The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
Letters From the People.
BISMARCK A BIMETALLIST.
Tho Efforts Made to Misconstrme the Ger
man htatesmar,'s Recent Letter.

1he Efforts Made to MisconstrMe the Ger
mon htGtesnaart's Recent Letter.
To the Editor Of the San Francisco Coll-SIR:
Several times the Examiner has published q
letter OF Prince Bismarck, partly wrong in its
translation to suit their cause best. And of
this letter the Examiner and Mr.. Bryan him
self in several of his speeches were boasting
and trying to mislead the people, by no means
an honorable act. Bismarck at the close of
the Franco-German war had established the
gold standard with so great success known to
every one in the civilized world except Mr..
Bryan. Is any one believing that man like
Bismarck, the greatest statesman of this GEN.
tury, would contradict himself SO strongly?
1t is absurd. In his letter not one syllable
points to independent free coinage of silver /;
in favorlng bimetallism it says express iy by
mutual agreement, and at the close of the
letter 1t says again distinctly bimetallism by
international agreement. Consequently Bis
the platform of the Republican party, in COM
plete harmony with William Mckinley, who
is advocating the very same thing, bimetai-
lism by international agreement.
Later on the Examiner produced the same
lie tier in the original German language and
here follows correct translation:
FRIEDRICHsRUH Aug "a. 1895.
Honored Sir: Your esteemed OF July l has
been received. L always have been in favor of
metallism but while was in Office would not
consider myself infallibie in opposition to experts
believe TO tnis day that IL would be recommend
able to bring about between the nations chiefly en-
gagged in the worlds commerce a mutual agree
ment that has the tendency to obtain bimetallism
The United States are freer by far In their
movements as any single nation on the European
continent and if North America should find it
would agree we'll with their interests 10 take q
selfdependent step In the direction of bimetallsm
l believe that such step would exert beneficial
influence upon the establishment by international
agreement and the joining with European States
Assuring you of my highest respect / am your
most obedent servant, ". BISMARCK.
Exactly as Bismarck has been misrepresent-
ed the very same has been done with DR..
Ahrendt. The Examiner from time to time
represented DR.. Ahrendt of Germany, who is
strong advocate of bimetallism (like Bis
marck), as an authority in favor of free silver,
whereas it is well known DR.. Ahrendt is op-
posed to free silver and he has declared in
print that independent free coinage of silver
will be disastrous. Other prominent advo-
Gates of bime tallism-Seyd, Schoenhof Pro-
lessor Edward Suess of Vienna, Gibbs ana
Helm of England, Lavelleye of Belgium, II.
Cermuschi of Italy, NJ. Paul Leroy- -Beaulieu of
France, Professor John B. Clark, Professor
Andrews and Professor Francis A. Walker
have all declared that the Unrestricted free
coinage of silver by any one Government now
maintaining gold standard could not be
otherwise than disastrous In fact, they de-
clare in print that 1t would be calamitous.
PROFESSOR GUNTHER.
Oakland Oct 16