The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
VERY IMPORTANT.
A LETTER THAT WILL INFLU-
ENCE THOUSANDS OF GER.
NAN VOTES FOR BRYAN.
The Great Bismarck FayOrs the
Adoption OF Free-Silver by the
United States.

CuAtSA 0tdtSSs
Dallas, Tex, Sept. 19-In a speech
| here tonight Gov. CuibersOn read the
following significant correspondence
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 to be. first, whether the United
States shall adopt the single gold
standard, or second whether they shall
adopt bimetalliSm with both gold and
silver as the standard or primary
money. The argument in favor Of
| each is well-knOwn to you, but 1t is
practically insisted that we should
adopt the policy of bime tallism be-
cause the supply of gold in the world
Tor Tree coinage is insufficient to meet
t:le demand or because such stand
ard will still further depress the
values of all property. Which, in
your judgement, is the best policy to
adopt;-the gold standard or bimetal-
ism, giving your reasons9 What et-
feet. in your Judgment. will the i'm
the United States have on the cause
| Of bimetallism in Germany and other
great commercial! nations?
&C. A. Cnlberson, Gov. of Texas.
In reply Prince Bismarck said:
Friedrichsruhe, Aug. "a, 1896, Hon
| ored sir: Your esteemed favor has
| is the very hour that would be advis-
q no
tions chiefly engaged in the worlds
| commerce, a mutual agreement in ia
vor OF the establishment of bimetal-
lism. The United States are freer by
far in their movements than any ma
ton OF Europe: and, hence, if the peo-
pie OF the United States should find it
compatible with their interests to
take independent action in the direc-
tion OF biIne tallism l cannot but be-
lieve that such action would exert
most salutary influence upon the
| contamination of an international
agreement. Bismarck.
There has been a great effort to
make it appear that the German
voters of the United States were GEN
orally in favor Of the single gold
standard. The foregoing letter will
| have great weight with them.
Whether they approve OF Bismarck's
political course, in the past, or not
they regard him as great statesman,
and man Of vast experience in pub
lie affairs. He has no interest in the
| present struggle in our country. 1t
| cannot be charged that he is a crank
or fool; or bought up by the silver
mine-owners; or that he is a wild-eyed
anarchist. His voice sounds with
high authority and will be heard in
every part of our country, aud indeed,
all over the world.
The Republican party processes to
be in favor of free-silver, and opposed
to the single gOld-standard, but they
say they want the RECOMMENDATION of
the white metal brought about by
international agreement, now or at
some time in the future. And there
upon Bismarck steps forward and
tells them that this is ''the very hour to
accomplish such an agreement; and
that if the United States votes for
free-silver. ION the Sd of November
|
salutary influence upon the consum-
nation Of an international agree
ment!'
In other words-we are masters of
the situation and have got the money
lenders Of the world by the throat;
and can bring them to "t&w' by SIM
| ply going ahead and electing Bryan!
Why not? II We remonetize silver
and the Money-power forces England
| to take a different course what Is to
prevent the silver-using countries of
the world uniting in great league to
deal exclusively with each other, and
| shut their ports against all English
commerce? Three months of that
regime would bankrupt Great Britain
| And II she wants to go to war we will
wipe her off the map Of the world.
Read what Mr.. Bryan said the other
day in Washington. D. G.
''Now, my friends, 1 want to call
your attention to one other subject.
| Our opponents are doing as much for
US in this campaign as we are able to
| do Tor ourselves. (Applause.) And Of
| sued, the most important one is let
| ter just given to the public written
by the secretary Of the treasury, from
| which desire to quote one sentence.
ut is The duty Of the secretary of
the treasury and all public officials to
| execute in good faith the policy de.
clared by Congress-and-mark these
wordS-that wneneve he shall be sat-
| ished that a silver dollar cannot be
kept equal ia purchasing power with
gold dollar except by receiving it in
exchange for gold dollar, when such
exchange is demanded, it will be his
duty to adopt that course
| Il want you to mark those words,
because in those words the secretary
OF the treasury tells you that whe
the secretary is satisfied that it Is
necessary, he will commence redeem
iny silver dollars in gold. Great ap-
plause.) 1 call your attention to it, my
friends, because l want to emphasize
| the deception that has been practiced
by this administration on the money
question. When this administration
advised the repeal Of the Sherman
law, you were told that the repeal OF
the Sherman law would remedy the