Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
THE MASK OFF.

Bold Declarations from the A0vOC0G00 OF
tho Gold Standard.
A dispatch gives the information that
the New York chamber of commerce is
to inaugurate at once a campaign in
favor of the single gold standard. The
special committee appointed by the
chambe some time ago to consider the
ways and means necessary to control
legislation in the interest of the Brit
ish gold standard met and outlined a
policy to be followed by the cham Der
Of commerce during the coming presi-
Dental campaign.
A resolution was presented by Mr..
Schwab to che effect "that the agita-
ton in favor of the maintenance of
the present standard of value and
against the free coinage of silver
should be prosecuted with vigor," and
was adopted. A resolution was also
adopted to refer the Schwab resolution
to the executive committee, with the
recommendation that that committee
prepare and submit to the cham Der
of commerce an address inviting the
cooperation of all commercial bodies
and of all business men in the move
ment to secure the adoption by the ma
unequivocal declarations in favor of
the maintenance Of the present stand
ard of value"
Chairman Hentz. of the special COM
mittee, told reporter that he had been
assured personally by member of the
cabinet that she hoped there would be
no straddling of the financial problem
by the two great political parties, but
that each party would boldly take the
bull by the horns and adopt the only
safe policy-that favoring the gold
standard-for the nation to pursun."
All this ought to be explicit enou III
to satisfy the poodle as to the real aims
and purposes of the money power. and
as to the real policy advocated by it's
agents and instruments in business and
official life. 1t is to be observed that
the New York chamber Of commerce
and all its connections, have decided
to throw off the mask entirely. We
do not perceive in the resolutions we
have quoted any humorous reference
to" sound" money, and as for ''bimet-
allism," American or international,
that has been thrown into the trash
barrel The contest that is now on is
declareS by these agents and repre-
sentatives of the money power to be a
contest in favor of the British gold
standard and against the free coinage
of silver.
1t is very hopeful sign that the
New York chamber of commerce and
other gold advocates have thrown
aside the thin mask of international
bimetallism. 1t is sign that these
men and elements behind them have
come to the conclusion that the honest
voters of the country are not stupid
enough to be deceived any longer by
the talk about international bimetai-
ism" Four years ago there was not
a prominent man in the country, nor
government official, nor a candidate
for office, nor newspaper editor, who
would admit that he was in favor of
the single gold standard. All the argu-
ments of the free coinage men were adj
mitted-being, indeed, unanswera BILE
but the people were informed that to
postpone free coinage would result in
bringing about an international agrea-
ment and the -eopening of the minis
of Europe and this country to the free
coinage of silver.
Now the money power, ready to con-
tribute millions tn a corruption fund