Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
PROSPECT GROWING THAT MONEY
BATTLE MUST BE REFoUGHT.
SENATOR CARRIERS OPINION.
SILVER ADVOCATES WILL BE MUCH
BETTER PREPARED.
Gold Men, Satisfied With the Present
Prosperity. Are Indifferent, and,
Moreover, Are HOpelessly
Divided ns 10 Needed
Reforms.

Washington. Nov Ex-senator Carter las
m Interview in the Post the financial
question. in which he predicts that u;li>ss
International bimetallism becomes redl'y
at the approaching session oil conS.sSS
there wiz be an absolute alignment At the
next election between the gold and SINE
men of the country, and that the next
house of representatives, will be elected on
,that issue alone. And for that test lie
saws, ";he gold standard men will no, BE
wei prepared.
While Senator Carter is not entirz ~
hopeless. he does not see much prospect
ii inIernatioiNl bimetallism, nor does ne
think congress will do anything on the
financial question. There will be pro
tracted debate on Hawaiian annexation,
and the Cuban situation will come up in
cidertally." he says I'VE will discuss The
financial syStem at great length, and then
VIC will probably let the facts and arsa-
ments that are developed be considered 3y
the press and the people. The natloi
thinks slowly. We viii have to aiioW
periCd for the whole subject TO be Iao:-
oughly digested, and then perhaps we can
come back prepared 10 enact a compete
system. l believe that by this careful and
conservative method of al~'roaching tris
Tremendously important sAject we can
avoid the violent views of either side AID
evolve something that will be neither gold
monometallism nor silver monometallisE.'
Mr. Carter is very positive that nothing
will be done in the way of currency reform
which contemplates the retirement OF the
Freenbacks or the issue of bonds. Il re-
alize." he says, that the confidence of the
country in the present banking laws has
been shaken 10 some extent. and that the
lack of perfect confidence Is an impediment
to business. but il can be stated emphatic
'aily that no alleged reform can succeed in
congress which takes it for granted that
the efforts 10 secure international bimetal-
lism have come to a conclusion which pro-
poses 10 contract the currency or provides
for the issue of bonds"
Nearly everybody in congress agrees with
Mr. Carter on most of his propositions, but
from different points of view. 1t is becom-
ing more and more apparent every day to
gold as well as to silver advocates that ;ne
next elections will he fought on the fina;.-
cial issue. and that the silver men will be
much better prepared than their opponents,
as was the case a year ago. Hard times
are over. Business prosperity has returned;
the bankers and merchants who were wall
Ing about the condition of affairs last year.
and who saw complete ruin in the triumph
of the silver men, are now Indifferent.
Even last spring they were complaining
bitterly because President Mckinley did
not do something with the currency the
day after he was inaugurated Now tn V
are fearful that he will carry out their
own recommendations. They say that
everything Is moving along nicely. ana
they are satisfied with present conditions
and fear that any agitation may upset the
present prosperity. They regard The cur
rency laws as the Irishman did his roof
IL didn't need mending except when it
rained. ,--e-, - So,
Secretary Gage made some wise remarks
to-day on this question. He. too, believes
that the next congressional election Will
be fought on the currency as, a single issue
Ind says that the gold men are greatly at
1 disadvantage because they do not agree.
The silver men are united on one idea, ara
nat is free coinage at 10 to ]. They are
Ike the Mohammedans-there is bur one
Geo. and Mohammed Is His prophet. on
the other hand. he compares the gold pyo-
pie to the Christian church-they are livid-
cd into forty denominations, Presbytarians
Episcopaiians. Baptists. Methodsts Gni-
and Quake-s, each having mis- own
method OF salvation ani insisting that
every other is WRONG.