The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-17
FOE THE GOLD STANDARD.
Criticism of ClereIGnd's actions and HI.
Letter.

Letter.
NEW YORK, n. Y, April 16.-The Com
mercial Advertiser says: Two years ago
Mr.. Cleveland was busy setting the poor
man with his multtudinous vote against
the rich, and clamoring for a tariff that
would benefit the consumer at the expense
of the manufacturer. To-day he goes out
OF his way TO say that while capital and
wealth, through combination and other
wise, sometimes gain an undue advantage,
10 attempt to create prejudice against
the advocates OF safe and sound currency
by the insinuation, more or less directly
made, that they belong to the financial
and business classes, is insidious.'
The Evening World says: THE Presi-
dent has sprung to the front in the cause
of gold standard, and at the head OF the
moneyed and financial interests of the
country, and especially Of the East, viii
battle against silver, perhaps, even, TO the
extent OF seeking a reelection"
The Brooklyn Eagle says: 1.-The strength
Of the letter is in the fact that it appeals to
the commonsense Of the country, ire
spective OF all considerations"
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 16.-The
Evening Star says: THE President de-
cIined the invitation in letter that viii
probably cut some figure as campaign
document, a strong document, one that
must appeal to every possessor Of common
sense. The President declared in his
epistle that the need of the hour was a
plain and simple presentation OF the argu-
ment in favor OF sound money. His letter
has in part done away with that need, for
one such argument is now before the Amer
lean people"
CHICAGO, ILL, April 16.-The Inter
Ocean says: If Mr.. Cleveland thinks the
American people are ready to abandon
genuine bimetallism and settle down TO a
choice between gold and silver as the mon
etary standard he is greatly mistaken. BIZ
metaliism is a fundamental principle OF
American finance as old as the Govern
ment and cherished by all except few ex-
tremists as the only solution OF the none
tary problem"
The Tribune says: president Cleveland
rips aside the thin veil behind which silver
extremists are seeking to disguise their
motives and objects. The extremists are
talking about bimetallism only to delude
the people. They know that bimetallism
would be impossible under the terms pro-
posed by them"
ST. PAUL, MIN, April 16.-The Pion-
eer Press (R.) saws: whatever we may
think OF some other public acts OF Mr.
Cleveland, the letter which he has written
in response to the business men OF Chicago
is wise and timely utterance. 1t is valua-
bic as coming from the head Of the Dem
ocratie party al time when that body is
in danger of being swept away by the ris-
ing tide Of cheap money sentiment within
ITSELF
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 16.-The
Times-Democrat says: "Mr. Cleveland's
letter viii prove OF no assistance TO the
single standard men in the Western cam
paign. It gives the people no hope; it
offers them no policy. 1t is the advice of
man twice convicted OF ignorance of the
financial situation and Of the needs Of the
country"
DENVER, COL, April 16.-General A. J
Warner stigmatized Cleveland's financial
letter as dishonest presentation of facts,
which contained the apprehension Of de-
feat and the acknowledgment of great
battle pending.
General James B. Weaver said: 9TH
Presidents letter is stupid, does not add
anything 10 the economic literature Of the
day. and is only valuable as It assists in
defining the great issue now before the
country. His wing OF the Democratic party
VIII be in training under the Republican
banner In 1896"