New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-31
WATSON c. SQUIRE.

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Senator Squire was asked. He answered: Now.
think that question has been talked ABOUT almost
enough. Many sound arguments have been AL
vanced on both sides; but whether wilfully or not
n great deal Of char has got mixed up with the
wheat and some OF the assertions that nave come
from both sides ludcrous. The discussion Is
going on all over the country. however. and It Is
hound TO lead 70 a better understanding ana
clearer conception OF the subject. This talk about
ths East being against the West and silver against
gold IL sl wrong The West is not against the
East We are all citizens OF one great nation; lies
are interviewer. and there Is not the strife that
some people try make out. The West is simply
asking for what she believes she Is just! e"'i"eu
TO-"
AHARD QUESTION TO ANSWER.
will the people Of the West bolt the old parties
and vote for a free silver candidate II their re-
quest is ignored in the National conventions
Senator Squire replied slowly:
THAT Is a very hard question to answer 1hey
may and they may not. If 1t left 10 me 10 de-
eide l should say that they would not am not
an extremist. do not favor the total disregard OF
either metal as primary money. look at II IN the
iIght that as long foreign countries remain upon
n gold basis our commerce demands that we shall
have a certain amount OF gold in circulation But
the universal use Of gold primary money 10 the
exclusion Of silver is likely 10 make 100 great
demand upon that metal think we ought 10 use
all the silver that We possibly can mat Will he'p
the world. .
THE world needs all the primary money. as dis
tlnguished from credit money. that both silver and
gold can give US While the commercial ratio De-
tween the two metals will vary from time 10 Time
rs II has in the past vet the monetary use OF DOT"
metals will in the long keep the RATIO ABOUT the
same as II has been. Hence our Nation as ma
ton. and a great silver producing nation Is o'-
rnetaIst nation and fully committed as d
Government to promote bmetallsm we cannot
logically take one attitude as TO the o'hei "a''"
of the world and entirely opposite attitude as
TO parties and rival interests among ourselves
There "a debit for every credit. and credit Tor
every debit While the number OF debtors may De
larger than the number OF creditors YET inc
amounts involved exactly equal on each siae.
The volume OF the worlds primary money should
not be reduced-rather increased with the CROWN
~ civilization and business Austria and Russia are
demanding gold and boarding IT, British lhdia WIZ
deman nd gold. having demonetized silver Japan VI"
demand gold with her advancement ana progress
While II may seem to be temporarily for the inter
est OF creditors limit the supply OF primary
nonev and notice that one prominent business
man Of this city has proposed a limit In the coinage
of gold yet believe IT VIII eventually not be to the
interest Of the creditor TO despol ana break down
the debtor In the end borrowers can make more
money for the creditors II they are allowed 10
handle their own property and allowed 20 honestly
pay of their debts.
Hence while am not in favor Of a ffty-cent
dollar | am equally opposed 10 a 1O-cent oo'ar'
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business men and pubcis;s that this Is an era OF
falling prices owing to the restriction Of primary
money then owe II TO ourselves 10 open our e!'S
and discover the truth. and devise remedy II one
is possible. VIVA, want Is An honest stable cur
rency so that debt may be honestly and iaTiy
paid without injury either the debtor or creditor
class
PLENTY OF MEN FOR PRESIDENT
Senator Squire wes asked II he had heard any in
timaton from the West abou; Presidential cand-
dates and who the West would favor. He SAID;
You know a mucn about that az | DO. coulo
probably talk about Western favoriies. but II would
be idle chatter There are FIVE or six men to-day
whose names are on the tip Of ones tongue as pos
sbilities There is General Harrison. We all know
that he drove the stage well one time The ques-
tton Is, DO we want him for driver again linen
comes Thomas b. Reed He will hold the second
place In po,n. of power. in the Speakership In the
gft OF the Government To he the unanimous choice
Of his colleagues in Congress for the SpedKershp
h 4 great thing He is perhaps the best parlameh-
tartan in the United States. Then there IL Morton
He Is not a speech maker or pyrotechnc states
man He ts solid sure and safe have been In the
Senate with Allison for six years. and have studied
him carefully He is a student accurate. judicous.
able and approachabe Mckinley ADMIRE ne ~
perhaps more sympathetic man than any OF 'he
other candidates Chauncey VI. Depew Is brilliant
and well poised. He has an accurate ana )uaic'a'
mind and is popular. In fact. there 's "o' ''a
prominently named. but about whom something nice
can be said. The only trouble liz that we nave an
Embarrassment OF riches We have excellent tnl-
ber and yet as I'm war times. when the Taiispht'er
came to the 'front.' a as yet unAho"n may "e
chosen and he may prove the equal OF our mohu'
mental President. The West DO moi 'hi''n ""s
made a choice
What do you think OF the statement senator
Thomas H. Carter OF Montana. made 10 the e"ec'
that there would be h.ty-nIne votes IN 'he mex
National Republican Convention which no cano'
date could receive until he declared unequ'oca"'
for silver?"
That is something Mr.. Carter has said' acco'''"t
70 report and you will have to go 10 MIN io' a" "
panation. l know nothing about It,
There Is one thing. however, that want y'
put me down as being heartily In favor OF. ana III"
10 the holding Of tho National Convention IN o~'
francisco. l want the East. through her reI" ese'
ntves. to come out and our country Inc Ia'
stays within itself and never gets away from ~
extreme localism Some has SAID thh. III ,,I
Soumbus discovered the Pacific Coast xherS w., 4
never have been any England Inc MTS IN,
ns young giant just awakening ana sur ~. III
vst MS arms to feel his strength Ihe We. an
enter Into better fellowship with the 5asS th
svnventon was held there the railroads w"u n.r,st
ssmSe TO sell tickets that In returning .ou'
u,e pass up through Washington ana OresoII.. =
Ana S' "a pe an admirable way OF bringing "'e 1907
~ west together" a.,
senator Squire will be In the city for severa! 1ay
ny tnen will start for washington STATE, w"'
interests arc after visiting washington |'''
onnDREy HAVE AN OUTING BY THE SEA