Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-02
TON REED ON SILVER
He Advocates Its Froer Use, but HItohes
Conditions Which Are Not Agreeable.

he Advocates Its Froer Use, but HItchsS
Conditions Which Are Not Agreeable.
WASHINGTON, d. c., june Repre-
sentative Thomas B. Reeds interview
In the FOrtpightIv RCUjclU Of London,
advocating q treer use Of silver has at
tTactsd much attention In Congress.
sional circles. The plan suggested by
him for an agreement among nations 70
use silver and 20 fix Discriminating
tariff rates against countries not using
silver, has been specially open TO COM
ment. What, Reed for free silver?"
said Representative Bland, Of Missouri,
the silver leader, when told Of Mr..
Reeds FOTtniqbtly article. Then Mr.
Bland laughed heartily, and read the
article. "Mr. Reed comedies our argu-
ments," said Mr.. Bland, "but
he offers us q remedy which we
will not have. The great sgriCul-
tuTal classes who are behind silver will
never consent 20 a tariff law which will
close the markets OF Europe 10 our
agricultural products. There Is no need
for uniting the tariff and silver ques-
tions. They are wholly independent. IL
the United States will coin silver 10 will
force England and other countries 20
(recognize silver without threatening
them with discriminating tariff duties.
They must sell Us their goods and, IL
We Insist upon offering them silver, 10
will soon become their interest 20 make
silver valuable. We must accomplish
the end az home and not accept Mr..
Reeds plan Of going abroad and secur-
ing free silver by threats OF high tariff.
Ii is probable that his main desire is not
80 much TO aid silver but 10 establish
higher protective duties against Euro
pean countries"
Mr.. Bland was asked II the silver
element Of the West and Northwest
would accept Mr. Reeds views as gain
10 the silver cause.
They will not" said Mr.. Bland.
1--WE are not asking Mr.. Reed % admit
our arguments, but TO admit our solu-
ton. Instead Of that he admits all we
have claimed as 20 the imperative need
of larger use OF silver, and yet he
manufactures a sllver-tariff solution we
will never accept
Mr.. Burrows said: "Mr Reeds
article Is very timely. There has been
much Misrepresentation as 20 the at
itude OF the Republican party on silver.
They are not for gold alone nor for
silver, alone, but for both gold and
silver. The only question is how 20
secure that free use Of both metals II
Il can be accomplished ~ mutual CO.
operation among nations with a defence
tariff alliance against COn-SiIver using
nations that may be the solution"
Representative Tracey, OF New York,
the Democratic anti-silver leader, voiced
the views Of that element. MIR. Reeds
plan is wholly impracticab'e, said he.
There is no economic connection be-
tween tariff and silver. Tue PROPOSE
ton Is a novelty but nothing more.
Repre- sentative c. w. Stone, VI Penn
sYIvania, a leading Republican OF the
Coinage Committee, voiced the caution
prevailing among many Republicans as
TO accepting the new departure suggest
ed by Mr.. Reed. Mr.. Stone said there
would be LITTLE division on his side as TO
Mr.. Reeds first proposition OF uniting
she nations for freer use OF silver.
But be was not ready 20 admit that II
was worth having, II To c0ss q surrender
TO reciprocity, or other steps destruc-
tive 10 the protection of American in
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