The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-04
ALL SILVER. ON
A Tendency to Disintegrate
the Democratic Party.
The President Gives a Careful Out.
line OF His Attitude.

JACKSON, Miss, May 4-Governog Stone
last evening gave to the press a letter ad-
dressed to him from President Cleveland,
under date Of April 90 The following Is
the full text Of the letter,
ExEourivE MASsros,
WARRINGTON. April 20.
Hon j. NJ Stone, Governor:
MY DLAs SIE-Your letter OF she FIST inst is
nj hand. i do not feel inclined 10 find fault
with your criticism, but think the matters
you refer TO should be Judged in the hight OF
the ctrcumstances existing at the time the
things were done. l never had an idea OF
building ny or fostering perzonSe feeling bus
30 far as politics should properly influence mo
In making appointments, 4 have tried TO be
democratic and not proscriptive.
am glad you are frank enough 70 admit
your participation In bringing about a condi-
tion In Office holding which msy not be all
that could now be desired. Whether those
appointed to places shall In speech and action
behave decentiy toward the adtninistl alton
under which they hold once must remain, TO
= large extent, matter OF taste and good
breeding
There ere. however, some officials who de-
vote themselves SO industriously to vilifcation
and abuse Of those under whom they hold
office as to indicase that their ndeiity cannot
be trusted for the performance OF their duties
and who apparently assume they may spend
the time hey o,rc to the public service in do
ing political mischief In the interest OF good
governments such oficehoiders must not be
surprised II they are sumnsrily dealt with
The Currency Question.
When / received your letter had Just
an.shed reading letter Of yours, In which
you sxpisin to shs ssvissns Of Mississippi your
vsws On sas esfrsasy fnsssio.. : M seems 70
best possible style and In . most valuable way
TO the fuad Of argument in favor Of sound
money. have never ceased 10 wonder why
the people Of the south. furnishing 50 largely
As they do products which are exported for
gold should be willing 10 submit 30 the dis
advantages and loss Of silver monomstaiism
and TO content themselves with DEPRECATED
and huctuating currency while permitting
others to reap profit from the transmution
OF the prices Of their productions from silver
TO gold.
Ihope this letter OF yours win be given the
widest possible circulation, especially among
our southern fellow citizens, and that they
viii be psrHitted 10 see the pitfall which is
directly before them who madly rush toward
the phantom light Of free. unlimited and in.
dependent silver coinage.
II We, who profess feaity to the Democratic
party, sre sincere IN our devotion 70 its prin-
cip!es, and II we are right In believing that the
ascendency Of those principles Is guarantee
OF personal liberty. universal care for the
rights of all, non sectional, American brother
hood and manly trust In American citizenship
IN any part OF our land we should study the
effect upon our party, and consequently upon
oar country. of a committai OF the national
Democracy 70 the silver aSerration.
Must Abide by Rssuits.
IL there are Democrats who suppose that our
party cannot stand on . platform embodying
such doctrines. either through its Affirmative
strength or through the perpiexity Of our op-
pom - ON the same proposition, or II there are
DE who are willing TO turn their backs
u. Or party associations in the hope that
free ana unlimited and independent coinage OF
silver can win victory without the aid OF
either party organization, they should deceive
themselves NO longer, nor longer refuse 10 face
the results that will follow the defeat II not 1
the disintegration, Of the Democratic party
upon the issue which tempts them from their |
allegiance. |
II we should be forced away from all our ira. |
ditionals doctrine Of sound, safe money. our |
old antagonist l take the field on the plat |
form which abandon, and neither the |
votes OF rsoki mocrats nor reckless Re- ;
publioans will TO stay their easy march
20 power. Thi plain as anything can
possibly be.
IL, therefore, becomes the duty Of every
Democrat. wherever he may be, to cousider
what such victory would mean, and, in the
light OF proper conception Of It's results, he
should deliberately shape his course.
Very truly yours,
GROVER CLEVELAND.