The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22
GROVER CLEvELAND,s LETTER.
Very Unsatisfactory TO Gov. Matthews,
of Indiana.


Indiana poss=. Aprsi z1-Gow. Mathews
today gave cut the following expression
on the silver question:
*sOs course read the letter OF me fsTest-
dent 10 the Chicago business men. IL
was q disappointment 20 ne. and De-
iieye II has been 70 the people gereEaa.s
OF this state. Il was not up 20 the eA-
pectafion created oy The notices IN ad-
vance OF IT'S coming and the welI-knoEn
ciearless with whtch the president usual
Is expresses himself he generates
THE people wanted and expected him 10
paTtseuIarize- II is easy 10 SPEAK IA gen,
eral terms OF sound money but II would
have been better 70 hit sound
definition of this term. Is II
TO be gold OF silver mono-Ineta4ilsrh
or both upon an equal footing and repre-
ssntinz a true and honest double stand
ard OF value? Mr.. Cleveland may not IN
tend Il. but the general construction
plarea upon his recent letter. reinforced
by past utterances and bis public pollcy.
would be that he Is strongly inclined 10
the single gold standard. The people are
beginning TO look with no little doubt ana
some alarm upon the continued use OF
the terms sound money, silver mine
owners and international monetary con-
( ferences' IN dismissing the treatment OF
their financial problem.
mo happier or more patriotic step could
he taken toward the settling OF this cues
ton than a strong. positive and 0iphatic
announcement ny our government.
through the powers that be, that II would
never be a party 10 or give its consent
TO have silver stricken from the money
OF the world. destroying one of its pro-
ducts and a great source OF wealth. II
England blocks the way. leave her out
and enter into an agreement with the
other governments. IL all fail then let
the United States adopt that policy which
would be just to all her people. To the
banking interests there is but little doubt
that the sound money phrase means
the gold standard alone, but this inter-
est comprises but small part Of our
citizens.
IAN sections and all interests are
equally interested in the prosperity OF
their country and should be recognized
In the shaping of national policies. 1t has
been demonstrated beyond a doubt that
the business OF the country cannot be
conducted upon the single standard. he
that either gold or silver. To do this
would be unjust. perilOus and destructive.
We need the double standard OF value.
an honest and sincere bi-metallism, gold
and silver Of equal Interchangeable value.
To talk bi-metallism. all the time adopt
ing a policy that further puts the equal
value in the dim future, as many do. is
not acting in good faith. To say that We
must have a parity between gold and
silver. and by our acts. our policy toward
ourselves as a people. and In faint-heart-
ed dealing with other nations. constantly
creating a greater disparity. is neither
just. sincere nor honest.
Not IN an unfriendIy spirit toward Mr.
Cleveland have l thus expressed myself
concerning his letter, nor as a radical
and uncompromising silver man. which
! am not nor even as a bi-metallist.
which am. in the true and honest defini-
ton OF that term, but as u citizen. feeling
that we now have TO consider a question
that seriously affects the prosperity Of
the country. and. like Banquo's ghost.
viii not down. IT is a live issue. and
unless conditions radically and magicaily
change. will be- the dominant issue in
ISes-possibly the struggle between gold
ono-metallism and a true bl-metaIlism. I"