Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-07

plans for the Increase Of silver money.
and thrice they have been compelled
to separate without accomplishing or
oven advancing the object which they
had in Wow, Has not the time arrived
when MS men OF the world. and some OF
us men OF business, we should rccog-
ni1c the fact that tho task which was
set TO them was imposslble2 Would
II not be wiser instead OF postponing
our decision to declare to our himctallic
friends that the plan which thCy ndVo-
cate i9 no cure for the Ills OF which they
complain. 30 that abandoning vain
imoginntlons and Elusive visions which
can never become realities, they mny
turn their attention to some possible
nllevlauons OF their distress.
Lee the hlmctlllists, supported in some
degree by the high authority Of my
friend, MIR. de Rothschild and oncour-
aged by the uttornnces OF persons so
competent In these matters AS Arch
bishop walsh and Mr. Chaplin. console
themselves with predictions Of the
calamltles and perlls which arc to fol-
low Ms the result OF our inactlon. We
VIII not venture upon the domain of
prophecy, content TO meet present DIFF
hcultics as best we may, refusing to
Hggrnvato thcm by any attempt To in
tertere with the natural course and ton
ucncy OF events and leaving IL to our
successors, the delegates OF the TWEEN
ticth century, 20 discuss and determine
the monetary system OF the future"
Mr.. Gladstone has, fortunately, not
left the world In doubt as to the red
sons for this hostile attitude OF Eng
land toward silver, His wen romem-
berod speech before an assemblage OF
London money lenders. exhibiting the
/ debts OF the world to England and
| the Importance to them of giving to
| the money unit tho greatest possible
valuation In relation to products, made
plain to all the motive OF the controll-
ing influence in English politics. IT is
true that the farmers with one voice
and many OF the manufacturers Of
England are today clamoring for re-
turn TO blmotallsm, but in the make
up OF the policy of the British govern
ment they only count to the extent Of
an occasional committee OF inquiry.
Recurring TO the declarations made
In the Brussels conference. the British
delegates were candid enough to state
the reasons why their country would
not even consider a proposal looking to
Bimetalllsm.
said Mr.. Currie:
what I may ask. are the supposed
evils that we are called upon to REM
edyf As far as can be asecrtalned, we
are here 30 oudcavor to raise the
price OF commodities. such an object
la entirely opposed to the economic
doctrines which are accepted Ia the
country from which come. CHEAP
GOODS AND NOT DEAR GOODS.
plenty and not scarcity, have always
boon held to be conditions OF profitable
trade"
Said Mr.. Ro,hsohrd:
Advocates OF Blmetallism maintain
that the fall In the price OF silver has
brought about corresponding fan in
the prices OF various commodities
This may or may not be the case; bur
supposlng the former hypothesis 10
be correct, l am not prepared TO say
that II would be misfortune for
England or tho world In general, nor
90 | share tho opinion OF certain dis
ungrished eXponents OF that theory
who deplore the fact OF the Indian
exporter being able 20 send wheat re.
muneratively TO England. thus inter