The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-05
'pEhs Grip Of Coli" LsanIst Not
Genuine.
4 MISERABLE ATTEMPT TO KISLEAB
Democratic CamDaigners Detected in
Their First Trick London Financial
News Dlscredits Quotations Wrongly
Attributed to II.

Inc hepuDncan campaign commit
tee has detected the Democratic cam
paigners in a trick which is none the
less villainous because Of its clumsy
execution,
No single publication of the silver
syndicate has attracted SO much atten-
tion as a leafIet entitled, "The Grip of
Gold" which purports to give quota
ton from the London Financial News
of March 10, 1886, expressing the opin-
ion that the adoption of free coinage
of silver in the United States would be
disadvantageous to England and help
full to the trade and business of this
country.
Millions of this document have been
spread broadcast by the organization
which is now protesting to be penni-
less and unable to put legitimate argu-
ments before the people.
The article, which is entitled "The
Grip Of Gold, begins as follows: "Lon-
don, March 10, 1S96.-The London FL
nancial News says: The financial sit
uation in the United States is very Sc
rious." 1t then proceeds to say that
while the trade OF the world is now in
the hands of England, it would not
long remain so if the United States
should 60 to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, that rates of interest
would fall in this country, business re-
Yive, and the United States would cap
ture the trade of the world. 1t closes
by saying: "When that issue comes
before the people England will regret
her apathy and adherence to the single
gold standard"
A copy of the London Financial
News dated August 10, ARRIVING here
today, says:
awe have received numerous letters
from American correspondents con.
tanning what purport to be editorials
from the Financial News, and which
have been printed in various Western
papers as campaign literature One
Omaha paper prints an article stating
that it is from the London Financial
News of March 10. No such article
was ever print ed by us, and its whole
tenor is directly opposed to the view
we have taken of the effect of free sill.
yer in the United States. So far from
advocating free silver coinage, we have
persistently pointed out that it spelled
reputation and the withdrawal of all
English capital"
The same paper, in its issue of the
following day, August IA, says:
at is not surprising that the Ameri
can market improved yesterday, for a
more wretched manifesto than that of
the boy orator could scarcely be con,
csived. Mr.. Bryan, by his speech al
the Madison Square Garden, cOnVictS
himself either of astounding Ignorance
or wilful perVersion of the truth. Tt
tell an intelligent audience that the
free and unlimited coinage of silver by
the United States alone would raise the
bullion value of silver to its coinage
value, and make silver bullion worth
1929 per ounce in gold throughout the
world, is an amazing statement for g
man to make who is a candidate fol
the presidency of great country. As
Mr.. Bryan is presumably not wholly
uneducated, he must know that his
STANDARDIZATION even the most rabid
bimetallist can not sWalloW--is abso
lutely opposed to the truth, but Wheth
or he is only crsssly ignorant or an un-
scrupulous rascal holding out impossi
bic hopes, he has shown by this one
sneech how eomDletelv untitled he IA Il