The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-15
REBUKE TO CLEVELAND.
Accused of Placing His Party's
Flag in a DiShOnored
Position.
STRIKING CONTRAST DRAWN.
The Surplus Under the Bland-Alli-
son Act Compared With Re-
cent Deficits.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 14.-At the ses-
sion of the silver convention last night
letter from Senator John T. Morgan OF
Alabama was presented, but not read on
account of business before the convention.
PIN 1t the Senator says:
This convention al Memphis is the natural,
if not necessary, result of the peculiar meeting
recently held there under the patronage and
approval of our Democratic administration,
and your meeting will be protest against the
platform adopted under such auspices in hos
Utility to the established creed OF the Demo-
cratic party.
They have appealed against the judgment OF
the party, so often pronounced in support OF
the equal rights of gold and silver at the minis,
and they demand that this appeal shall be
heard and decided outside the councils of the
Democratic party by general muster OF all
the enemies of silver money 10 be found in
every political organization.
We invite all the friends OF money that was
"sound" until silver was struck below the fifth
rib by its jealous brother, and having survived
the assassination is still sound" 10 come into
the Democratic camp and to aid US in healing
the wounds of this faithful servant of the
people and the Government. 1t should be con-
-Edered a just reproach TO an old-fashioned
Jackson Democrat TO go outside the party to
find new creed as to gold and silver or to fail
10 ueISuQ our llne-nOlOreO ana tme-p proven
doctrine as to these metals. But when the
President passes the threshold and oversteps
the line, with our colors in his hands, ii is our
duty to follow him and rescue them from the
dishonored position of sheltering a mugwump
demonstration. More than 80 per cent OF the
Democratic Senators in that body when Sem
ator Harris and l entered it were in favor of
the immediate and full restoration of the law
OF 1887, signed by Jackson. There was not
then "single gold standard" Democrat in
that body. There are some there now, only q
few, and they are wearing silver masks to dis
guise themselves: but the great body of Demo-
Gratis in the Senate from that day to this have
upheld the old Democratic creed of 1886, chat
gold and silver is the only safe and constitu-
tional currency"
Under the Bland-Allison act and the Sher-
man act of 1S9O-before it was amended-we
paid ell the bonds in reach of the Government
and row are issuing bonds at the rate OF
S2OO,OOO,0G0 year and at an undervalued
rate, and are sending our Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury TO sign them and TO deliver to
the Rothschilds, in support of our National
cred'f, their quota of our stamped sovereigns
OF our American independence.
Under The Bland-Allison act we had a sur
plus OF 500, 600 600 al the end OF Mr. Cleve-
bands first term, and under the amended
sherman get of 1850 we had deficit of nearly
100000 in the middle of Mr.. Cleyelands sec
Ond term, with heavy loss of gold to the
Il, asury and the country.
We are now running the treasury and the
finances as the water is lifted by the wheel of
a country lanyard by lifting it from the bot
:om and pouring it into the top of the watts.
The people are growing weary of this grind
and they feel it and see it, st home and in all
their interests. They have already learned by
experience the true situation and they will
not unlearn their lessons in any new school
that is set up to conduct this Campaign of
education"
Our DUTY as Democrats is very simple one.
1t is 10 follow the old landmarks and adhere
the more closely TO our principles the louder
and stronger the tempest may rage, and when
the seductions OF wealth and patronage are
offered to bride them away from the course of
virtuous integrity, let the people say, "Get thee
behind me, Satan" and Satan will disappear.