Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
ALLISON ON SILVER.
The Ground Broken for an In
ternational Standard.
HARRISON HOT AFTER CANADA
He wa Issue a Repdsal Proclamation Cana.
dian Rallroadmon Alarmed Wyomlns's
Legislature Surely Democratic.
The Electoral College

New York Dee Ex-senator w -.
Allison, one Of the American delegates
20 the International monctrr! C0ufer-
cncc recently held nt Brus ,lH, speaking
about the monetary conference said.
"ln sOmO respects is WIS fausiuctnrfi
n othcrs not u you ask ine for tac
tangible results l must admit thOrc are
few. but breaking thp ground you know
Is an important part of progress 100 build.
ing q house, nnd we did break the ground
for better things 10 come. just what
these thiugl viii Lc it is impossible Tor
me tO say on for any man TO predict
This mCch, however. is certain, the dele
gntea VINO took purt in the conference,
and who were nll men oi Nnp intclli
gence. went away In hopeful earnest
frame Of mind, moro than ever convinced
of the IMPORTANCE. ! may say ihn hcCps
sity Of taking some general action In
regard Geo tllU vast monetary question.
That conviction IN itecll J consider a
most encouraging sigt, for there ~ uoti-
ing 40 hard to combat and 80 fatal TO
Advancement as Ignorance and npnthy
Before this conference many Of the
European delegates were not kcenly
alive 90 the importance Of the problems
which they have been called ON 10 solve,
and the urgency of finding some solution.
Now all ~ different 1 was struck 10y
Che general diapoeit0n OF the assembly
luti0ns Of civilized untions were uuHniis-
factory aud calculated iu icriQnsy ham
per and check the carrying on and de-.
yei0pment of Ne worlds commerce. /
advocated strongly that the free coinage
OF gold aud silver M the nlnis Of the
nations entering into the rnion with
provision of certain ratio between gold
and silver hp maintained ] believe iu
coihlng all the gold and silver presented
The rntio | refer to IN hetwecn the ynl-
ues of the metals as coined Into dollars,
that is. the number of grains in each i
DO think thn. thc ratio can be maintain.
cd by law Some think Il win lnctuNie
with the varying production frOn she
mines OF silver and gold but such has
NOT hoen the ease In the mast
Tie senator WINS asked how hi. or 1-
mcnts Va fuvor of free coinage of silver
were received hy The European delegates.
mot very well ] must admit De snid
Hul ! did ret ther. a. acknowledge
tht there WAS much TO ho gained
by more abundant uBo Of silver in
their coinage NJ far as consistent with
makes me hopeful Of some definite re-
suit in accordance with our policy when
the conference meets IN May"
"And how about the Sherman act
10 you fhink any action will be- taken by
the Dre sent congress- The senator
smiled "No, we % not propose TO deprive
our friends the enemy Of The pleasure 81
arranging that little matter az they may
think hest. or conrsr / do not know
ANYTHING about A. but | have strong
impression the sherman act win not be
interfered with by the present congress Z"
And after che next congress meets
viii they bc able 10 take any action
touching ON the ponetary system OF the
country during tlP recess Of the inter
national confercDceW
1T was specifically stated that any
one of the countries represented was
free to alter rs monetary system during
the rece in any way il might see It,
accor ling 10 lbs Immediate necessities.
AFTER CANADA
New York, Dec 81 A special from
Washington % The Sun says, ID IS