The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-04-11
The SILVER Outlook.

There Is perhars no one political
power more potent in the influence
of so-called statesmen and politicians
than that of money, and this is SO for
the reason that all men are influenced
to greater or less degree by selfish
ness.
"The love of money, (says The
Book is the root of all evil" and it
is our observation that a | mankind is
possessed ola good deal of the root.
No matter what may be the policy
ofa given country, the politicians are
certain to declare themselves in ac-
cord with it so long as it is apparent
that the particular policy is able to
maintain its hold Oh the popular
mind and will, for selfishness rules
the politician, as well as other men,
and he is desirous that his acts and
words may be popular. Herein lies
his chances of continuing to feed on
the public fodder.
But the political statesman keeps
his finger on the public pulse and is
quick to note the changes of senti-
ment.
In Old England where the single
gold-standard has been the law of the
land we may not see rapid change
of sentiment but when the change in
the minds of the English people be-
comes patent we may expect to hear
from the politician.
According to the most reliab lie ad-
vices on the subject the Cleveland
Plain Dealer truthfully says:
"a speech on the public questions at
the official residence of the lord may
or of London by the recognized lea
ders of either of the great political
parties is regarded as of more than
ordinary importance. 1t is usually
considered to lie in effect semi off
cial declaration of the position the
party is to take on the question dis
cussed. The speech Of Hon. A. j..
Balfour, the head of the Conserva-
tive party in the house Of commons,
delivered on wednesday at the meet
ing of the BiMetallic league held at
the lord mayors official residence, is
therefore of marked Importance"
The spread of bimetallic sentiment
over England within the last year or
two has been repeatedly noted and
commented on. As in this country,
it has not been confined by party
lines. The membership of the league
includes prom inent IN en- in both par
ties and it was the knowlege that
when the money question was raised
the present government could not re-
ly upon the fall support of its party
in pariiment which compelled the ac
ceptance, without a division, of the
recent motion favorable to another
monetary conference. But the friends
of silver among the politicians are
ma inly in the Conservative ranks, and
the speech ofthe Conservative leader
is an indication that the chiefs of the
party have satisfied themselves that
more friends than enemies are to be
made by an outspOkeu declaration
in favor of bi.metallism; that it is
good cry TO 90 to the country with
in the general election which cannot
be very far off.
Mr.. Balfour's proclamat ion was I'M
equivocal in its language. He be-
gan by saying that the belief in BIZ
netallism is growing, not only in Lon
lon and elsewhere in Great Britain,
but throughout the civilized world.
He called attent ton to the fact that
while the Latin nations maintained
he bi-metallic system-and, he
might have added, until ii was aban
loned by the United States-the par
ty Of exchange of gold and silver was
for tie whole world, despite
wars, industrial revolutions and dis
;overies of the precious metals. He