Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-28
THE MASK OFF.
hold Declarations from tho Advocate. OF
tho Guld Standard.

boiu icclnrnttonE from tho Adyocntc4 of
tho Gutd Standard,
a dispatch gives he information that
the New York chamber of commerce Is
10 inaugurnte ut ouce campaign in
favor of tho single gold standard. Tho
special committee appointed by the
chamber somc timo ago TO consider the
ways ana means necessary 10 control
legislation in the intcrcs. OF tho Brit
ish gold standard met and outlined n
policy to be followed by the chamber
OF commerce during the coming prosi-
deutial campaign.
A resolution was presented by Mr..
Schwnb TO the effect that the nrita-
ton IN favor of the maintenance of
the present standard OF value and
against the free coinave of silver
should ba prosecuted with vigor," and
was adopted. a resolution wus also
adopted To refer the Schwab resolution
to The executive committee, with tho
recommendation that that committee
prepare and submit TO the chamber
OF commerce an address inviting the
cooperation OF all commercial bodies
and of all business men In the move
mcnt to secure the adoption by the nn-
tonal conventions of both parties Of
unequivocal declarations In favor of
the maintenance OF tho present stand.
nrd of vulue."
Chairman llentz, of the apccinl com
mittee, told rcportcr that he had been
assured personally by n mo,nber OF the
cabinet that "hc hoped there would be
no straddling of the financial problem
by the two great political parties, but
that each party would boldly take the
bull by the horus and adopt the only
slic policy-that favoring the gold
standard for the nation to pursue"
All this OUGHT to be explicit enough
to satisfy the poodle al tn the real aims
ana purposes OF the money power and
;is to the real policy advocated by it's
agents aud Instruments in business nnd
official life. II IL TO DO observed Tint
tho New YorlS chamber of commerce.
ana all its connections, hive decided
To throw Gil the mask entirely. We
do not perceive in the resolutions we
have quoted any humorous reference
u" sound' money, and rs for "himct-
aiiism," American or international,
that has boon thrown into tho trash
bnrrc'. The contest that is now on IL
declared ty these agents and repre-
scntativcs of the money power to be II
! contest in favor of The British gold
standard and against the free coinnpe
of silver.
1t Is n very hopeful sign that the
New Yorie chamber of commerce and
other gold advocates have thrown
inside the thin inaslS OF international
bimctallism. IL is sign that these
men ond elements behind them have
pnn1n tn thn nnn.lne a.. 4.
voters OF the country nrc not stupid
enough To be deceived nny longer by
| the tnllS about "international bimctnl.
lism. Four ycnrs ago there was not
prominent man in the country, nor
government official, nor IA candidate
for Office nor newspaper editor, who
would admit that he was In favor OF
the single gold standard. All the nrpu.
ments OF the free coinage men were nd
mil tcd-being, indeed. nnnnswernb BILE
but the people were informed TINT To
postpone free coinage would result in
bringing about an international ntrrce-
mcnt and the reopcning Of the mints
OF Europe and this country to the free
coinagc OF silver.
NOW the money power, ready to con-
tribute millions to n corruption fund
to carry ont its purposes, announces
that campaign is to be carried on To
SECURE the adoption by tho national
conventions of both great political par
ties of unequivocal declarations in fn-
vor of the maintenance of the present
standard of value" the British cold
standard that has been maintained by
the issne Of bonds and tho saddling of
more than 5000, 600, coo of debt on the
peoplc--on the men who labor in tho
factories, who dig In the ground. and
who earn their bread in the sweat of
their brows
The people ought to be thankful
that Shyloclsism has arrived Mt that
stage of its career in this country
where 1t feels justified In throwing off
the mask behind which IL has carried
out its sinister designs of denonetiza-
tion and currency contraction. and In
laying aside the cloak under which It
has been paradifxsf for twenty odd years
SO there is to be no more hypocrisy
and double-dealing so far rs the single
gold standard is concerned! To main
tain that standard Is the object of the
campaign. which ia to be backed by nil
the agencies OF the money power. and
by. those who, either hypocriti cally or
ignorsntly, have been trying TO deceive
the honost yotors of the country as TO
the attitude md purpose of tho mon
who are opposed To the reconciliation
OF iiver.-Atlanta Constitution