The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-19
CLEVELAND'S VIEWS.
In Favor of Sound and Staple
Currency-Contents OF his Let
ter to the Business Men of
Chicago.

III Tue lllleIeSl Oh COuuu OuITtDCNJ
President Cleveland, Icing unable to
attend, sent Il letter to the committee
Oh invitation, elnbodying his views on
the subject, some of which we present
for The consideration of our readers:
IF the sound money sentiment
abroad in the land is To save us from
mischief and disaster it must be crys-
taliZed and combined and made inme-
diately active. It's dangerous to over
look the fact that Il vast number of our
people, with scant opportunity thus
far To examine the question in all its
aspects, nave nevertheless been nge-
niousIy pressed with specious sugges-
tions which i'll this time Of misfortune
and oppression .tind '0HIing listeners
prepared to giVe credence to any
scheme which is piousibiypresentcd as q
rcmedy for their unfortunate condt-
ton.
"What is now needed more than
anything else IS Il plain and simple pre-
sentation OF the argument in favor of
sound money. In other words, it is
time for the American people to reason
together as members of Il great nation,
which can promise them coutinu-
ance of protection and safety only 50
long as its solVeucy Is unsupported, its
Oh Ntl,
its money unquestioned. These things
are ill-eXchauged for the illusions of a
debased currency and gr0undless hope
of advantages to be gained by Il disre-
gard Of our linancii credit and COM
nercial standing among the nations of
the world.
"lf our people Were isolated from all
others, and if the question of our cur
rency could be treated without regard
to our relations with other countries,
its character would he IA matter of COM
paratively little importance. If the
American people were oulv concerned
i'll tie maintenance of their physical life
among themselves they might return
to the old days of barter and in this
primitive manner acquire from each
other the materials to supply the wants
of their existence. But If American
civilization were satisfied with this it
would nbipctlv fall in its high and no.
ble mission
ain these restless iays fine farmer is
tempted Inv The assurance that thouoh
our currency may he deb8sed red,I,.
dant and uncertain. such situation
Will improve the price Of his products.
Let rs teD,j,,d him Uiutbc ,oIsf Luu ms
ircV as SEN. That Ljs Ircu0s OF ,ieot,
are sb0,jcd Inn tbe ce,.tojotU fLJfjf ME-
lyjce of tie Ibj0us he b,,s IL sqH are
uoD,j0GUv e,b01rcd me cast of the
UjD1s he must bn3, pjH not remain STA
Ho,,Gry, that the betfe,. Drjces ,Dbich
cham n,0oey ))yocI,tj,1 are ,tj,,n;,sfto-
flui and tluS,ie 0i,d mat croj, If then
1uerc rrCd oD1 ,)etlDobIe. he must neces-
s0riiy be ietY far GeDj,I II, {te race for
their enj0uuieti
sit Ought not to he difficult TO con.
vince The Waqe-earner that if there
were benefits arising from, a de0euera-
ted currency they would reach him
least of all and last of all. In an I'M
healthy stimulation of pricps an in
creased cost of all the needs of hi.
home must long he his nnrtion while
he j. al the same time vexed with van
jshing visions of increased WAGES and
easier lot. The panes of history and
experieuce are full Of this lesson
81 believe that cauital and wealth
throuuh continuation aud otlar means
sometimes gain an undue advantaup
and it NAV be conceded that the main
tenance Of IA sound currency max. in u
sense, be invested with greater or less
importance to individuals according
to their condition and circumstances
It is. however only difference in de-
pree, since if is utterly impossible maj
anyone in orr broad land rich mr. noor
whatever may he his occlnatinn and
" neither DWELLING i'm = rnnire ~ fin,i,rn
and commerce ar in remote corner Of
our do lain. can be really bpupfittad
by financial scheme NOT nike hanefi.
cial to all our nponle ar that any one
should be excluded from a common
and universal interest i'm tho safe cher
acter and stable value of the currency
of Inc co,,ntrv
an our RELATION TO this ouestion we
are all in business for we iii Inv and
sell. So we MI have to do Win fiI5,c;,J
ouerations for we all earn NANCY and
snend If We cannot esra,,n our inter
dependence Merchants and dealers
ore in every neighLorbood and each
has IFS s6ons and monufactories
Wherever the wants If manayist hns;-
ness and finance in some decree are
found related in one direction IN thosa
whose wants they sunnlvond IN anotb.
er TO the more extensive business and
finance to which thav nra trihnt.,r,,
4 a,.,t,,.,4;. =; - -
il known The same dav or hour in The
renotest bamIut Tho disorod;t nr do
probation in the financial centres Of