Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-25
IDEAS OF SCHOLARS.
Moreton Frewen, the Manchester
Guardian, Wilfred Lawson in the
Bankers Magazine and Others.
England, France and Germany Only Await
the Triumph of Free Coinage in tho
United States to Fall in Line for
International BimetaIlism
Bryan the Apostle of
Universal Monetary
Reform.

Chicago. Oct. 24.-[Special.1-It is the
pleasure of gold advocates in America
20 represent themselves as in accord
with the sentiment of the leading COM
nercial nations of the world. Yet ev-
cry country now on the gold standard
has, within eighteen months. taken
steps in it's national legislature look
ing toward bimetallism. The British
house OF commons in March, 1895, called
upon the Salisbury government TO take
steps in the direction of bimetallism.
Prince Bismarck in his famous letter
10 Governor Culberson of Texas as
.uncs as matter of course that the
election of William J. Bryan is a long
step in that direction. Cernuschi. the
father of international bimetallisnl,"
expresses "A similar opinion. As for the
drift of British sentiment generally ii
may be CLEANED from the extracts
which follow. The first of these was
sent the Democratic national commit
tee by Sir Moreton Frewen, vice presi-
dent OF the Bimetallic league. 1t
should also be noted that the agri-
cultural interests of Europe 80 hand in
hand with their fellows i'll America in
the demand for currency reform which
the Republican party has deliberately
abandoned in spite of the pledge in its
platform.
The letter is as follows:
Senator Teller: | inclose you a
leading article from the Manchester
Guardian of Sept 26, the import
anCc of which as showing the set of
expert opinion in England. cannot pos
sibly be exaggerated. of all the signs
of the times. this leader is. I venture
TO think, the most portentous.
THE Guardian ranks. after one
London daily unly-The Daily Tele-
Eraph-as the wealthiest newspaper in
England. 1t is the paper to which we
owe Al that there has emerged in Eng
lard Il serious political demand for cur
rency reform; it is the leading Liberal
organ of the north and west of Eng
land: it is the leading commercial
newspaper beyond all question both of
Great Britain and of Greater Britain;
for IL is the one commercial paper
which is on file in every newspaper Of
flee in our colonies and dependencies,
all over the globe.
Il am as much surprised as pleased
at this remarkable change in the atti-
tude of this. the leading organ of Lam
cashire. The day previous to the st.
Louis convention. this paper would not
have had word to say in favor of
free silver in the United States. The
change of tone reflects faithfully the
profound convictions of bimetalliStS.
both in England and i'll Europe. that
the platform which you were unable
To support at st. Louis is a platform
for gold; n platform for decreasing
wages; a platform for diminishing
prices: platform which promises to
stimulate the industries of every ma
tion in Asia and South America. now
upon basis of either silver or paper.
and swhich therefore is menace to
every industry employing white labor.
between the Golden Gates on the west
and the Golden Horn in the east.
Il wish it We're possible that this
classic in economic literature, written
in cold blood by the Manchester ed
itor, could be i'm the hands of every
voter IL the United States before he
casts his ballot.
"MORETON FREWEN"
Extract from the Manchester
Guardian. dated Sept ,. 1896:
SINCE THE OPENING OF THE
CAMPAIGN BETWEEN MR. BRYAN
AND MIR. MkINLEY FOR THE
PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED
STATES. WE HAVE TAKEN THI,
VIEW THAT THE VICTORY OFTHE.
FORMER AND THE CHICAGO
PLATFORM WOULD BE MORE.
LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE
SPEEDY ASSEMBLING OF AN IN
TERNATIONAL CONFERENCES FOR
THE; OFTHE SILVER:
QUESTION THAN THE TRIUMPH
OF MIR MKINLEY AND THE ST
LOUIS PLATFORM
I'VE have formed this opinion rot
withstanding the fact that while the
Chicago platform pronounces in favor
of national bimetGllism in the United
States. without regard to the opinions
and convenience OF other countries
the -. Louis. platform expresses de-
sire to cooperate with other nalfions
il measures for the monetary rehaiill-
tdtion of silver. We now have the am
poTtani declaration by Prince Bis
marck that he also holds that opinion
In his extremely interesting letter tt
Mr.. Culberson. the governor of Texas
III" most redouhtab!e of German chan
cvllors. who was, moreover. m office
at the time when Germany adopted
the single gold standard, declares thai
ne mas always had a prediction foi
IN" double standard and he adds nUi
only that he still thinks it. advisable
TO seek 10 bring about an understand
Ing between the states. which are prin-
cIpalIy interested in the worlds com
Herce. in the direction of a double
St. ard: but that should the United
States. utilizing their 'g-eater freedom
OF movement in economic matters
take an independent step in the direc-
tion of a double standard such a steu
would have 4 favorable influence on
the establishment OF an Internal ,naI
agreement, and the adhesion o. the
European state
Prince Bismarck's statc-nep. that
when in Office /. Ia rot -arI him.
self as infallibie as .S..l--4t SAperts. is
only repetition Of an explanation