The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-31
THE RoTHsCHILos AND SILVER.

The champion OF free silver who does not
assaiI the Rothschilds as the leaders in the
movement which has made gold the money
of the leading European nations and the
promoters of the ''crime of 1879 in this
country fails to make use of the best. or,
rather, the most used argument of the sill
yer mine owners trust. Many people have
been led to believe that the most potential
banking house in the world is responsible
for the present larger use of gold. In view
Of this fact. Professor Van Buren, Denslow,
who is a free-silver advocate. has brought
to light some facts relative to the attitude
of the Rothschllds toward silver which will
cause surprise. He finds that Baron AL
phcnse Rothschild. in addressing the
French monetary commission of 1869, spoke
as follows:
The actual state of things-that is to say.
the simultaneous employment of the two
precious metals-is satisfactory. and gives
rise to no complaint. What is most needed
In is facility in its operations,
and to-day it employs. according to it's
yer, and the partial replacement of silver
by gold. which has taken place i'm these
later times. has been effected without in
convenience. They now demand that silver
shall be demonetized, as fifteen years ago
they demanded that gold should be. The
French government wisely refused to de-
monetize gold then. and if IL is equally
wise it will refuse to demonetize silver
now. In fact. whether gold or silver DOM
mates for the time being. ii is always true
that the two metals concur together in
forming the monetary circulation of the
world. and Ii is the general mass of the
two metals combined which serves as the
measure of the value of things.
The foregoing was spoken at the very
time the Rothschilds have been accused of
sending vast sums of money to Washing
ton 10 secure the preparation of the great
crime of 1873. Professor Denslow, who is
writing for a free-silver paper in New
York. goes on to quote Baron Rothschild
on that OCCASION:
1t appears to me that there are real adj
vantages in maintaining silver in circula-
ton and none In its suppression. since 1t is
now actually a part of the circulation. 1
in its relations 10 our internal circulation,
our commercial intercourse with other
countries, and the always uncertain event.
ualities of the future. Blu L should regret
IL even more il our example should be fol-
lowed by other nations. for that suppress
sion OF silver would be followed by a de-
struction of values without any compensa-
ton.
At the last international monetary con-
~ iittU AZ 1o- ohOtiici
member of the house Of Rothschild, q
member of the British delegation, spoke as
follows:
If this conference were to break up with
out arriving at any definite result. there
would be q depreciation i'm the value of ST.
yer which II would be frightful to contem-
plate. and out of which a monetary panic
would ensue. the far-spreading effects OF
which it would be impossible to ~foretell.
Such are the facts: yet the silver orators
will continue to attempt to arouse preju-
dice against the maintenance Of a sound
currency by asserting that the R~othschilds
lave led in the crusade against silver.