The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-23
AGAINST FREE SILVER.
Administration Will Fight it Ont on
That Line.
FAITHFUL DEMOCRATS GIRDTNG
THEIR LOINS FOR THE FRAY.

Death to Free and Unlimited Coinage OF
Silver VIII Be the Slogan of The
| CleyeIand Party in the Coming Cam
| paign-Members of the Cabinet Will
| Take the Stump.
| Washington, April ga strong and yigor-
Gus fight against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, independent of inter-
| national agreement is to be made by the ad-
ministration. With that end In view officers
in the various executive departments. ap-
| pointed under the present administration,
are being urged to organize systematically
| for the purpose Of conducting a contest
along the lines laid down in the President S
| message.
Many of the higher officials who enjoy
| regulations at home as stump speakers will
take to the field early in The summer and
others are now engaged in writing letters
| to their local papers or personal friends i'm
pressing upon Them the Importance of sus-
tanning the administration in the position
1t has outlined. Federal officers in several
| states will be organized as II nucleus abou:
which all who uphold the administration or
rather who are opposed to free and un-
limited coinage Of silver will be expected. to
rally. Nearly 100000 government officers,
postmasters, intern al revenue officers GUS
toms officers, district attorneys and in
Vulnerable contractors are scattered
throughout the country. These will be ex-
pected TO do aggressive fighting in the field,
and will be amply furnished with documents
and the necessary sinews of war from Wash
ington.
Nearly all the Cabinet officers will take
the stump for one more speeches. Secra-
tary Carlisle will certainly make two or
more speeches in the Kentucky campaign,
and Secretary Morton will deliver all ad-
dress In Chicago, and perhaps one in st.
Louis. Secretary Herbert and Congressman
Clarke will probably speak in Alabama.
Postmaster General Wilson is being urged
to go West and speak in Illinois and
Indiana, and he may find time to do so late
in the summer. The President is repre-
sented as being thoroughly in earnest In
this proposed crusade againt free and un-
limited coinage Of silver, and will leave no
stone unturned to prevent the free silver
set sentiment from gaining headway. and
will crush it out if possible. A tariff reform
was test of party fealty in his three cam
paigns for the presidency, and as thetactive
support of his demand for the repeal of the
Sherman purchasing clausewas test ofparty
fealty in 1894. in 1895 the test of party fealty
will be uncomprorisiag opposition to free
and unlimited coinage of silver by the
United States. dependent of International
agreement, and perfect state rganizations
hs Enc Tba,a IN e n9T % being
tended 10 counties and even into districts.
The Waller Incident.
Washington, April 22.-Secretary Gres-
ham has directed Mr.. Eustis, the Unit
ed States am bassador to France to as
certain from the French government sthe
reasons for its arrest and detention of
John l.. Waller, ex-United States consul
at Tamatave, who arrived in confine-
ment at Marseilles on the French war
ship Saturday. Mr.. Eustis hasabeen in
vestigating the matter and it is said he
secured the French governments prom
Use. that Waller will be tried by a civil
instead of military tribunal. John NJ.
LangstoD, ex-minister to San Domingo,
who is Waller's counsel in the United
States, said today he believed the report
recently published that Waller was
tried by French military court in
Madagascar and sentenced to 90 years.
penal servitude, incorrect.
Is Able to Speak for Himself.
Washington, April %. The President,
when asked this evening whether Secre-
tary Mortons interview of some DAYS
ago on the monetary question might be
regarded as representing his views, re-
piled: :" am in no manner response BILE
for Mr. Morton's interview and knew
nothing of 1t until read of it in the
newspapers. When have seen fit TO say
anything to the people on the money
question or any other subject, ] have
thus far found it quite easy to do so di
rectly and on my own account.n
WILL STAND ON GOLD AND SILVER.