The Yale expositor., 1895-04-19
NEWS OF MANY KINDS
NEWS OF INTEREST AND MORE
OR LESS IMPORTANCE.
President Cleveland Jabs Hard at Silver.
Most Heartless Murder of Two Young
Women I'm San Franclsco Church.
Emperor of China Abdicatcs.
Cleveland Roasts Free silver.

The business men of Chicago sent an
invitation to President Cleveland to
attend banquet and address meet
ing on the currency question. The
President replied declining the invita-
ton and announcing that he was
deeply attached TO the cause of sound
financial doctrine, and says that the
present situation:
Demands that those who appreciate the i'm
portance OF this subject ana those who ought
10 DC the nrSt 10 see impending danger should
no longer remain indifferent II tue sound
money sentiment abroad in the land is to save
AS from mischief and disaster II must be
crystalised and combined and made immedi-
ately active. IL Is dangerous TO overlook the
tact that vast number OF our people. with
scant opportunity. thus far. TO examine the
question In all It's aspects, have nevertheless
been ingeniously pressed with specious sug-
gestions which IN It's time OF misfortune aud
depression IND willing listeners, pre-
patea 10 give credence TO any scheme
remedy for their unfortunate condition
What is now neeaed more than anything else
Is plain and simple presentation OF the argu-
1t is time for the American people To reason
together as members OF great nation which
can promise them continuance oil protection
and safety ouly long as its solyency is unsus-
pected. its homer unsullicd and the soundness
OF ITS money not questioned. The things arc
i'll EXCHANGED for the illusions of a debased
be gained By "a disregard of our financial credit
and commercial standing among the nations OF
the world"
The President continues. in substance saying,
that through these restless DAYS the former
ana the wage Garner are tempted by the as
sertions that "debased, redundant, uncertain
and dcgenerated currency" will bring better
price for their products and labor. but we
should convince them them OF the fallacy OF
this theory. While the maintenance OF n
sound currency may. in sense, be invested
with greater or less importance to individ-
uals according to their condition and circum-
stances. 1t is, however, only difference in
degree since IL is Utterly impossible that any
one in our board land, rich or poor, whatever
his occupation can be really benefited by %
financial scheme. not alike beneficial to all
our people. or that anyone should be eX-
cluded from common ana universal
interest in the safe character and stable
value OF the currency OF the country.
IL reckless discomfort and wild experiment
should sweep our currency from its safe sup
port, the most defenseless OF all who suffer in
that time OF distress and national discrcdit
will be the poor. Disguise IL as we may, the
line OF battle is drawn between the forces OF
safe currency and those OF silver Mono metal
ism. viii not believe that II our people are
afforded an intelligent opportunity for sober
second thought they viii sanction schemes
that however cloaked mean disaster and con-
fusion, not that they will consent. by UNDER
mining the foundation of safe currency, to
endanger the benedcent character and pur-
poses OF their government