Willmar tribune., 1899-12-13
.THB CL0YEN F00j
NO LONGER CONCEALED UNDER RE-
PUBLICAN FINANClERlN0.

The Mckinley Currency Bill Calls For
Geld Standard, Gold Bonds, Green baoL
Retirement and Entire Surrender OF
Money Issuing Functions to the Ma
tional Banks-Unele sam Out. the
Honey Power In Reform Foross 40
oept Anew tho Gauge Of Battle EARLY
Conventions May Rssult-Ths January
Observation-Disclosures Talk OF Towne
For Vice PrssidJAt-state Political
Points-Inspsetor Rsishus' Rstrenoh-
mont Baked BY Anti.Reform Com.
missioners-The Weeks Round-Up.
Reform Press Bureau.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 4, 1899.
The financial cloven foot of the Nc
Kinley administration out from un-
der the folds Of false pretense which
have concealed tho wretched member
since the St. Louis convention. From
this on, just exactly what the admins
tration, and that portion of his party
which will support the money power
to the last, intend, will be clear to the
American people. OF course this has
been discounted very largely by the
guessing at what the proposed currency
bill contains, but the bill as now ready
to go to congress with the full sanction
of Mckinley and the Republican ma
jority, is clean cut and unequivocal
surrender to the money power. The
salient features are:
The gold standard, the present gold
dollar as the unit of value, and all forms
of money redeemable in gold.
The power to issue interest bearing
bonds at will to obtain gold, and all ex.
listing bonds payable in gold.
Retirement of the non-interest bear
ing greenbacks from circulation by re-
demption in gold whenever presented.
Extension of the powers and special
privileges of national banks, authorizing
increase of circulation to par value of
bonds and providing for branch banks
with as low as $4,000 circulation.
Reducing the tax on national bank
circulation to one-tenth of per cent
one-tenth of present tax.
cept the fractional coins, and recoining
of worn and lnutilated coins.
The above are the provisions of the
bill bearing on political issues, and if
they do not make the money question
at once live one again, then it will be
surprising. In fact from the money
question being somewhat relegated to
the rear of other issues, this open dec
laration for all that, nay more, than
the money power has ever dared to ask,
will bring the financial issues into the
campaign with more vehemence than
ever. All who stood pat on it before
will be reinforced by that large num-
Der of Republicans who have refused to
believe that their party would ever be-
come the single gold standard party.
they were buncoed by International
agreement in 1896, and will refuse to
be gold-bricked in 1900.
1t chanced opportunely that the Sill
yer Republican executive committee
was in session at Chicago when the cur
rency bill was promulgated. They ac-
cepted the new gauge of battle, and
will organize for fight of cooperation
with the Democratic and Peoples par
ties, and this time not alone on the
financial question. but will be as open
and courageous on other issues as tLey
were vigorous and effective on free
coinage in '96. All preliminary ar
rangements were made for great con-
vention, and specially important act
was the appointment of Hon. E. S.
Corser to head d special committee
charged with the cooperative work of
the organization. Mr.. Corser is thus
called to what will practically be the
working head of the national free COIN
age forces. Minnesota we'll knows that
this means results.
There are increasing indications that
early conventions of the reform forces
and allies may be held, possibly in
April, at least ahead of the Repub-
Hcans.
The Chicago meeting showed absolute
harmony and absolutely unbroken ranks
in all parts of the country. Not name
is spoken Of for president but Bryan,
and there was found so pronounced
sentiment for Mr.. Towne for Bryan's
running mate as to render it impossible
for Mr.. Towne's closest friends to
longer ignore it. These have opposed
the suggestion because of their expecta-
tions of a greater future and knowledge
that as rule vice presidents and vice
presidential candidates have not often
been prominent thereafter. There is no
retired list for G. A. Towne.
Dairy Commissioner Bowler's depu-
ties swooped down on Duluth oleo dis
pensers last week and numerous often
ders were plucked and, being convicted
contributed fines to the state fund. The
state inspectors found Duluth good
field. the laws as to oleomargarine be-
ing fagrantly violated. Numerous gro
cerymen. hotel keepers and restaurant
ers are found selling renovated butter,
butterine and oleo, without the proper
labels. Each violation is assessed at
$27.50. A total of several hundred dol
lars in fines was collected, and the Du-
luth reports credit the department,
which is no respecter of persons, with
some very clever work.
Specimen outrageous Republican
falsehoods on, the grain department
have been the Republican statements of
the action of Inspector Reishus in at.
tempting to retrencn by dropping three
officials in the St. Paul department.