The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-04

Jackson, Miss. May Ex-Governor Stone,
this evening, gave the Associated Press a
letter addressed to him by President
Cleveland, under date of April 26. The
following is the full text of the letter:
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. c.,
April 26, 1895.
Hon. ]. NJ. Stone, Governor:
My Dear Sir-Your letter of the 21st
inst. is at hand. / do not feel inclined to
I ma fault with your criticism, but l think
the matters you refer to should be judged
IN the light of the circumstances existing
! at the time when the things were done.
never had an idea of building up or fos-
tering a personal following; but so far as
politics should properly influence me in
making appointments, have tried to be
| democratic and not proscriptive. I am
glad you are frank enough to admit your
participation in bringing about a condi-
tlon IN oflce-holding, which may not be
all that could now be desired Whether
those appointments to place shall in
speech and action behave decently to-
wards the administration under which
they hold office, must remain to q large
extent, matter of taste and good breed
ing.
Broad Hint.
There are, however, some officials who
devote themselves so industriously to viii
LITIGATION and abuse of those under whom
1 ihaey hold office as to indicate that their
ndellty cannot be trusted for the per-
formance of their duties in manner
creditable to the administration, and who
apparently assume they may spend the
political mischief.
In the interest of good government,
such otficeholders must not be surprised
Il they are summarily dealt with. When
l received your letter, l had just finished
reading a letter of yours, in which you
explain to the citizens of Mississippi your
views on the currency question. It seems
10 me you nave in that letter contributed
IN the best possible style and in most
valuable way to the fund of argument in
favor of sound money.
Slap Mt Silver.
:, II have never ceased to wonder why
u people Of the south, furnishing so
exported for gold, should be willing to
submit to the disadvantages and loss of
silver recommendation. and to content
themselves with deprecated and f1uctu-
atlng currency while permitting others to
reap benefit from the transmutation of
the prices of their productions from silver
10 gold hope this letter Of yours will
be given the widest possible circulation
especially among our southern fellow-cit-
liens; and that they will be permitted to
see the pitfall which is directly before |
those who madly rush towards the phan- |
tom light of free, unlimited and independ-
ent silver coinage.
If we, who profess feality TO the Demo-
cratic party, are sincere in our devotion
to its principles. and if we are right in |
believing that the ascendency of those !
principles is a guarantee OF present Iib-
American brotherhood and !
manly trust in American citizenship in |
any part OF our land, we should study the |
eftectS upon our party and consequently |
upon our country of a committal of the |
national Democracy to this silver aber- |
ration.
Democratic Disindegratfon.
"If there are Democrats who suppose !
that our party can stand on a platform /
embodying such doctrine, either through |
its affirmative strength or through the |
perplexity Of cur opponents on the same |
or if there are Democrats /
who are willing to turn their backs upon
their party associations in the hope that |
free and unlimited and Independent coin
age OF silver can win a victory without
the aid of either party organization. they
should deceive themselves no longer, nor
longer refuse to look in the face the re-
suits that will follow the defeat, if not
the disintregation of the Democratic
party upon the issue which temps them
from their allegiance. If we should be
forced away from our traditional doctrine
of sound and safe money, our old antag-
1nist will take the field on the platform
which we abandon; and neither the votes
Of reckless Democrats or reckless Repub-
leans will avail TO stay their easy march
to power. This is as plain as anything
IAN possibly be.
TT, therefore, becomes the duty of
every Democrat wherever he may be,
% consider what such a victory would
mean; and in the light of a proper con-
,eption of its results he should deliberate
y shape his course.
yours Very Truly.
GROVER CLEVELAND"