The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
International Blmetalli SIN
Is So Termed
BY SOUND MONEY LEAGUE
The Free Silver Sentiment Strong
in West and Souu.
MKlNLEY'S RECOMMENDATIONS

New York, Nov. l0.-Among the letters
read at the semi-annual meeting OF the
executive committee Of the National
Sound Money league was one from ]
Sterling Morton. vice president OF the
league for Nebraska. who wrote: "Mr.
Bryan and his disciples are actively en-
gagged in a propaganda OF the money fall
lacies. They have united I'm one con-
glomerate all the fanatics. bigots and
idiots i'm this state for the purpose OF up
holding free coinage OF silver at ratio
of 16 To /. II is very painful to observe
that this aggregation may quite possibly
make majority of 10000 at the coming
election by the candidates who represent
oil that Is inimical and disastrous 10
agriculture. and i'm fact to sound gov
ernment everywhere"
Judge William Rose, vice president OF
the league for Arkansas. wrote: There
Is no change I'm this state. There is an
overwhelming majority for free silver
and Bryanism lin every congressional
district
Charles y. Libby. vice president OF the
league for Maine wrote i'm part $50
far as Maine is concerned do not think
that the silver question viii be an issue
In the congressional campaign next year.
think that there is feeling that more
elastic banking system is needed than
Is afforded by the present bank system.
md many believe that the government
hould go out Of the banking business.
N one point there seems TO be greater
nannity OF sentiment that the end
"a 10 N gA In
by what gold IL taken out Of the
United States treasury and the system
remedied so that the government rather
than tho banks shall have the burden Of
supplying all the gold that Is needed"
Nj. f. ingalls, OF Cincinnati here re-
marked: The result OF the recent cam
paign shows conclus!vely that the south
viii again drift back TO the Democracy
and free silver"
James l.. Blair OF ST. Louis wrote:
"On the whole ! cannot say that feel
encouraged over the situation in Mis-
'souri fully recognize that the strength
of the silver Democracy in this state Is
wholly due to lack Of education on that
subject, and I see no means at hand
whereby they can be sufficiently in
formed before the next election to ma
terially reduce their numbers. Repub-
lican candidates for congress have un-
blushingly advocated free coinage OF
silver"
w. c. Cornwall OF Buffalo reported
that as far as he could ascertain both
In the eastern and western parts of the
state the free silver sentiment was actu-
ally dying out.
Louis T.. Enrich of Colorado Springs
reported thac nothing hut better times
can bring about a change I'm the free
silver sentiment in Colorado. He said:
IL would now suggest that the league
come out boldly and ask the president
of the United States TO proclaim the gold
standard as the money basis of the coun-
try"
President Leighton thought II mex
pedient for the league TO commit itself
Tpon the point at present
A committee appointed to prepare a
declaration on international bimetal-
ism submitted the following, which the
league accented:
THE executive COMMITTEES Of the Ma
tional Sound Money league. i'm behalf OF
its members throughout the United
states, issues the following address: In
ternational bimetal,ism as a-world pos
siblity is dead. Let us recognize this.
The international bimetallic commission
appointed under the ST. Louis pledge q