The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-22

able in gold. but wages in silver. Tho
sufferers. As usual. would be the poorer
classes.
This movement. purpOrtlns TO be in
the interest OF the Joint standard, comes
AZ most ipoppoCtune time, in my optn-
ion.
There has never been A time when the
prospects % International action favor
able TO the Ja.nt standard were al AL aS
promising as at the present moment
But an all-adviSed. unsuccessful at
tempt here would discredIt the cause the
world over.
"Fr1m the discussion Of the last twen.
~ years Il has come TO pass that among
the persons in Europe who are trained
recognized scientists upon monetary and
economic Questions. scarcely one - not
at the present moment advocating the
deslrallity cf the Joint standard as the
real solution OF the monetary difficulties
Of the world. This Includes every priS-
fessor engaged In teaching or lecturinE
on thee sutects IN the universities OF
GCeat Britain. They are agreed upon
the desirabil!ty OF II and that II Is en-"
tireiy practicable. II established and
uaitafncd by agreement OF the pSiHc3pa!
commercial natulonS- Il would b. ex.
pected that with such a general concen-
sVs OF scientific opinion as Is n be found
abroad upon this subject. Il would come
rapidly to be the generally rscrtved
opinion OF the nations TO be Effected by
a wise settlement Df the problem. such
Is the case. or the continental nations
Germany was the one that in 1882 practi-
cafiy broke up the conference which met
At the suggestion Of the United states.
She instructed her delegates TO meet
and talk, but TO STATE TO the conference
that she would not change the imperial
standard. As her standard was sold,
that announcement ended all posslbllity
OF any practical results from that con-
ference. Since that time and within the
last year her legislative assemblies have
specifically. By votes Of instruction 10
her rninlstrEs. changed her attitude mp
on that point So that the SPECIFIC OBJ
lection Of Germany encountered by the
conference OF 1889. has been since con-
sIdened and withdrawn.
al the present moment Germany,
France. Italy. Austria, Holland. Beigtum
and the United States wish to-eooperaie
for the establishment and maintenac-
OF the Joint standard by international
agreement and "a most important or
csinStanceD Great Britain has recently,
within thFpa months In fact, made
most IppOrtant concession. She has
said: We win do for you as much as
YOU can do for yourself. We will make
thIS great contribution to a bi-metnlifc
sygtem. We viii 60 back upon delib-
erat-ly arranged methods OF providing
| n currency for India. We will reopen
the indian mInts We will engage thar
they shall be kept open, and Te shall
therefore provide for free coinage q
silver within the limits OF the British
empire. for a population greater In num-
her than the populations OF Germany
France and America put toGether'
Drmocratie FO0IishnSsH.
into this long and row Just about
TO be successful struggle for the es,hb-
Iyhmen, Of the Joint standard 1t Is pro
uoSed that we should intervene by as
sumiuE TO establish It alone. Against
IRIS proposed action on our part these
! earnest believers In and workers TOT tue
| cause steTnuously protest Ihey'Spy 70
! Us. 'You cannot succeed ana your iaAu'e
| will dlscredit the cause.
..--he recent article OF Dr. Ahrendt IN
| ,he Sorth AmerdiCan Review SHOWS
| very clearly the view taken by our
| sriS,Ss abroad upon this subject. He
/ has done much and probably more tnAh
! .nv living man 10 advocate and bring
| 10 lie dominating position In Germany
| ,bIs cause one Of the original orEan-
| Szeri az the Bi-me'alllc League In Ger
| many, he Is entitled to b. called one ot
| The leaders OF public opinion IN EUROPE
| upon this subject. II was upon ms mo mo
| ton in the PrussiAn chamber ei asPull'i' P'l,l
| tbat tho position OF Germany was modi-
| ged Within the last year. He Expresses
! .bo onfnlon af free coinage undertaken
| by, ne United States alone would simply
| s1i in silver monOm-tlllism ana as
/ credit and put back the cause HI 'he
| double standard the world over
at ts question not what We WISH
| brt what We are able to DO. a strong
| rnnn may undertake task 100 EFs9t
for his strength and break DOWN
ut canno; be denied that the lec.lns
| among our people y mat thlS tn ~,
| coinage by the United states alone WI. w.
not give Us the gold ana slVer M, LiiS,'Vy &,
! M n pariiy with each other lWhSh y
| ,br assumption upon which Il Is tnkrnl'
| hut viii bring us to silver monomctnl-
| itsD, and n change In our standard ol
| ,-,iuc and that change, Il Is beHeN'N'
cs,,... Immediate ruin to our Industries
arJ nn permanent good 10 any one. TINS
| Scaffng Is general and intense.
whether these differences can %
! rcconciled. II Is Impossible 10 hnllsl-
] Dats. The Democrats party stlnus 10,
| principles desirable to be nlalh'Sin,.
| fyF the EONA % VI. ~" 49, -, -.
nny sacrifice might be asked OF Demo.
| Gratis Tor the sake OF the party ana tHey
| ygttIi cheCrfully make u,
"Put N the delegates from this local,
| r.,, should ga t3 that convention anu
rsrr.,ent that the rank and file OF tn
marty would follow the lead ot our
] unborn brethren ana vote for the tTe'
roIrasc Of silver by the United states
,iIns they would bc misrcprcssniing
the state Of public opinion mere; Whrth-
| cr IL Is - or not, Il "a considered q f,,'P,,
| nsit!nn to debase tn existing s'aNuATh
""Snd the same feeling oi Inlisposi-
| lion no compromise win the matter
~ votes or anything else iS as active
ana JomInunt here IN our party as II
| gns found in me Republican nHrty
vb~, /; bor. down ana ovcrpowered thc
Mckinley machine.
| Certain DEFEAT.
personally It il my opinion II ,N'
! Democratic party goes on that platform
at ms ,lmc tl,ry viii get the most dis
,s,r5u4 dcfoat th1t any party lns gvoT
| huH In Iris country I understand y
| H., honestly believed IN aud people thlHk
! it JrNl hrinF relief from thor present
! f-puTlrs. hut between nVN ana rlcctinll
| Iay il VIII be- pretty thpr'uEhiy .uftcd
| and thc people VI this country VIII nns
| face tho disturbances "I NNlu.H lny
| loss of confidence. the genera! hlAiFrsA
md ruin which would com" to th'lr
I Vi. aHNFF