Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-15

S-ca-5 uIc.G ccoD,-l..E Importance. and is a
PIT 1ll parcel o. = nation honor. CiStipc-
tiHn ana power and IS for sitter ranCo.uCtal-
n5!H. u We ever get INTO thnt, let ~ get there
By aour'tls II deliberately and with our ewes
vide oIeH. Let Us not get there b. heeLiess4y
st.5 PINS over ne prcoip4ee and GEoG1lI, or
Upto now uc!ther party has taken franz.
position ca the silver question There has
looked upon the silver agitation Is Z craze:
Hab upon silver GEit1t1-s Us craCi-s or ZINE
owners. The plan has been to humor the dci-
s.4ieA n ii-tin-lls' and Wit Ter Il % Gle out.
Beyond tliS the chief ph auo-ne-a hare been
scGrCt conc ion II congress. and tie PASSAGE
OF ne l5!i-li-h li~on BIN l. ] y and Tire Shcr-
KIN law in is9a. which together postponed
bilnC tallisln for yc-rs. widely dis-rCdited sill
yer, and actively ,1icel in bringing o. the
2Gnir OF 1923. II = cost OF rlilli rs upon rlli-
lions 70 the helpless business ana people OF the
l&tion-
Now this currency question must be taken
" with the irGn5ucs', determination. scien-
the knowledge and public spirit with which
tariff reform naS been taken up : new lieht
IS brc.sl1Ii.g il. What has seemed a local
craze, Is really a worldwide agitation: WHIT
seemed the passing enthusiasm a. Cranks. Is
the occupation Of scholars and teachers
Thought to be supported by don,aEortes turns
out to DE gaining. The eatliuSia>ti, nih.siS-i ~
the most intelligent ana powerful statesmen Of
Europe. end OF hosts Of the leading men OF Eu-
rope and america
l believe the democratic nl-ty IS the por.y
that can handle this question best for the pco-
pie, because, being the party Of the whole peo-
pie. II cGu have the ear q the whole people.
Inc republican party, however u may try. can
never get away from its dissertations with the
gold monc-nCtaliists. or ever couvincs tho pia.n
people that IL is sincere IN vishinr something
else than gold InunoIletallisrn- The democratic
party can. believe, rally the peorle round a
wise STANDARD Of currency reform. as i; has
rallied them round wise standard OF tariff
reform.
SILVER ought TO be Temonetizcd. The coinage
o. silver ought 20 be free. But there are two
ways to remouctize silver and have its COINAGE
free. one way is 10 have IL with silver moro-
nct3llsm- The ether way Is 20 have /; with
stable and permanent binctgllisrn. one would
be the worst thing that could possibly happen:
tho other would be the best thing that could
POSSIBLY happier Cnc would be an attcInp. II
reform resulting In On ir-ineasura5le rational
disaster and disgrace; the other would be q re-
form worthy Of al the titles OF progress and
froiGhted with that widespread prosperity
which true economic reform unfailir-iv brinvs
believe, therefore, that il IS the duty OF the
democratic party to take UP the cause of hi
metallism in earnest. can well understand
the hopelessneSs with which silver men have
looked for help 10 the two parties--and the i'm
patience and irritation caused b.. marty r-ldif-
ference to an issue 50 important And it is
small wonder that under this disbursement
and without the safe and wise leadership Of a
great party. some o. the silver men have run
Into extreme misconceptions Of what is posSi-
bic ana what Impossible in economic reform.
of what is safe and what unsafe in attending
reform. and of what we may risk and what ye
dare not risk at all in dealing with the credit
OF the nation and the foundations of commerce
and finance.
And when the democratic party does take
hold of this reform as i, must, heartily ener-
gctically and faithfully, and avows its plat
form frankly and uneduivocally. SC that there
can be no two interpretations Of il. it will
rally to its support the honest free silver men
and the conservative currency reformers as
well, upon plan of reform that will save
every possible risk to the credit of the nation.
i believe general discussion OF this reform
will bring general recognition of its world
character. and correct the impression OF Dor
ton o. the silver men that permanent bimetal-
ism can be brought about by the acton Of q
single government. Discussion win show that
the study of this subject in our country consid
eroblc asi: Is. is but SLIGHT compared 10 the
study Of it abroad: and that practically ali OF
the opinion and Judgment of the authorities in
Europe. and of the highest expert opinion here
Is that bimCtallism can only exist with the CO.
operation Of several leading nations. And such
q vast body Of friendly and unanimous author
ity cannot be put aside by an intellectual ma
tion like ours
1t is generally felt that England is neccs-
s2ry to bimet2l,isr, but Go not see why that
Is true We had blInetallisrn without her be-
fore. and. though Germany was then q SILVER
country and supposed to balance England. the
equilibrium might be otherwise maintained
But the cause OF this worldwide reform Is
making most rapid progress in England. Eng
Lad Is rot clone WORCESTERSHIRE SSvntrE. IL