Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
THE LONDON CONFERENCE
What Leading Statesmen of This Country
Say of the Bimetanic Convention in En-


What Leading Statesmen of This Country
Say of the Bimetanic Convention in En-
gland.
WASHINGTON, May 5-The interna-
tional bimetallic congress in England
continues to be the subject of much
favorable comment at the capitol Sem
ators and representatives who assisted
in the repeal of the Sherman act take
even greater interest in it than those
who resisted the repeal, and express
themselves very freely as in hearty
sympathy with the movement The
feeling is strong that the world is
nearer than it has been for long time
to bimetallism- Congressman Cobb
said:
believe that coming to il. and that
we would be even nearer to it than we are but
for the course of the so-called free coinage
people. I told Bland away back last fall when
he was fighting the repeal of the silver purchas-
ing clause that he doing harm 10 the cause
of bimetallism So long as the other countries
think there is possibility that we may carry
the burden of all The silver they not going
TO help We can stand the demonstration of sill
yer better than they can and they are finding it
out Just as soon those countries are sure
that we will not attempt free coinage without
an international agreement they will come
asking u to go into such an agreement Every
time there is effort made to push free coin
age IN congress the OtneF countries are encOur-
aged to wait a little longer to see if we will be
foolish enough to take up the whole load
The fact is we have element which talks sill
yer and does not care anything for silver. 1t
Is for initiation, not silver.
Representative Bland authorized the
following statement concerning the hi
metallic conference at London:
I have never considered an international
agreement of sufficient Importance to delay &C.
ton by our own government. think we are
able to maintain our own system of oimetal-
ism The efforts toward international
agreement in the past have been used pre-
text for delay. I have no doubt however, that
the present movement of European countries
is in good faith and may lead to results But
tina t is too remote to warrant delay on our part
for ourselves.
Represen tative Dingley, republican
mem Der of the coinage committee, said:
heartily indorse the views expressed in the
cablegram An international agreement is the
only means by which we can accomplish the
free coinage OF silver and gold Great Britain
must be the moving factor in such an agree
ment, and when she acts the rest of the world
will do likewise
Senator Hill said:
The best interests of the world would be SUBJ
served by making gold and silver the standard
money of all countries. The best thinkers and
the best writer's, the best statesmen and the
best financiers, are gradually but surely realtZ-
ing the fact that single standard of gold
everywhere, and that some adequate relief
from present conditions is essential. An in
terna;ional agreement between the leading
nations recognizing silver standard money
with gold is the goal to reach which every
effort should now be made. 1t is feasible:
it is desirable it is important. 1t would
promote the interests of Great Britain well
as those of every other great commercial coun-
try. There some indications that English
sentiment is drifting toward bimet lllism- II
is the duty of this government to pursue tina
course which will surely hasten the day when
bime tailism shah be accomplished fact If
the present administration does not shape its
ruling IN that direction the peopl. will selec;
one that will. Bimetallism, either by interna
tional agreement or Independently. if neces
sary. is 10 be the great issue of the future
Senator Voorhees, said of the confer
ence:
It is a step in the right direction. 1t sh pws
that the idea is alive and commanding great re
spect 1t indicates that tn nations will mol
longer consent to the continued disus; of siIvei
as money and points 10 the restoration of free
coinage If silver should be continued to be
denied its right as 4 money metal it will be al
the behest of the money power the world owe
and the expense of the laboring and produc
ing classes 1 expect the issue to be met. es-
pecially in this country, at very early
date and in very determined manner
Let say, also that l took upon the re-
cent repeal of the Sherman act movement
in the direction OF free coinage and the full use
of silver as money. The friends of silver money
have no occasion to be discouraged. The PEG
pie have way of determining great ques lions
at the proper time, and under fitting circum-
stances which cannot be resisted look for a
general strong and popular movement on the
subject, such that when il comes it will defy
| the opposition of the money centers and the
J power of money hope to live to take part in
| this movement when it shall come.
Senator Sherman said:
There is no division of sentiment among con
! servative people as to the necessity of regain
| ing silver one of the moneys of the country.
! The only question we have discussed in con
! gress is whether we can have free coin
age without demonetizing gold The gen
! eral opinion is this would be the re-
: suit of attempt by the United State:
/ alone 10 maintain sixteen ounces of silver with
I one ounce of gold, when in the open market we
! ounce of gold. While have always opposed
| the free coinage OF silver. have none the less
! desire that silver should be used TO the utmos
extent possible money metal
| providing only that it would no
| place us on single standard
/ of silver and drive gold from the country, gold
| being the nized standard in monetary
transaction with all the chief commercial ma
| tions L therefore, joined heartily in express
/ ing the hope that the bin etaIlic congress in
| London would recommend some plan b which
| all the commercial nations would arrange a
| mode a coming both metals "a money