New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-29
1 BUSINESS MANS VIEWS.
rprr SILVER AGITATION DIRECTLY
TRACEABLE TO MR.. CLEVELAND.
xo,sv Ant, EXCITED MOVEMENT ~ THE WEST
THAT WILL SOON DIE oUT-THE INJURY
P[sINESS
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WASHINGTON. June ?s.-In conversation with a
Tribune correspondent; today a Western business
man who hal broken hts journey from Chicago to
v,w-york IN order 10 rest n day or two In Wash
.agion. said.
..,,-.s my arrival here I 90 not discover any
,,.,-,nA o., nat war scare ttat President Cleye-
arl WAS understood TO BE Matching at the END OF
fishing ROD on a Government steamboat IN Che7a-
make Bay last week. in order 10 staiApeue 'ne
-hi.aco Convention. read a good Deal ABOUT 'h"'
hing IN the apers-including the fake letter
OF Consul General F1izhugh Lee to a reaU'e'
arI SO oa-but suspected al the time that the
,ra-silynr = ARE was about all tire President could
and .,-ne % deal wite for the time being ana ne
ard certain members OF his Administration are as
much responsible ,or this scare "a the President
alone vas for the Venezuela war scare on last
December"
.'If,w s1?' asked the correspondent
"yveN in August. 1893. President Cleveland sent
, r,es.s,.. 20 Congress. which he had convened IN
special session. IN wn!ch he attributed the unNersa'
h,si,c.4 and Industrial depression ana prostration
arl the amos unvers n distress among the ieo
gorer.lly To the silver aw o. 1890 ard ne psotinsed
rturn ~ prosperity with and account Of the re-
real ~ ,hat law am not a politician, but as
business man dld not agree with Mr. cleveianu
and his Administration either as 10 the causes OF
m. DEPRESSION and distress OF 1923 or tie proper
ro,reav In fact, knew better and so, beheVe
ad every other intelligent business man. espec'ahy
IN tho West Well the repeal bill was iorced
through Congress and ii ala not bring the slightest
relief That rlc, has been used as club by the
ni,rde and Brvans ever since ard that. together
with The. veto OF the seignorage bill (Which vcio
bv-the-ay heartily favored. has been largely re-
s9onsbc for the gr~-th Of free-sliver sentiment IN
the Western states with the conditions In winch
pretty familiar
Moreover President Cleveland has In his Cabinet
With 4
favor OF FREE, ard unlimited silver coinage. Two OF
th.r1-Secrc,ar.cs Carlisle and Herbert-were ex-
cccl.ngiy Influential in spreading and promoting
that herc@y 80 | say that President Cleveland and
certain members OF his Administration are In
large degree responsible FOR the frce-silver move
mont which will dominate the National Convention
and a majority Of the voters OF the party IN the
coming Presidential campaign
rs The movement. according to your personal OBJ
servaton. strong the politicians represent It to
be-" asked the correspondent
wen | should hardly say that-but then am not
Interested In the way politician Is fancy that
ih.re is q god deal Of froth and foam and short
lived enthusiasm that will disappear long before
November. | have travelled rather extensively in
tho las, TWO months through a haif-dozen Western
STAGES and have kept my eyes and ears open; and
everyw-here | have found free-sver missionaries.
who were very active and very noisy l have at
tended q number of their meetings ard have had
their tracts thrust into my hands at every turn.
There IL no doubt that they are making a vast
amount OF roisc and causing GcOd deal OF excite
mem. and thus far they have had the field pretty
much TO themselves II could do 50 without danger
of being misunderstood. would say that the free
silver excl, resembles in SOME respects that or
several great religious and temperance revvals that
have whnes sed in my tme-Tcvivals In which every
Sinner within the sphere Of their influence seemed
10 become n Christian and every sot total alb
stainer OF certain number OF sinners were
converted ana certain number of the incorporate
reclaimed in each case; but. after all. the number
was comparatively small. And Yet. In all those
cases the appeals were TO conscience am "anho.i,
uh..c IN this tflc appeals a1Se,y 20 soihlu
considerations. and sometimes to considera,,Ioils
wh.ch involve actual dishonesty. do not oeIie,ss
that these appeals viii Ice successful .astng II
! did-if believed that my customers were nor 10
Or business before next March II I had reason. TO
far that the silver inhations's would VIII j" NO
What has been the effect of the frees'lver asi'a-
ton upon busncsS?" -
ut ne, been and Is Injurious II tents 70 unset
tie confidence in mone,ary sta5ty ana mus u.s. atects
crts As rule business men ns IN n9 9ne In fa are
their business relations In the EAST eo"Pe' 'heh 10
WI, arc the most talked of for the Presidential
n4m!naton Ia case the free-silVer men make " al
1T Is impossible even to make a good guess
There Is sircng sentiment IN rrvoy OF teller
naye a 1SS 5ownfI who feel ike iesvnx
The frce silver free-trIie Democrats are generally
opposed 20 his nomination because he IA stanch
protectonist IN principle. Bland has strong fol-
lowing and tho mca In charge of his interests are
sparlng no effort In his behalf Ex-Goverror
Boics. Of Iowa also has a good many friends, and
found everywhere In my recent travels great
quantity OF literature IN circulation In his behalf
In Indiana there Is some enthusiasm In favor OF
Governor Matthew's. but ! did not discover Mat
thcws symptoms In the other States that visited.
But fancy q Is rather soon TO make an estimate
OF tho comparative strength Of the various cand.-
dates. \ good deal OF Democratic political history
viii be made at Chicago this week. and no man
least OF all bl siness ulanought to try to predict
what q day Will bring forth"