Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-17
LINCOLN AT HOME.
Our Minister to England on His
Native Shore.
REMARKS ON THE SILVER QUESTION

England Likely to Modify Her Position as
to MonometaIism-The Diplomat OPP
posed to Action by the United States
Alone-NIrs. John Biddolph Martin, the
Woman Suffrage Presidential Candidate,
Outlines Her Letter of fAcceptance-The
Fair Kansas Politician, Mrs. Lease,
About to Get OF the PopuIist Wagon.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Robert T. Lincoln,
United States minister to England, arrived
in this city yesterday morning on the Etru-
ria. The steamer arrived eaxly Saturday
at quarantine, but much to the disgust of
a large number of passengers, was not al
lowed to proceed TO her dock until next
morning. It was 1880 O'Clock when the
dock was reached. As soon as the steamer
made fast Minister Lincoln proceeded down
the gangplanl<, entered a carriage and was
driven TO the Holland house. The first
part of the day Minister Lincoln devoted to
resting after his voyage. During the after
noon he received quite number of callers,
notable among whom were c. \. Bliss,
General Brookfield. Hon. Patrick Egan,
Chairman Carter, of the Republican ma
tional committee, and Senator Hale.
Some miscellaneous Observations.
Mr. Lincoln is looking well and happy.
He said to a reporter for the United
Press that he was here to spend his reg
ular annual two months leave of absence.
He will remain here but n shert time when
he will report at Washington and then go
to Chicago to be present at the opening of
Worlds fair. After that his plans have not
yet been arranged. In regard TO the COM
ments made upon his non-attendance at the
funeral of the late Lord Tennyson, he said
that he was NOT aware that he had haep
lected as one of the pall-bearers until Just
as he was stepping on the train at London
to so aboard the EtrUria. Since his arrival
here he had learned that Mr.. White, the
charge d'affaires in London, had acted as
his representative.
Wouldn't Discuss English Politics.
Mr. Lincoln positively declined to discuss
English politics: Il cannot answer any
question or express anv opinion, which re-
lates TO English political matters My
official position deprives me of any freedom
which other persons might properly have.
There is nothing connected with my official
position that l feel that ! can properly
speak about except the forthcoming inter
national monetary conference, for which it
has fallen to me to have some share in
arranging" He said that the question
whether England should favor the in
creased use of silver IN the currency of the
world is not party question in England.
Thinks silver s5aS a Chance.
''I feel that may say without impropri-
ETY. that there is 4 reasonable prospect of
sufficient departure by England from its
hitherto strict monometallic basis to give
great hope of some practical steps being
taken by the congress for the increased use
of silver and for their adoption by suf-
ficient number of the important powers.
Personally am believer in bi-metallism
on some basis to be approved by the con-
ference of those best able 70 consider the
subject, because | think that with gold as
a standard the international currency is in
adequate and likely to become more so in
consequence of the action of the Austrian
Hungary empire.
Hopes for Practical Issue.
But l should personally deplore an at
tempt of the United States alone to adoI,t
free coinage of silver without the assistance
of those European nations whose aid is es-
sential Men of great ability are going as
delegates both from the United States and
from Great Britain and no doubt from
other countries, bat ! do not know the
names of the delegates from those coun-
tries. l can only say that l have great
hopes of practical issue and benefit to our
country, as well rs to the world from the
consideration which the congress will give
the subject"