The times., 1897-11-08
MONDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1897.
The Outlook.

in a letter published IN an Eastern paper
yesterday, Nr. bryan reviews the results
OF the late elections in a way that Irac
ticaHy would appear unanswerable. The
point of his argument largely is contained
in the concluding sentences of his coin
1nunicaticn. He SAYS: The Republican
program nov e5llIract.s three pernicious
doctrines: "a Foreign control OF our
primary money 2 national bank control
% our paper money, and 3 trust control
of the taxing power To these things he
is convinced that the people WIN no5
sub-at, and the heavy Republican losses
in Republican states. the sweeping Demo
cratic redemption Of New York and Ken
tucky, are evidences that they do not
intend to
Senator Foraker and other Republican
leaders affect TO think that the silver
question had nothing TO do with the
results. MI Bryan analyzes this view,
and reminds them that ttte whole Republi-
car party last wear pretended to be ardent
International bimetaHists. According to
their platform and the or;ttory Of their
leaders, the single gold standard was held
up 70 puauc view as an evil thing, but
one which we lrust suffer until an inter
national aguesn. .ent could pe reached. 4
Republican Congress appropriated 100000
to pay theeNpenses of the Wolcplt binetal-
lie comnissiou 10 Europe, thereby COM
nlitting the party to the dootIine that
fimetalHsm was the proper policy whenever
it could be secured in connection with other
commercial nations.
SIX ana a haf millions OF Americans
vot-d Tor independent national bfmeial-
lism in 1896, and soniei hing over seven
IaiIIionS for iIteiIls tional bimets.lIism. Mr..
Bryan ninks and We d gree with him, that
very large number Uf the majority di-
vision would have voted the other way if
they Ead entertained amy doubt Of the
good faith ~ -Ieir crganizatIon 5r leaders
toward International biHlclallisln- Plenty
Of sincere SILVER men were kept within the
party through belief ia its essential Iii
metaIIisgA. What is their position toda Y?
They have seer our CommissiCI met with
cordial willir .-Iscss on the party OF France,
10 reopen tba FRENCH mints to free coinag age,
and Inaia only deferred from agreeing t.
like action he,su-e or fear OF american
lnsncertH. and they have witnessed the
surprising growth of bimetaUist senti-
Iaent among all ella sses in England, except
the money leale-s. The financiers who hold
tais country ia pawn Tor all sorts or
debts, dou!aed, or more liaH doubled, in
value in the hands Of the holders, in con
sequence 90 silver dcnonetizati0n.
Atthe command OF this one small class,
the British government is compelled to
dismiss the weloott Ca.nmissicn. 9nsI
they cone home defeated, to find the Ad-
ruiniStration faced squarely about and
working agaiHs; hi1nctallsm and Tor the
destruction OF the eFeeaback; for the ben
cfn oi is1ts vslcl -lr. Mckinley pleGsed
mis- best efforts last March
fit shah appear to ti.e America n ma sses
that tie International bimctaHism Of the
Republican party during the Mckinley
can.Iaien was for political consumption
oniy, and was bui d cloak to cover the
designs OF The oontrilaHfne and comtroH-
ing Frrdscates to delnol!sh all sorts OF
bimetanism at the fist convenient eason,
it il beyoEd question that the next time
the people have chance 10 express an
opinion ar the Polls, tie Republ tcaD losses
of the ether cay VIII be seen 10 have been
hut tie beginning Of tie enc. AS Mr
Bryan corle.ti s-re.llarss, events are strong
er letealDnants than argument or cam
paign rlnas, aliL events are deinonstratin.
to the u0fnTaCnest understanding the neces
sity for rgilrA TO binte,allisIu and tlS
continued disastert to general prosperity in
volvod in Submitting to the single gold
standard ana foreign conuol OF our pri
mary money.