Show bi HAK KISON to the western states commercial congress must have been written by himself as he seems so anxious about it and wants it understood that he has ventured without bigotry of opinion and without any as ai emption of infallibility but as an american citizen having the most earnest desire that every individual and public act of his shall conduce to the glory of country to submit his ideas regarding western topics it may be sheer stupidity but we fail to see much in president BENS letter that will conduce to the glory of his country he says nothing now that is topics which he bap treated have been written on in the same light by other writers some of his desires are good but desires tail to throw any light on the present cramped condition of world he acknowledges that the agricultural interests of the country have grown to great importe ance and says ho would like to see our farmers have a ready homo market as thereby they would reap larger profits that is truly a laudi blo j osbire but our president falls to show how this can be brought about the chief executive also wants the merchants to do well and hates to see any of them fail but he does not toll them how to overcome the present financial stringency then mr engages in a few generalities regarding our currency and the free coinage of silver for instance he wants all to agree with him upon the proposition that any dollar paper or coin issued by the united states must be mada and kepi in its commercial valued well to be sure we will bro BEIT as other wise it would fail to be a dollar then he tells us that so long as currency is kept in its commercial value a paper dollar is as good as any other doll arora sigyr dollar as good as a gold dollar is true too but the distinguished gentlemen fails to toll us how he thinks this commercial value between gold and silver can be equalized thus goes on dealing with generalities without touching the vital points 0 any 0 the important questions mr fails to right down and wrestle with a problem the way CLEVELAND does as he seems too scared of public in his letter he says he is aware that it will be assailed in points whereat reit is edaily defensible but where he did not carry the argument out in full well there is not one topic in which ho has carried tho argument out in full next time he had bettor lot BLAINE write the letter for hiim |