The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-12-03
will see them plainly enough and eager

Will see them plainly enough ana eager
ly await the opportunity to get to the
ballot box. The result in 1900 will be
silver victory and place the powers Of
the Federal Government in the hands
Of those favorable to the restoration Of
silver to the coinage.
While the presidential compaign has
gone against the free coinage forces,
there Is hope in the fact that the num-
Der of silver Congressman has been
largely increased. With this fact as
an incentive, the campaign Of silver ed
ucation should be vigorously continued.
The American people are both intelli
gent and patriotic. They have not had
time, however, to be educated on this
ISSUE Great and influential forces have
been arrayed against the cause of BIZ
metallism and these have won in the in
terest Of the single gold standard. In
four years their eyes will have been
opened and the restoration of silver
will be omplished.-Denver News.
Has Only Begun.
''The fight has just commenced" says
Mr. Bryan. IF the Republican party
says Mr.. Moreton Frewen, warned by
the narrowness of its victory, will work
for currency reform, good results may
be near" John Sherman expresses
the hope that "the present gold stand
ard will be maintained" Chairman
Jones believes that Mckinley will be
compelled to bend all his efforts to-
ward securing an international agree
ment." The English Bimetallic League
thinks the Republicans will have to
work for international bimetallism
These expressions give some idea of
the manner in which the election of
Mckinley has been received. If they
indicate any one thing with certainty, it
is that the silver question is as far
from settlement as 1t was on the morn
ing Of Tuesday, Nov. 3. They mean
that the new administration must face
the same discussion that Harrison and
Cleveland have faced.
If Mr.. Mckinley is true to his party
platform, there are two things that he
must do-maintain the present treasury
rulings which have fastened gold
standard on the country in defiance of
law, and promote an international con-
ference. There are a large number of
persons who favor the restoration of sill
yer, but who honestly believe that it
can only be accomplished by means of
an International agreement. This class
of bimetallists will now have an oppOr-
tunity Of testing the accuracy Of their
belief, and of doing what they can to
secure favorable action on the part Of
the new administration to this end.
They will probably find that all this
talk about International bimetallism
is sham and fraud, and intended
merely to divide the people and cover
up the real purpose of the money pow
er to fasten the single gold standard on
all Of the commercial nations of the
earth. Finding this out, these interna-
tional bimetallists will have one Of two
courses to take-join the gold standard
forces, or fall back with the real silver
party, which assumes that there is but
one way of securing international BIZ
metallism, and that is by restoring sill
yer in this country and thereby COM
pelling other nations to do the same.
''The fight has just begun" This is
the real feeling Of the millions who cast
their ballots for Bryan. They do not
propose to cease fighting until they
have won. Their cause is just 1t is
the cause Of civilization and Of human
ity, and will be fought to finish.
Whether the restoration of silver comes
through an international agreement, or
it comes by vote of the people |