The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-02
DECLARES TARIFF WAS THE ISSUE.
Silver Question Not Dead and Mckinley
Pledged to Bmetallism.

Pledged to Bimetallism.
II had supposed that il was general
ly agreed by thoughtful and rational
bmetallists everywhere that it would
not help, but rather hinder. the cause of
bimetallism for the United States to
leap AT once to free silver coinage.
How, then can the late decision of the
United States against immediate free
coinage injure the contest for bimetall-
ism? Here the question might be left,
but fuller survey of all the causes of
the defeat of Mr.. Bryan and the cleo
ton of Mr. Mckinley may be useful
Conservative people-and America has
more conservatives than Europeans
think-were alarmed at the character
Of the followers of Mr.. Bryan and at
their doctrines additional to the one ia
voring free silver coinage.
'All the socialists, anarchists and wild
men of society whom Europe has sent US
shrieked for Bryan. although the great
bulk OF our adopted citizens voted for
Mckinley. The platform seemed TO
countenance rioting as a means of re-
dress OF grievances. and it made one OF
it's planks reconstruction of the SUI
d
decision. A majority of the American
people wish "a more energetic foreign
policy than they believe will come from
any administration named Democrat
ic. They are deeply affected by the
lamentable condition of the Christian
subjects of the Turkish empire. They
mean TO annex Hawaii. they desire TO
see Venezuela allowed to retain her
rightful sole domination over the
mouths of the Ornoco. They are in
tensely anxious to see arrested the
atrocities I'm Cuba, and to aid i'm max
ing the island free and independent.
but none Of the foregoing reasons
not even the one concerning the ma
tional honor In connection with the cur
rency-infiuenced so many votes
against Mr.. Bryan as did the determin-
alton OF the American people to plain
ly vindicate and firmly establish the
principle of protection TO American in
dustries by adequate tariff duties on
foreign products. That the United
States Is opposed to the single gold
standard, and i'm favor of retracing in
due course and with careful regard to
the national honor the steps taken i'm
the decentralization of silver. until both
gold and silver shall be admitted to
free coinage at the ratio Of 1914 TO l and
made the standard money of the world,
and the measure of the values OF the
world. is a proposition which would re-
ceive the SURFACES of four-fifths of our
voters, IL this proposition alone could
be fairly presented to them, even with
out further debate.
ITO such convictions. entertained by
a vast majority OF American voters
committed TO bimetallism. the friends
OF such a monetary system may con-
fidently appealed The question is not
one OF four years. nor yet of decade.
IL may take as long TO remonetize sill
yer as IL has taken TO realize the
paralyzing influence OF decentralization.
But the fact that 100000 out OF 49,
600. 900 of American voters have given
their ballots for the wild project of
immediate free silver coinage by the
United States alone shows that the
question is one which must be com
promised and adjusted in some way.
The advocates of gold recommendation are
CRYING out that the silver question is
dead. They hope. but do not really be-
lieve. that this is true. Never was IL
more important for bimetallists to ex-
ert themselves. Mr.. Mckinley is
pledged by his own words to co-opera-
ton with us.
WILLIAM Z. CHANDLER.
Concord, N. H., Nov. IA. 1896"