The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-21


the mint value were practically the
same. But by discriminating against
silver and in favor Of gold, the gold
has appreciated in value. But the sill
yer dollar maintains itself at par
with gold through the demand created
for 1t as money. Cease this d1scr1Tn1-
nation and the question of value Will
no longer make afraid; II IS the cfea-
ture OF adverse legislation, and We
seek to destroy the evil by removing
the cause.
INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLISM
While Republicans are insisting up
on the single gold standard, their plat
form admits that the free coinage of
silver is right, but insists that the party
if successful in this campaign, will be
unable to do what is right without the
consent of some undetermined foreign
nations. This is a strange doctrine to
introduce into our national platform
That we shall become a subservient
state, that we are to recognize some
other as a dominant state, that we are
ready to sacrifice a part of our indie
pendence is a doctrine that ought to be
resented by our people with indigna-
ton. Can it be that the party of Lin
coin and Grant and Blaine have for
gotten the patriotism of their fathers?
Or is 1t another instance of degenerate
tor? Or does The jingle of gum
ca heal the hurt that honor feels?"
NJ. Meline, the French premier, is
quoted in the July Forum as saying at
a banquet of the bimetallic league of
France: That all his sympathies
were with the principles of the league.
but that it's success depended upon
the conversion of England to this
principle
Thus the good will of the creditor ma
ton of the world and our chief COM
mercial rival, must first be obtained
before the United States can establish
the free coinage of silver, according to
the St. Louis platform The British
empire needs a market for it's large
gold " need
our large supply of silver. England is
a purchaser of silver and wants to buy
it cheap, hence, she is opposed from
interest, to anything that would in
crease the value of silver. And Eng
land has never shown a disposition to
willingly surrender a market or abro-
gate the terms of q favorable con
tract. We believe there is just one
way to secure international bimetal-
lism, and that is for the United States
to esta blish the free coinage of silver
our debts, both national and personal,
in either gold or silver at the will OF
the debtor in accordance with the law
or the land as it existed prior to 1873.
Do this and it will not be three
months until the leading COM
mercial nations of the world
agreement. That we are not alone in
this opinion is well known. Mr.. Perry
Belmont, who is recognized as Roths-
chi1d's agent in this country, is quoted
>,
saying: LAS to international bimetal-
lism the commercial and business
world of England remains in great part
opposed, while the scientific experts
take a more favorable view. Many fear
that if the United States went to silver
coinage American debts would be scaled
down One-half, which would drive the
British government to consent to BIZ
metallisTn-''
And Cernuschi, the father of interna-
tiOnal bimetallism, in the publication
heretofore mentioned. the European
Economist is reported as having said:
From a theoretical point of view the
free coinage of silver at IS to 1, re-eS-
tablished by the United States without
the concurrence of Europe, would be
vicious solution. but it would neverthe-
less be a step in the right direction of
International bimetallism; for, under
the regime of the new standard. the
productive power of the United States
would receive so enormous an impulse.
and this development would have such
a disastrous effect upon the economic
and financial interests of England and
other European nations now governed
by the gold standard, that it may be
confidently predicted in advance that
the course of events would force the
adoption of international bimetallism
as the only true solution, even upon
those who today deny the impoSsibility
and efficacy of it."
Nations get no voluntary favors from
other nations. You must either pay
for them or compel acquiesence. AS
the case now stands Europe is opposed
to free coinage; we expect no favOrs;
we compel acQuiescence. It is for you
to say what is the duty of our people.
And upon this question of expecting to
be favored by other nations we quote
from that mine of political wisdom, the
Farewell Address of George Washing
ton:
1T is folly in one nation to look for
dfsinterested faVOrs from another; that
if = n
dependence for whatever it may ac-
cept under that character; that by such
acceptance it may place itself in the
condition of having given equivalents
for nominal favOrs, and yet. of being re-
preached with ingratitude for not Civ
ing MORE There can be no greater
error than to expect to calculate upon
real faVOrS from nation to nation. 1t
is an illusion which experience must
cure. which a just pride ought to dis
card
In conclusion, permit US to say that
we have endeavored to show the au-
thority upon which we have based our
action in this campaign, that you might
see that we have acted and are acting
upon due dehberatiOn- We stand where
the party has stood at all times prior TO
1896. We stand for a dollar as honest
as the constitution of our country. We
are not willing to surrender any portion
of our independence as a nation We
do not believe in amending the cOnStI-
tuition to read: Congress shall have
power to coin money and regulate the
value thereof by and with the consent
of the leading commercial nations of
the world" And to this end we ask
Republicans who agree with us to or
ganize Republican silver leagues in
their various communities and COM
municate with VIM K Ward, secretary
of the Republican Silver league, To-
peka, Kan.
D. c. TILLOTSON, Topeka,
Chairman.
r. M LAWRENCE, Eldorado.
J. A DAVIS. Clyde.
r. w. TURNER, Mankato-
GEORGE PLUMB, Emporia.
nnmuCrunenC pIrV MINES