The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
.GARRULOUS GROVER.
The President Writes Another
Letter on Finance.
Shows Dangers of Free Silver
to New York Editors.
NEED A SAFE MONEY.
Democrats Should Resist Ideas
Born of Discomfort.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The two davs'
stay of the democratic editors came to
an end last night when a banquet was
rendered them at Delmonico's. Col
William Brown was toaSt-master. He
introduced John A. Mason, who read a
letter from President Cleveland which
expressed regret at his inability to be
present, saying:
''When a campaign is actively on
foot to force the free, unlimited and
independent coinage of silver by the
government at ratio which will add
to our circulation unrestrained mil
lions of so-called dollars, intrinsically
worth but half the amount they pur-
port to represent, with no provision or
resource to make good any deficiency
in value, and when it is claimed
that such a proposition has any re-
lation to the principles of democracy,
it is time for all who may in
the least degree influence demo-
cratic thought to realize the response
bility. Our party is the party of the
people. not because it is drifted hither
and thither by every wave of popular
excitement and misconceptions, but be-
cause, while it tests every proposition
by the doctrines which underlie its or
ganization, it insists that all interests
should be defended in the administra-
ton of the government, without es-
pecial favor or discrimination. Our
party is the party of the people,
because in its care for the well
fare of all our countrymen it
resists dangerous schemes, born
of discomfort; advocates by ap-
peals to sectional or class prejudices
and reinforced by the insidious acts of
private selfshness and cupidity. Above
all, our party is the party of the peo-
pie, when it recognizes the fact that
sound and absolutely safe money is the
life blood of our country's strength
and prosperity, and when it teaches
that none of our fellow-citizens, rich
or poor, great or humble, can escape
the consequences of degeneration of
our currency. Democratic care and
conservatism dictate that if there
exist inconvenience and hardship re-
sulting from the congestion or i1nper-
feet distribution of our circulating
medium, a remedy should be applied
which will avoid the disaster that must
follow in the trail of silver mono
metallism.'
Toastmaster Brown introduced SEN
ator Hill as the democrat who stands
for all that is pure and grand in demo
cratic politics." The senator was ac-
corded a perfect ovation as he rose to
speak to the toast, Democracy" He
was followed by Comptroller of the
Currency Eclzels, who responded to
the toast, Sound Money a Funda-
mental Principle of True Democracy -
WILLIAM J. BRYAN IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 25.-Memphis
is the storm-center of the south just
now in the agitation of the all-absorb-
ing currency question. Close upon the
heels of Thursdays ''sound money!
convention a the Auditorium, at which
the economic views of the secretary of
the national treasury were expounded
to large gathering of men
from all parts of the south who
are opposed to free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l,
came a meeting last night of an
equally numerous class of citizens,
whose slogan is honest money" and
whose guest of honor was the eloquent
young Nebraskan, William J. Bryan.
! A considerable part of his speech was
taken up with comparisons of Secre-
| tary Carlisle's last speech, with utter
ances said to have been made by
him in 1879. He closed by say
ing that Secretary Carlisle had de-
serted the Struggling masses for
whom he formerly spoke, but that even
without his leadership they would be
able to cast their ballots for the resto-
ration of the gold and silver coinage OF
the constitution, and that the present
efforts of Secretary Carlisle, instead of
| retarding the movement, would make
his former speech familiar to the Amer
lean people and show them the danger
of intrusting our financial policy tc
the idle holders of idle capital or to
their representatives..
To manufacturers like the Royal Bak
ing Powder Company, the public is IN
der large debt of gratitude for the in
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