The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-12-04
IsIMI;TALLISM.

, IsIMET ALLISM.
| Senator Chandler of the New Hamp-
shire discusses the late election from
Republican standpoint III the London
National Review" He says:
European bimetallists need not believe
that the selection of Mckinley and Hobart
by overwhelming majorites is a decision
to permanently accede to the single gold
standard. The Bryan proposition was
soon seen by the American voters to be
simply that the United States should adopt
silver recommendation: should deliberately
give up all attempts to keep gold and
silver at Il pali " should send gold to u
| premium and thereby, make it merchan
| disc merely, and should base all Amer-
can prices upon silver only. 1t can hardly
be considered, upon reflection by any true
bimettalist, that such action on our part
would have helped the cause of bimetallism
i'll any part of the world.
1T Is true that the Bryanites called
| themselves bimetallists and that MIR. Bryan
in his recent cutlery from his temporary
| political entombment, addressed not only
| the democrats nor the populists nor the
people, but the 'bimetallists.' This, how
| ever, is a sheer atfectation. No Bryan
orator or writer has seriously denied that
the adoption of this policy-the immediate
unlimited free coinage of silver by the
United States-wonld send gold to a pre-
MUM and keep it there for an indefinite
period. Surely that would be silver
| mOnOmetalism and can it be commended
that silver monometallism is any better
| stepping-sto to bimetailism than gold
monomctallism? l had supposed that it
was generally agreed by thoughtful and
l iI,ete -I,orn fI,f
would not help, but rather hinder the
cause of bimetallism for the United States
TO leap at once to free silver coinage
How, them, can the late decision of the
| United States against immediate free
coinage injure the contest for bimctall-
| ism?
That the United States is opposed to
the single gold standard and is in favor
of retracing, in due cou. S, and with care
full reguaru to the national honor, the
steps taken in the decentralization OF
silver until both gold and silver shall be
admitted to free coinage at the ratio of
15l to l and made the standard money of
tie world and the measure of the
values of the world is PROPOSE
ton which would receive the suffarges of
four-tifths of our voters if this PROPOSE
ton alone could be fairly presented to
| them, even without further debate.
ITO such convictions, entertained by a
vast majority of American voters COM
mitted to bimetallism, the friends of such
| a monetary system may confidently APP
peal. The question is not one of four
years, nor yet of decade. 1t may take
| as long to remonetlze silver as it had taken
| to realize the paralyzing influence of
demonstration. But the fact that six out
of thirteen millions of American voters
l 10, <h,.r boil f<>r
| ject of immediate free coinage of silver by
| the United States alone shows that the
| question is one which must be compromis-
| ed and adjusted in some way. The advo
| Gates of gold monometallis SIN are crying
| out that the silver question is dead. They
hope but do not really believe that this is
true. Never was it more important for
| bimetallists to exert themselves. Mr. Nc
kinley is pledged by his own words to CO.
| operate with u.s.
In an interview on Monday Senator
| Chandler said:
| The victory for the republicans in the
last election is being misrepresented. 1t
was not victory for the gold standard,
as is being claimed in many quarters. The
republican party is not for the sing lie gold
standard and the gold standard democrats
who aided in the election of Mckinley
| must not think so. Four-tifths of the PEG
pie Of this country favor bimetallism and
| the reconciliation of silver, and the party
which adopts the single gold standard will
| have reason to regret it.
In the New York Sun of November 19
| was an editorial stating that bimetallism
| is myth and that it will never be adopted;
| also that the money plank of the republi-
| can platform never intended that any
effort should be made to secure this. The
os2l, 81 &v.,NS
| was honestly put there.
Il do not believe that it was the inten-
| ton of that convention to bunco the peo-
pie or to cheat them. The republican
party is committed to an earnest effort to
secure International bimetallism, and no
| time should lie lost in getting to work
along that line. President elect Mckinley
| in his letter of acceptance, committed
himself to the same effect, and believe he
will do all he can to carry out the plank
| of the platform.
The people must not be mlsled, and |
| am certain that it is not the intention of
| the new President or his party to do
So"
What is your plan for securing BIZ
metallism."
Il want to see an early international
conference of the nations to consider the
question of international bimetallism. If
something is not done soon along this
line, it will not be long before the nations
of the earth will divide on the question.
Some will become silver standard nations
and others gold standard. In the gold
countries silver will become a commodity
and in the silver countries gold will be-
come commodity.
Il think that resolution should pass
at the coming session of Congress prOvid-
ing for a commission to represent this
country in speedy conference with the
other nations, and that the commission
should be composed of honorable men
who will not let the matter drop.
This resolution could be passed and be
ready for Mr.. Mckinley when he comes
into office. There is no use of putting the
question off until next summer or next
fall. The sooner it is decidcdto do some
thing the better. | do not see how there
could be any opposition to this. do not
believe the silver republican Senators
would oppose this course. They want
bimetallism
They do not believe it can be secured
by internal agreement. The appointment
of this commission would test the matter
of whether it could be secured. 1t would
give them the opportunity they want. On
the other hand, if it is shown that the re-
publican party is making a strong effort
to carry out its promises to the people,
and should secure action favorable to sill
yer, it would be strengthened and would
become more than ever the party of the
people.
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