New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-03
RISNARCK'S GOLD POLICY.
A. d. WHITE SHOWS HOW THE Ex-CHAN-
CEIIOR DEMONET1ZED SILVER.

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LETTER TO GOVERNOR CULBERSoN.
| CHARACTERISTICS THE DISHONEST
| TRANSLATION AS "a CLAIR
ING CRIMINAL EX
PEDIENT"
| Ithaca oct ANDREW d. White. formerly presi-
| dent of Cornell University and ex-Minister 10 "e'
manv has addressed letter TO Governor Cuioerso'i
of Texas In which he calls the Governor ''.'c,i'
to the dishonest translation of the Bsnarck reuter-
which WAS at first published. and the deceptive use
| that Mr. Bryan and he Governor Cupersorp nave
made of II a campaign document me ''".'''"
ton which you have used,' writes MT "h'e CON-
tains a long paragraph favoring the Immediate ana
independent action of the United States IN 'a'o' Vi
! hi,ct,Ilism which does not exist In the original
| OF course acauit you both of intentional deceit
belle wing you both too high-mndcd to proht KNOW
| ingly By this forged interpretations Inc American
people will doubtless regard your honesty IN ms
matter as unimpeachabe. whatever they may thihK
| regarding the acuteness OF your judgment |oh-
! tinulng, Mr. White says:
| But what are the American people TO think OF a
/ cause which resorts TO such Il garng criminal cx-
pcdient. and which has not hesitated TO eAhiii YOU
and your candidate in the Hight or dup,s 81, peiot ,
sixty millions OF your fellow citizens? Mill t,s
not 80 far 10 convince them that your party naviis
failed I'm argument, has found IL necessary 10 resort
| cause of silver monometalsm WHICH 'oi s",uc
| time past. has been gradually SINKING III All CIVIL
| lied countries?
| Granting. as / do that you and Mr. Bryan have
been dupcd regards this letter what Justitcati0h
| forged Interpolation for the unlimited coinage OF
silver? What the letter as published supp1r,s, u, Is
ni.,vr ,aovnnetaIiis,n which neither
Prime" bismarck nor any other statesman In the
civilized world Of the slightest authority has ever
nt even concccing that tne letter with with
its forged Interpolation proves that Prince BIS
tinted Stacs / respectfully submit that Your Ex
celcncys conhding application to the Prince for ms
made by yourself ana Mr Bryan possibly the
most farcica event I'm American history;
Ny reasons FOR this opinion are as follows:
As Minister of The United States TO the German ,a
| decentralization Of silver In Germany. which reached
~ consuInmaiion during tnos" years my NY nrsonal
| feeling as an American citizen led me to watch the
Possibly Mi Bryan and Your Exccllency will be
amazed 10 learn that The controlling and directing
Prince bismarck hims"lf al that tim thu aI-pow,
rrfu chancellor OF the German Empire He ordered
.pon a gold BASIS ~her" i, still remains.
Somewhat over half Of the vast mass OF silver
| thus reduced to bullion was sold by the German
Government. but the price so low that TN" sales
were stopped and the German Treasury was ieit
with An enormous quantity OF ms ueprecn aha
| money In its Golfers. amounting. II remember
| rightly to something over soocO0o
OF course. shr.wd German statesmen ana imam
! cicrs from that day to this have been LOOKING
| around Soc. vhom they could hnd weak enough
foolish enough To take this bullion OF their
hands -.
| WORK of upon poor Egypt under the khediVe
| Tcwnk. and Bismarck Is really a patriotic. lar
nnd similar dups on this side Of the Atlantic and
20 unload the remainder upon the nit"' S'at's "''
Ncxt to the great sver-rnlnc monopolIs,s in our
! own country whose interests Mr. Bryan and your
self are supporting. he Will doubtless be the hap
! plcst of men II our people ar. dcluded into the pol
| Icy party supports OF thus playing thcir game
| by giving a fictitious value to silver. -
! A. a simple matter Of fact OF which ] was d.
rectly and Officially cognizant Prince Bismarck
J..ptiu TAXI RI
Of bmctallism without the cooperation oI rrr
jointly and officially united in urging !, upon his
| Government. And when our Stat" D"partmeht
suaf %vT The Hon CeoTge Walker afterward
| Consul General OF the United States ut Paris. with
the Chancellor. Prince Bismarck refused to enter
into any such discussion himself or even to re-
Prince BlSmarck Is 9rs Of ALL as many W S 81 his
| have sad occasion TO know a great German
| patriot. devoted above all things to German In
| ierosts as ne understands them.
Hence It was that he demonetized silver and
brought eTmany on ToI ara basis c ah "ad ior IKE IKE
| great Russian Minister Of Finance, Mr. DE Witte,
70 do The same thing iicnce was: too t TINT
| Germany our American agricultural products. es..
chng q in ono SN and I'd" colorado bugs on the other
and hcnee Doubtless !, Is that he shows VS. n ms
which would prof, Germany to the @mG"nt Of
| Possibly he thinks that If the American people
hundred millions Of dollars TO the silver mine
monopols,s and bullion brokers Of this and other
basace u.s. Say Gfy r millions billions; ,or the advice o,
! Prince Bismnrck in matter 80 vital to the
| United States leave you personally. and the candi-
date Of your party. who with YOU has been thus
Since the spiders famous invitation to the fly
there is touching difference between that case
| and this which trust Your Exccllency viii allow
m. IN pop n
mentous 'C occasion knew too much to go to the
spider for advice 1t was the spider that volun-
And AZ Your Excelency attributes much i'm
his wciI-known views regarding industrial policy ?
| the Empire ana chief OF the Prussian Ministry.
ns G q" or
Why then, II his advice is so good 1 in behalf Of
| equally cogcnt In favor Of the Republican doctrine
II YOU think that the cx-Chancelor writes you In
an areconate spirit toward democracy, or tow
ard tic United States In general and Texas in
| particular permit me to suggest that you ask your
respected Texan fellow citizen. Mr.; Lasker. for his
Information Of which Your Excellency appears to
be strangely ignorant. respecting the treatment Of
sardng o Mr. Iaskers eminent
| which cmanateh from Texan member OF that
| to the United States contemptuously by the grea:
How a Governor of Texas could. in crisis like
! this ask the advice Of foreign statesman who
| had thus grossly nsulted his state and country
| t,rly passes my comprehension and how n cam
| didate for the Presidency Of the United States
| could quote with approval such letter. from
astonishing.
| II you consulted him a matter of American
policy, ignorant OF the above facts, what Is the
a.. American people to think of your political know-
| edge and wisdom? II you consulted him. knowing
the above facts what are we to think of your
| maniness and patriotism?
| For Prince Bismarck, the statesman who has
| compacted "A great Empire and the patriot whose
| foremost wish has always been the advancement OF
hic aun hnEe nd npnf h. hua
| always held Democratic and Republican government
in contempt and having been present more than once
when he has discussed the views Of those from whom
he differs. | well imagine the smile. 80 child
| like and bland" with which he welcomed Your Ex-