The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-14
,I.METALLIc LEAGUE
OfGrtnt Britain Holds Its Annual Meet
in.-Enrrt OF Ci,IcarV Convention.

ins-Enrct OF Chicago Conventions.
LONDON, July 1s-The bimetnlllc
league OF Great Britain held It's annual
meeting to-day at the Canon street hotel.
The annual report declares that the
cause of international bImeta:lism has
made substantial progress during the
year, both In Great Britain and abroad.
1t mentions the resolutions adopted by
the chamber OF deputies in France, the
chamber OF representatives In Belgium.
and the PrusSian diet, declaring for bl-
metaliism and continues:
IN the United States al: parties and
classes would welcome International bi-
metalllsm. 4 large section OF the people
there are. however, so strongly cum
WINGED OF the urgent necessity for the re-
InOnctizatlng OF silver that they are In
disposed TO wait for international agree.
Inent, No party Of any Importance IN
the United States favOrs gold mono
metalliSm."
The report concludes as follows: THE
responsibility for the present and grow
Ing dangers to the Industrial life OF the
nation rests upon those who oppn7e that
monetary system under which our pros
perlty advanced by leaps and bounds" r
4 letter was read from Lord Alden
hnm, AIr. Henry Huclls Giggs) presi-
dent OF the league, In which he congr:ut-
ulates the members upon the great pro-
gress which has been made In the
United States. TT Is indeed striking
fact" Lord Aldenhnm wrote. that this
question, which some here affect to treat
at 1NtNNn - ..h No
the main political question before n ma
don Of 100000 people,"
Lord Alrdnham also alluded to what
he termed the ignorance OF thu London
press upon this Subject. They Joined"
he said, .'the chorus for honest money
believing that these words are applied
in America TO gold monometallism. and
not, as they really were. to international
bimetnllISm. Whatever may be the re-
suit of the presidential election" Lord
Aldcnham added. I'VE may be sure that
our cause generally Is p:ospering."
Gen. Francis A.. Walker. OF Boston,
Mass. made speech which was greet
cd with great enthusiasm. General
Walker gave Il review OF the silver ques-
tion from the American standpoint. He
said that the all-engrosslng topic at the
Republican national convention In st.
Louis was the currency. Governor Nc
klnley, he said, was never q gold mono.
netnllist and could not be If he tried.
General Walker read the Kohlsaat St,
L0uis resolution on the currency issue,
and the Boston resolution regarding the
gold standard, both Of which was hcart-
ily Checrcd. General Walker continued:
"It Is deeply TO be regretted that millions
OF our best citizens rs represented Mt the
Chicago convention last week. declared
for the free coinage Of silver at the ratio
of lG TO l, without waiting for the action
Of other countries. This was done pms
sionatcly, but the effect will he to main
tain the gold standard unlmpaired."
Among the distinguished gentlemen
present We're Lord LIldcrtlale, Sir
Thomas Sutherland. Mr.. William j..
Tnmllnson, NJ. p: the Hon. ]. W. T.. D.
Scott Montague, NJ. p; Mr.. II. S. Fors-
ter, Mr.. Morcton FrewGn. Lord Sher-
borne aud Professors Foxweu and L. T..
Price and others. srr s s ~