The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-03
MoRGANrowN OCTOBER
No free coinage man has sought for

eign advice. Mark Hanna's party and
Mark Hanna's Millionaire Tory slush
fund committee are the only ones who
are continually seeking foreign advice
and depending upon foreign aid IN this
campaign. The following letter from
Gov. Culbertson, of Texas, to Prince
Bismarck, of Germany, explains itself.
Gov. Culbertson was not asking Bis
marck's advice. 1t was too late for
that even if any American citizen had
desired it. The issue has long been
made in this campaign between the
Democracy and the Plutocracy. 1t has
been iron-bound and cannot be chang
ed. Gov. Culbertson was simply open
ing up the international agreement
trap into which the Republican ele-
plant has thrust his leg, and it is
found that the &. 0. p. animal has
been caught. The Republican party
have declared that they are willing to
accept bimetallism under an interna-
tional agreement. Now, we all know
that an international agreement is inn
possible so long as IL is left to Europe,
which is absolutely ruled by the gold
kings, To decide upon the question.
Wall Street, which is backing Mark
Hannas campaign, and which is get
ting two for one out of the American
people through the gold standard,
knows that the money kings of Eu
rope will never let go so long as they
can hold on and that they will hold
on until compelled TO let go by the
United States. So, of course, these
gold sharks are willing to agree TO this
international plan, which they be-
lieye can never be carried out. To
catch these gentlemen in this inter
national agreement trap GOV. GILBERT
son wrote TO the foremost statesman
of Continental Europe, Prince Bis
marck, of Germany. And here is the
correspondence:
DALLAS, Texas, September 90 in
a speech here Governor Cnlbertson
read the following significant cores
pondence between himself and Prince
Bismarck on the money question:
.Prince Bismarck-Sir: The great
question of finance is now OF supreme
interest to the people of the United
States. 1t is presented in various
forms, but in general way, 1t may
be said, first, whether they shall
adopt the single gold standard; or,
second, whether they shall adopt BIZ
metallism with both gold and silver
as the standard and primary money.
The argument in favor of each is well
known to you, but it is particularly
insisted that we should adopt the pol
icy of bimetallism because the supply
Of gold in the world for coinage is in
sufficient TO meet the demand, and
because such standard will still fur
ther depress the values Of all property.
(Which, in your Judgment, is the
best policy to adopt, the gold standard
or bimetallism, giving your reasons2
what effect, in your judgment,
will the immediate adoption of bimet-
allism by the United States have on
the cause of bimetallism in Germany
and other great commercial nations?
&c. A. CULBERTsoN,
Governor of Texas.
In reply Prince Bismarck said:
''FRIEDERIcHsRUHE, Aug. "a, 1896.
sHonored Sir: Your esteemed fav-
or has been duly received. hold that
this is the very hour that would be
advisable to bring about between the
nations chiefly engaged in the worlds
commerce mutual agreement in fav-
or Of the establishment of bimetall;sm.
The United States are freer by far in
their movements than any nation of
Europe, and hence, If the people of
the United States should find it COM
patible with their interests to take in
dependent action in the direction of
bimetallism, | cannot but believe that
such action would exert a most salu-
tary influence upon the consummation
of international agreement.
BISMARCK"
In other words, the great Iron
Chancellor, of Germany, has more
Knowledge of and respect for the pow
er of the American giant than the
American Tories who are in this CAM
paign fighting the battle Of the Bank
Of England and the Rothschilds, for
the maintenance of the unconstitu-
tional gold standard and the contin-
ued robbery of the American producer
and laborer. Register