Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-05-11
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
A Gentle Hint to Onccholdcrs Not to Talk
Too Much.


Too Much.
JACKSON, Miss. May 5.-Gov. Stone
last evening gave to the Associated
press letter addressed to him nv Pres
ident Cleveland under date OF April 20.
The following Is the full text OF the
letter:
Hon. J. NJ. Stone. Governor. ETC.:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON. April
e6.-My Dea, sir: Your letter Ut the .iSt in-
stani Is at hand. I do not feel inclined TO mi
fault with your criticism. hu; think tie mat
tiers referred to should be iuigcl in the liHht
Of the circumstances existing At the time tue
things were dole. never had IN lea OF bniIu-
Ing M or fostering PERSONAL following Out so
far rs politics should pro erlg iniiu nee me IN
making app lint ne its. I'VE tried to be dem
ocrItic and not pros ripiivc. l am glad you
are frank enough to admit your pa t.cipltl
In b inging about u condition in oalce holding
which may not be all t1nt could now lie de-
sired. Watcher those app l.niments 10 pace
shall In speech an | aston behave deccnt!v to-
warl the administration uIdcr which they
hold Office must re ua.n. TO large extent
matter Of taste and = iol breeding.
There are. however. sonio officials VINO de-
vote thcmsclvc, 50 In IN .triously to viiillca-
ton and abuse Of those under whom they hold
be trusted for the p,rfpr nance Of their duties
In a manner crciitlbe tn the administration
and who apparently assume they may spend
the time they owe the public service IN dolni
mol. tical mischief. ~ the Interest OF COOL
government such o.ilce-h1llcrS must not be
SURPRISED II they are suinmlrily dealt with.
When received yolr letter | had just I'm
ished reading a letter OF yours. In which you
| explain to the citizens o. Mississippi your
ans N
me YOU have In that letter contributed IN the
best possible style an ! In most valuable way
to the fund Of argument In favor OF SOUND
money.
| have never ceased 10 wonder why the peo-
pie OF the south. furnishing 50 largely ~ they
| do. products which arr exported Tor gold
should be willing To submit to the diSldvan-
tuge and loss of silver monometnlism ana TO
| content themselves with deprecated and
| iluctuating currclcy while permitting others
To reap q profit from The transmutltion OF the
prices Of their productions from silver to gold.
! hope this letter Of yours will be given the
widest possible circulation, especially among
our southern fc,low.cltlZcns. and that they VIII
be permitted TO see the pitfall which Il direct
/ IN before them who mady rush toward the
| phantom light OF free. unlimited and inde-
pendent silver coinage.
II We who profess fcalty to the democratic
party are sincere In our devotion TO It's prin-
! clplcs and II we are -igh; In believing that
the ascendcncy OF those principles i guar
| antce OF present liberty. universal care for the
! rights OF al, nol-sc tlilil american brother
hood and manly trust In American citizenship
| In any part Of our lani. We should study the
| effects upon our plrt;. AMI consequently upon
our country. OF connlitIl OF the national de-
| uorracy TO this silver arbitration.
| II there are democrats who suppose that our
party can s;ani on platform cmbodying such
! q doctrine. either through Its Affirmative
strength or through the pcrplcxity OF our OPP
! poncnts ON the same proposition or II there
| are democrats who are willing to turn their
| backs upon their party associations In the
! hone that free and unlimited AID Independent
| coinage Of silver can win victory without the
| aid OF Their party organization. taey should
| deceive themselves no longer. nor longer re-
fuse to look In the ficc OF the results that VIII
| follow the defeat. II not the dSintcgratlon. OF
| the democratic party upon the issue when
! tennis them from their allegiance.
II we should ic force AVA from our tradi-
| tlonal do .trlne Of sound mn S1f' moner. our
| old antagonist will take the Held on the plat
| form which We ghan Ion. aud neither the votes
! Of reckless, democrats nor reckless rcpublrln ms
/ will avail 10 staf their ci>y march 10 power.
! This Is as plain rs anything can possibly be.
! II therefore bc 'On"S L. dI,y ofcvcry demo-
/ crat. wherever h" mlY be. ~ consider what
/ such victory would mean, and In the light OF
/ proper conception o. It's rc'utS he should
| deliberately shape his cour e. Yours very
truly. GROVER CLEVELAND.