The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-24

QSc'aF2tlOGS, LtSL Et IL u Z CSiJSctS;y lS
sui ect to reconsideration snd rever
sal, and he invited q continual discus
sion OF the SUBJECT, which, with Signi
ty and wisdom, the French sm5ssSs
cor ard our ambassador and epvoys
decided not II immediately, pursue.
Equally with LORD Salisbury possibly
they desired 10 be enig hteue6 by puo
lie sentiment. Or possibly, as Secre-
;ary Sherman mas charged the Eoglisb
ministr7 with having acted IN bad
fai!h about thes sesls Of BehrSng sea they
thought be might ike the opportunity
of also charging them with BAD faith
il revoking the promise to open the
lcGia nints. when charge our aIl oas-
ssGor, Col. Hsy, and our envoys very
wisely omitted to make, reserging tia!
opportunity for their official supariors.
II vas the proper privilege OF the
Engiish ministry, IN considering e
great question like the present one, to
vacillate somewhat. At first they
were undoubtedly inclined to listen
favcrably to the French and Aueri-
can proposals, and induced the Bank
of Eoglsnd to promise to contribute to
RECOMMENDATION the holding Of por
tion Of its reserve in silver bullion, as
the bank law alloas But the
money power OF England was
aroused and expressed its dis
abbrobation. The potent Mr..
Robert Benson tried to conyiuce the
ministry, 81 impressive facts, that the
American movement was not IN earn
est, and that Secretary Cages pro:
posed method of currency reform and
the selfconstituted currency reform
commission were conceived in hostili
ty 10 the remonetiz alton OF silver, aud
that President Mckinley was not sin.
cerely in favor OF an iuternationa!
agreement. The council OF admins
:rstion or India advised against re-
op-liog the India miDts. This WAS
not the voice of the people OF Iadia,
suffering from plague an6 Starvation,
with the value of their Immense &C
cumulations of silver ornaments and
money cut down more than half by
the heavy hand Of their government.
1t was the voice Of the money power
OF London; but it had its weight.
So we got the negative decision Tor
the present Perhaps L )rd Salisbury
will De instructed by new events. Al
ready one by-election to parliament
has been lost on this issue. The blme-
tallists of the world are aroused. and
the third step of the new movement,
a step backward Indeed, so far is like
~ al any moment to be reversed and
forward step taken ia the interest OF
the prosperity aud happiness OF the
whole great empire Of Great British
ard OF the civilized world beside.
Many debtor nations Of the world can
not pay Great Britain what they owe
her, interest and principal, IN gold.
It will be part of wisdom for the en-.
pire to aid in remonetlzing silver.
The words of Mr.. Justice Joseph ?.
Brs6ley in the legal-tender cases are
lucid and powerful. But the creditor
interest will lose some Of its gold. Is
gold the one thing needfula Is It
worse fJr the creditor TO lose little
BY depreciation than neverything oy sne
bankruptcy of his deosor2"
At ali events, the duty Is clear OF
all Republicans who desire the con-
tinuance in power Of their party, and
who co not propose to bolt tneil party
platform. Renew the pledges 10 nime-
tallism and devise ways and means for
fulfilling them. Only those who were
never at hearLior olmetalhsm will stop
on account Of the British mlnistrys
temporary negative. The people Of the
whole Western hemisphere, by I'M
mense majorities, are IN favor o. the
remonet;z aIiCn Of silver. They need
only to be aroused and organ,z ID By
the powerful influence OF The United
States. a Pan-American remonetlza-
tion congress nay be reid and a united
request Of all ths governments OF
North and South America may De
presented to the European powers. Il
will go needed Caina and representa-
lives of the people of I0dia will JOIN
in the request. 1t will be needed even
oy England. For myself l desire 20
oe guided by the councils OF
Senator Wolcott, after he has
submitted to the President The
report of tie enyoys. Mr.. WolcotI
has given means, ume, and exhaust
ing labor to this great work thus lar.
Diners might possibly have done 1t,
out no one came forward 10 10 1t. AS
socis.ing the inspiring name Of the
friendly republic of France with that
OF the great American republic, he has
asked the British ministry whether
they were sincere in their explicit and
up pqualiied promises Of March II,
1897 to reopen and to keep open the
India mintS in aid Of international Ol-
metaIlism, and the ministry have said
that they are MOI ROW prepared to do
it. Il was worth much more than all
1t has cost, not to let the promise
stand unchailenged, but to thus pat
this question and get this answer.
The answer will not stick. Lord Sails
bury will not kill the goose that lay
the golden egg.
WILLIAM E. CHANDLER.
November 9, 1897.
Great Suftsring IN CubA.