The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-05-15
CIeveIand's Manly Letter.

JACKSON, Miss, May 4.-Governor
Stone last evening made public the fol-
lowing letter by President Cleveland
dated April 26:
"The Hon. j. M. Stone, Governor-My
Dear Sir: Your letter of 2lst Is at hand.
I do not feel inclined to find fault with
your criticism, but I think the matters
you refer to should be judged in the light
OF circumstances existing at the time the
things were done. I never had any idea
of building up nor fostering a persona!
following. but 80 far as politics should
properly influence in making appoint.
ments have tried to bo democratic and
not proscriptlte. am glad you are
frank enough to admit your participation
in bringing about condition In Office
holding which may not be all that could
now be desired. Whether those appoint
ed to places shall in speech and action
behave decently towards the Admins
tration under which they hold Office must
remain to large extent matter OF taste
and good breeding. There are, however,
some officials who devote themselves 80
of those under VIII ON they hold Office as
to indicate that their fidelity cannot be
trusted for the performance of their du-
ties in a manner creditahle to the Admin
istration and who apparently assume they
may spend the time they owe the public
service in doing political mischief. In
the interest of good governme such Of
fceholders must not be surprised II they
are summary dealt with.
"When I received your letter I had
just finished reading letter Of yours. In
which you explain to the citizens of Mis-
sissippi your views on the currency
question. It seems to me you have in
that letter contributed in the best style
and in most valuable way to the fund
of argument in favor of sound money.
have never ceased to woLder why the
people of the South, furnishing 80 largely
as they do the. products which are export.
ed for gold, should be willing to submit
to the disadvantages and loss of silver
m0nometalism, and to content themselves
with deprecated and fluctuating curren-
cy, while permitting others to reap profit
from the transm utation of the profits Of
their production from silver to gold. l
hope this letter of yours will be given
the widest possible circulation, especially
among our Southern fellow. citizens, and
that they will be permitted to see the pit
fall which Is directly before them who
madly rush toward the phantom light of
free, unlimited and independent silver
coinage. If we, who profess fealty to the
Democratic party, are sincere In our de-
votion to it's principles, and If we are
right in believing that the ascendancy OF
those principles Is q guarantee of person.
al liberty, universal care for the rights of
all the non-sectional American brother
hood and manly trust in American citi-
zenship In any part of our land, we should
study the effects upon our party and con-
sequently upon our country OF tho COM
initial Of the national Democracy to sill
YER arbitration. IF there are Dem ocrats
who suppose that our party can stand on
platform EN- mbodyiug such doctrine
either through its affirmative strength or
through the perplexity of our opponents
on the same proposition; or If there are
Democrats who are willing to turn their
backs upon their party associations in the
hope that the free and unlimited and In
dependent coinage of silver can win vic
tory without the aid OF either party or
ganization, they should deceive them
selves no longer, nor longer refuse to look
in the face the results that will follow.
The defeat is not the disintegration of the
Democratic party upon the issue which
tempts them from their allegiance. five
should be forced away from onr tradi.
tional doctrine Of sound and safe money
our old antagonist will take the field upon
the platform which we abandon, and net-
ther the votes of reckless Democrats nor
reckless Republicans will avail to stay
their easy march to power. This is as
plain as anything can possibly, be. 1t
therefore becomes the duty Of every
Democrat, whoever he may be, to con-
slider what such q victory would mean,
and in the light of a proper conception OF
it's result he should deliberately shape his
course. Yours very truly,
'GRovER CLEVELAND"