The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-29
WAa' Bismarck Really Wrote.


wAa' DI,mnrck Really Wrote.
Mr.. Bryan and the Popocrats who nrc
quoting the letter received by Governor
CulberSon. OF Texas. from Prince Bis
marcS. will not hereafter quote It with
so much EustO. 1t non appears that the
letters was badly garblcd or distorted In
the translation, and when correctly
translated somewhat different mean.
Ing from that given out is placed on 1t.
The New York World sent 10 Texas
md procured n correct translation OF
the original letter. which Is on file In
Governor Culbers0n>I office, the trans
latlon being made by Judge Julius
Schutze. editor Of the Texas Vorvacrts.
II Will be remembered that the Popo-
cratic press and orators have laid great
stress upon these two phrases in the
translation which was given to the
press: 81 hold that this is the very hour
that would be available to bring about
an agreement In favor OF bimctallism,"
&c. and II the people OF the United
States should find II compatible with
their interests to take INDEPENDENT
ACTION in the direction OF bimctallIsm,
| cannot but believe that such action
would exert most saIutary influence
upon the contamination or inter-natlon-
al agreement"
In r.. nrtr ipa al a,
talns no such phrases. The World pub
fishes the letter In German. just as
Prince Bismarck wrote ID, and the
translation follows. SO that every Ger
man can see how 1t has been distorted.
Following is the translation by Judge
Schultz:
FRTEDRlCHSRUHE. Aug. q. 1896
Honorcd Sir:-YOur esteemed OF July !
has hccn received. ! have always had n
prediction for bimctalllsn. hut while
was In office would not consider myself
infalllhlc in opposition to experts | be-
lev. to this day that Il would be COM
menda bic to obtain by en1clvors OF those
nations chiefly engaged In the worlds
commerce an agreement In the direction OF
bimstalliSrn.
The United States arc. In political
economy, less hampcred by their govern
ment than any Onr OF the European states.
and II North AmerICa should md II COM
patible with its interests to take n sub
stnniial step In the direction II bimetal-
ism. believe that such step would exert,
Il beneficial influence upon the establish
ment OF international agreement. and the
union OF the European states. Assuring
YOU OF my highest respect. AM your most
obcd!ent servant,
tSignedD V. BISMARCK
Following is the translation as read
By Governor Culbcrson. and which Mr..
Bryan and the Democratic press are in
nocecntly quoting:
FRIEDRICHSRuHE. Aug. q. 1896.
Honorcd Sir;-Your esteemed favor has
been duly received. hold that this Is
the very hour that would be advisable
to bring about between the nations chiefly
engaged In the worlds commerce mutual
agreement In favor OF the establishment
OF b!m-tnlism.
The United States are frecr by far in
their movements than any. nation OF
Europe. and hcnrc II the people OF the
United States should find 1t compatible
with their interests 10 take independent
action In the direction Of bImctallism.
cannot but believe that such action would
exert n most salutAry influence upon tho
contamination Of international agreement.
BISMARCK.
The difference between the, real letter
and the bogus translation is at once APP
parent. In the original Bismarck does
not advise that the United States can
undertake the venture alone. but. on
the contrary, suggests that all the North
American countries, II compatible with
their interests. might, IL they should
take n substantial mot an independently
step In the direction OF bIm-tallism, ex-
crt an Influence for an International
ngreement-the thing which the Rcpub-
llcan Platform pledges the Republican
party to bring about II possible.
In no place does Prince bismarck even
suggest that he believes the United
States can successfully take lrdcpcnd-
cnt action. Mr.. Bryan and his Sup-
porters contend that the United States
can take independent action and should
do so Irrespective of the other CONNER
cIal nations. and when they got hold Of
the distorted Bismarck letter they
thought they had clInchcr TO usc
among the German-Amcrican voters
who are not In favor OF the policy Of In
dependent action. which means the
adoption OF an unsOund monetary pol
Icy. deprecated currency aud re-
pudiatI0n. -.
Fortunately the vast majority OF
German american citizens are intclli-
gent people and are quick to note an
error In translation OF their own Ian
guage into English. The World publ
cation has placed the Bismarck letter in
4 new light. and exposed the attempt OF
Governor Culber5On to deceive the
voters Of the United States as 10 the at
tltudc Of the greatest Of German stat''S-
men on the question OF information
bImctalllsm.
National Democratic Campaign Opened
The opening OF the Sound Money Dem
OcratiC campaign last night was de-
cidcd success, and was an Indication
that the ranks Of the patriotic men who
have refused 10 endorse the betrayal Of
Democratic principles by the Chicago
convention are composed Of earnest
conscientious citizens who, in placing
their country above so-Callcd party
regularity are In the fight 10 the finish.