The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-11
CLEYELAND's MESSAGE
IL Taken rs "a Malicious Insult by the
CongrcSsnen.

Washington, February S.--(Special)-
President Cleveland sent message Of de-
hance ana distrust to congress today. la
its own eyes ard in the eyes OF the country
the ADVERSE vote ia thc house yesterday on
the administration sold boaJ bin was re-
gardcI as settling tle gold bead question
for this session. In defiance of this feeling,
Cleveland hastens 10 challenge congress-
which he distrusts. 10 another contest Oh
the same question.
With cool ctrcntery he informs the house
when has just rejected ana which wOuid
never sanction soid BONA measure, ihat
while tho former byUy WAS considering the
question ne had been engaged IA private
negotiations WITH -NtW GOrk SyluDuS bit!lh-
ers IOr the sale Of peg cont com BONDS. ne
aLd suCcceaeG ia selling $Ju,0JotJ0 Oh bonds
at "a sii.At premium ana NoaIu receive
SJo.uyo'nvo m soid mar OF Whtch Is 10 U
shipped back from EUROPE l. me treasury
IrUnI winch IL was taken for this very pul-
pose. Cleveland goes on 10 teH congress
Nlth the louueIouS sa6aclty JAdt MAJ Aa ali
has financial measures, tnat lie has induced
t!LSe generous, sea- '@lCt.GcthS, cent lcl
cent Nau street shar15 10 a5tee 10 allow
the government u replace tue i per cent
com bonds with 3 per cent GOll bonus.
but thiS option IS ~ iast only ten DAYS.
Generous isodpussi Comment Cleveland.
AmaEcment and 1ndi sNntjon.
THIS ICu1arlaOio message, consisting OF
equal pdrtS ~ confession, appval ana deli
aucv. Was listened To in the house with
amusement, when soon gave way TO mug
nation. No one has the TcmoJest idea that
congress VIII pass bill authorizing the
issue II bonds payable by their terms IA
gold. ~ is believed that this tact mas pen
etrated even Mr.. Cleveana's mimi. Inere-
fore all looS on this message IS theatre
cal trick, rather than an honest ac,. Ihcy
believe It was sent in for the purpose OF
more high rate bonds and to snitt WEatev-
er blame attaches TO them from the preSl-
dent 10 congress. There Is in the house, ac-
cordingIy, ueep feeling OF resentment
against cleveland. One OF Mr.. Cleveland $
chief difficulties during this congress has
ftpa GER a. "a
MIS- the fact thdt others beside himself
have Views on pubic questions ami tnal
they can be quite as stubborn N adherlH5
10 and SUPPORTING them rs ne himself. IL
is tnIs unfortunate mental characteristic
that has prevented any financial leSisla-
ti5n at this session. Had he looked the
situation squareIy in the face ne would
nave seen that no bill such he dictated
To the percuniaIy hopeful Springer, could
tuted as il Is Even had he forced his gold
bond bill through the house, Il could not
have been carried through the senate
while the republican silver senators m4Eht
have accepted Reels substitute but they
would not nave some u hairs breadth be-
yOEd that proposition.
and means ComEittee thus enabling MIR.
Wilson, the floor leader of the democrats,
TO try his hand as a financial Moses. TINS
reference Was made 10 the speaker uHoef
the rules, and has no special significance,
the ways and means committee having jul
rsdictiOn Of all matters pertaining simply
to bonds. Reference t. the message 10y
members OF the house We're usually couchcd
i'm explosive language not intended for pub
lCatluu, and which, II uttered un the iOOr,
would be decidedly unpariameutary. in
the senate but few would say anything at
an. The only really significant outgivins
was by Mr.. Teller. lie declared emphau-
Caiiy. ana he possesses great power of en-
phasis when he sees lit 10 employ il, that
the silver men would not be moved by the
Presidents appeal for gold bonds.
Negotiated Privately.
The one thing that has struck close OBJ
servers with The most force Is the intima-
ton in the message that the bonds We're ne
g0tatcd privately and on the terms named
10y the bankers VINO have agreed to take
them. When the me tier first came under
consideration Mr.. Cleveland took the
ggouua shat bids FOR the bonds should be
advertised for, and when the NJ rgan-Bcl-
mont syndicate refused to Did Mr.. CleVe-
land Is understood to have said very de-
ciiealy that the New York bankers could
70 plumb to hades before he would bother
with them again; that the United States
was bigger than all the banks outside of
that winter resort. But ne soon came down
cm that high horse ana humbly did the bid
ding of his Wall street masters. The
greedy raVenous money changers of that
locality have no more faithful ally, no more
devoted friend than Grover Cleveland. This
message dispclS whatever of doubt hnSer-
ed in any mans mind on that point. All the
same he can't get congressional authority
for gold bonds either now or hereafter
When he has the tifty-fourth congress on
hi, hands ne viii have a senate with twelve
40 fifteen majority IN favor Il free ard un-
limited coinage Of silver. so that. 30 matter
now the house stands, there will be no gold
bonds.
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