The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
THE MASK OFF.
Bold Declarations from the Advocates of
the Gold Standard

the 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
chamber 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 chamber
of commerce during the coming presi-
Dental campaign.
A resolution was presented by Mr..
Schwab to the effect ''that the a0ita-
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 md asabmit to the chamber
of commerce an address inviting the
co-operatiol,.of all CON uerciaI bodies
and of all business men in the move
ment to secure the adoption by the ma
tional conventions of both parties of
uneguivocal declarations in favor of
the maintenance Of the present stand
ard value"
Chairman Hentz, of the special COM
mittee, told a reporter that he had been
assured personally by member of the
cabinet that "he 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 pursue"
All this ought to be explicit enough
to satisfy the poodle as to the real aims
and purposes of the money power, and
as to the real policy advocated by its
agents and instruments in business and
official life. II 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
declared by these agents and repre-
sentatives OF the money power to be
contest in favor of the British gold
standard aud against the free coinage
of silver
1t is very hopeful sign that the
New York chamber Of commerce and
other gold advocates have thrown
lE;1n tisa ltr, Of sv,k u
bimetallialn 1t is a sign that these
men and elements behind them have
come to the conclusion that the honest
volays Of the country are not stupid
enough to be deceived any longer by
the talk about international bimetal-
.isp. -Four years ago there was not
{. proninant man in the country, nor a
government official nor a candidate
iaf Office, nor newspaper editor, who
would adult that he was in favor of
ttts single gold standard. All the argu-
facnta cf tha free coinage men were ad-
mitted--baing, indeed, unanswere BILE
but the people were informed that to
postpone free coinage would result in
bringing about an international agree
rnert and the reopeuing of the rnints
OF Europe and this country TO the free
coinage OF silver.
Now the money power, ready to con-
tribute millions to a corruption fund
to carry out its purposes. announces
TINT campaign is TO be carried on to
''secure the adoption by the national
conventions OF both great political par
ties of unequivocal declarations in fa-
vor of the maintenance of the present
standard of value" the British gold
standard that has been maintained by
the issue of bonds and the saddling of
more than $780, 0o0 900 of debt on the
people-on the men who labor in the
factories, who dig in the ground, and
who earn their bread in the sweat of
their brows
The people ought to be thankful
that Shylockism has arrived at that
stage of its career in this country
where it feels justified in throwing off
the mask behind which it has carried
out its sinister designs OF demonetiza-
tion and currency contraction, and in
laying aside the cloak under which it
has been parading for twenty odd years.
So there is to be no more hypocrisy
and double-dealing so far as the single
gold standard is coucernedl To main
Tain that standard is the object of the
campaign, which is to be backed by all
the agencies of the money power, and
by those who, either hypocritically or
ignorantly, have been trying to deceive
the honest voters of the country as to
the attitude and purpose of the men
who are opposed to the onetizatiou
of silver. Atlanta Constitution.