Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-16
SOUND MONEY LEAGUE.
National Executive Committee in e,
sion In New York.


New York, Nov. 10.-The semi-annuat
meeting of the executive committee of
the National Sound Money" league
was begun here Tuesday. There were
present President George f. Leighton,
ST. Louis; General Secretary L. ".
Smalley, Henry Willard, Gustav II.
Schwab, j. Kennedy Tod. II. p. Robin
son, Edwin Burrit Smith, j. X. Cowen,
M. f. Ingalls,, j. w. Norwood, w. c..
Cornwall and Treasurer A. b. Hepburn.
Treasurer Hepburn reported that the
total amount in bank up to the present
to the credit of the league was $10,363.
Favorable reports were received as to
the situation in many states. Louis
L. Enrich, of Colorado Springs, report
ell that nothing but better times can
bring about n change in the free silver
sentiment in Colorado. 1.-THE only thing
TO affect the west" he said, sis better
times, and would now suggest that
the league come out boldly and ask the
president of the United States to pro-
claim the gold standard as the money
basis of the country" President Leigh
ton thought it highly ineNpedent for
the league to commit itself on this point
Mt the present time.
A committee comprising of Louis r.
Enrich, Mr.. leighton, Secretary Small
ley, Gustav II. Schwab and William C.
Cornwall, was appointed to prepare a
| declaration on international bimetal-
lism to the effect that bimetallism is
dead and that gold should be the stand
ard of the country.
| A recess was then taken. Before re-
assembling the members of the COM
mittee stated that President Mckinley
| had stated his intention of recommend
ing in his next message to congress the
advisability of separating the issue de-
partment of the treasury from the reg
ular government expense accounts. In
other words, it will be proposed to hold
the gold reserve as redemption fund
for greenbacks, to make the gold and
sreenbacks Interchangeable. 1t was
said that President Mckinley had
spoken freely on Monday with prom
inent official of the National Sound
Money league on this question.
When the committee resumed its ses-
sion Louis r. Enrich, of Colorado
| Springs, as chairman of one of the sub
committees, read a report drafted as an
address to the people of the United
States
1t declares that international bimetal-
ism, as world possibility, is dead. 1t
! points out that the strenuous efforts of
| the international bimetallic commission APP
| pointed under the st. louis pledge of the
| republican party have proven futile. The
| commercial necessities of the world have
| demonstrated that dual standard is COM
| mercially unacceptable, and, in the pres
| ent state of civilization, impossible. The
| hour has come when a national recognition
| OF this fact Is necessary. The situation de-
\ mands a definite, clear, unequivocal dec
laratlon that international bimetallism is
dream of the past The United States
| must proclaim their acceptance of the
world fact" and plant themselves finally
| on the single gold standard. The proclama-
| ton of this monetary position will quicken
our commerce. increase foreign invest
ments and make permanent and prosperous
conditions which have begun to manifest
| themselves In our country. The address
/ concludes: I'VE invite the friends OF sound
money and all who would contribute to the
Well-being and safety of our commercial
| life to join In bringing about the unmis.
taxable declaration that now and hence.
forth the monetary system of the United
| States shall rest on the single gold stand.
ard"
The next meeting of the league will
be held in Washington during January,
4 1898.
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