The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-02
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Reprcsonta,ivcRa Rood ViowB In tho
London "Fortnlghtly Rsvlow"
HAS ATTRACTED MUCH ATTENTION
In Congressional CIrcIcs-oIr. Bland
Says tho Silver Men Cannot Accept
Ills Solution III tho PrObicm-Rc.
publicams aro Wary About Express.
Ing Opinions rs to tho Feasibility Of
tho Pian-Rcnd Would Combine tho
Silver and Tariff Questions.

WA%sIISGroN, d. O., juno l.-Rcpro.
sentative Thomas b. Reeds interview
In tho F0rtnightIy RerierO, OF London, nd.
vocatinG q frecr use OF silver, has at.
trnctod much attention In congressional
circles. Tho plan suggested by him for
M agreement among nations to use
silver and 10 fix discriminating tariff
rates against countries not using silver
has been specially open to comment
what, Reed for FREQ silver?" said
Representative Bland, OF Missouri, tho
silver leader whom told Of MIR. Reeds
F0rhriqhhy article. Thon Mr.. Gland
laughed heartily, and read tho article.
"Mr. Reed comedies our argument"
said Mr.. Bland, "but he offers us u rem.
edy which we will not have. Tho
great agricultural classes, who are DO.
hind silver will never Consent to atarill
war which will close the markets OF
Europe to our agricultural products.
That would be tho effect Of Mr.. Reeds
proposition. Thoro Is no need for unit
ing tho tariff and silver questions.
Thoy arc wholly independent. II tho
United States will coin silver il will
torco England mud other countries TO
recognize silver without threatening
them with discriminating tariff duties.
Thcy must sell us their goods, and, II
We insist upon Offering the silver, it will
loon become their interest to make sill
yer valuable. We must accomplish the
end at homo and not accept Mr.. Reeds
plan OF going abroad, and securing FREQ
silver by threats Of high tariff. 1t is
probable TINT his main desire Is rot go
much to aid silver, but to establish
higher protective duties against
European countries"
Mr.. Bland was asked II the silver Gle.
ment OF tho west and northwest would
accept Mr., Reeds views as n gain to the
silver GAUGE.
They will not" said Mr.. Bland.
I'VE arc not asking Mr.. Reed to admit
our arguments, but to admit our solu.
ton. Instead of that he. admits all We
have claimed as 10 the imperative need
OF q larger use OF silver, and yet ho
manufactures n silver tariff solution VIC
will never accept"
Representative Burrows said: "Mr.
Reeds article is very timely. There
has been much representation as to the
attitude oil tho Republican party on
silver. They are not ior gold alone, nor
ior silver alone, but for both gold and
silver. Tho only question is how to Sc
cure the free use OF both metals. II it
can be accomplis shed by mutual CO.
operation among nations, with a de-
fensive tariff alliance against non-silver
using nations, that may be the best
reason"
Representative Tracey, OF New York,
tho Democratic FREQ silver leader,
voiced tho views OF that element. "Mr.
Reeds plan Is wholly impracticablc,"
said he There is no economic connec.
ton between tariff and silver. The
proposition is 4 novelty but nothing
moro"
Representative c. W. Stone, OF Penn
sylvania, a leading Republican OF the
coinage committee, voiced tho caution
prevailing among many Republicans as
to accepting the new departure suggest
cd by Mr.. Reed. Mr.. Stone said there
would be little division OF this sido as
TO Mr.. Reeds first proposition Of unit
ing tho nations for q ircer use OF silver.
But he was no. ready to admit that
such was worth having il it cost q CUR
render to reciprocity or other steps de-
structive to the protection Of American
industry.