Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08
THE SILVER COMMISSION.

Prerfdenf's Appointment or So"
missicn >ra Generally Com rnendeo.
President Mckinley, by his appointments
of commissioners to an international mon
e1ry conference, has given another strik-
ing assurance of Republican good faltn
in dealing with the silver question: Inc
pledge of the ST Louis platform to pro-
mote an international agreement in the IN
terest of bimetallism and the CORDIAL SYM
nathy of the Republican party for every
practical movement in that direction are
forcibly demonstrated by the PRESIDENTS
prompt and statesmanlike action in the
present instance.-New York MaA ana
Express.
President Mckinley has acted wisely IN
making the bimetailic commission raol-
cal one. Two of the members are for free
silver without any qualifications, and can
be trusted to do all in their power to bring
about international bimetallism at the
ratio of 16 TO 1. The other is Il gold man
who favors bimetallism, and who, or
course will not place any obstacles in the
way of his colleagues There can be no
complaint hereafter that the bimetailists
have not been given ample opportunity TO
achieve their representations Ameri-
can.
President Mckinley has very properly
named commissioners to represent the
United States at the international none
tary conference.-Atlanta Journal, Dem.
The platform of the national Republican
convention advocated international
conference upon the free coinage of sill
yer. The Republican Congress carried
out the proposition by appropriate legisla-
ton and authorized the President to APP
point a commission. President Mckinley
shows mis- intention of obeying that legis-
lation to the best of his ability by the Sc
lection of Senator Wolcott of Colorado,
ex-Vice-President Stevenson and Gen.
Paine of Massachusetts as the members.
Those q
! ator Wolcott is one of those radical silver
| men who can be respected for his honesty
| of purpose. He Is, first of all. Republi-
! can, and refused to desert the party along
| with Teller and Dubois and the rest of
| them. The commission is strong one
| Philadelphia Inquirer.
! President Mckinley is working in good
| faith TO carry out that declaration of the
| st. Louis platform which pledges the Re-
| publican administration to do all in its
| power to promote international bmetal-
| lism. The last Congress having provided
| the necessary legislation whereby either a
| monetary conference might be- called or
| special commissioners be appointed to
| sound foreign governments the ques-
ton of bimetallism, the President has
! adopted the latter course--Chicago
| Times-Herald.
| President McKinley's appointment of
| commission to an international monetary
| conference demonstrates anew his loyalty
| to the best interests of the currency and
| his desire to carry out the declaration of
| the national Republican platform in
| gard to securing such larger of silver
| in the moneys of the world as may be
| made with safety. The commission
| nounced is representative and its person
mel could hardly be improved. 1t covers
| all phases of opinion on the silver Ques-
tion.-Ohio State journal.
| The silver Democrats have persistently
| maintained that the Republican party was
| not sincere when it declared at St Louis
| that it was favorable to the largest posi-
| BILE use of silver money metal, and
| was further favorable to bimetallic cur
rency based international agree
| ment. Since the election these same peo-
pie have stubbornly insisted that Presi-
dent Mckinley, nor the Republican party,
would do nothing favorable to the restora-
ton of the white metal primary mon
ey. Our dispatches this morning q
sufficient answer to such assertions Pres
ident Mckinley has already begun the
good work of getting ready for an inter-
national conference with a view to secure
an international agreement for a bmetal-
lie currency that will be acceptable to the
great commercial nations of the world
Dubuque Times.
If anything can be done in fav of in
ternational bimetallism this commission
| can accomplish it. If nothing be done,
and the indications not fiattering, we
| shall know the truth about the matter.
If an international coinage ratio cannot
be established, it is possible that the re
mark of Senator Wolcott, one of the COM
mission, to the effect that financial men
in Europe are eager to arrest the depre-
citation CT silver bullion, indicates that an
effort may be made to come to agree
ment by which nations may absorb and
use more silver money.Indianapoli
Journal.
President Mckinley has taken the first
step towards carrying out the pledge OF
the Republican national platform to pro
mote international bimetalism, by ap
pointing three commissioners to an inter
| national monetary conference, in accord
ance with the act passed at the last ses
sion. The composition of this commission
is certainly favorable to the silver men
The expectations of the country as to the
: success of this commission will not be
raised too high: but if it fails it Will be q
satisfaction to know that sincere effort
has been made by able representatives OF
the United States to fetch the leading
t European nations into line.-Minneapolis
t Tribune.
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