Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-02

Political History Of Bimetallism and
the Contentious Of Bimetallists
Summed Up by Him in Twenty
z hrse Uuequalled Questions and
Statements Dodge and Lie, Ye
Goldbugs, You Can Never An
swer Him But Let All Honest
Men Read, Digest and Act.

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/. The United States adopted bimet-
allism in 1892 and continued it until
1878 ighty-one years-during which
time no party ever condemned bimet-
allism in national convention.
Has any other financial policy been
SO universally commended?
2. The United States adopted the gold
standard in 1873. without any national
party asking to have the change made.
Has Congress ever made any other
change approaching this in Importance
without the people demanding 1t
through some party?
8. The gold standard was maintained
in the United States from 1873 to 1896,
during which time NO party commend
ed it in a national convention.
Has the United States ever endured
any other policy for so long time
without some party defending the pol
icy?
4. The law repeating the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman law declared 1T
to be the policy of the United States to
continue the use of both gold and silver
as standard money, and further declar-
ed that the efforts of the government
should be steadily directed to the estab-
lishment of safe system of bimetal-
lism.
Why should the government direct
its efforts toward the establishments OF
any kind of bimetallism if the gold
standard is satisfactory to the people OF
the United States?
5. When, in 1896, the boiling Demo-
Gratis indorsed the gold standard they
polled less than l per cent of the votes
of the United States and carried only
one precinct in the uniOn-a precinct
in which there were only six votes-and
the boiling Democrats only polled three
out of the six.
Was any financial policy ever more
completely repudiated?
g. The boiling Democrats, when
members of the Chicago convention OF
1895, joined in a minority report de-
claring in favor of international BIZ
Mettalism.
Were the bo,ting Democrats kimetal-
lists at Chicago, or did they try to
practice a fraud upon the rest of the
convention?
z. The Republican party had never
declared the gold standard to be a
blessing to the United States. In 1892
the Republicans at Minneapolis de-
clared that the American people from
tradition and interest favored bimet-
allism.
Have the traditions or the interests
of the American people changed since
1882?
8. In 1896 the Republican party
promised to promote international BIZ
etallism and Mr.. Mckinley, in his let
ter of acceptance, pledged himself to
carry out that promise.
II the gold standard has been ben
eft to the United States, why should
the Republican party try to abandon 1t
and substitute the double standard by
international agreement?
8. AS soon as Mr.. Mckinley was
elected he asked Congress for authori-
y to appoint a commission to visit
europe and secure the aid of The lead
ng commercial nations of Europe in
abandoning the gold standard.
IT the gold standard is a blessing why
lid Mr.. Mckinley send a commission to
Europe to get rid Of it?
10. A Republican Congress, by an
|almoSt unanimous vote, appropriated
f$1OO,00O to pay the expenses of the
monetary commission
Ii the gold standard is the standard
OF civilization why did the Republican
party spend 100000 trying to get
rid of it?
IL. The French government express
cd Willingness to restore bimetailism
by international agreement and Joined
our commissioners in asking Eng
lands cooperation.
IL the gold standard has been
blessing to France why is France will
ing to abandon its gold standard and
substitute international bimetallisn?
IL. Within three years the Germak
reichstag has adopted a resolution de-
claring in favor OF international BIZ
metallism.
II the gold standard has been a
blessing to Germany why was the pop
ular branch of the German assembly
willing to abandon the gold standard
and substitute international bimetal-
ism?
IL. The gold standard has been in
dorsed by bankers, fnanciers and
chambers Of commerce, but it had
never been Endorsed by the producers
Of wealth of any nation in the world.
Will the Republicans say that the
producers Of wealth do not know what
is sood for them, or should only fnan-
ciers be consulted in monetary legisa-
ton?
IA. The monetary commission re-
manned in England for three months.
and the press dispatches reported That
the commissioners were confident OF
obtaining some concession from Eng
land. On the 22d day of last Septem-
Der the bankers of London joined in
unanimous protest against bimetal
lism, and the English government has
now refused to make the concession
for which our commissioners asked.
Does this not support our contention
that the gold standard is advocated by
the capitalistic classes Of the world?
Is. The Republican party, in its plat
form of 1896, after pledging itself to
international bimetallism, declared that
tie gold standard must be maintained
until the leading commercial nations
Oined in international bimetallism.
Is ii well to thus allow the leading