The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-26
BISMAkCK'S LETTER.
1T CAUSES CONFEDERATION AMONG
THE GoLDBUGs.
Al CabIegram Sent to the Prince
Deny Its Authenticity.

NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-Prince Bis
marcks letter to Governor Culberson. of
Texas, has caused no end of discussion
and speculation in ''sound money Ger
man circles as to it's authenticity.
1t eliminated on Tuesday in the call
ing of meeting by Secretary Crosse, of
the executive committee of the Sound
Money league, at which Mr.. Steiuway.
the chairman. presided. After full and
free discussion of the letter, il was
unanimously decided that Mr.. William
Steinway send the following cablegram
to Prince Bismarck:
New York, Sept 25
His Highness, Prince Bismarck, Fried
richsrChe, Germany:
The silverites and Populists who are
agitating the unlimited free coinage Of
silver in this country make USE in
demagOgical sense, of he following let
ter, alleged to have been written by your
highness to Governor Culberson, OF
Texas, especially among The German
Americans:
Fredrichsruhe, Aug. a 1896.
" 'Honored Sir:
Your esteemed favor of July has
been duly received. I have always had
a prediction for bi1netaIlisTn, but 1
would not, while in office, claim my views
of the matter to be infallihly true when
advanced against tho views of experts. l
hold TO this very hour that it would be
advisable to bring about among the ma
tons, chiefly engaged in the worlds COM
merce, mutual agreement in favor of
the establishment of bimetalliSm.
Considered from Il commercial and
Industrial standpoint the United States
are freer by far in their movements than
any nation of Europe and hence should
the people of the United States find 1t
compatible with their interests 10 take in
dependent action in the direction of BIZ
metalism, / cannot re = but believe that
q
influence upon the ',onsu pi1lI'tnn hf in
ternational agreement and The coming into
this league of every European nation.
Assuring you of my highest respect l
remain your most obedient servant.
BISMARCK
I'VE beg your highness to cable us the
exact text of your letter, if the preceding
text should either not be genuine or cor
rect.
"German-American Sound money
League. WILLIAM STEINWAY,
president"
Mr.. Crosse, the secretary of the Ger
man Sound Money league. in referring
reporter of the United Associated
Presses tonight:
Although we know of Prince Bismarck
being in favor of the landed aristocracy
of Germany, which is the bimetallic par
ty of that country, and which party is
constantly clamoring for special privi-
leges and high protective tariff. and has
also been the cause of the exclusion OF
the American hog from Germany, we had
our doubts that Prince Bismarck had
written a letter which, by many in this
country, may be construed as an impro-
per interference with the international
politics of a foreign country. and it was
for this reason that the dispatch was
sent. We don't consider the letter in any
way misleading or hurtful to the sound
money cause except among the ignorant,
rr-fl. F7Tr- 7ITlr nj
the unlimited free coinage Of silver,
which it certainly is not. The German
bimetallists are not in favor of the I'M
limited free coinage of silver for Ger
many, but they will very likely have no
objection-and they may even sincerely
desire-that the United States should con-
sent to the monumental folly, and there
by secure to the Euroean countries the
greatest advantage over the United States
they can desire. We doubt whether Prince
Bismarck relishes the publication of the
letter. and if the letter should be genuine
this may be the reason why he has not
sent any reply SO far