The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
THE FAKE OF CONVERSATIONAL
BIMETALLISM."

uay gives lair idea OF the attitude of
the Republican leaders with the respect
to the free coinage of silver. They are
trying hard to resurrect the ghost of in
ternational bimetallism-the same poor
in deceiving the voters of the Democratic
party since 1876.
Lodge advocates compact" Thurs
ton wants monetary conference con-
vened. Grosvenor wants the ''nations of
the earth" to receive diplomatic" but
earnest suggestion from the President in
regard to the propriety of an adjustment
of the relative values between gold and
silver as money, and then Congress is to
appoint a commission to draft and sub
NIT to the great financial nations plan
for bimetallic agreement.
What a tremendous farce it is that
these tools of the money power are again
trying to play. They are either fools
themselves or else they think the people
are fools The international agree
ment' farce has been played until the
most ignorant voter in the land can see
clear through it. The scheme promised
just as much for the people fifteen years
ago as its does to-day, and we were just
as close to international bimetallism''
fifteen years ago as we are to-day.
The Democratic Congress tried to
bring about international agreement by
appointing an international commission.
Five members from the House have been
named, Judge Crisp heading the list
Three from the Senate have been chosen
likewise. Mr. Cleveland is to- day author.
lied to appoint three additional members
and call a conference of the leading ma
tons He has never done so. On the
contrary, he was no sooner empowered to
do this by Congress than the gold stand
ard nations were informed by the Secre-
tary of State that the monetary confer
ence held in Brussels would not be recon
vened
More than this, Mr.. Cleveland and his
against international bimetallism for the
purpose of discouraging the bimetallic
campaign in England. This charge has
been openly made by Sir Moreton
Frewen, and has never been denied
The Cincinnati Post, in soliciting the
views of leading Republicans on this
question, omitted to approach Mr.
Hanna's Mckinley Fortunately, it is a
matter of record that that defunct candi-
date at one time Endorsed the Democratic
hot INT
lism, if it be at all desirable, can best be
promoted by such action on the part of
tht people of the United States as will
convince the European nations that our
financial interests are entirely indie
pendent of theirs Independent free
coinage will show Europe that the peo-
pie of the young republic are powerful
enough to control their own financial leg
islation
The record OF Hanna's Mckinley is SO
interesting that we append it here, with
the reference necessary for verifcation.
The Congressional Record, volume 2O7,
page 1885, shows the following:
Monday, October 90, 1897
Mr. Bland-I move that the rules be
suspended so that the House nav now
pass n bill to authorize the coinage of a
dollar of 4l0 grains of silver standard
and for other purposes
Page PAL, Monday, November 5. 1877:
Mr.. Bland-I now insist on the regular
order.
The Speaker-The regular order is the
motion of the gentleman from Missouri,
CMr. Bland),. coming over from Monday
"a To nj
him to introduce and the House to pass a
bill to authorize the free coinage of the
standard silver dollar, and to restore it's
legal tender character
The bill will be read
The bill was read
Mr. Bland-The bill, as | have lust
stated, is substantially the one that
passed last winter with free coinage
Mr.. Conger-I would inquire if this
motion includes the passage of the bill,
or Is IL SIMPLY motion to bring the bill
before the House for considerations
The Speaker-It includes both =
The Speaker-The clerk will proceed to
call the roll.
The count was taken and there were
yeas, 1913; nays, "a.
Among the yeas was the name of Will
liam Mckinley, Jr.
Just now Mckinley, responsive to the
demands of the money power, has COM
pletely shifted his position He has given
official testimony to the truth of the
Democratic contention, and, when
brought to the pinch, stultifes his own
record and attacks it. No stronger vim.
dication of.the Democratic position could
be asked for Atlanta Constitution