Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-01-14

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ly through Ruggles of the exag-
Grated output of gold here, and
by the false pretension that this
country favored, and would soon
adopt the single gold standard.
And then mark Sherman S words,
1.-The single standard of gold is
an american idea.' Yes, that is
true. AS true as that John Sher-
man is an American. The single
gold standard for this country
and the world, with the exception
Of England, is here fathered by
Sherman himself, and this admis
sion is preserved in the archives
of this nation for yeritication in
the senate report we have quoted.
Nor is it to bewondered at that Sen
ator Sherman and Mr.. Ruygles, his
faithful servant, could sway the Par
is monetary conference. Remember
that Sherman WAS chairman Of the fl
nance committee Of the Senate. and
Rugyles was the commissioner on
minis and coinage to the Paris Expo
sition. as we'll as delegate to the inter-
national monetary conference. These
two men were the representatives, not
Of the individual opinions of Senator
Sherman and Commissioner Ruyyles.
but of the great American republic. In
| 1867, the American nation was at the
height Of it's glory. 1t stood the vic
torious conque1or Of the most yigan-
tic rebellion of the worlds history.
The war had opened the eyes Of the
| old world to the resources and posi-
bilities of this nation. The Old World
aristocracy. who hitherto had sneered
at our civilization. now stood aghast
in admiration and awe at what we had
accomplished. Had we not revolu-
tionized naval warfare by "cheese
box monitors. that defied all frigates
and battle ships Of the Old World:
Had not our common rank and file on
sea and land shown a martial spirit
and endurance that OutshOne anything
witnessed in Europe since the dawn Of
history? Had we not developed mill
tary heroes on sea and land. in every
branch of the service. a Farragut. q
Porter, a Grant, Sherman. a Sheri
dan. that no living. and few dead,
could have rivaled? Had we not com
PEELED England to arbitrate for hel
misdeeds, and France to evacuate
Mexico? What might we not do next:
Thus the American nation stood as z
mighty giant. sprung from the very
ground, as it were. and ready to con.
quer the world, not only with the
sword. but in every field of human
| progress. 1t was as the accredited
representative Of this gigantic nation
with unlimited possibilities, that Sen.
ator Sherman was able to dictate tc
the nations of Europe, and command
their assent to his American idea of 4
single gold standard of value. though
they did SO with reluctance. "Why,'
said the delegates to this information.
al monetary conference, ''ifthe United
States can produce ; Or i hundred
millions Of dollars in gold per annum
and they are going to the gold stand.
ard at once, why then. OF course, We
yield" And so the monetary confer.
ence voted for the single standard 0:
gold.
Now we have the first move. and &
very successful one, Of this genius John
Sherman. Whatever we may think O.
the ultimate consequences OF this sc
called "American idea of money" We
must concede his ability to manipu.
late even an International conference
He demonstrated right here in this
move that if General Sherman WAS the
greatest strategist living in war, sc
was Senator Sherman the greates
strategist in diplomacy. We shall
show as this little sketch progresses
how by virtue of his genius as a STRAIT.
egic diplomat he has been able to rule
and make laws for this nation fol
thirty years, and in spite Of his ad-
| vanced age, is to-day ADLER than
ever.
If it be asked what the real motive
of this campaign of Senator Sherman
for the single gold standard was, and
is, we will answer, that so far as we
can learn, there are only one, to wit:
a personal and national pride in
giving an American idea, OF policy to
the world on monetary matters, and
finally through that system Or policy
to give this country a dominating i'll
1uence in the commerce of the world.
This is the most favorable construc-
ton that can be placed to his credit.
For it can scarcely be believed that he
was ignorant of the exaggerated stor-
les in regard to the output OF gold.
His speeches also show that he thor
oughly understood the ru nous policy
of contraction on the producing class
es of society. T.. ,.s@.. 5 s..
This is the same motive that led Ma
poleonto his murderous battles for
glory and renown for himself and