The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-16
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
H0w 1t Is Viewed by Editors of the
Leading NeWsnaDera

AcHuIn& NeWSpaper8.
Following are editorial comments from
the leading newspapers on President Clepe-
lands letter to Chicago citizens, giving the
views of the executive on the financial ques-
ton:
The. letter ought to have good effect.
~ is in the right tone. and is sensible and
strong.-Omaha Bee (Rep)
The strength OF the letter is in the fact
1nal ~ appeals to the common sense of
the me country, irrespective of politics.--Brook-
The letter is a strong plea in favor of
sound and stable currency The Presi-
dents attitude on the subject cannot be
zette Rep)
An admirable letter Mr. Cleveland con-
unues to fly the banner of honest currency
4dsbased coinage and reputation -Minneap-
OILS Tribune RepD
Mr.. Cleveland Is undoubtedly correct in
only TO be argued out before the people
N order to be settled right.-New York
Evening Post Und)
expression Of his liking for sound currency.
~ - goed sense clunasily worded. He is
milwaukee, Sentinel Rep)
If sound money sentiment is to save ,,s
lrom !, mischief, It must be crystalized at
ment the President hits the b,,Il.s Eve
equarely In the center.--Baltimore News
- MT, cleveland thinks that the Afneri-
can people are ready TO abandon genuine BIZ
metallsm and settle down to a choice be-
tween gold and silver as the monetary
Inter Ocean (RepD
President Cleveland rips aside the thin
vei, behind which the silver extremists are
seeking TO disguise their motives and OBJ
jects. The extremists are talking about
bimetallism." but they do so only to delude
The people.-Chicago Tribune Gepo
The President sets forth in clear terms
of fha NO
cessi5y OF maintaining at the highest
i ssued ana Of value every dollar of money
OF the United Statesmen Orleans Plea
yunc DEM
The letter is earnest ia its tone and
plicity. and this effect leaves room for
false impressions. The silver movement is
Y colossal scheme to rob the poor man out
OF half his earnings.--Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph (Rep.)
me ne resident has sprung to the front
the head of the moneyed and financial in
t .sIeSrs OF the country, and especially of
Inc East a. ~, viii battle against slver-perhaps
New York Evening World CDem)
Mr.. cleveland's letter. will tend to force a
silver question. The bold stand which Mr.
Sieveiand has taken may possibly bring
him to the front as candidate in 1896 for
the Democratic nominatron on an anti-silver
platform. PHILADELPHIA Bulletin Rep)
Mr. Clevelands letter will prove of no
standard in,
their Western campaign; it gives the peo-
pie no hope; Il offers them no nplicy: it
is the advice of man twice convicted of
ignorance OF the financial situation and
of the needs of the country.--New Orleans
Times Democrat Dem.)
II seems to us that he might have aided
pathy with the movement for International
bimetallism, which, to many Of the fore
rope, promises a more stable foundation
Tor sound money than gold standard
Springfield Union Rep)
Whatever we may think OF some other
public acts of Mr.. Cleveland the letter is a
wise and timely utterance II is valuable
as coming from the head Of the Democratic
party at a time when that body is in danger
OF being swept away by the rising tide OF
cheap-money sentiment within itself--St.
Paul Pioneer Press (Rep.)
We by no means anticipate that Mr.
Clevelands letter., strong as 1t is, will be
followed by an abatement of the demand
for free coinage the corelative PROPOSE
tion of large increase Of the currency
The Presidents own party may dissent
from his views or divide on the issue. The
future is full OF observation-disclosures
Post pem)
Mr.. Cleveland has again spoken to the
people Of the Nation on the money question.
voice: no wagering in the attitude he took
IN 1891, He shows the same capacity to re-
sfst pressure, to withstand all clamors, to
keep his rudder true, no matter how the
wirds OF popular opinion may shift and
rage.-St. Paul Globe Dem)
While silver spectators and political
demagogues are tlreless in their efforts TO
mislead the public in the issue OF honest
money. President Cleveland strikes at the
very marrow of the disputes when he says:
disguise II as may, the line of battle
is between the forces of safe currency and
those OF silver nometallisin. r-Philadel-
phia Times tDem.)
There Ia only thing In the whole
epistle that stand out prominently, and
that is panic. This man seems ratified. The
letter Shows plainly as scared man
can show that the gold trust is on the run.
Let the friends of silver and the people
Cleveland will take to the woods before
1S9S.-Kansas City Journal Rep)
Mr. Cleveland has not materially strength
ened the cause OF sound finance He cannot
be permitted 10 masquerade as a consistent
4 champion OF sound money. In NO far as he
serves credit. but Is must Be remembered