The sun., 1900-10-30
CLEVELAND'S ATTITUDE.
4 CHARACTERISTIC LETTER TO THE
NOV. DON DICKINSON.
Cleveland Stand, Fast by Ills Reform club
speech of April $50. An Emphatic Plea
for Sound money and u Scathing Denun.
Ciaiion OF Organism "Hcrc We Stands
We Cannot DO Othsrwi'r; God Help Us.


CulcNGu, oct 20 The Tmos-Hcrdd will
print Tomorrow the following Gc~Iatch from
b., srccial currcsr ondcnt, Walter Ncl'u an.
NEw YORK. oct - EN-rrc,idout Cleveland
has spoken at ,n~r, and In a most cuI hattie why
J l!e /, opposed tu Bryan and lryaul~u lie to-
day authorized over hiS signature the ruhca-
tion of his views
TIE Hon Don VI Dickinson, who was POST
mastor-Gcncral in President CeyC!Grds fret
Cabinet aud who few days ago addressed The
/ public in -tr, ng condemnation of Fryanism.
/ ana am uunCing his intention 10 vote for MCKin-
I Icy. arrived here this morning and to-day lo
/ received the following letter from Mr. Clcve-
/ land.
PRINCETON Oct 20, 1909.
! hon. Don ~. Dickinson;
MY DEAR SIM The speech made at the Reform
club dinner IN April 1897 Is a part OF my record In
| advocacy Of true democracy.
! cannot suppress II or abate from It; and would
! not II could.
shall not object - any use you see ~ TO make OF Il
! Yours sincerely. GROVER CLEVELAND.
MIR Cleyelands speech at tho dinner OF Gle
! Eoform Club April "a. 1877 the publication Of
| which he to-day authorized a. expressing his
opinions In the present crisis, wnS ~ follows
We urc gathered hero tonight is patriotic
( ct,2ons, anxious to do something toward re-
b
men, ana protecting the fair fam" Of our nation
I against Shame and scandal. Tn every side Wo
are cpntrputri with popular detre,Slon and
. OF natural uuu certain recurrence, the iu"vlta-
bc d"rululhuiW"ut- ul an human endodNor.
and IuTIlu- i'.rs are a. largely due 80 the work
of altttur, and UrmaGogu"-. who have hu>liy
suWci utr seeds of discomfort hoping that in
th" harvest they may r'lp personal advantage.
Distressing ills, real and imaginary ha, been
80 constantly and IGrldN Presented to the
mind, "i honest krn thAt 'h'y are tempted
of judgment any uugirum cunnihgy offered
as q rc'urdy for their low condition. But even
80 promising a field n- this has not satisfied
thrd,-i gu- oi ruthless agItatOr, Nhllc scatter
ing 'lr seeds Of discomfort they haN" also Cul-
uvatcd growth of sectional and class -u- rlciun
and GI,truts. which threatens to choke urdc-truy
thnt iratrruul feeling which leads to consider
ate counsel in the day of common misfortune,
and which l. absolutely essential to the success
Of our plan of government
The fun iHmenta truth that our fTe nsti-
tutiouS offer opportunities TO all within their
Influence, for the aivlnCement ana improve
mcut OF their condition, has been so far GenIel
that honest accumulation Is called crime
ami the necessity ant habit OF individual ana
struggle. which are the mInsprings sturdy
NuercaniSm. are deCriei a. unlustlUablo
bur icns willis unwholesome fraterna!isrn Is
presented in handsome and inviting zarb.
Those enlisted in this CrySade OF Giscontrut
an 4 passion, proClaiming themselves the tricnos
Of the people, exclude from that list all their
CountrymCn except those most unfortunate or
unreasonable. and those whom they themselves
have mafc the most disContented and ere lulous
These forces and conditions have for years,
about our national life, lacking effective or
gani2ation and concentration, neglected 10y
those who deprecated their existence. and
unIeodcd even bv those who partially M
pTeciated their da gcrous tendency, In the
meantime there has lain ia wait behind them
ALL m impatient power ready 10 marshal them
In effective activity when depression. mis-
fortune, neglect and passion had done their
and maintained by -cltsh interests and
partisan ambition, has at l''t assumed com
mand, and ha- mrIsIy recruited itS
to be- patient with tale, OF an ancient crime
against their rights to he avenged, by cncourag-
Ing The restless and turbulent With hint. II
AZ a smooth road 20 wealth. and to those In
dcHt a. Il plan for easy payment and 10
and dscoura ged IA n remedy for II their ills.
the free unlimited and independent coinage
OF silver a. the ratio Of 70 To !, with depre-
Ciated currency and cheap money,
It was a rude awakening for tho negligent
and over-couhdent. and the day ot terror for
sober and patriotic men. when the bold pro
muters of This reckless crusade captured the
organization Of n powerful political party.
and sci2inH its banners, shouted defiance TO the
the country Hosts Of honest men, in blind
LOYALTY. gathered behind the party flag they
None can forget the doubt and fear Of that
holtcrous and passionate campaign, when
the fate Of the nation seemed In the balance
The danger Of the situation arose from the
ha-ty Impulse Of those who's" misfortunes had
been cruelty played upon, and from the
party iraty.. The dclivcrance came through
the action of those who saw the trick and
TO follow Us stolen banners In an attack upon
those national safeguards which party as well
u patriotism should AT all times defend
In the meantime the allied lorccS y calamity.
cnCourugcd by thc-e maiign Conditions, are
still active and aggressive. They Gonndcrtly
oi success a. only The First Battle" and
gladly hail every untoward incident and every
added prcteyt for Ia'-ion nnd resentment rs
new and welcome allies IN tho continuance ot
They are wilful.y wicked and stupid who
believe that disaster waits upon the asCendancy
Of those forces, and vet turn away from the
plain evidence Of their dangerous strength
Let us be honest with each other and with our
selves II ther" are any among W VINO Nough
not actually and actively enlisted In the cause
Of free silver and rs accompanyins yasarinT.
and triumph, or # there are any, who, not
fearing irdiyiLnnl lo,-, are hcedlcss = the
il there nrc those whose childliko aud
sim ple faith i0 tneir coun'r'' '.sourCc:
blinds them to all public danger, iuaction and
not excused But nothing can explain or eN-
cu~e nac'lon upon N" part of those who an
un.nund money. or who lovo their cuGutry's
honor more than -cl'-udvautagc, or who are
rency Inevitably bodies the greatest depth Of
lo-s and misfortune To- all tn" pvopl" OF the
land These should not dClude themselves
The peril they dread j. directly impending
| began 10y saving that this Wa an u--"IE-
hl1g" iJr patriot. uVrpu~"~ hope my sym.
paihv with H. high alm- and di-iut"r",t"i
efforts will NOT be- suspected when cpu'E,,
that have brought here "a sturdy part -au-np
and q devoted attachment t. t,r principle,
ui trur Domp.rlr. | shpuld. however. mot
he here 10 max. ipI, dc 'larltipu II hy partisan
ship | moluf alu"r"uoo 10 ! party "rKanlll-
tiuu merely for the purpose Of COMPRISING gov
cruIu"ut control and th" distribution Of the
-Iol. Of party victory among greedy clalm-
ant. Tho p4yti-tu-hlp mention means tho .
support oi certain Ir.rclil"- md theories Of !
EtgoTuuuui, and a copu"ration and ls-ucIl- .
t,Ou IN political efforts and activity with olhrr~ .
who believe Iu the same lsourp- and UrluCl- I
Ilr-. for H., IuU.,-r II aCvuWlI fishing iuer .
Practical HlIloutiuu and enforcement.
Ou' Oi such 0u ,--ur iutlun grow party d!SCi- /
puo and urgtNIdtlo'. They are u",'sstTv I
and useful IT, DO" servants Ot IOl.tlCHI pTin- .
Ciplc~ but -uuuld never l." ite uuuu"stiou"i .
masters. The limits ol their proper operation .
a." easily 0NHd and ~ Is IN imU"aciW"ut & I.
the iut"llig"no" Of IA" wrWhcr- oi any polit- /
CuI H-~oriG'Iou 80 ~uN "hut ugr'N man cement b
and disCiulu" ~!ruld at al times comm ud F.
Implicit uh"dlrr".. 'NHn Wh'u SHr, "h"ii'4'" .
head. 'u the 1hprdouWont or radical rcrNcr~iun ,
of nIrtv u'Iu,I'.n
have vcutur"d +" speak Of the political creed .
and oryIu,/atIou Uf my attachment a. trur /
Don,rrlcN This dcNuitiun tcl!- ih" story ot T
a PARTY Of noble origin ana tradition, tN"N'I',"d .
with th" councils of 10" nation from Ii- "lrIl"-t 4