Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-03
Silver Men Making Use Of Two Para
graphs From It.
HOW IT WORKED IN MINNESOTA
Republican Committee Sending Out
the Whole Effort.
WHAT MIR. TAWNEY SAYS


IN the Chlted states senate fepruary Z!
1873. Mr.. James G. Blaine Of Maine deliv-
cred a speech upon the bill then pendine tn
authorize the free coinage of the standard
silver dollar and to restore its legal tender
value. This speech Is now being revamped
by both the silver men and the gold advo-
Gates in the pending campaign. and por-
lions of the speech are used in support Of
free silver coinage and of the gold standard
Mr.. Blaine handled the subject from the
standpoint OF a bimetsIIist and therefore
1T; ..,- 80, =.
80 @af N" 'aheii III part III Gel IAN places
ana without the qualification OF the sue
ceeding paragraphs can be construed in a
meaning exactly opposite to the sentiment
Expressed in another nort;o, .ftar 800,
,,.a tr,h,,,o 80 49, po' 'lo' [,i.e, pay
lne uipu'e " 'he Vaiue OF silver IN the
monetary system or this country and de-
plorihg It's demonetiZation he declares
against the adoption of the single silver
standard. He then opposes just vigor-
ously the single gold standard and ex-
presses the desire that silver might be re-
monetized. but deprecates the effort of the
United States to attempt this task alone
and at the 16 20 l ratio, and declares that
II must be done by international action
Careful reading Of Mr.. Blaine's speech
SHOWS that in the summary of his conten-
tons he places himself substantially in the
position that is now taken by the republi-
can party through the declarations Of the
to endeavor to secure inIern,.innaI hi
| metal!isrn and which opposes independent
free coinage Ct silver at 10 to l.
Free Si,x.- Man.. xx
~
Inc Tree silver men have extensively cir
culated throughout the west some quota
ticns from that sneecb of Mr. blaine ,rh,s
10 dona T., ~ 80, 20 - , -a
-. - " III Vi "iiaii iahu"iiis coi-
tanning Two paragraphs from the speech, as
follows:
believe gold and silver coin to be the
money NJ tho or uas ,'utl e1, me
the Constitution-which that great orpantc
law recognized as quite independent of its
own existence No power was conferred on
sh umiess 10 oeciare mat either metal
Si.ouiu hol DE money congress mas, there
80 ~ my judgment, no power to de-
tta une an;s Siiver any more than to demone-
o,1v soiu' no power u denonetize either
"' IN, ..oi man ~ ueiionetZe Dotn.
who viii p1 main1o ian be, oe iouna. apprehent
- ~ "..t 20. main that congress possesses
ar p ~ ~ uenloletiZe poth gold and sill
We. ~ tnat congress could be Justified IN
ins,n ana Inc, eme coiliase OF eold: ana yet in
1;MoI. -. 80, 50 SCii'ti uIioi IL "oula DE
~ Cono ~ So ~. Wiz 10, anu why me power
80 .on s, ess osei SILVER IS greater than
two ST. r. harsfor ov9 i, e.ther ,nan over The
80, me- a., eioie sii.er mas pecn tehlone-
! tts oo;r am IL latol VI reIhonetlzing H. II
favor nf ordarine ' - - p' ba an IN
hoe heen 1888, ~ ne lesunit.i II II
n enlarged ;, "i' ia Ao'oi u having
This Was tho nbr.s. fro,, NJ
remarks which tha r.. liz MI pia me.
set IN alone n nd ,,nanoESaS - peopie nave
exnression and hora aast ny su'se s '. .
through the west as woras fron "a i-ls
Of one NJ the oreateS, rav.uh,,oa I'm me ips
lived. indorsine their nosi,inn =. MI" III ever We
nacted N u.orS Ill 1850. - was CA
publ;cans and nrova The nfinchi,s hei. re- e,
| the argument To fasten thano - ~ 80 ~.
silver ticket ~ 'e -
Sou"terachhS Kits Eject.