the Interest 81 sauna ,5s,s,s
Houston Texas, warned the nrsst.i.3,
thak ny marty WAS u any uae that ma
~ tSa ga .e p9sias9a interests and credit
1ihe senslmenlE were expressed by ths
~ ~ y, lpaI1 81 trade, Chicago and
chants and from Naahy q a $500
99H ~. ION 1f tho hili rs q long ami
t+sst aseF " zoe direction OF cheap pud
follf ns+5s 19nsS. laaiaqapolia end Nor
mind. ana The letters ara teieer4,,, ~, ~,
s,s s'de g Tue case came 40 thieg AVA
Il AZ ~ ieeFs lli.4e ,lsae for 3ia Thufher
make brief notes Of their confehfa ~ ~
eAhioition 70 the PRESIDENT
CHINESE TREATY.
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