Evening journal., 1896-06-15
CLEVELAND WILL WRITE
To Address the Democracy on
the Financial Issue.
A WARNING AGAINST FREE SILVER.

He Proposes to Write a Letter which
May BE Read at the Chicago conven-
tion-Feels That the Situation Warrants
Him Making Some Utterance.
NEW YORK, June 15-The World 8
Washington correspondent says
President Cleveland 1t Is said, Is going
to issue an appeal to tho Democracy IN he-
half OF sound money. 1t will probably
take the form of a letter addressed to some
delegate TO the Chicago convention.
The exact time for its appearance has
not yet been settled. 1t may be published
Just before tho convention meets OF IL
may he reserved TO be read in the conven-
ticn itself The moment that appears to
be most opportune for is purpose will be
chosen to put out this document which
VIII be a most eloquent protest against
the sacrifice Of the Democratic party, with
its grand history Of a hundred years, to a
now and PoDulistic idea.
The presidnnts determination to take
this course IA a last effort to deter the
Democratic convention from pledging the
party TO the free coinage of silver Is known
to but few. 1t was told to The World
correspondent by one OF the presidents
most intimate assooiatos
The president has not spoken heretofore
on this subject with the object OF infuenc-
ing tho action of the convention simply
because he has realized that certain Dem
ocrats, who have been disappointed as
Office seekers either for themselves or their
friends, have used the free silver craze as
a mask with which to hide the real cause
of their opposition to the administration.
and no has feared to confirm them I'm this
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publicly his we'll known position on tho
financial question. But after tho delo-
gates TO tho Chicago convention have all
been elected and the question becomes i'm
minent as to what position the Democrat
10 party shall take on this issue the presl
dent feels that nothing can be risked,
while great deal may be gained by an
appeal from him as a Democrat to fellow
Democrats
Fully Made Up His Mind.
The letter has not yet been written, but
the president has been thinking seriously
of the matter for some time, and, 1t is I'M
derstood. has now fully made up his mind
to adopt this course at the proper time
lit will be either Boies or Bland" said
Representative Bailey Of Texas last night
when questioned as to the probable oandi-
date to be nominated by the Chicago con-
vention. Mr. Bailey is one of the free sill
yer leaders who believe in making
straiRhtout declaration and fighting the
financial issue to "a finish this year.
I'VE are sure OF having a majority of
the delegates to the conventions, ," con-
tinued Mr.. Bailey. "although we will not
have. In all probability. two-thirds of tho
convention. Unless it should become neo-
essary. in order to make nomination, to
abrogate the old time rule requiring ma
jority OF two-thirds of the convention to
name candidate we will follow the es-
tablished principles. But If it should ap-
pear that we cannot secure the nomina-
tion of candidate IN full sympathy with
our Views, we will have no hesitation in
putting old customs aside and selecting
the nominee by simple majority vote.
| The two thirds rulo was adopted from over.
caution at a time whom conditions were
| different from those OF the present. 1t was
adopted to prevent tho south from nam
ing a president too Objectionable TO the
free soil leaders and vice versa. There is
no real necessity for It's continuation now,
and II the convention find its hands tied
because of the existence of this precedent
it will rid itself of II. i"