The record-union., 1896-12-07
Some Advocate the Adoption of a
Some Advocate the Adoption of a
Plan by the January Convention, as
More Likely to Obtain Recognition
by Congress, While Hugh H.
Hanna FavOrs a Commission of
Eminent r1en, With Thorough Con-
sideration for Months, Which Shall
EndeavOr to Solve the Question
for the Whole People.

Hent OI the business interests OF the
country toward national currency re-
form upon wholly non-partisan lines,
which has resulted in a call by the
commercial organizations of the Cen
trail West for convention in this city
in January, promises to become one
of the notable things in the history of
the country.
1t is doubtful whether any of the del
egates to the conference last week have
any idea of the breadth of the plan
Hugh H. Hanna, Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, has in mind for ac-
complishing this reform. During the
conference there developed a sharp line
of difference between those favoring the
adoption of a currency plan by the con-
yention which is to meet on January
18th and those who believe that that
convention should simply discuss the
various plans presented and refer the
whole matter to a commission. This
difference of opinion did not crop out
until the closing hour Of the session,
and then it was too late to go into the
subject intelligently. NJ E. ingalls, of
Cincinnati was the most forceful advo-
cate of the idea that the convention
should indorse plan. He did this up
on the very reasonable theory that Con-
gress would pay more attention to the
intention of large representative con-
vention than to the action of a few
men composing a commission, even
though the commission represented the
convention.
Mr. Hanna led that portion of the
conference believing that a commission
should be appointed. Nothing, how
ever, is further from his mind than
that this commission, after completing
It's work of devising a currency plan,
sho1d go down to Washington and
beg hearing before committees and
ask this member and that member to
favor the BILL
Il am convinced that we should have
commission" said he in conversing
with reporter for the United Associ-
ated Presses to-day. This is not a
question upon which a large conven-
ton can make an intelligent decision
in day or in a week. This is a mat
ter that will require from commits
sion two or three months. possibly six
months of continuous work and
thought. Every plan proposed should
be carefully weighed and out of all
lieve it will be able to evolve some
thing that every intelligent business
man can heartily indorse
Il think long step in this direction
Will be taken If the convention should
select commission composed of the
very greatest and best men we have
in the country. We could afford to pay
we'll for the services of those who
could not otherwise devote the neces-
sary time to the work. Then when the
commission has finished it's work the
largest part of our duty remains to be
done in the thorough organization and
concentration of the business of the
country behind the measure
This is a matter Of so much import
ance that we can afford to do this, great
as the undertaking is Instead of send
ing committee to Washington to ask
Congressional committee for a hear
ing we should, when a bill that we can
all lndorse is evolved, ask for a COM
mIttee of Congress to hold conference
with this body of constituents l do
not believe there would be any doubt
about the enactment of the measure in
TO law. | do not want to see it made
bankers convention or a bankers
commission, though l want to see that
their interest as well as other business
interests are represented We want to
solve this problem for the whole people,
not for any particular class of people
or FOR any particular line of business" +"