The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-12
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The silver Question

The silver Question,
WAsuiNsToS, Nov. 4 Mr.. Manion
Marble, VINO returned from Europe "a
few days ago, has reported ia peIsou
TO secrstsry Raysrd and President
Cleveland the results Of his couiden-
tial mission there, In which h0
has bean employed since
lat May. Tho chethotef
nov frsl msdo public. sun which sre
fully sisted in tho following letier OF
jnsiIun ions non Secretary BhyRro 10
Nj. Marble, and his circulSr-letter 60
our ministers ia Eoglsud, France anu
Germany, MassIt. PEelps, McLane ana
Pendulum, show that tho president,
Whatever ibe viows expressed IN his
silver letter, written nc Albany before
his term az Once began, or those which
he ~ V thereafter act iOrth IN MA htst
mos.sse to Congress, promptly,
BY he existiug laws OF Congress
reqplring a removed sndesvor 10 pro-
MOI. "A bi.ynetslic union with the
leading nations OF Europe:
KConndenliall
d., nrtment OF state, Washington. May IL,
: iss5.- Msnton ia bic, Esq New YORK;
Sim The president has had Ia view
the several successive Gets oi COMPRESS
oil the United States from Msrch, 1876.
to Juy, 1854, which authorize tho
silver nni,sisn Of lsTG-'7I, the IN
ternalional MONETARY conference q.
p ria, OF April.July, 1881, and also
negotiatious with ioresn governments
un0er The sets Of Juno, II, 1917, and
Auglst7, 1881, aud the continuance
OF Tho same under the act OF July Z,
1884, pnd bak sought to prepare Tor,
promote and obtsiA the adoption OF a
common ratio between gold and silver
for the purpose OF establishing inter
nationally the ESQ OF b,metaliic
money and securing tixtty OF value
bttwtsn those metals. In compliance
with ths unifO. N purpose indicator In
these yArious sets OF Congregs, in fur
ihe,er CO of their object and in oxecu-
tjcn OF the policy they presorio6 70 tho
executive, l am directed by the presi-
dent, who recognises your
especial competency In the
pracf cal moDstary aud economic
sciences, to rtquens that you proceed
TO Europe 1T the sariiast date which
shall suit your corvenienoe, and ny
personal conference with the expert
advisers and ntates;nen or the princ'-
copiuolion with tho ministers rapre-
seniing the United States near those
governments, particularly with cur
mini.ters 10 Great Britain, France and
Germany, to whom you will oo duly
accredited, TO w HON copies or tuetrsc-
tior will be- eonfidentisiiy transmit
ted, and who will be directed TO
facilitate tho object in view by
every mesrs in thoir power, by per-
eors conf. renee with the representa-
tiyes Of those governments duly az
thoriz I'D in this bs alt, that you assist
the II mister OF tho United States 10
ascertain the present. opinions shd
purposes o. thcsa governments IN re-
aUert Ia such ~ sstgblihhment, inter-
nationally, oi :. f6aC value between
the two nletsls-ope ratio OF weight
tetwpen coins OF gold and coins OF sil-
yer tho tres coinage OF both metals y.
the minis of sill, and the internntion
use If both metsls al money OF I'M
limited legal tender.
Yonr sersice8 70 the government
In this special confidential mission
will begin at cnee, and will end on or
before the assembling Of the Congr ess
In ID cember next.
4 lam Sir, your obedier' aervsnt,
sc 1.BAYARD.
Dena,tment OF state, Washington. May
III. lgs5-AoreTs "a. McLane ESQ, Paris.
StR.-Mr. Manten Marble hes been
ohoseu hy the President as the conf
Sontjsl agent OF tho government OF the
yInited States 10 visit the principal
ooca;ries Of Euio g, there to ASCERTAIN
tie present opinions ana
purposes " their governments
toward establishing fixed ratio
between gold sA0 silver, ana their I'M
restricted coinage and collateral use ne
ynonev IN eornsslic circul stion and in
tsrnatioHsi eEcl re. The encloseo
oopv 81 Che inst ugtiona given to Mr..
MsYple i'll possess you OF the obJects
OF his mission, SID the manner and
eytant O: thu SO which you ana the
,1ther mia,s.6rk he United States,
t. whom lihe instruction. IL sd
dressed, viii DC eAptoted TO give him.
As tbs diHicult 70 overstste. the i'm
portsnos ~ ,he question, snd the nc
mentous consequences TO the Ameri-
can peop,s ~ bicn arc involved i'll its 20
Iutiop, tie necessary for accurate and
full knowledge Ct all the facts and OF
the real interIiJns snd attitude 81
leading poweys o. Europe in regard
Thereto becomes apparent, l trust,
there fuYe, that not later than the lat OF
November next, Win ino assistance 81
Mr.. Marbles isbors, you Will ensbio
the prs sidept TO lay before Congress-
information, coupled with proper kug-
gestions, which msy maze praeticable
auch lesislation as will meet
the grand emergency. l nsed
not impress upon you the
necessity for re.icencs as 10 Mr.. Mar
ble's iuncticue. You viii naturally
n gard this Instruction for the present
aa personal, Withholding is from the
files of the legation until the proper
time arrives for making IL OF record.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
T. +. BAYARD.
Mr.. Marble les spent the last four or
Sva months In personal conferences
With the principal members and I'm
anee ministers Of the governments IN
Londoi, Paris and Berlin, and in such
consnlts,iJn with the leading econo-
mists and mopetsry experts OF the
three great powers OF Europe, ncud-
ing all the principal bi-mes.
talists, and also me r 1otstsos'
Conversations Of an important char |
acter, and especially with the leaders
Of government and Of party are, OF
course, confidential, unless II is desired
to create difficulty like that which
lately arose between Lord Granville
and Prince Bismarck, concerning tho
alleged sdvics o! the latter ON the 90
cupation of Egypt; but the state de-
partment permits 1t 70 DC known that
Mr.. Marbles private letters 10 Seere-
tsry Bsyard and the president have
an international bi.metsliic union,
held with an extraordinary
number of persons il those
countries OF the highest eoMpe-