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MR.. BRYAN'S TOURIN MEXICO
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO CORt'E|i
SOME OF HIS MISCONCEPTIONS.

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO CORRECT
SOME OF HIS MISCONCEPTIONS.
MEXGCo's EXPERIENCE WITH GoLD-lio" TIE
AMOUNT OF GOLD IN THE UNITED STATES
HAS INCREASED SINCE BRYAN WAS
NOMINATED. WITHOUT ANY HELP
FROM HIS GRLAT CURE
FOt ALI. ILLS.
rBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBrNE.l
Washington Dec 19-sta;esmen and hnanciers
who are watching with some Interest the tour OF
Mr. Bryan through Mexico are wondering "het"ef
he will discover any errors In the Statements "o P
forth last year in behalf o, the Mexican System Va
finance. which he asked the United states 10 auop'
While the fact that he received |'Voo III "eN'
money in exchange FOR 500 OF United states cur
rcncv on entering Mexico might have the effect OF
weakening the faith he expressed In his AsheViI'e'
y. C.. speech and many other OCCASIONS 'n''
gold would MOI go 20 4 premium In The th'ten S'''
II the free-coiiaRe proposition were adopted lnc'
are a number Of other facts easily accessible III
Mexico which It is hoped he will have time to look
into ana compare with tho statements he made 10
the American people in the campaign OF 1896 one
Of the Interesting statements o. his addresses was
the nslstence that gold would not leave the country
under the free coinage of silver In his AsheNhe
speech referred TO above he said pontediy:
Not a dollars worth OF gold would leave this
country under free coinage until those who held 1t
fclt they would benefit by letting It 80. believe
under free coinage gold would come here Instead
OF going away and the oniy way 20 stop '''e o''o"
% gold Is 10 adopt bimc'aiIlsm' fa''o '"' pm
wheat and pay our debts IN p'oiu'" I"S''"" u
gold"
There are several things WHich N'' HlE''
learn in Mexico which ma IAN 10 COMMIT" ''''
lief he expre sscd a short fifteen months ago. For
instance II he will take IN" trouble 20 INQUIRE ''o".
Mexl'u's experience WIFE griI n VIII I"' wa, W
the large sums OK gold mined thef' u '' '"''
years only F'."''e' now romans '' ''' ''''''-
gold mined in Mexico ~ ID" IA, my 49, -
gates about sNoh"N being >t''''"' }" ~
In 1875 and somethins over F.'''"' IN !.'' lr.' -
coTdinS TO Inc o'H'l'' '''".'''' ~ SOC
published NJ me beginning OF ih" present ''.''
the totA amount OF Eo"! 20 M'A''' ""S 81 wa
Only S""N'" or pi'''.'F one ."'' 81"
amount mln"n III thf'e year '''' ""' - '"'
in Mexico OF course" for many yc'r' ana ~ ''''' ~
great Pianii'iei. am 'h' i'. Il '''' III ''''' "
arriving ther" "n;- remaining i' ,'' '.,.
l"s7 tnan SING" i'''' P'''"''''' ''N'' '
vino" MN mat i''r' j. 9'l" "'''' '' "'
ton that tho fre"-S.l''f -N-'in' ~ 'N''"i''''' "
VIII bring RoH mo inc country ~
leaving IN" connir:
Another statement OF the paraFr"p' '''" ".
speech quoted ABOVE 'H'' ''' ''f "a ~
tho outflow 81 gold r. 10 ndo'' h.m"''iH'm. i'''"
Tho price ot wheat ana pay oar dcn's 10 pf'IN ''
instead % gold" s""ms =" Do" fuily mex Wv f'nl'
figures ius' coming 20 -" snr'"'" mere h''"' !.
Ism WIS No: adopted in ~ 'r'or'I'F ~ VI
E|&nS pr'S'finin"' '"' ''' f''''>'
imports. exports ana 'if'"'''i'h o. -"
expiration OF Al fi'aa pf'''r'' WI" VIZ
: pay deh's abroad SNOW ma me 'h'""H VIZ "
assumed could only Doc a'-omph-hed h'"'E' W.
adoption Of hm";allism haV" occurred "ilh""' 'n''
J action The l,ios' 7in'e'n~nt " 20" Treasury j.
,r,,,r. ,,5io,,t., ~. amount % rof n cir-Iln-
49,, g.. .,,,s ,,,, ,ee amour,
: non IN IN" nI''h S."''T f'''"' ''' 80
has Increased nearly Ntu"''' sine" mo ""'' ' '''
,,l,. ,,,, and without the adoption % 'tc- c'.n-
B '''''''"t''-' "''' 90. ,.. ......
age. on july J. lS". just a week i'!''' 4'' NOUN
/ nation the gold coin ia circulation in The Tinted
I ....-tt-,, rrc,.firy crt!rer
STATES W. ",''.'' ~ -. ., 81, Oh.
sh'f. ana A. 'he bcs'hi''S '' ''' P''''' ''" "
4 was s4ii9L7is
That ms increase mas zee" ''ouH'' -,
J ~ ~ IN" very 'ne'ho"' IT, r. "''' '''' 90
/ junction with HIS nnancN system. raising -"
/ -, -, -. "a ,,v,,y our d.b,a iu produce
+ ptl'' u ""'h' 81 49,, e.. ,,., ,..,,,.,
/ Instead o. gold, ~ i'HhI 10y ''' ~ J'
bv the Bureau Of Statistics. covering the cNpos'a-
l .,o,s dur,,y .leveo months OF the present year.
.rSnso orurc, ,nou, ,hn, the exports OF donc-ti.
4 merchandise IN which wheat IS. % course. mo
/ iar.,, lion, ei,cc u has doubled IN price since
/ I'rs''' "'''' NM - ~ -. .. ,,-e
/ Mr. Rryan's statement was made. amount 70 w.
sp:57 for eleven months and Will l." for IN"
/ caicrd,r vcar th. Iar.e.t IN tho history % the
! coun,ry
| NHOl''E @Fih'ih ''' '''''
OF last yea- were not altogether accurate is found
! 4. .,a.or,cr, y, tho Treasury pcpartfncnt. just
| III s'a''i"' W ~ -, -, ,n,,o,
I issued, when shows Inc lo'd hHl'"'t VI '"'''' ,
} O., he limited States. compared Win
/ III cHcuId""" III NV '''0 -" =,
J the amount III 'H'''"''"' ~ % '''''' 49, -
trying 20 persuade the people that the 1niy po7'lh'
J way oi "''''""'''h , - >, III, ,
I free and unlimited coinage OF SllN"r II VIII ~