Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
A LETTER.
President Cleveland Writes One
on Free Silver Coinage.
The EFFECT OF The SILVER MOVE.
The President Thinks Democrats Should
Look At Results That Would Follow
Their Defeat II They Sided
with Silver.

JACKSON, Miss, May 4.-Gov. Stone
last evening gave to the Associated
press u letter addressed TO him BY Pres
ident Cleveland under date OF April 20.
The following is the full text Of the
letter:
Hon. ]. NJ. Stone, Governor, etc.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WARRINGTON April
28.-My Dear Sir: Your letter OF the slst In
slant Is at hand. do not feel inclined to hnd
fault with your criticism, but think the mat
ters referred to should be judged In the lignt
Of the circumstances existing At the time the
thtngSwcre done, never had on idea OF build
ing up or fostering personal following but SO
far as politics should properly influence me In
making appointments, have tried to be dem
ocratic and not proscriptive am glad you
are frank enough to admit your participation
in bringing about u condition In oillce holding
which may not be all that could now be de-
sired Whether those appointments TO place
shall in speech and action behave decently to-
ward the administration under which they
hold office must remain, TO large extent
matter of taste md good breeding
There are, however some officials who de-
vote themselves 30 industri0usly TO vlllihca-
| tion and abuse Of those under whom they hold
office us to Indicate that their fidelity cannot
be trusted for the performance Of their duties
| in A manner creditable to the administration
and who apparently assume they may speho
| the time they owe the public service In doing
poIitjca mischief. In the interest OF good
| Government such ofYlcc-holders must not De
surprised II they are summarily dealt with
| When received your letter, had Just nm
ished reading letter OF yours, In which you
explain to the citizens OF Mississippi your
views on the currency question. 1t seems 70
me YOU have In that letter contributed In 'ee
best possible style and In most valuable way
to the fund OF argument in favor OF SOUND
money.
| I hnye never ceased TO wonder why the peo-
nile of the south, furnishing so largely as they
do, products which are exported for gold
should be willing TO submit 10 the dlsadvan'
tapc and loss OF silver m0nometallsm and tt
content themselves with deprecated ano
fuctuatlng currency while permitting others
to reap profit from the transmutation OF tht
prices Of their productions from silver 70 gold
/ hope this letter Of yours Will be given th'
widest nossible circulation, especially aln0nl
our southern fellow citizens, md that they will
he permit,ed TO see the pitiall which Is direct
ly before them who madly rush toward TN
nhantom light OF free, unlimited and inde
pendent silver coinage.
II we who profess fealty to the democratic
party are sincere in our devotion tc its prln
cIples. and IL we are right In believing tina
the ascendepcy OF those principles Is u guar
antee Of present liberty, universal care for tn
rights OF all non sectional American brother
hood and manly trust in American citizenship
in any part OF our land, we should study tn
effects upon our party, aud consequently upol
our country, OF commlttal OF the national de
mocracy to this silver arbitration.