The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-08

Presidsnt's Appointnent Of C.
miss1oners Generally Com me,SS.

mtootonero Generally Commera.. II
President Mckinley. by his appoIptm...
Of commissioners to an Internal ional M
etary conference, has given another I'm
ing assurance Of Republican good t.s
in dealing with the silver question. "a
pledge of the st. Louis platform n -
mote an international agreement in ths.s
terest of bimetallism and the cordial -
patty Of the Republican party for sr..r
practical movement in that direction -
forcibly demonstrated by the Presids.y.
prompt and statesmanlike action in ~.
present instance.-New York Mail ara
Express.
President Mckinley has acted wise, :.
making the bimetallic commission A rsa,
cal one. Two of the members are for ~.
silver without any qualifications. and ca
be trusted to do all in their power 10 him
about international bimetallsm NJ N.
ratio of 10 to 1. The other is gold man
who favors bimetallism, and who !,
course, will not place any obstacles in N.
way of his colleagues. There can be ma
complaint hereafter that the bmetalis,
have not been given ample opportunity ia
achieve their purpose.-Baltimore Amer.
can.
President Mckinley has very proner,
named commissioners to represent n.
United States at the international none
tary conference.-Atlanta Journal, Dem
The platform of the national Republican
convention advocated an international
conference upon the free coinage of al.
yer. The Republican Congress carried
out the proposition by appropriate legisl,.
ton and authorized the President TO an
point commission. President McKinley
shows mis- intention of obeying that legis.
lation to the best of his ability by the q.
lection of Senator Wolcott of Colorado
ex-Vice-P President Stevenson and Gen
Paine of Massachusetts, as the member
These gentlemen are all bimetalists. Sen.
ator Wolcott is one of those radical silver
men who can be respected for his honest,
of purpose. He Is, first of all. Repubi
can. and refused to desert the party alou
them. The commission is strong one
Philadelphia Inquirer.
President Mckinley is working in GOOD
faith to carry out that declaration Of the
st. Louis platform which pledges the Re
publican administration to do all in III
power to promote international bimetal,
lism. The last Congress having provided
the necessary legislation whereby eitheri
monetary conference might be called or
special commissioners be appointed to
sound foreign governments on the ques-
ton of bimetallism. the President has
adopted the latter course.-Chicsgo
Times Herald.
President McKinley's appointment Of /,
c0mmi sainn RI ipfarp finpa ,,o,a..rx
conference demonstrates anew his loyalty
to the best interests Of the currency and
his desire to carry out the declaration Of
the national Republican platform in re-
gard to securing such larger use of silver
in the moneys of the world as may Be
made with safety. The commission an
nounced Is representative and its person
mel could hardly be improved. II covers
all phases of opinion on the silver ques
tion.-Ohio State Journal.
The silver Democrats have persstently
maintained that the Republican party was
not sincere when il declared at St Louis
that 1t was favorable to the largest posi-
BILE use Of silver as a money metal, and
was further favorable to bimetallic cur
rency based on an international agree
ment. Since the election these same peo-
pie have stubbornly insisted that Prss
dent Mckinley, nor the Republican paru
would do nothing favorable to the restort
ton of the white metal as a primary mon
ey. Our dispatches this morning are
sufficient answer to such assertions Pro-
ident Mckinley has already begun The
good work Of getting ready for an inter
national conference with q view to secure
an international agreement for bimetil
lie currency that will be acceptable to the
great commercial nations Of the world
Dubuque Times.
II anything can be done in favor Of In
ternational bimetallism this commission
can accomplish it. II nothing an be done
and the indications are not fiattering, We
shall know the truth about the matter.
If an international coinage ratio cannot
be established, 1t IL possible that the re-
mark of Senator Wolcott, one of the com
mission, to the effect that financial men
in Europe are eager to arrest the depre
citation CT silver bullion, indicates that an
effort may be made to come to an agree.
ment by which nations may absorb ana
use more silver as money.-Indianapon
Journal.
President Mckinley has taken the hrs!
step towards carrying out the pledge Of
the Republican national platform to pro-
mote international bimetallism, by ap
pointing three commissioners to an inter
national monetary conference. in accord
ance with the act passed at the last ser
sion. The composition of this commissioh
is certainly favorable to the silver men.
The expectations of the country as 10 ".
success of this commission will mol
raised too high: but IL 1t fails 1t will De
satisfaction to know that a sincere enoIs
has been made by able representatives !"
the United States to fetch the leadins
European nations into line.-Minneap0n'
Tribune.
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