Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-20

ny Tie past IHcOro of PIe-t-
dent Mckinley there i, eluuu1 for
believing that he will CONE around
all right on Il silver question YET.
Philosophers til Us th,t there is DO
way OF judgi TIE tunI1p except by
the past. That b. ing re casf it is
not unre aSODaDIt to tXl ect Mr.. Nc
klnley to be strongly advocating the
free coinage Of silver beiure The end
or his administration 1t will, there
fore, be OF the greatest Importance to
elect a House Of Representatives next
year that will pass d free coinage bill
about the time that the President.
whose financial ideas are CONSTANTLY
charging. will be- in a mood to sign
it.
While the Presidents course at pres-
ent is directly toward the gold stand
ard that fact, to those who have stud
led his record, furnishes the best
proof that in two years he will be one
OF the most enthusiastic advocates Of
the restoration OF silver. One Of the
VI II AlI1AtIlC1 NoRdlItS IS
Congressman Gaines. of Tennessee,
n ID a speech printed in the Com
~gregational Record of August 11th,
points out a few OF them as followes :
January %, 1876, Ny. Mckinley vo-
ted for a resolution offered by Senator
Stanley Mathews Of Ohio, declaring
that all bonds OF the United States are
payable, principal and interest, at the
option Of the Government, in silver
dollars containing 4l23 grains each of
standard silver, and that to restore
to its coinage such silver coined as a
legal tender in payment Of said bonds
principal and intereet, is not in vio-
latlon Of the public faith MOI in de-
rogation of the rights Of the public
creditor,
This resolution passed the Senate
by a t OF 43 to %, and the House by
vote OF 143 to 70; Mr.. Mckinley vot-
inc yea.
November 5, 1877, Mckinley voted
for the Bland Is to l free coinage Of
silver act.
February 81, 1878, be voted against
laying the Bland bill and Senate
amendment on the table.
April s, 1856. he voted against a bill
to suspend the coinage Of silver under
the Bland act
10 1888, at the Republican National
Convention Mr.. Mckinley reported
the platform which declared that
The Republican party is in favor of
the use Of both silver and gold as
money, and condem7 the policy of the
Democratic administration in its eff
fort to demonetize silver"
In 1890, Mr.. Mckinley, as Chair
man OF the House Ways and Means
Committee, aud leader Of the Fifty
nrst Congress-, earnestly advocated
the passage Of the Bullion Purchas-
ing act as The next test thing 10 free
coinage.
In May 1890, he said in the House
Men are poorest when everything is
lowest and cheapest measured by gold,
Tor everything is highest and dearest
when measured by labor"
June IA, 1890, Mckinley in a speech
IN the House of Representatives said
Il am IN favor Of the biggest use OF
silver 10 the currency Of the country
l would not dishono1 it 1 would give
it credit and honor with gold"
August &c, 1896, in his letter of ac-
ceptance he said: "Bimetallism can
not be secured by independent action
on our part. Against any such action
am unalterably opppsei. Until In
tern atlonal agreement is had, it is the
plain duty of the Uaited States to
maintain the gold Standard"
Soon after bis inauguration Presi-
dent Mckinley appointed three COM
missioner to visit Europe at a cost of
SlOO,OOO, presumably to create interes t
IN the cause of bimefallism, and be-
Tore the close OF the special session of
congress he sent a message to that
body recommending the report Of the
indianapolis gold convection and adj
VIslng an appropriation OF S1O0,G GOO to
defray the expenses.
Surely there is hope, that in a year
or two at furthest, a man as change
able as Mr.. McKinley's record shows
MIN to be will have swung around the
financial circle and that he viii
again favor free coinage as he did a
lew years ago At any rate it is pru-
dent to be prepared for such an event
by electing Il Congress next year that
Will SEM him a free coinage bill to
sign.
He wlggles in and he wiggles out,
Leaving the people still in donbt