The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-17
SHOTS FROM ALL SIDES
SilYer'S Friends Resent CleYsland's
Abuse Of the White Metal
WHEEL-HORsE BLAND AWAKE
Senator Stewart Asks the Presi-
dent to Tell the Meaning of Hon
est Money-Harvey OF Chi
cago Gives a Fact or Two.

Dituo was interviewer F6katlte 10 IE66l-
dent Cleveland's letter. Mr.. Bland said:
Cleveland, unfortunately for himself, his
party and country from the beginning of
his administration. draws the line sharply
between the friends of bimetallism and
gold recommendation. In doing so, he
forced upon the country a state OF affairs
that is intolerable to the masses of our
people. Gold monometallism is q stencil
to the nostrils OF our plain people. The
gold standard may do for the bondholders
and bankers, but the suffering of the in
dustrial masses, consequent from silver
demonstration. will not be endured longer
without struggle, the like of
which this country has not seen
since the late civil war. Cleveland must
remember that his crystallization of the
gold standard sentiment aud methods
have brought disaster TO the people of all
gold standard countries and this policy is
now running this country. 1t is a state of
things that has made his administration
hateful to the American people. -Cleye-
lands insinuations that the advocates of
silver restoration are passed on wicked
and unpatrotic purposes may do for those
whose environments are such as to pre-
vent them from seeing and knowing the
utter poverty and distress that is prevail
ing among the masses of the people. but
those who live in the midst of this distress
and see daily that the people are suffer-
ing will repel with scorn such insinua-
tions."
SENATOR STEWARDS LETTER.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Senator Stew
art has addressed A letter to President
Cleveland commenting on the latter's let
ter to the Chicago committee. Senator
Stewart says:
Your letter addressedto o the Chicago commit
tee is timely. The country looks to you as the
great champion OF the present condition of the
country. The policy for which you have labored
so long and so persitently has been established
and the United States is reduced to the shrink
ing volume of gold.
You say: "What is now more needed than
anything is plain and simple presentation of
the argument in favor OF sound money" The
truth OF this proposition cannot be denied II
there is any argument in favor of the sound
money policy which you have adopted and
forced upon the country it should be presented.
You have urged upon the country in all yonr
public utterances for the last 10 years the neces-
| sity for sound. money
You say: "In this time OF msfortuns and de-
preston, the people are willing to listen to any
remedy for their unfortunate condition" IL is
gratifying to know that you have learned that
this is time OF misfortune and depression.
and that you know that "Sound money" is the
remedy. II you will kindly tell the people what
sound money is they would understand the
remedy you propose and could form their own
opinions as to its probable efficiency.
In your letter to Governor Norton. of Sept.
IL, 1893, you said: 81 want good, sound, stable
money and condition OF confidence that will
keep IL in use. 1 am therefore opposed 10 the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver by this
country alone and independently, and am in
favor of the timely and the unconditional re-
peal of the purchasing clause OF the so-called
Sherman law. confess am astonished at the
opposition in the senate TO such prompt action
as would relieve the present unfortunate situa-
tion."
were astonished was overcome. and the prompt
action which you declared would help the un-
fortunate situation was obtained more than IS
months ago, and then the ''present unfortunate
situation" to which you alluded. has continued
and is now ''this time OF misfortune and depres-
sion." Your confident prediction that the re-
peal of the Sherman act would relieve the ''un-
fortunate situation" rallied to your support the
commercial press, tho boards OF trade and the
dealers in mines and bonds. and enabled you,
with the power and patronage of your great
Office, to overcome the opposition In the senate,
which astonished you. The people naturally look
to you for an explanation why the repeal OF the
purchasing clause of the sherman act did not
relieve the unfortunate situation" Why 10
you not present the argument and say what
"sound money" Is?
Whatever may happen, you are entitled to
the gratitude OF the American people for your
bold aud open advocacy OF the combination OF
gold monometallism against the doctrine OF our
secretary of the treasury. OF the coinage OF
both gold aud silver upon terms OF exact equal
ity." Your recent sale of SCI 600 900 OF bonds to
the Rothschds' syndicate for S0,000,U00 less
than their market value. to obtain gold to main
tain gold monometallism. Is some evidence OF
your familiarity with the "forces OF safe cur
rency," but your assertion that the opposing
forces are those OF silver monometallism shows
that you do not understand the position OF the
bimetallists, or knowingly msrepresent their
position.
Did 1t ever occur 70 you that jefferson and
Jackson might be right and that you might be
wrong? Did you ever consider the possibility
of the radical change that Mr.. Sherman and
your associates, in cooperation with what you
term "the forces or safe currency" have
made? You have disregarded not only the
teaching of the fathers of the republic, bnt you
have reversed the usages and customs OF the
civilized world. which existed for thousands OF
years previous 70 1873. You have destroyed
one-half OF the worlds metallic money and en-
HANGED the value Of tho other half fully 100 per
cent.
You now call upon the democrats OF Illinois
to present 'plain and simple argument" which
will satisfy the people that a financial policy
which makes them miserable Is "sound money
gumenI. why do you not produce it? You are
doing what no other president has had the
courage TO 40 since the crime OF 1879. None of
your predecessors since that deplorable event
have dared to advise a combination OF gold
monometallists agains the constitutional rights
OF the American people TO have coined at the
minis both gold and silver. and thereby enjoy
a sufficient supply OF money for the ultimate
payments OF the business OF the country. sus-
tain enterprise and furnish employment for
labor.
CHAIRMAN HARvEY's LETTER.
CHICAGO. April 16.-W. II. Harvey, chair
man OF the executive committee of the
Bimetaliic league. has prepared the fol-
lowing reply to President Cleveland's
letter to tho Chicago COMMITTEES:
CHICAGO. III.
To HIS ErcciicHcy. Gr0rer Clcueldnd, President
DEAR SIR: In reply 10 your letter addressed
TO a committee OF business men of this city, we