The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-11-12
DECLARES THAT BIMET-
TALLISM Is DEAD.
REPoRTs FROM STATES.
Adoption OF the Single Gold STAN
Nebraska, Missouri aud
Colorado Declared to Bs
Hopelessly for silver
same In the south.

NEW YORK, Nov. The semi.
annual meeting Of the executive com
mittee Of the National Sound Money
League was begun here yesterday
There were present President George
T. Leighton, st Louis General Sec
retary f. V. Smalley, Henry Willard,
Gustav II. Schwab. J. Kennedy Tod,
II. =. Robson, Edwin Burr.tt Smith,
J. X. Cowen, NJ. T.. Ingalls,, J. W. Nor
wood, w. c. Cornwall and Treasurer
A. b. Hepburn.
General Secretary Smalley, in his
report OF the work of the league, said
that there was lodged TO its credit in
bank in Chicago, a balance Of $1,000
over and above all expenditures.
Treasurer Hepburn reported that
the total amount in bank up TO the
present 10 the credit of the leagu" ~os
siO,363 A donation of $500 to ths
diauapolis Monetary League was
granted without dissent.
General Secretary Smalley read a
communication received from NJ G..
George, vice president for Oregon, who
wrote that he was with the league in
all the great questions relating TO the
currency, and realizes the necessity
for aggressive work. As TO the state,
il many places the league would find
! 1t honeycombed with financial ignor-
ance and error. 1t was voted to APP
propriate s. 900 TO aid Mr.. George in
Oregon.
J. Sterling Morton, vice president OF
the league for Nebraska, wrote; "Mr.
| Bryan and his disciples are actively
engaged In propagation OF money fall
lacies. They have united in one con-
glomc rate all the fanatics, bigots and
idiots in this state for the purpose of
upholding the free coinage OF silver
at ratio of 10 to /. 1t is very painful
to observe that this aggregation may
quite possibly make a majority of 90,
900 at the coming election for candi-
dates who represent all that is in
imical and disastrous to agriculture,
and, in fact, to sound government
eveCy where"
James Blair Of St. Louis wrote: "On
the whole, | cannot say that feel en-
couraged over the situation in Mis-
souri, | fully recognize that the
strength of the silver Democracy in
this state Is wholly due TO the lack OF
education on that subject, and | see
no means at hand whereby they can
be sufficiently informed before the
next election to materially reduce
their numbers
Louis Il. Enrich of Colorado Springs,
reported that nothing but better
times can bring about a change in the
free silver sentiment in Colorado.
NJ. T., Ingalls, of Cincinnati said
"The result of the recent campaign
shows conclusivelv that the South
viii again drift back to the Democracy
and free silver -
Continuing, he said that "the
great danger now is in tendency tc
drift into a new banking business law
which to the country will be fraught
with danger
The following address was issued by
the executive committee;
international bimetalllsm as a worlt
possibility is dead.
| Let US recognize this The internationa
bimetalhc commission appointed under tn,
81 Louis pledge of the Republican party
have made strenuous efforts on behalf OF
this policy Those efforts have proved fu
tile The commercial necessities of IN,
world have demonstrated that dual stand
ard is commercially unaccept able. and, II
the present stage of civilization impossib Bile
"The hour has come, II seems to us, wheI
national recognition Of this fact is neces
| sary.
"rhe situation demands a definite, clear
unequivocal declaration that internationa
| bimetallism is dream OF the past. Tn,
United states must proclaim their accept
ance OF the world fact and plant them
| selves finally ON the single gold standard
''rhe proclamation of this monetary posi-