The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-11


Chicago, July 10.-Henry Miller in a
local paper makes the following sensa-
tional statements:
The July number of the Forum con-
tains a very interesting article contri-
buted by Mr.. William Solomon. "a
member of one af the leading interna-
tional banking houses in New York
City, a staunch supporter of Mr.. Cleve-
land in 1892 and member of the COM
mittee on currency of the Reform Club.
When read in connection with the
events that transpired soon after the
Inauguration of Mr.. Cleveland as presi-
dent, it Shows why the gold" men OF
New York. investors Of English cap
ital in this country, supported Mr..
Cleveland, and how, and the object for
which the financial panic of 1898 was
initiated.
In the course Of the article ne says:
1.-The dangers Threatening the country
from an overthrow of the existing basis
of values which it was recognized
would result from triumph of any
but a sound money candidate inspired
vast numbers of men to go into party
organization which was to claim the
field against the so-called Hill-Murphy-
Sheenan machine. 1t was we'll under
stood that reform Of the tariff was to
be the nominal issue of the campaign,
and that all the changes was TO be
rung upon that one theme; but enthu-
siasm for reform of the tariff would
not have produced for the 'anti-snapper'
movement the sinews of war. What
did produce them was the conviction
that the triumph of the Democratic
party, with MIR. Cleveland at its head,
would mean repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act. A large
number of the men who joined active
ly in the work of organization, though
also tariff reformers, could not have
afforded to make the numerous self
sacrifices necessary in taking an active
part in the canvass on any but such
a vital issue as that Of the maintenance
of the Integrity of currency. The work
Of these men, happily. was we'll re-
warded, first, in the national conven-
ton in Chicago, and subsequently in
congress, by the repeal Of the purchas-
ing clause Of the Sherman act"
REAL OBJECT OF CANVASS.
1t thus appears that the real object of
these supporters of Mr.. Cleveland, who
for the most part were "Cleveland'
Republicans, was to secure a repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act. and that their first success was by
Withdrawing attention from this object
by making tariff reform the nominal
issue in the platform and placing Cleve-
land upon IT. and their second and final
success was the election of Mr.. Cleve-
land and the repeal of this clause.
This platform declared distinctly in
favor of Ithe use of both gold and silver
as standard money of the country and
the coinage of both without dtscrimin-
a'ting against either metal. This SUBJ
ject was by both parties made to sleep
during the canvass, and the tariff, the
nominal issue of the campaign, was
the only subject discussed. 1.-THE fad
ing out of the silver ISSUE said the
New York Evening Post on October 10,
1892. sis one of the unmistakable signs
of the times. Hardly any one talks
about it now except those engaged in
the production of the metal"
Mr.. Cleveland was elected, and of the
members of congress then elected there
was, as stated in the public press, an