St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-20
the most remarkable delusions of the
age.
DISPEI. THh DOUBT.


age.
DISPEL THE DOUBT.
'A.uch OF our financial trouble has
been caused by doubt and speculation,
here and abroad, concerning the views
and purposes of our people at large,
and the policies of the political parties
to which they are attached This is a
government by parties, and investors
watch with the greatest interest and
solicitude every manifestation of spop-
ular opinion, especially changes that
are to be made in the chief executive
office. 1t is of vast Importance that
these doubts and spscula tions should
be set at rest, in order that the world
may certainly know what is to be our
permanent monetary policy. Vague
and indefinite declarations by the great
political organizations of the country
not only increase doubt and distrust
abroad, but encourage harmful agita
ton at home, and l hold, therefore,
that it is the duty of all who are or
may become in any degree responsible
for the welfare of the country TO insist
that there shall he no further equivo-
cation or evasion in our treatment of
this great subject. Let us have no
more ambiguous phrases, no more in
consistent and irreconcilable clauses,
in party platforms or in public utter
anceS, but let us make our meaning so
clear and our purpose so plain that
they can neither be misunderstood nor
successfully miSrepreSented. If a ma
jority of the people of the United
States are in favor of the maintenance
of the present standard of value, they
ought TO have an opOrtunity to say so.
On the other hand, if a majority of our
people are in favor of abandoning the
present standard of value and eStab-
fishing silver monemetallism, they
should have an opportunity to say that.
When this issue is directly presented
n
appeal to the common sense, the COM
mercial integrity and the national
pride of our people will not be in vain,
and when the contest is over, the ques-
ton will be settled, finally and con-
clusively settled, in accordance with
the general judgment of the most adj
vanced nations and the real interest
OF our own country.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Secretary Carlisles speech was fire.
quently applauded, especially that part
where he committed himself to sound
money. He was followed by United
States Senator ]. C. Burrows, of Mich
igan, who spoke on Our Domestic
Commerce" Charles Emory Smith. of
was the third speaker, his toast being
National Development and Opportun-
ity."
Ethics in Politics was the toast re-
SpOnQSQ TO fttV. w OOley Sti y heI, LII. ~,
president of Hamilton college. In the
course of toast to The City of New
York" Mayor Strong said: Il am go
ing to say just a word about politics.
1 have been told by some people that 1
am not very good pol tician. | real
ize that the statement is true, one,
but l shall go on to the end of my
term acting as l think best for the
people of this magnificent municipal
ity."
At the table of honor with the presi-
dent were seated Secretary Carlisle,
Senator Burrows, Hon. Judson Har-
mon, Mayer Strong, Gen. Thomas II.
Ruger. Rev. DR.. W. ". Stryker, Hon:
Charles Emory Smith, Rear Admiral
Henry Erben, Commodore Montgom--
cry Sicard, James Constable, Carl
Schurz, Horace White and Murat Hal
stead. The ether tables were presided
over respectively by Lowell Lincoln,
Henry W Cannon, Horace Porter, j.
E. Simmons, George Rutledge Gibson
and Alfred r. Whitney. Letters OF re-
gret were then read from President
Cleveland and Gov. Morton.