The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-24
DANA HAS READ 1T BEFORE.
Clcveland'S sound Money Letter Gives
Him That Tired Feeling.


The first impression YOU get when you
read letter or a speech or an essay of
the Hon. Grover Cleveland's. upon any
subject what soever. IS the sense Of having
read precisely the same thing before. Tie
second sensation is usually that tired
feeling
We suppose that this is invariably the
effect Of Mr.. Cleveland's rhetoric upon
Intelligent minds. II is not always
avowed, however. with the same candor.
The sincere admirers OF Mr.. Cleveland's
character and political achievements have
taught Themselves 10 think and say: This
may he pretty poor stuff. pompous AMI
platitudinous and apparently egotisucai.
II YOU Judge II by ordinary standards. But
II must not he Judged ny ordinary stand
ards. Every lahored sentence. every
crudely expressed idea. derives weight
and Importance from the massive person
altv that IS behind r.
Mr. C1evelsnds letter 10 tho Chicago
business men IS made up Of the same
phrases. and constituted according 70 ex-
actlv the same formulas. have been
used hy him in previous ufterances re-
specting civil service reform. 'arin reform
and a variety Of other subjects. The linn
itet stock q words IN Mr.. Cleveianf's
,of.a hillary fan naturally into arrange
Jnents more or less familiar to every BODY.
Those who are curious IN such matters.
hour hv Experimenting upon the letter -
see how few words reed 70 be changed in
thr entire document {n order TO make !;
snrl, ~ tari0 reform instead Of 70 sound
,r,o0rv ANYBODY who tries this pleasant
Ntfla diversion VIII he surprised a che
rnmparatVely insignificant number ot
words ana phrases which have 20 p" al
tered in order 20 transform tho frump"i
call for sound money into the old bogle
blast FOR tariff reform
W learn from Mr. cleveland that he
ftvors san earucs; ana Aggressive EFFORT -
disseminate among the people SAFE ana
r,~,i.ieYt financial IDEAS fhaf nothing more
g,npartant than This can @osaE" The afifn-
.i,r az rsatriotir people t"af tho enFfiii 8
Of the cause are iueeuiousiy am ln~13l-
o,,slv pressing Sprrio1Is AMI r'sust 10 S"E-
..-s.t,re- that me situation ocrfronfioG rs
s.,,,,r.ge chat those who aTprrr.ftH ifH
,.-~.... ~ trio subject should go
80 remain indifferent or oN~rNa nff1"'f:
.1.t hs Aoes not believe thaf " err H'Ff'-
ltssn, opportunity for SoHer SNf1 0i
r..s.+ Is AFFORDED - our people ihr~
viii sanction schemes
-. ,,,,.sers4,ire the foundation of Sa'e
..-.,...- ana 70 eudaBEer me h"neftsert
.t,~,.~.ar ami purposes ~ fh'iF govern
,,,srt All this As Ne nave frHaf 81
49, ~, ra,der the sense 81 having rad
I. tasore Nosg people have ifai " mora
,5.,, once before Most cinzf"S are pre-
,,,-,s q, = iullt. without farfnfr rroicSfa-
lions from Nj cleveland mat he Is
arainst fvsi3i0usuess fttf3 i'in"- 'N-
.,.,.,.s mr. disguised by tho sveci7's
t,'s,,asliens 81 selfish ana wicked pHr-
Tao one tainz that careful perasal ~
NJ ,-gr.sfar,a-s ep.Stle 10 Chicago fails -
zeal IS she presidents opinion. y ne mas
anv as 70 mat constitutes soun3 money
srf a safe and stable currency i ms
trielng defect which de'rAo'S rom ."e
@ .hs document as q contribution
.-.,,,,,,.t, science Il s. fhls familiar
sr4 ~ may say. characteristics defect
With gives YOU once again thai tired
fesiin- - COMMONLY experiences ~ ear
,,,.xt students OF the presidents eris tolery
eTorts-