The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-11
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The National Sound Money League
which seems to arrogate to itself all the
financial wisdom of the age, has been
holding a meeting in New York city
It is perhaps needless to say that the
only money which is sound in the
leagues estimation, is gold.
Reports received by the organization
from its members in various parts of
the country indicate that the situation
regarding the currency question is far
from it's liking
The vice president for Oregon reports
that the state is honey -combed with
financial error, which of course means
that there is a strong silver sentiment
existing out there. He was voted $1,000
to aid him in eradicating this error
from the public mind.
J. Sterling Morton, who will be re-
nembered as Mr.. CIeveland's secretary
of agriculture, expresses himself as
panied by the condition in Nebraska.
He informs the league that all the
fanatics bigots and idiots in the state
have drifted into Mr. Bryan's party. in
consequence of which that party has a
majority approaching dangerously near
to 10000. The worst of it is Mr.. Bryan
is now going right ahead propagating
his money faIlacies among the sensible
and intellectually we'll balanced peo-
pie.
The vice president for Arkansas
wrote that there is an overwhelming
majority for silver and Organism in
every congressional district in the
state
Mr.. James Blair of St. Louis informs
the league that the cause of sound
money is q hopeless one in that state
owing to the ignorance of the people.
a Colorado member reports that the
only way to crush the silver sentiment
in that state is for the president to is
sue a proclamation declaring the gold
standard to be the money basis of the
country. The president suggested that
it was better that the league should not
commit itself on this point
President ingalls, of the big Four
railroad, who was present, expressed
the opinion that the recent campaign
shows cOnclusively that the south will
drift back to the Democracy and free
silver" Mr.. ingalls, neglected to say
where the south will drift back from
Before adjournment the league went
on record as follows:
international bimetallism as a world
possibility is dead
Let US recognize this The interna-
tional bimetaIlic commission appoint
ed under the St. Louis pledge of the
RepubHcan party, have made strenuous
efforts on behalf of this policy Those
efforts have proved futile. The com
mercial necessities of the world have
demonstrated that a dual standard is
commercially unacceptable. and. in the
present stage OF civilization impossi-
BILE.
"The hour has come it seems to us.
when a national recognition of this fact
is necessary.
1.-THE situation demands a definite.
clear, unequivocai declaration that in
ternatiOnal bimetallisIn is a dream of
the past. The United States must pro
claim their acceptance of the world
fact and plant themselves finally on
the single gold standard"
More than 5000, 600 voters last year
expressed themselves at the polls as
favoring independent bimetallism with
out waiting for the consent of any 9th
er nation. It is with these that the
league must deal If they are idiots.
bigots and fanatics as suggested by Mr..
Morton the task will prove all the hard
err