The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-05-30
CENTRE, MINI.
BY CHAS. F. HENDRIX.
SUBSCRIPTION $l.50 PER YEAR.
MIR. TOWNE ON SILVER.

MR.. TOWNE ON SILVER.
Evidently our congressman from TINS
district is not sound on the coinage OF
silver question. The HERALD has no
sympathy with the movement Tor the
free coinage OF silver on the lines indi-
Gated by Mr.. Towne. The editor OF the /
HERALD indicates his position in con-
trast with that of MIR. Towne, in The
following correspondence:
Some days ago the Pioneer Press adj
dressed to each OF the delegates appoint
ed to attend the convention OF the Re
publican League clubs at Cleveland next
month, from Minnesota. request for
statement of his position upon the imam
cial question. Answering this request
quite a number of replies have been re-
ceived which are given at length below.
The Pioneer Press has already asserted
that the preponderance OF sentiment IN
the Minnesota delegation would be over
whelmingly for sound and Zones. money.
The views of the members OF the delega-
ton given below would Justify even
stronger statement.
CONGRESSMAN CHARLES A. TOwNE.
Answering your inquiry conc' rmng
my position on the financial question,
let me say.
/. | believe III bimetalism. So also
believes the republican party, as plainly
set forth IN its national platform o!~1S92
and in it's Minnesota state platform OF
1894.
2. / do not believe in virtual" BIZ
me1aiism, nor in any makeshift that,
while claiming the title of bimetalism,re-
stricts the ultimate money function and
mint privilege to one metal only and
makes mere credit symbol of the other.
8. In some one of only four ways that
/ know must bimetalism be accom-
plished.
a. Through the concert OF all leading
commercial nations. s
b. Through the concert OF the United
States and several other leading COM
mercial nations.
c. Through the cooperation of the
United States and the so-called silver.
using countries in the Orient and IN Cen
trail and South America.
d. By the independent action OF the
United States alone, trusting to the force
of example and interest to enlist the as
ISOLATION of other powers afterwards.
4. The :hrst method would, feel as.
sured, settle the question with perfect
certainty and safety, an6 l believe every
reasonable effort should be made to com
pass it; but, failing that. I am IN favor
OF trying the others in their order. MOI
is it necessary to waste much time.
the proposed conference. as seems to mi
not unreasonable to expect, reaches
solution, the matter is disposed OF. Bn
if it either fails to meet or proves as tn
tile as its predecessors very few month
thereafter will suffice for us to test tn
disposition Of other powers to enter al
agreement of a more or less limited mem
bership.
5. deprecate the refusal OF the ultra
silver men to consider any internationa
cooperation whatever, and their insist
ence on free coinage by this nation alon
in the face Of a possible general concer
and the practical certainty of at least
limited convention. l freely conced
that, short of general agreement tire
coinage is more or less an experiment
not to be undertaken except upon urge'
considerations. In my opinion. formed
as venture to assert, upon some STUD
and reflection, such conditions exis
The appreciation of gold is fact. II
is not a tact, then upon what grounc
can even universal international bimeta
ism be urged? All history testl6es to tt
hardship OF an approaching none
standard, and not the least INSTRUCT,
chapter is that one which embraces tt
last quarter of century. BY her doubl
edged policy of free trade and gold mon
metalism England seeks to cut ava
every prop OF American industrial ind
pendence. l am against longer su
serviency to her, if, as l believe, we c;
honorably escape it.
g. In my judgment this question
one OF very great economic and polite
gravity, on which men may rational
differ and which meritsfrank and hone
treatment. Neither arguments nor pr
prietv demands that either party to
controversy which both are willing
discuss should, by the other be call
names not applicable to persons capal
of an opinion.
CONGRESSMAN ]. p. HEATwoLE, MORT
favor any measure that will ma
tain the integrity Of the financial star
ard at home and abroad. While
l1eve in international bimetalism, hs
no comfort for nihationists OF any 81
cHRLEs F. HENDRIX, sAUK CENTRE.
am unalterablv opposed, under
listing condi ions, to an attempt, on
part OF the United States alone, to I;
mt silver to free coinage at the. ra
which obtained prior to 1873. Whetl
any international agreement will acco
plIsh the result is question. II
leading commercial nations would
cept unlimited quantities ct the cheap
metal upon demand. it is possible q
titous val:e would be maintained to
time, in CONFIRMATION otthe natu
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