Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1891 — CLEVELAND ON SILVER. [ARTICLE]

CLEVELAND ON SILVER.

Between six and seven hundred people attended the mass meeting at Cooper Union on the night of the 11th, to opposthe silver bill, in response to a call by thp Reform Club. E. Ellery Anderson presided, and among letters of regret that were read was this, under date of Febru ary 10, from ex-President Cleveland: •‘Mr Dear Sir —I.have this afternoon received your note inviting me to attend to-morrow evening a meeting called for the purpose of voicing the opposition of the business men of our city to “the free coinage of silver In the United States.” I iball not be able to attend and address tbe meeting as you request, but I am glad that tbe business interests of New York are at least to be heard on the subject It surely can not be necessary for me to make a formal expression of my agreement with those who believe that the greatest perils would be initiated by tue a 1 option of the scheme embraced in the measure now pending in Congress for an ul mited coinage of silver at our mints. I* we hav* developed an unexpected capacity for the assimilation of a largely inci eased volume of the currency, and even if we nave demonstrated the usefulness of such an Increase, these conditions fall far short of insuridg us against disaster, if In he present situation we enter upon the dangerouc and reckless experiment < f free, unlimited and independent silver coinage “Grovkr Clbv elano.”