Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-06-21
WHITNEY ON SILVER.


| Cleveland's nomination thatyear. He
Is conceded to be one OF the brightest
men In the democratic party. He re-
turned from years tour 10 Europe a
few weeks age and was interviewed
by u reporter al the New York World.
Mr. Whitney said:
4 am quite satisfied OF one thing
through my talks with different re-
publcans whom have seen while
abroad. They don't intend to press
the tariff. Republicans may make
some changes, just as we would, but
there'n be no general rise in the whole
tariff schedule. McKlnley will not be
an issue, according to my idea.
The tariff Is not going to be the is
sue and therefore the ground is going
to be cleared. 1t looks to me as II the
money question was going to be the is
sue, aud this is very unfortunate.
There are no people in the east but
what believe 10 bimctalllsm, but It is
a question OF method. The cast does
not believe free coinage is a practical
method Of bimetallism. Our friends
in the west do.
"It's Il scientific question, and opin-
iOus differ. An international agree
ment will place silver on parity with
geld, and l think IL is not far off.
"If they would leave this matter
alone year or two we would get an
international bimetallic agreement.
There is u tremendous movement in
England now In favor of It. Twenty
years ago all Englishmen we're mono
Gnetallsts; today there is not single
professor ia an English university that
is not bimetclllst. All the boards Of
trade in the ilOurlshing manufacture
ing towns, like Manchester and Bir.
minghain, have pronounced in favor Of
bimetallsm, aud are very urgent that
Great Britain shOuld take action in
that direction.
''rhen the statesmen. All the con-
servatlve statesmen OF Great Britain,
with Balf0ur at their head, favor it.
The labor organizations all over Eng
land are in favor of bimetalllsm and
anxious to see it accomplished.
"Of course ia the city, as they call
it-that part of London that CORE
spends to our Wall and Broad streets
you can't say the city wants blmetal-
IiSm. But some very strong men there
have pronounced views in favor OF it.
You take Lldderdale. lie was man
aging governor Of the Bank of Eng
land all through the panic following
the Barring Brnthers' failure. He is
very strong man and u bimetallist.
'"rhere is no country in the world
that has suffered so much FROM the de-
preston Of silver as England. In the
agricultural districts the fall in silver
has acted as bounty on the produc-
ton OF wheat in India. 1t has work
cd the same way in the manufacture
ing districts. England has been NOV
ing Ia the direction of blmetallism for
twenty years now, and today the
strong sentiment OF the whole country
is anxious for IL.
Germany favors bimetallism. 1t
was a very significant thing that the
upper house OF the German diet-a
house usually under the control OF the
emperor-passcd resolution only
few days ago, two to one, in favor Of !,
bimetallsm. No doubt
If England started such a movement
we would have an international agree
ment within very short time"
III, as you say, very few more
years would see this question settled
satisfactorily to every one," suggested
a student of Coins Financial School,"
who had joined the party surrounding
the ex-secretary, why Is it that the
Wall street men and the opponents of
free silver coinage are so abnsive in
their dcnunclation Of the westerners
who advocate it?"
IL suppose the reason is" smiled
Mr. whitney "that the western men
made the issue sQuarely and the 9TH
ers decided TO nght 1t squaTely."
IT don't know what the attitude OF
the democratic party on this question
will be, 4" said Mr.. Whitney in answer
10 a direct question. ~ am not In IA
vor OF the United States taking up BIZ
alone. l favor internation-
Al blmetallism, and II the question
can be let alone for one or two years
wen come out all right.
when we we're bOys-that Is, when
men Of my age we're boys-money was
used to facilitate exchanges OF proper
BY In villages aud inside OF states large
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