The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-17

| tage in primary elections ana con-
yentions il is only necessary 10
glance at their own utterances OF
| few weeks earlier date. That
newspaper which is the especial
organ of the administration has
for months been UNFOLDING the single
gold standard and ridiculing and de
nopncfng those who are in favor OF
anything else. And an ex-judge who rs
regarded as the spokesman Of that fac
ton only recently in an address argued
for the maintenance of the single gold
standard and ridicuied the people who
are demanding the restoration of the
coinage of silver. The capitalists and
the federal administration have forced
the issue and for the time at least the
question of a proper ratio and OF the
best method of procedure are showed
into the background.
The immediate question which con-
fronts US is. Are we for or against the
single gold standard? There is at pres
ent absolutely nothing to divide those
free coinage of both gold and silver,
who favor bimetalEsm and demand the
we must first save the principle of
bimetalHSm, for by the use of
those peculiar and corrupting IN
fluences which capital always uses to
carry it's ends. bimetallism has not
only been overthrown, but a desperate
and determined effort is now being
made 10 drive the last nail into its
coffin
QUESTIONS OF RATIO.
The question of ratio is scarcely open
for discussion. We must first decide
whether We shall have gold mOnometal-
ism or gold and silver bimetallism- II
we are TO continue the single gold stan
dard then there is nothing farther 10
discuss. Every intelligent man can see
a glance that the establishment OF
the great principle OF binetallsm does
rot depend on any particular ratio. No
man in this country has yet declared
that We must have any named ratio or
rOthing. If we ever reach a point
where the government has TO consider
the question Of ratio, the battle for BIZ
metallism will already have been won.
And an intelligent consideration OF the
financial history of the world and OF ex-
listing conditions will readily solve the
problem when the time comes. I viii
only say it would be manifestly wrong
TO accept the present market ratio.
which is the result Of giving gold a mo-
y
world and Of demonitizing silver by law
To do this would be TO permanently
lower the value Of silver and 10 reduce
the volume OF money which could 10
coined from IL IN the future. IL would
be little Ike making the present low
price Of wheat permanent and as Il is
probable that the whole production OF
both metals viii be insufficient to NEE
the increase demands Of the world IN
the future such an unjust ratio would
affect the prosperity for all time. / be.
lieve that II an International agree
mert is ever made il will be on A basis
OF 15ik 70 !. as that Is the ratio which
formerly existed in nearly all coun-
tries Of the world and which worked So
satisfactorily for go years. In our
country the ratio was Is 70 /. that is. IS
parts OF silver 10 OF gold OF equal fine
Hess. Many are demanding a return
70 the old STANDARD leaving the subiec;
then 70 be dealt with as necessity may
require They regard this as the first
step toward getting out Of the woods |
and hack onto the great highway. They |
would Be satisfied with any other far |
ratio but nothing else IS offered them
For none OF TIE men who criticize thls |
restoration OF the old standard has u
fsred anything Not one OF them |
II any man who s honestly Tor bErnetal- /
ism can offer something better iet him i
DO SO. and y VIII be considered But
the fact Is these critics are simply help 4
Ing 20 maintain the single standard
That IS the result of their attitude I !
favor the immediate restoration q The Z
free coinage OF both god and silver a.
cordinz 70 the Old Standard. and BE-.
.isve y this Is adhered the ratio ques-
ion VIII be solved But say % a. 4
men. - Us defeat tbs goid STANDARD /
and make II possible for our country 70
again prosper. and u you can sgzges-
s0ne1hlng better than TIE cd stand
I'D. DO 50.
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
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accord with them z re can 81 g. Bg-
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