Cleveland's Letter

A reporter of the Coüribr has interterviewed a uumber of prominent demócrata of this city and vicinity with reference to their opinions of the letter oi Mr. Cleveland, recently made public upon the silver question. There is a far greater approval of the letter than these interviews indícate, several good demócrata saying to us aubstantially these words : "I believe he's right, but I do not wish to be so quoted, you understand why." Yes, we understand why, but flrmly believe that these gentlemen are wronging themselves and their party by not stating their honest convictions as Mr. Cleveland has dared to do. However, we give the interviews as given us : Ambrose Kearney : "I don't like it." M. J. Lehman: "I am out of politics." J. R. Bach: "I will give you my opinión to-morrow." Ex-County Clerk Howlett : "I admire Cleveland for his courage." County Clerk Arthur Brown : "I still believe that he will be the next president." City Attorney Kearney : "I am lecidedly in favor of the free coinage of silver." Probate Register Wm. G. Doty: "It is sufficient for me to say that I am a Cleveland man." Dr. V. C. Vaughan: "The letter is sound in principie, but perhaps not goodpolicy, justnow." E. B. Norris : "I believe in the fre coinage of silver, consequently do no agree with Mr. Cleveland." Moses Seabolt: "I don't understanc the silver question very well, but Cleveland is the style of maní admire." N. H. Butts: "I think he is about right. Those are his views and I certainly admire his courage in expressing them." Supervisor Thos. G. Burlingame, of Ann Arbor town : "Anything that Cleveland has anything to do with is all righ.t" County Treasurer G. Brehm: "I should consider the letter a bad break if he desires the next presidential nomination." Major Sid. W. Millard: "I think Grover Cleveland is all right, and you can bet your life he will "be the next president." Judge J. Willard Babbitt: "Mr Cleveland is too honest for a politician, but I admire hia manliness and in.lcpendence." Ex-sheriff Wallaceof Saline: "I believe that Mr. Cleveland's head is level. Although he has diepleased many in his party he is right." Thos. F. Leonard: "I have always been a strong Cleveland man, but ii those are bis views I amdone with him, I will vote lor Blaine iirst." Aid. J. M. O'Mara: "I think his letter would lose him some votes if he was to run this year. But there may be a change of sentiment before '92. Martin J. Carenaugh : "Whateverinay be his prospects for the presidency, he is a man who has the courage tu sav what he believes to be right. For that he deserves all credit." Df. D. P. McLachlan, York: "It is what you might expect from the man. He never keeps people guessing where he stands. It is a long time until '92, but at present itseems as if he were out of the presidential race." j Judge Harnnian : "I think Mr. Cleveland is riglit. I am a firm believer in a i sound currency. When the democrats i-oine to think the matter over they will fall in line, and that letter will make Mr. Cleveland more popular than ever." H. J. Brown: "It is just what I expected of him, f he gave any opinión at all. Whether he is right o"r wrong I admire him for having the courage of his convictions. A good many things may occur between now and '92 that will change the situation. Register of Deeds Michael Seerey : "It is a long time from now to the next national democratie convention. I believe Mr. Cleveland thought as he wrote and gave the people his honest views. In other words his letter conveys the honest convictions of an honest man." Hon. John J. Robison : "Cleveland's sib-er letter- what do I think of it? I think silence on his part would have been golden. Of course he is knocked out as a presidential posaibility. The democracy's presidential candi'date in 1892 will be in favor of free coinage of silver and don't you forget it." E. B. Pond: "I endorse the letter heartily. They might as well take the copper and iron from our mines and put it in the treasury vaults and issue certificates therefor as to take silver. The principie is the same. Mr. Cleveland in writing that letter shows that he doesn't care a partiële for his own political future, but speaks what he believes regardl8s of consequences." Hon. Chas. R. Whitman: "I admire Mr. Cleveland. His utterances upon all political questions are entitled to the greatest consideration. The next two years will do mnch to reeoncile the seeming differences of to-day, and the great Democratie party, will be found united upon that course which shall best concesrve the intereats of the people." M. C. Peterson: "■Vbile I believe in the coinage of sutticient silver to carry on the busieesa of the country, I do not believe in free coinage. To be sure the demócrata in Congress quite generally voted for free coinage, but they did not expresa the sentiment of the rank and file of the party. I believe that Mr. Cleveland is on the richt track." Supervisor Hughes, of Scio : "I believe Mr. Cleveland is an honest man. But I do not consider him a politician. He is as honest in this letter as he was in the tariff proclamation. The democrats of the west will not swallow that sort of talk on the silver question, however, and I believe it destroys his chances for the next democratie" presidential nomination." Ex-Mayor Beakes : "Cleveland is not a politician. He is not a coward. He is always outspoken in his convictions and men cannot fail to admire his honesty and courage, whether they agree with him or not. But his letter will lose him many delegates to the next national convention from the West while making him a stronger candidate in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode sland, and Massachusetts." -Mayor Chas. H. Manly : "I am not surprised. Mr. Cleveland is a man of strong convictions and never backward n expressing his opinión on national questions. When expressed seldom if ever changed. He would rather suffer defeat under true, than win under falso eolors. The democracy is fairly committed to the support of free coinage of silver, being a party principie, and not the worshiper of man, will never bow tu Mr. Cleveland's views on the silver question." B. F. Watts : "I am not posted upon the silver question, but it looks to me in this way. If the farmers of this country shoukl all go to raising wheat and thus produce a million or so more bushels than the market demanded, then the price of wheat would decrease in valué. If the western mine owners are allowed to coinall the silverthat theycan produce and thus pile up millions of silver coin more than can be used in the business of the country, then the price of silver must deprecíate, and the country be forced to do business with a debased currency. The values of all property would be effected, and sooner or later a crash would come, aud the country would see another panic and universal commercial disaster would i'ollow effecting the farmers and business men alike. It seems to me Mr. Cleveland is right."