Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-11-03
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l. EARLY in the campaign The Post, in
discussing tho FREQ coinage question:,
copied and edi torially commented upon
oil article from the London Financial
! News which said, among other things,
that if tho United States were to adopt
a silver basis British trade would be
| ruined within a year. Comment was
made upon this article because it was
so at variance with the general run of
English expression On the subject. r.. =;
! Although The Financial News article
had previously appeared in several news
! papers-from one of which it was taken
by this paper-its republication in The
Post gave it a national prominence
which it had not formerly attained, and
| it immediately became campaign is
sue. Incidentally The Post has been
cited az the original medium of the
| publication Of the article, although that
distinction has been clearly disavowed.
The Republican national committee,
through its press bureau some weeks
ago, sent out statement that the Lon
don Financial News had never printed
such ali article and intimating that it
was political fake and forgery. The
Democratic national committee, On the
other hand, after some Investigation,
announced that the article had appeared
in the London Financial News exactly
as reproduced il this country. From
week to week, as the campaign pro-
gressed, the article in question has con-
timed to bob up in American politics,
being repudiated by the Republicans
and widely circulated by the Democrats.
Without feeling the least interested
in the political aspect Of the matter, but
On arcount Of having, in good faith,
printed the article, and thus started it
On its rounds, Tho Post determined to
investigate Gil its own account the gen,
uineness OF the original article. With
this object il view, the following letter
was sent to Darrant's Press Cuttings, a
reputable concern III London, with
which this paper has long had dealings !:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 90 1856.
Manager Durrant's Press Cuttings:
DEAR S1R-Pcrhaps you are aware by this
time ths5 there is being circulated IN this
country al alleged extract from the London
Financial News Of April 50, 1891, the same
purporting to como through your bureau, of
which The Post i3 g patron. Inclosed will be
found q facsimile Of the same az it is appear
ing In the newspapers. Will you be kind
| enough to look into the matter and advise us
as to whether or not the ditoria1 or com1au-
nication appeared il tho London Financial
News, and, if SO. at what time. It has been
asserted that the editorial, # such it was, did
not appear On the dato credited il your clip
ping. An carly reply will oDligs
BERIAn WILKINS,
-.-E Editor The Post.
Yesterday tie following reply was re-
oeived, which settles the controversy,
showing that the article as quoted did
appear in the London Financial News:
DURRAEl''s PRESS CUyTIECs,
u. DUnRANT, PROPRIETOR, :
s. aCLBoR,: V!ADUCT, LCNEOE, Sept. 60, 1886.
DEAR sIR-Tha facsimile of a newspaper
Clipping you inclosc with your favor, dated
the r.! OF September, 1860 {the authenticity Of
which IS row bring Guestioned), is en- editorial
appearing il Gao Financial NoWs newspaper
Of April 50, 1894 Upon receiving a similar
clipping from Chicago ct once compared it
Wit. the file kept at the British museum and
| have dispatched to that city a sworn declara-
tion that the publication is quito in order.
Silico the!, have been able to obtain tho loan
OF copy OF This Financial News Of April 30,
1854, and it lays hero 1T the disposal of any
che who chooses to call and examine it, This
finally OPPOSES of the assertion that no such
article appeared in that journal. Other aTti-
cies copio;! from The Financial News during
1854 have been SORT over from here, and doubt
less will &c published; The actual paper lays
here and caa 10 seen By cny one am, dear
sir, your cHeGiei.t servant, " DyRRANT.
TO tie Editor Washington Post, Washingt ton,
D. G., U. S.. A. -
Fer the information Of readers Of The
Post who may not readily recall the
original publication the article from the
London Financial News is herewith ap.
! pended ~ ---.-.s - :, Z FIN -
| 'Tkere is q plain moral in the remark
that if the United States would venture
| 10 cut herself adrift frona Europe and
take outrjgLt;to silver she would have
all America and Asia at her back and
| would command tho markets Of both
continents. The barrier of gold would
be moro fatal than any barr e:r OF Gus.
tom house. Tho bond Of silver would be
stronger than any bond Of FREQ trade. I'll
There cen DO no doubt about IL that
| if tho United States were to adopt a
/ silver basis tomorrow British trade
| would be ruined before the year was
out. Every American industry would
be protected, not only at home, but at
every other market. OF course the States
would suffer to a certain extent through
having to pay their obligations abroad
/ in gold, but the loss OF. exchange under
this head would be a mere drop i'll the
/ bucket compared with the profits to be
reaped from tho markets OF Sunth
America and Asia, TO say nothing 81
Europe. ss.f ..il s. =s u
'he marvel is that tic United States
! has rot long ago seized tie opportunity,
and, but for the belief That tho way d
Eng land is necessarily the way to conf
1 ,nercial success an prospe rity, undoubt,
Sodly II won IA have been done long ago.
Now .AMarie ans arc aWakening tostht
fact That $50 long as they thei,
ambition to becoming q larger Eng land
] they oannctt bssstSs + has been piece
1 of luck that il has never occurred to ttht
IlaerseaTs / 81 scoop US out of lie world
] marketa BIZ going On. 81 silver basis. sane
rs ti 81 irri ated Is
tle.e ontes1 ptt1ous s;spat { ri our govern
nael1s 81 The silver prob
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lsonts so con "a cast beE don
aching ten St. z.sss
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