Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-24
aionR1soN ON THE CURRENCY.

For Bimetallism, BUT Believes an Inter
national Agreement Necessary.
Washington. April i9.--winam n. Nor
rtson Of Illinois. who, In the opinion OF
many may become prominent cnndi-
dslto Tor the presidency, was asked today
what were the prospects OF democratic
harmony on the sound money question at
the Chicago convention.
''undoubuedly there Will DO division
OF opinion" replied Colonel Morrison.
but the convention should md harmony
In the will of the majority"
Az TO his cwn views OF the question
upon which The convention Is likely TO
10 at variance, he said.
at appears that half tho convention
maybe moro--win advocaae free silver
colnage-1e to (which. a. things now are.
Will speedily result In silver being our
only money Of redemption. ltwould retire
gold as money and leave US on the silver
basis. We would have, temporarily, fewer
doliars, and those very much lcss vAiuanie
as money. A..
yertion' wiil press the administration
plan OF adhering 10 tho Mngle Bold snnd-
ard and retiring treasury notes the siNer
dollar TO be kept at par witn soiu, Us
now, and for use In smaller transactions.
Gold nlono Is now too narrow ana IN
sufricIont money basis. We have borrowed
Nv sale OF honda Ss0.OOV.vOp each year OF
THIS administration to keep on as We are
yoinr. Under me administration plan,
tho National banks. 10 keep their money
rood would need TO supply gpld When
demanded, Ms the treasury does now. h'le
would do IL, as the treasury does nov, az
die nublio expense. AS often Us hard
timca oyef1nke us, btislness wrevslnk
would sot Ia, time for SETTLING would pe
~ woak would pass 70 the strong.
I said in The act repeating the sherman
law. continue the use OF po'n ko,u MY NE
silver as Htnndurl money, when htls
bocn 80 often declared to be the DEM
ocrntic policy. II you sre going 70 ask
me how this Is TO 10 done, ! say. iranki,y,
euInstarcrs without tho cooperation OF
other countries. and this cooperation
$50 no Immediate prospect OF securing
"IIeyc you Tsa "a s ssEed eA''' .
s'YeH: Il Is n discussion as TO the enect
Of dcpreclutcd currency on the wages "a
labor l do not believe. am aongs ~ nny
/ a t,nod thing for labor or any other IN.
| f,rest, Mr.. cerilsle has such intellectual
| strength ind baiance tliat I ~ honle ~
~ tho iine between what IA and what
MI Carlisle dlscnsse, the eyii effects
I OF ie.toi allvc- eolnae reiher ta. NY
200 s nancy mM w, 1ian il Is diycult % hcep up
uith tho administrator; Y - o1ien in ssts
| IN In Inc direction OF The den'hna a, e. ", r,
| Writ,, In dnpnco l would be wilhrE 70
Ma " a. INC derrocrotlc policy or platip,llin
| sho derlaratlnn made In the law Fcpeahhs
w ..,,! Ky ,r,e waited for BY mfny rr-callcd
.lvrr ami nn.I-Siiver senators ana men ~
,'ars ana was approved and aignel ~ VIC
nrcsldent dnrns this admlnlstra' WE
y r. ,S.r n SO prosperity and profre9r o.
AIR rconie. nut any policy under our kIe :.
| ernu,9n. must reapond ~ me popu.M
1 win which should not be erpi'rs4lH oF''-
80. " ~xs such 4 policy, counsel sno .,ll
rather - taken Of tho peollrt rep ~
slhtAfittf than 81 a buncn * nnanS'iiss ,i
I5sn ounsd may have the niaa 81 aeH-
lqiffesie.r