The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-05
SENATORS LIKE TT.
The Him ntallic Conference - Londof
Eyokas Much Favoia5le
Comment.
Several Senator's Give Their Cnqnal'
fled Approval to Its Avowed
Objects.
Financial Leaders OF the House Also
In Syapathy-Some of the
.E Interviews.

WASHINGTON. May 5.--The interna-
tionai bimetallic conference in progress
in England continues TO be the subject
Of much favorable comment at the cap
itai Senator'S and representatives who
assisted In the repeal of the Sherman
act. take even greater interest In it than
those who opposed its repeal, and ex-
press themselves very freely in hearty
sympathy with the movement. ms..
Senator Hill was found among others
to lie very willing to express his opinion
upon the movement In ENGLAND In the
interest OF Uinetrlism. An indicated by
the confe' ence. Il said:
II joinri in the dispatch to the bilnet-
allists OF England because desired to
encourage them in their earnest efforts
to promote the ause of u double stand
ard. the best Interests of the world
would lie su oserved by making gold and
silver the standard money of all coun.
tries. The lest thinkers and the best
writers, the best statesmen and the best
financiers are GENERALLY but surely real
izing the fact that single standard OF
gold lneans, the impoyerishment of the
people every where and that some ade.
Quate relief from present conditions il
essential. An international agreement
between the leading nations recognizing
silver as standard money with gold, il
the goal to reach which every effort
should now be made. It Is feasible; Il
is desirable; 1t is important. II would
promote the interests OF Great Britain,
as well as those of every other great
commercial country. There are some
indications that English sentiment ID
now drifting toward bimetallism. Il ID
the duty.of this government to pursue
that course which will surely hasten
the day when bimstallism shall be ar
accomplished fact.
'tIf the present administration doeG
| not shape ifs ruling In that direction,
the people will select one that win. Bi
netallisan either by inssrndtional agree
msnt or independently. II necessary. 4
10 lie the great issue OF the future."
Senator Allison, who was i xnefnbel
of the last interna ationsl monetary con
ference, said Of the present movement
.'The conference In London IL signiR
| cant as respects its embership, and d.
respects the strong utterances favorine
the full use o. silver as money. 4
shows the growth Of public opinion il
Europe in favor Of the international use
Of silver as money or full legal tender.
notice that leaders of opinion in Eng
land are in full sympathy with the oh.
jects of the conference. have faith
that when opportunity is given the
growing opinion in favor of silver al
full legal tender, win find expression in
the elections Of England, Ireland and
Scotland, AS soon as dissolution takes
place, as 1t will be impossible to keer
this question ont of the campaign"
Senttor u. w. Voorhees, said Of Tho
conference: 1T is a step in the right
direction. 1t indicates that the nations
will not long consent to the continued
disuse of silver as money, and points tc
the restoration Of free coinage. If silver
should continue to be denied Ito right
as q money metal, 1t will be at the BE.
hest OF money power the world over,
and ut the expense OF the laboring and
producing classes. Iexpect the issue &c
be met, especially in this country, at q
very early date and In very deter.
mined manner. Let me say also that
look upon the recent repeal of the Sher.
man AIT as a movement in the direction
Of FIRE oinage and the full use Of
silver money. Ilook for NO inn.
medi.. result from the bimetallic
convention in England, but it shows
that the subject ID alive and at the front
among the thinking rAople. In this
respect the conventic. be of use to
the friends Of sils .aoney. The
friends OF silver money nave no occa.
sion to be discouraged. The people
have . way Of determining great ques.
t.ons at the proper time. and under ft.
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