The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18
That Desperate Party Succinctly
Sized Up AS Distressed"
and "Unshod."
TRYING a FoRIoRN HOPE.
The Chamber of Commerce Scores
Glaring Attempt to Straddle
the Money Issue.
Nav York Herald New York:


Republican financial plank will
strengthen National credit abroad by
reaffirming determination of American
people to keep faith with public
creditors, which we at home never
doubted. BY borrowing Republican
thunder President Cleveland only
makes the path more thorny for his
unshod, distressed, discredited party.
HUGH CRAIG,
Commerce.
The above was sent yesterday in reply
to the following:
President of Chamber Of Commerce, San Fran
cisco: Kindly send at our expense your opin-
ion of ST. Louis financial plank and President
Cleveland's statement NEW YORK HERALD.
The statement referred to was as follows:
dent Cleveland to-day made the following
reply to representative of the New York
Herald, who asked of the President a
statement concerning the Democratic situ-
alton: Mr.. Cleveland said: II have made
no figures as to the probable action of del
egates already chosen, or to be chosen, to
the Democratic National Convention, but
l refuse to believe that when the time
arrives for deliberate action there will be
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demand for the free, unlimited and indie
pendent coinage OF silver.
II cannot believe this, because / know
the Democratic party is neither unpatri-
otto nor foolish, and because it seems clear
to me that such course will intict very
great injury upon every interest of our
country which it has been the mission of
Democracy to advance and will result in
strong disaster to our party organization.
There is great hope that as means OF sue
cess this free silver proposition, after its
thorough discussion during a polit ical
campaign will attract majority
of the voters of the country
1t must be that many of the
illusions influencing those now relying
will be dispeiled before the time comes for
them to cast their ballots, which will ex-
press their sober second thought. The
adoption by the Democracy of this propo-
sition would. believe, give to our oppo-
nents an advantage both in the present
and future which they do not deserve.
my attachment to true Democracy is so
strong that consider its work as identical
with the promotion of the country's good.
This ought sufficiently to account for my
an xiety that no mistake be made at our
party convention. In my opinion no
effort should be spared to secure such &C.
ton of the delegates as will avert party
Generalization.
cit is a place for consultation and COM
parison of views and those Democrats who
believe in the cause of sound money
should there be heard and be constantly
in evidence. A cause worth fighting for
is worth fighting for to the end. If sound
money Democrats suppose there is danger
of a mistake being made such danger
should stimulate their activity in avertIng
it instead of creating encouragement.
far n m "
self controlling influence upon the
policy of my party; but as an unfinching
Democrat who has been honored by his
party and who desires hereafter no greater
political privileges than to occupy the
place of private in It's ranks, / hope may
not be blamed for saying thus much at
this time in the interest, as it seems to me,
of the grand old organization, so rich in
honorable traditions, so Justly proud of its
achievements and always so undaunted
and brave in its battles for the peoples
WelWare"