Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-04-20
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Letter OF tho President to Chicago
Business Men.
iir. Cleveland Gives tits Ideas ON "souns
Nioney"-iIe Does Not Relieve In
Returning TO the Old
bays of Hartcr.
Our Currency.

Our Currency.
Chicago. April i6.--The citizens who
Invited Pre- silent Cleveland to come
here and ad ircss meeting on the
rlonctary question have received tho
following letter on the subject:
y, Me,sr>. William 4. BAKER. George W. Smith.
Joan 4. Roche. 4. w. Harvey, David Kelly
and Hear: =. aobo,nN.
FNcrut w II N ,ioi. Washington. April i3.-
CeI..u can n; | an mu,h griti.lci b. the cx-
crcdin /, kin an com II NJ ,tar7 invitation
you have ten esd m OF ben III Of IN my ciii-
gH.u. CLicaso to be tnc! gi,s, ut agathcrng
!; tn. ntcfc / Of Soiid m1Ie: an whp.c'omo
iI..iyi u O., ctrinc. NJ; .ttl rh neat To INT cause
i 80 = eat. and know 80 well the hospitality
ana kin incss OF the peopc OF Chicago thu
NY personal Inclination l. strongly In favor
u, accepting your ilIttering invitation: but
my ju lsmclt aid estimate OF the propreties
of my olicial place obllgc me to forego the
cnioym ut Of participating In the occasion you
contctnnlate. hope. however. the event VIII
mar. the beginning OF an elrncs, ind agrees
sivc effort To dis .cminltc am)ag the people
safe and prudent financial ideas Nothing
more important can engage the attention oil
II;rin,ic citizens. bee iuSe nothing IL so vital
10 tue welfare o, our fellow-countrymen ana To
the strength. pros ,crlty aad honor OF our M
ton.
The sl,ultlon confronting Us demands that
those who appreciate the Importance ~ this
sihjcrt and those who ought TO be first 10 see
imn,n ling dancer should no longer remain In
different ar ovcrconh lent IL the sound
r!,icy eat. ne i abroad In the Land Is 10 save
US from mischief a1l dlsl ,,cr. II must be crrs-
tiilzc and comb ne laLI ma ic Immediately
active II /, ,ialgrrJI' to overlook the fact
that vast nunb;r o. out people with scant
opplrtun,tv, thus tar. 10 examine the question
IN NIL Its ~ cct'. have nevertheless bccl IN
,'rnIGus pc .Scd with spccioas suggestions
witch In this u he Of misfortune AMI dcpres-
son AMI viii ~ listeners prepared 10 give
crclcncc to uay scheme which Is plau'ibly
prrscntrl ~ "a remedy for Their unfortunate
condition
What i now nee led more than anything else
iga plain AMI 81 uple presentation o! the argu-
mcnt In fiyos q. sound money. In other words
II l. tine for tic Amcrlc IN PEG lie To reason
together n m m0crS II n great nation which
rln prom 81 them "a continuance OF protection
and SAFETY only - loIga n, Its so,vcicy II UNI
su>pertci. Il, hIror u1sul lei M the sound
ness Of IT, HII e: ;in Questioned. These things
IRE III cxrhi igci FOR III illusions OF "a debascd
currency a al ground e.. hope ~ advantages TO
b, gained b.; 1t S:c:arl Of or financial
credit AL CO nincrilIl stlndin; among the
nltinnS Oi the word.
4 gu, pr lpc were Isolate from all others
cal II tn, q ic'tiDn OF our currency couli bc
irtitc VITA ut reg Ird 10 our relations IL other
cfullres. itS cht ~Icicr would be u matter OF
com rarLtiycl. little importance II the
American people were oalv concerned In the
Iaaintc mlcc Of their precious life among
thcmsel,e, they i;at return to the old days
81 b ,rtcr. M IN this primitive manner acquire
from "a h o;hcr the materials 70 supply the
wants 81 tir.r existence but II American
clyilixa.i N wcr, satisfied with this II would
ablectl fail Ia It's higi aud noble mission
In these re- c,S DAYS the fIrmer Is tempted
by the a,Sur tnrc That u pu;h our currency
NAV be dcba>cl. re ldndInt AID uncertain,
such situation will Improve the price OF his
products Let Us remind him that he must
l,iy rs well ns sell: that his dreams Of plenty
ARE SIN dcl by the certainty that IL the price OF
the things he has II sell Il no ninally enhanceu'
the cost OF the things he must buy viii not re-
main stationary: that the best prices which
Cheap money proc.aims are unsubstantiai ana
elusive AMI that even II they were real ana
pllplblc. he must necessarily be left lar oe-
hind In the ra:e for their enjoyment.
II ought not 10 be dfi'ult 10 convince the
wagc-earncr that II there were benefits arising
from "A degcnerated currency they would reach
him least Of oil and last OF all In an I'M
healthy stimulation of prices an increased cost
ot all needs OF his home must belong TO MS por-
ton. while he Is ut the same time vcxed with
vanishing visions OF increased wages and an
easier lot. The pages OF history and experience
are full OF this lesson An inSidious attempt
l. made to create prejudice against the advo-
Gates OF q safe and sound currency by the In
situation. more or less directly made, that
they belong to financial and business classes
and are therefore not only out OF sympathy
with the common people OF the land. but for
selfish and wicked purposes are willing TO