Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-07
THE CREDIT IS CLEvELANp,s.


Tho Country Owes It TO the President
That IIs Financial Credit is Not tho
scoff and Shame Of the World.
Philadelphia Ledger, Feb ~.
The New York Telegram has published
striking cartoon in which Uncle Sam is
represented as congratulatng the President
for maintaining the financial credit of the
country at home and abroad. The Telegram
SAYS ulient its sketch;
"Grover Cleveland is about to close the
door of the Fifty-third Congress. from
which so many schemes of financial bun.
combe struggle for freedom.
Grover Cleveland has had very hard
time of it with that Congress. 1t sorely
tried his temper. 1t would have broken the
spirit of an ordinary man. But Grover
Cleveland Is 10 ordinary man. lie is man
of strange endurance. His back hone is as
stiff as the pole of circus tent. While gar.
ruous Congressman talked themselves
hoarse the President sawed wood, thinking
out at intervals plan TO save the coun-
try's credit.
"And now, as he closes the door on
worry, Grover Cleveland receives Il word
of consolation apld encouragement from
headquarters.
Grateful Uncle Sam steps forward and
shaking the President warmly by the
hand, says: Credit to whom credit Is due.
Golden words OF sterling old man to
most creditaole public servant !"
The thoughtful, observing fair-minded
men OF tho country, especially those who
stand for its great business interests, fully
appreciate the value of the service which
Grover Cleveland has rendered the nation
by his indomitable will and purpose to
keep honest, safe money to the fore.
Those who have failed to perceive the i'm
portance to the nation of what he has
done are only those blind, preiudiced or
N xpl.
the truth either because of their mental or
moral blindness. The truth in this case is
that the President has alone, and against
the persistent and strenuous opposition of
all incompetent Congress. maintained the
gold standard OF monetary value and pre-
vented the currency going to debased, in
Hated silver basis. 1t was he and he alone
that forced the repeal of the purchase
clause of the Sherman Silver act; it was
because he peremptorily refused to even
consider the compromise which Senate
and House had agreed to that a measure
only less ruinous to the stability of Ameri-
can credit did not take the place of the
silver law of 1850, and 1t was his veto of
the Selgniorage bill which prevented AZ
cents worth of silver being transmitted
into l0O-cent dollar.
From first to last Grover Cleveland has,
with the wisest, shrewdest craftsmanship
the purest patriotism. and the finest
courage, stood like stone wall against
the enemies OF honest, sound money, and
successfully defended public and private
credit against the Populistic. Democratic
and Republican advocates of free and I'M
limited silver coinage The country owes
it to him, and solely to him, that il is not
to-day upon silver basis, and that its
credit is not the shame and scott of the
financial world. 1t is fit and just that the
Presidents countrymen. whom in this
matter he has so well served, should not
only recognize the value of his services,
his wisdom, courage and patriotism, but
that they should frankly, heartily testify
TO their appreciation of it.