Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-21
so THE SILVER PEOPLE
repairing TO say 70 the two houses
gress next month that the legis-
demanded by the administration
40 failure in restorinr cOmmer-


ma failure in restoring CONNER
prosperity; that the proposition Of
he silver men in urging free coinage at
the late session has been vindlcated,
and that now the Democratic party In
Congress should devote itself 20 redeem
ing the remaining pledges Of the last
Democratic national convention on the
subject OF silver and financial legisla-
ton. With this object In view, Chair
man Bland, OF the Com mittee on Coin
age, Weights and Measures, is prepar-
ing bill which he, as the leader Of the
free coinage men, will Introduce at the
opening Of the next session. BY refer
ence TO a carefully prepared list Mr..
Bland declares that there Is a clear ma
jority for free coinage in the House OF
Representatives, If their private decla-
ratlOns TO him during the extra session
are to be called upon, and he purposes
now to bring these gentlemen TO the
crucial test.
The measure which Mr.. Bland will
introduce at the opening Of the session
Is SUBSTANTIALLY A RE-ENACTNIENT
OF the law Of January IS, 1887. The act
OF 1887 provides for silver dollars Of
4l21{ grains, and declares that "the
dollars, half dollars, quarter dollars,
dimes and half dimes" shall DO legal
7nders according TO their nominal
ne for any sun whatever.
regard TO his position and the
OF silver men Chairman Bland
81 do not see that the repeal OF
man law has changed the situa-
the better-indeed 10 appears
have changed it for the worse.
the people now
1.-THE silver pur-
Iad nothing TO do with
mes. The repeal Of the Sher-
man law will ONLY tend to make
NQuidatlons harder for the deb.Or class
OF people, because IL contrcetS the cur
rency aud leaves the business interests
OF the country without sufficient vol
ume Of money to supply a growing pop
ulatiOn and the development OF indus
tries. III we can reduce the tariff very
largely, so as 70 make trade easier and
freer, then exchange OF our cOmmOdi-
ties abroad will tend somewhat to re-
lieve the farming interests Of this coun-
try Hence ] think we should at least
impose a large income tax and greatly
reduce the duties on imports.
"wE EXPECT TO UNpERTAKE
70 pass a free coinage bin before Con-
BlaDd decidedly. "What success we
will have is very uncertain. / shall in
troduce q bill revlving the act Of 1887,
thus providing again for the free coin
age of silver dollars. My position is
that we should repeal now all OF the
sherman laws on silver and have the
law Of 1887 re-enacteC, and thus put
silver back 70 where 1t was before be
pus his hand on il. Since we have re-
pealed one of his laws, let US repeal ell
OF them. I think that a majority OF the
Committee on Coinage, Weights aud
Measures will favor such a bill
as 1 am preparing. 1 think the
late election will stimulate some OF
them 70 q belief ia the wisdom OF such
q policy. The last election seemed TO
be general want Of confidence in the
Democratic party. the result OF the
late election does not look either, as
though the paople mad much confidence
that the repeal Of the Sherman law
would help them. Ny purpose is 70 in
troduce such a bill, have 10 promptly
acted upon by the committee, as have
no doubt IL will be, ana have IL reported
back 20 the House. For my part,
81 AM A FREE TRADER,
and do not belong to the incidental pro-
tectionists or TO any other class Of pro-
tectionists. OF course, If they put
wool on the free list, shall expect and
Insist on a very heavy cut in wooden
manufactured goods / should con-
lider il very unfair 20 put wool on the
free list unless we got q compromising
reduction in manufactured wooden
goods"