Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-05-10

President Clevcland's Letter to
Governor Stone, of Mississippi.
jackson, Miss, May 3,-GJvern-
or , Que this evening gave to the
Associated Press a letter address
ed to him by President Cleveland
under date Of April 56. The fol-
loving is the iull text of the letter:
"EXECUTIvE MANSION,
"WasblugtOn, ID. g., April 26,
1895. "HOn J. NJ. Stone, Governor
etc.
an, Dear Sir: Your letter OF the
Dist instant Is at hand, L do. not
feel inclined to fud fault with Your
criticism, but l think the matter
you refer to should he judged IN
the circumstances existing at the
time The things we're done.
81 never had an idea OF building
up or fostering a personal toll ow'
ing, but so far as politics should
properly influence me i'll making
appointments, 1 have tried to
b, democratic anu not prOscrptlYe.
[ am glad you are frank enough
to admit your participation IN
bringing about a condition 10
Office holding which may not be
all that could now be desired.
Whether those appOIntedto places
shall in speech and action behave
deceutly toward the administration
under which they hold Office must
remain, to a large extent, a matter
of taste aud good bleeding.
"Ihere ale lOwever, me
officials who devote themselves so
Indus llOusly to utilization aud
abuse of those under whom they
hold Office as to Indicate that their
fidelity cdnuOt he trusted for The
performance of their duties III a
manner creditable to the atmlnis
tration and who apparently assume
they ma, spend the time they owe
tue public service III doing political
mischief. In the interest of good
g ,vernment such Office holders
must not be surprised if they are
summary dealt with.
"WheM l received your letter L
had just finished reading letter
of ours, in which You explain to
the citizens of Mississippi,
your view on the currency
question. 1t seems to me yon have
IN that letter contributed 10 the
best possible style aud in a most
valuable way to the fund of argu'
ment in favor of sound money. l
have never ceased TO wonder why
the people south, furnishing so
largely as they do, products which
are exported for gold, should be
wiling to submit to the disadvan-
tages and loss of silver mOnOmet.
alism and to content themselves
with a deprecated and ductaating
currency while permitting others
to reap a profit from the transmu-
lion of the prices Of their produc'
tons from silver to gold.
IL hope this letter of yours will
be given tue widest pc sible
circulation, and especially among
our Southern fellow citizens, and
that they will be permitted to see
the pit. fall which is directly before
them who madly run towards the
phantom light of free, unlimited
and independent silver coinage.
If we who profess iealty to The
democratic party, are sincere IN
devotion to Its principles, and il
we are right in believing that the
ascendancy of those prin ciples is
guarantee of personal liberty
universal care for the rights of all
sectional, American brother
hood and manly trust in American
citizenship i'll any part OF our lan(
we should study the effects upOr
or party and consequently upon
our country of committal of the
national democracy TO the siIvel
arbitration.
"If there are democrats whC
suppose that our party can stanC
Oh a platform embOdN ing suct
doctrine either through its affiIma
tive strength, or through the per-
plexIty of our opponents on thu
same proposition, or II there arr
democrats who are willing to turn
their backs upon their party as
sOciatiOns in the hope that fre'
and unlimited and innependen
coinage of silver Can win victor!