The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-12
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
The President CcntentGd With tht
RcsuIt-rhc Country is Started OF
the Road Toward Sound Money.

The President Ccntcntcd With the
Rcsuit-rhc Country is Started ON
the Road Toward Sound Money.
From the Chicago Timcs-ITerald
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 6.-No
intimation has been made ut the White
House concerning the Presidents
selection Of the three delegates to the
international monetary conference.
1t is understood that Serator Hill
Flower, OF Now York. The Senator'S
motive, it Is said, has q political bear
ing. He believes the appointment of
MIR. Flower, based on his recommends
tion, would tend to harmonic the
Democratic party in New York and
smooth tho way for u Hill delegation
from tho Empire State to tho Demo
cratic National convention next year.
No one doubts that Mr.. Hill intends to
make a campaign for the Presidency
in 1896, and he is already making his
plans with that object in view. Since
the famous dinnor at tho White House,
at which Mr.. Hill was u guest, nc has
been regarded as more or loss friendly
to the administration, and no more
than one occasion, it will be remember
ed, he has made speeches in defense
Of the Presidents policy concerning
finance and other matters. Whether
Mr.. Cleveland would be willing to
repay these services by the appoint
mont of Governor Flower us q member
of the monetary conference Is some
what doubtful. Though 1T Is not likely
the President has given any considera-
tion to this matter, his friends are
promptly attending to it for him.
They have suggested Charles S.
Fairchild Edward Atkinson, Horace
White, Manton Marble, John
Russell and William G. Whitney.
1t is understood that Secretary
Morton will urge the President to up
point Prof. Laughlin, OF the University
of Chicago. Many public men here
favor tho appointment of General
Francis A. Walker, whose writings on
the subject OF bimctallism have COM
manded much attention In Europe.
The names of Controller Eckels and
Lyman j. Gage, OF Chicago, have also
been mentioned.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND WELL SATIS-
FLED.
President Cleveland is well satisfied
with the result OF the winters work.
Though no financial Legislation passed
Congress tho President did not really
expect any when he set out upon his
campaign last autumn. The most Mr..
Cleveland hoped to accomplish was to
educate the people by means OF tinan-
cial discussion and to prepare the way
for wholesome party policy in the
future. In this the President has met
with success. AT the Same time events
have so shaped themselves that the
Republican party has been forced tc
exhibit itself as divided house, and
IL any lesson Is to be learned from the
proceedings OF the late unlamontod
Congress 1t is that tho Republican
party 10 no more able to govern itselI
where finance is concerned than the
party which has just lost power In the
national Legislature.
SO far as the effect OF all this agita
tion and draining OF gold reserve upor
public opinion is concerned, neither
| the President nor any OF his advisor
doubts that the country has unani
mously rallied to the support OF thu
administration. For the second time
during his present term OF Office Mr.
| Cleveland has won the approval OF tin
business men OF tho country, irrespec
tive OF party allegiance. The mos
thoughtful and most influential me
In the centers of population, Republi
cans as we'll as Democrats, have mad
4 themselves felt In support of the el
forts OF the President TO secure actio
\ by Congress by potecting the nationa
:. credit by means OF gold purchases.
MOVING TOWARDS SoUND MONEY.
Having now renched the middl
period Of his second administration