The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-31
ENGLAND AND IKE SILVER nuEsrIun,

K In matters Of international policy neither this
nor any other country dRrcs to act ia deliberate
antagonism to its neighbours. The comfy Of
naticns requires that no Power should follow a
course damaging, directly or indirectly, to the
interest Of q country with which IL is at peace.
AT the sano time, we Seem 10 DO shaping towards
acoursewhich maybr.ng u into awkward conflict
with the pepulsrsentiment, Il no. with thegovcrn.
ing powers Of countries wilh whom we hold
politically friendly relations. In another column
we print extracts from speech n.ale 10 the
American Senate tho other Gay BY Mr.. Don
Cameron, who represents Pennsylvania. The
gist Of Mr.. Cameron's contention was that
the English policy on the all.a5sorbing
monetary question Is directly antagopistic
to American interests, and that the UEited
States muss throw Oh tho influence Of English
ideas if she means to nsintain the steady march
| Of her prosperity. There have not been wanting,
OF late indications Of growing irritation With this
country foritsdoy in-the-rsngerat towards
question that is convulsing two continents, and
gravely compromising the future OF tue poorer
States in Europe This feeling has been voiced
in America by Senator Lodge, whose proposal
to virtually smut out British goods from the
United States until We shoaid assent to a
bimetallic convention, though extreme and
absurd, indicates the trend OF sentiment on the
other side Of the Atlantic. Mr. Cameron is
much milder, and makes war rather on those
who ocona.iss English ideas in America than
on this country but the sentiment has the same
origin 10 both cases.
Senator Lodge is not q silver man in the usual
sense, being opposed ont and-out to free coinage
in the United States uader existing conditions,
and, therefore, his views, though tirged with
strong feeling, may attract moro attention here
than those OF the pronounced silyerite5. Mr..
Lodge is very bitter about the failure Of tho
Brussels conference OF last year, whero the at.i-
tudeofthe British Official delegates was "sccrcely
less than discourtoous "tothe UnitedStates, and
he believes that nine-tcntts Of tho American
people regard it in that light. \ feeliag Of this
kind is not to DO lightly ignored. We have
frequent diplomatic differences With the United
States; bat, as a rule, there is seldom asso-
ciated with these any sense OF Gnimus between
tho peoples Of too two countries, and such
squabbles pass over and are forgotten. But now
We are encouraging the growth Of feeling
that on question which aaocts tho prosperity
OF millions Of individual Americans this
country is inelinsd 10 entertain views unfrien1ly
to the States. We know, OF course, tlat tao
uuirieadlineSs is accidental, and that our none
tary policy is controlled by purely selfish con-
siGerations-so purely ec.esh that we do not
mind seeing India ~ asring from our action
much moro than America does. Tie Americans
ere Sufficiently o!d-fashoned to believe that
It is tine part OF friend to show himself friendly
and when this country turns g deaf car 70 the
plant Of half tho world, including all the Few
World, tLey, not uuneturally, take It urkindly "
is not FOR US 70 say whether the feeling Of rri-
tation is wholly justified or not it exists, and
that IS the main point, Moreover, I. is taking
ahape that may entail very awkward conse-
quences on US. The recent proposal to coin
Mexican dollars in San Francisco was bid
towards giving US an object lesson b. ous.!ng
Us from cur commanding position in EAsssrn
trade.
Senator Cameron points rla;n moral when
ho remarks tina. if tao United States would
venture 10 cat herself sdr.it from Europe and
take outright to silver, sho would have all
America and Asia at her back, and would com
mand the markets Of both Continents. 1.-THE
barrier of gold would be more fatal than any
barrier Of a custom house. The bond OF oliver
"would be stronger than any bond OF free
trade" There can DO no doubt about it, that
IL the United States were TO adopt q silver
basis tomorrow, British trade would be ruined
before the year was out. Every American
industry would DO protected, not only at home,
but in every other market. OF course, the
States would suffer to q certain extent through
having TO pay her obligations abroad in gold
but the loss on exchange under thii head would
DO mere drop in the bucket compared With the
profits " DO rsap1i from the mArkoto Of South
America and Asia, TO say nothing Of Europe.
The marvel is that the United States has not
long ago seized the opportunity, and but for the
belief that the way Of England Is necessarily the
way to commercial success and prosperity, I'm.
doubtedlyit wouldhave been done long ago. Now,
Americans aro awakening to the fact that
" so long as they narrow their ambition to DO.
" coming larger England" they cannot beat
us. 1t has been piece Of luck for US
that il has never before occurred TO the
Americans 10 scoop US olt Of the worlds
markets by going on silver baAis, and ii
might serve us right u, iyritated by the con.
temptuous apathy Of our Government TO the
gravity Of the silver problem, the Americans
retaliate by freezing out gold. 1t could easily
DO done, and we propose shortly to show, by
evidence collected from perfectly unprecedented
sources, that even now the process has begun,
and is proceeding at a rate that will astonish
most people, aud probably make this country
regret that it did not at an earlier stage fashion
its monetary policy on principles Of friendliness
to other nations, instead Of on basis OF short
sighted selfshness.