Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-17
FOR The PRESIDENCY
WILL WAIT rom An EXPRESSION
FROM AIR. CLEVELAND
A. to Whether or Not lie VIII stand
for a Third rcrm--ni. Letter TO
JOSIAH Patterson.

Washington. March Secretary
Carlisle IL n candidate for the prcai-
ucnual nomination at Chicago. An
announcements VIII soon be made by
one NJ the secretary's friends. II will
not however. be mude until President
Cleveland has formally stated his pur.
pose not to permit hH name 90 be used
IN connection with n third term. 1t ~
learned upon authority that the prea-
ident has decided upon this course
and II Is expected he viii make known
his determination within short
time. Although Secretary Uinoy's name
has been considered by Democratic
leaders, he does not desire the nomnn-
ton, II Ia undoubtedly true that car
isles candidacy will have the support
of Mr. Cleveland and the members of
the cabinet lie will 20 before the
convention ~ sound money man.
| His frivnda IN conducting the canvass
for Mir. Carllalc's nomination Will urge
that IL be made upon a sound money
platform ana II he be successful az Chi
cage win then make this issusc patent
In the campaign leading up the No
yemher elections.
Representative Patterson Of TcnncB-
acr has received from Secretary Car-
| lialc the following letter In response TO
| Speaker Criaps declaration that silver
had received unfriendly treatment at
| tho banda Of the secretary,
Washington. y. g., March lG.-lion.
! Josiah PATTERSON; My Dear Sir Your
| favor OF Feb. ~ was duly received and
ought to have been answered at once,
| but tho pressure OF onclal business has
| compelled me TO delay n response until
! now, You state that In u speech de-
/ livcrcd " lion. -.'r7riru ". Crisp In tho
House Of Representative on the lfth
| Of February that gentleman said enc
Gncanng the sccretnry) refuses 20 ely,
silver for gold BECAUSE he must hold
the silver to pay the silver certihcntos
that sherman issued under the nrt OF
1880 and when a sherman note Issued
! under the act Of 1870 be- redeemed II
IL IN gold and not In silver What
mockery this. what sort pf friendly
treatment ~ accorded silver by this
law aud the practice that obtains at ia,
treasury Of the United stntesi'
You ask me TO state fully how you
IN have dealt with the nilvcr currency
since your unyl ineumbcncy of the OF
ficc of secretary Of the Treasury nnc
whether YOU % have In dealing VIII
the subject disoredtcd silver
in answer 10 your question chr
only say that IN all operations NJ IN
treasury department during my admin
iHtratiun the legal tender sold and ~
Yer coina OF tho United states have
been treated precisely alike, eSeep
that greater efforts have been mnd'
To kcep silver coin IN circulation thHI
have bean made TO keep gold In clreu
lation.
The amount paid out by the depart
ment In silver coins and silver Ger
tincatcs greatly exceeds the armour
pald out In gold coins and gold Ger
tlncates: and In no Instance has IN
least disrrlmln ation been made nRninh
silver or It's paper representative. II
no instance hns silver or silver Ger
tificnfca been refused in pnyment OF
debt or demand due the government
and la no Instance has the govnrnmen
| refused to nay silver coins or silver Ger
| tlacntes In discharge Of Its obligation
when the holders Of the obllgntions dc
mandud or requested such payment
When United Stntes note or trcahur
notes nre presented Tor redemption
gold IN paid " II " demanded, anu
silver ls demanded silver ~ paid. Thu
The coins Of the two metals are ueate
exactly alike IN making payments p
thc government as well IN the dlf
cbnrae OF debts due TO the government
II has always been tho policy TO I'm
courage the use 81 silver TO the inrH'f
unsglbie extent and In order 10 aecpui
fish thia standard silver dollars WIN y
pont by express at the expense OK u
government TO any one VINO W
depnslt an equivalent amount In rilVe
serttneafea or in treasury notes Of lNl
with the United States treasury or an
assistant TREASURER or with natlnnn
hank depository; and subsldlniy siivf
coma win be sent by exprurH OF the oS
nenyc Of the government TO any on
VINO win deposit with such officers Q
banks any Kind OF United States cur
rency or national bank noteHi but Foi
is not sent to nnybody FREQ OF charre'
In August. 1906. there was Ercn
and unusuni demand for currency Z
small denominations nll over the coun
Try. and IN It's attempts 10 SUPPLY w
. demand the Treasury department pni
out IN dcfrnying the expenses OF N
government and IN exchange sor "tns
forms Of currency NIL the silver INA
. could be lawfully used for these pni
noses 50 that for n short period u wa
compelled 10 suspend payment
ntansinrd silver dollars except IN "
redemption 81 silver certificates nm
treasury notes OF 1890. The law autho'
sing Inc issue OF silver certificates "
an deposit OF silver provides thar ~
coin deposited for or representing W
certificates shall be retained IN IN