The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-10-23
gRYAN DOES NOT EXPLAIN.
some Que< tions on Money for the hoy
Orator.

some Que ftOnS on NtOhrs 80 A'CS
Orator.
An Iowa dispatch printed in Chicago
democratic paper states that "one OF
the most effective arguments Bryan
has made during the campaign is the
following question, which he huris de-
family in the teeth of his critics:
.If the republican party insists that the
gold standard is essential to business In
tegrity and commercial equilibrium why
Is IL that the republican party mas sent
commission to Europe to entreat foreign
money changers 10 permit US 10 cast oh
what we do not want!
Bryan's question IS easily answered
Doubtless it has been answered many
times by the republican papers and
stumpers of Iowa. There is no question,
no matter how unfairly and dishonest
ly worded, which has been asked by
him which has not been replied to
promptly and clearly. Why, then, does
he not deal with his opponents as fair
~ as they deal with him?
The answer is that no commission
has been sent to ask anything of for
eign money changers" No commission
has been sent to "entreat" anybody TO
do anything. A commission has been
sent to discuss with the governments,
of certain foreign countries the ques-
ton whether international agreements
can be made whereby more silver can
be used safely for monetary purposes.
1t is not proposed now, nor has II been
proposed at any time. by the republic
an party that the gold standard shall be
.'cast Off" as the result of any inter-
national bimetallic arrangement which
may be agreed upon. That party, en-
bracing in its ranks large majority
of the people of the United States, is
infeXibly resolved that the present gold
standard shall be maintained. But il
anything can be done by international
agreement to bring about more eN-
tensiye use Of silver without impair
ing the gold standard the party will
concur therein.
There are some questions which Bry-
an has been asked TO answer time and
again since July Of last year, but which
he never has cQndescerded TO take any
notice Of. They are not impertinent or
irrelevant inquiries. They go to the
very heart and marrow OF the contro-
yersy he has been carrying on, yet he
refuses 10 respond
He has been asked repeatedly wheth-
er II is in accordance with equity and
good morals that those who have
loaned gold standard money or have
sold goods or lands to be paid for at a
future date in gold standard money, or
who have deposited that kind of money
in a bank shall be compelled 10 accept
an inferior kind of money in payment,
so that, thes viii get. less than half
what they are entitled to.
BRYAN has been asked to explain and
defend the retroactive legislation he
tavors, the effect Of which will be 10
cheat every creditor for the benefit of
every debtor and TO obliterate $1,000
0Oo.o0o of credits, thus running and i'm
poverishing millions of men.
Bryan has been asked the exceeding
" simple ard direct question whether
he thinks it is right that man
who borrows 81 900 the day, month
or year before free coinage act is
passed should be enabled by making
that act retroactive to demand receipt
in full from his creditor on rendering
money worth only $5o0-having only
half the purchasing power of the money
he borrowed.
Bryan has not answered one of these
questions, though he has been perpetu-
ally asking his opponents questions
which they have answered at once. II
is high time for him to reciprocate. He
does not seem TO intend to do so, how
ever. He viii not unless the republic
ans of the state in which he is speaking
get after him and force him to respond
to the inquiries put to him. He must
not be allowed to ask questions contin-