The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-13
CLEvELAND'S FUTURE.
SECRETARY NORTON SENDS A
THIRD TERM SUGGESTION.
A we,tern Mso.s Letter ContaininG an A.
sertion That Salvation Lies In Union
by the East and South,


| buchanan. general passenger agent OF ths
Fremont. EIkhorn and Missouri 'aiie'
railroad. stationed in Omaha tnankihe
MIR. Buchanan for securing the insertion
NJ an article on q gold standard foI
United States money "in great many
of the natent-inside newspapers OF the
West" Mr.. Buchanan responded IN
letter deprecating the extensive sale oil
the book. Coins Financial School, and
suggesting that I'm Mr.. cleveiahd.s honi
nation for q third term rests the chiel
salvation of the country from the SILVER
craze.
With great promptness, secretary MI
ton sent the letter containing TINS suE
gestion to John De Witt warner vi ""
York. leading light OF the REFORM |iu'
| there, ostensibly to show IA thorough
! going business mans view of the case
| and suggesting that possibly our friends
! OF the Reform club may be benehtteo
by seeing Mr.. Buchanan's communica-
ton" Mr.. Morton's letter to Mr. war
ner reads:
| United States Department OF Agriculture
Office OF the Secretary.
Washington, y. C., March Il, 1870
Hon. John De witt Warner. New YORK
! city:
NV Dear Mr.. Warner.-The enclosed let
ter from j. II. Buchanan, general pas
/ senger agent of the Fremont, Elk Horn
and Missouri Valley Railroad Company,
| at Omaha may be OF interest TO you.
| IL is a reply TO one written him by me
| i'm which | thanked him for his earnest
| efforts I'm securing the publication OF a
| screed of mine "A Few Facts i'm FL
nance" in a great many of the patent
inside newspapers which are circulated
| out West.
My object in sending you this letter
| of Mr.. Buchanan's Is to give you a
| thoroughgoing business mans view of
the situation. The letter shows how fall
lacies flourish among the fnanciers of
| the West and South. The letter also
points out the necessity of immediate, CO.
| herent, and organized action in behalf Of
| sound money. Having read the same
| you may copy II, II you deslre), | wish
you would return il. and l will then write
MIR. Buchanan. Possibly our friends Of
! the Reform Club may be benefited by
| seeing MIR. Buchanan's communica ton
Very truly yours.
j. STERLING MORTON.
Mr.. Buchanan's letter to Secretary Nor
ton was as follows:
Merchants National Bank Building.
Corner Thirteenth and Farnam
streets,
Omaha Neb, March IS, 1896.
Hon. ]. Sterling Morton, Washington. d.
c.:
Dear sir.-I am in receipt of, and thank
you for, your letter. In my limited
knowledge Of this subject, am able only
TO see. and 10 an extent appreciate the
very evil effects being exerted by the
eO-rQ1lQH Qt1 INF
country, and | hardly think this is ap-
preciated In the great centres.
AS you are reasonably aware, | am
travelling a good deal, and meet and
see people from all classes and places.
and the wave OF this baneful idea has al
most reached an epidemic condition. and
unless fully answered in kind, both great
political parties will be obliged, in re-
sponse to popular demand, to either in
corporate substantially free silver plank
IN their platform, or else a disgraceful
straddIe. No doubt you have seen lit
tie book, published in Chicago. called
Coins School OF Finance" The first hook
mas reached an edition of over 10000
ana recently another book of the same
klnd, issued from the same mill, has is
sued, They are attractiVely written and
10 the novice I'm finance are a convincing
argument. They pretend TO quote emil
nent hnanciers of Chicago and elsewhere
as Tor instance. Lyman j. Gage Joseph
Medlii' and others. as injecting objections,
embodying their most Formidable aro,,-
ments' and then proceed TO answer them
effectively, and to complete silence. Now
this little book, find from newsdeaIers
Is soid ten TO one Of any other. II il
soid ana read on trains to a disgusting
extent. III Is most entertaining little
volume, and see IL being read on trains
in depots; discussed in local lvceums az"
everywhere. e''''
III Is sweeping over this country and I'm
my opinion, should be answered bv so,,a
one VINO fully understands the subiect
mat answer Should be written with an
,a tua'iy ldcne pen. l understand this
httle DOCK has been purchased IN tsrsa
numbers by silver people. and distrthu,ed
sratuitously. | do not know this but
do know that It was on the marker her
AT ten cents per copy, and sold immense
~. AZ seems to me the banking inter
ests should take the requisite stems 10
puDHsh reply. In equally attractive form.
ana put IL on the market at the lowest
price, as. perhaps. an antidote reply to
Coins School of Finance" etc.
To show the effect of this little book. "A
rather intelligent country banker called
on me recently with the book, and asked
me II / could answer H. saying he was
nearly convinced there was hope In the
policy suggested and this against his
will; said 1t was read and then talked
IN his country, and was making votes
more rapidly than anything he had ever
known. / referred him to our bankers
here. He said later he had talked with
some. who passed 1t over lightly. and did
not reply.
My judgment, from the present outlook.
is that the Eastern conservatives Of both
parties are likely to unite, and possibly
Mr.. Cleveland who will carry
the East and South, no doubt; the East
on his able, honest conservatism. and
the South. because they could never vote
other than the Democratic ticket: thus
insuring a vote which would elect; and
the West will undoubtedly support the
Populists or free silverites, unless there
Is a great change. IL this is not done.
feel the election will be thrown I'm
the House. as the result OF three tickets
being in the field. In which case the bal
ance OF power would be with the free
silver interest. i believe if a vote were |
taken to-day on the naked question OF |
a ls-to-I silver platform. Nebraska would |
give IL a majority of 5000. or near it,
These suggestions are for what infor- |
nation you may be able to CLEAN from |
Them. / believe the situation is critical
and OF Importance.
Yours truly.