Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-25
GROVER FOR GOLD.
The President Writes a Let
ter to
The "Sound" Money Club of
Chicago.
He Stands for a Gold Stand
ard.
And Draws the Lines for Future
Political Action.

The financial question is crowdlng
itself to the front. The Illinois demo
cracy is in the throes Of party fight
between the gold standard and the
free silver elements. TIE gold stand
ard fellows irrespective OF party re-
Rlizing that the tariff will not
be a political question in
1916 have organized society TO
fight the "more money idea, Lyman
Gage and Mayor Swift and Pullman,
and many other pets of the republican
party are ring leaders in ii.
They lately invited President Cleye
land to come to their city and deliver
non-partisan lecture on money. The
president having no desire to get
west Of the Allegany mountains wrote
a letter OF regret and added a few
words to it as follows:
To Messrs. William T.. Baker, George
w. Smith, John A. Roche, 4. W.
Harvey, David Kelly and Henry g.
Robbins.
Executive Mansion, Washington,
April Is. Il am much gratilied by the
exceedingly kind and complimentary
invitation you have rendered me on
behalf of mnay citizens OF Chicago 10 be
their guest at gathering in the inter
est OF sound money and wholesome
financial doctrine. My attachment to
this cause is 80 great, and | know SO
we'll the hospitality and kindness Of
the people of Chicago that OF accepting
your hattering invitation; but my
Judgment and estimate OF the pr0prie-
ties Of my official place obllge me TO
forego the enjoyment of participating
In the occasion you contemplate. |
hope, however, the event will mark
the beginning OF an earnest and ag~
gressiVe effort to disminate among the
people safe and prudent financial ideas.
Nothing more important can engage
attention of patriotic citizens, because
nothing IS so vital to the welfare Of
our fellow countrymen and to the
strength, property and homer Of our
nation.
The situation confronting us de-
mands that those who appreciate the
Importance of this subject and those
who ought to be first to see impending
danger should no longer remain indif-
rerent or overconlident. If the sound
money sentiment abroad IN the land is
to save us from mischief and disaster,
it must be clystalliZed and combined
and made Immediately active. 1t is
dangerous to overlook the fact that a
vast number of our people with scant
opportunity, thus fer to examine the
question in all its aspects, have never
| theless been ingeniously pressed with
spacious suggestions which in this time
of misfortune and depression find will
ing listeners prepared to give credence
to any scheme which is plausibly pre-
sented as a remedy for their unfOrtun-
ate condition.
What is now needed more than any
thing else is a plain and simple pre-
sentatiOn Of the argument In favor of
sound money. In other words 1t Is
time for the American people to Tea-
son together as members Of great ma
ton which can promise them cOntin-
uance of protection and safety only 30
long az its solVency Is unsupported, Its
honor unsullled and thu soundness OF
It's money unquestiOned. These things
are III exchanged for the Illusions OF q
debased currency and groundless hope
OF disadvantages to be gained by dis
regard Of our financial credit and com.
mercial standing among the nations OF
the world. :.
Ii our people were Isolated from ali
others and If the question OF our cur
renoy could be treated without regard
to our relations to other countries, its
character would be matter OF COM
paratively little Importance. If the
American people were only concerned
in the maintenance Of their precious
life among themselves they might re-
turn to old days of barter. and In the
primitive manner acquire from each
other the materials to supply the wants
Of their existence. But IL American
civilization were satisfied with this 1t
would abjectly fall in its high and
noble mission.
In these restless days the farmer is
tempted by the assurance that though
our currency may be debased, redund-
ant and uncertain, such situation
will improve the price Of his products.
Let us remind him that he must buy
as we'll as sell; that his dreams Ot
plenty are shaded by the certainty that
II the price of the things he has To sell
is nOmlnally enhanced, the cost OF the
thing he must buy will not remain
stationary; that the best prices which
cheap money proclaims are unsubstan-
tial and elusive and that even If they
were real and palpable, he must nee
essarily be left far behind in the race
for their enjoyment.
II ought not to be difficult to con-
vince the wage Gamer that VI there
were benefits arising from degener-
ated currency they would reach him
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