Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22

before asking their cooperation to
help her help herself.
1t is . trite old adsge that "Hs
who would be free himself must strike
the blow" But we have appeared in
three international Monetary Confer.
ences - . party self>maimed; CON-
mitted to On illogical policy of dupli.
city; asking help to steer towards q
harbor OF financial safety, after having
sailed away from it of our own voli.
ton. and while continuing to sail
away from it. No ability OF our dele.
gates. exceptionally able as they were,
could extricate our Government from
the humiliasi"g position they occupied
in such conferences. American ears
have tiogled with shame to hear from
foreign representat,ves-"If your
Government believes in binetalli.m
why does not your Government vote
for it, and adopt it? None so much
interested IS yourselves in doing it,"
A very lucid writer (Charles Harri
son. deceased,) has illustrated the
question Of metallic bass in this
quaint wav:-"We cannot" no says.
understand the idea of acknow ledp>
ing that . man should have two feet
and then try to stand all the time on
ono foot; or. giving one foot rights
and privileges not accorded to the
other; ". not treating them a. equals;
or. contending that only ono foot
should be recognized, and the other
employed as . subsidiary; or, the
many other devices which may be
resorted to to d.. y equal rights and
powers to the two. Admitted that
when . man is walking or running he
is fret on ono foot and then on the
other, he still finds his balance and
sol'dity in having the two feet and
those feet equal. He does not wan,
one made of cork, or otherwise 4 sub.
sidiary foot if he wants TO either walk
or run" ! will add that our every
day experience that the right hand
performs services that the le # band
does not do 90 we'll, would no, be u
good reason for dispensing with the
latte. Yet this Is precisely what our
own legislation has done and p-rp.t.
aated against bimetalllsm. We be.
gan the process of slowly paral, zina
one arm and one leg of the financial
system, and have been engaged 10
this new form OF hari.kari until.
alarmed at the effect of our own work.
We have appointed delegates to three
international Congresses to ask other
Governments to help US to stop main
ng ourselves!
Since the people in the platforms OF
hs two great national parties have
'ver and over again distinctly given |
heir adhesion to the principle Of bi,
netallism. and State party conven-
ions have done the same thing with
wen more dis.inctness, and a third
party has arisen bearing this issue to
he front, and the President elected
" reason OF the strength of this third
'a'ty) has proclaimed himself q bi.
netallist, and DESTROYS of maintaining
he parity Of the two metals, why is il
lot the logical, the brave, the u Use.
he polite, the honest thing for the |
United States Congress to adop, the
'''netallic basis, enact equal rights Of
rec coinage for the two royal metals.
md then send greeting to foreign
powers. then ask that the principle b+
eco2nized and made universal in
heory and law, ~ it has been in fac,
or q thousand y-ar.?
Let US FIX the principle of bimetal.
ism in our organic law, and leave the
!etaiIs OF coinage to international
conferences and officers Of mints Who
ave often little need and little know.
sdRe OF the great Problems Of poIiti.
al economy that affect the common
real Of mankind; and which are in.
oIved in financial questions affecting
he equality Of rights and th. stability
Commerce Throughout, the world.
FL. SCorr.
'oLEDo. Ohio, August l. 1893.