The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-09
THE CL0vEN FOOT
No Longer Concealed Under Republican
Financiering.
Reform Press Bureau,
St. Paul, Dec. d, 1900.

| lilC lOluS vi ldlSc plcle1oc WHICH Have
concealed the wretched member since
the St. Louis convention. From this on,
just exactly what the administration,
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 mas been dis
counted very largely by the guessing at
what the proposed currency bill con-
tains, but the bill as now ready to go to
congress with the full sanction of Nc
Kinley and the Republican majority, is
a clean cut and unequivocal surrender
to the money power. The salient fea-
lures 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-
isting bonds payable in gold.
Retirement OF the non-interest bear
ing greenbacks from circulation by re-
demption of 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 the present tax.
No further coinage of any silver ex-
cept the fractional coins, and recoining
OF worn and mutilated coins.
The above are the provisions of the
bill bearing on political issues, and if
they do not make the money question
at once a 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 decla-
ration 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 CHANGED OPPORTUNITY that the Sill
yer Republican executive committee was
in session at Chicago when the currency
bill was promulgated. They accepted
the new gauge OF battle, and will organ
ize for fight of cooperation with the
Democratic and Peoples parties, and
this time not alone on the financial
question, but will be as open and cour-
ageous on other issues as they were Wig
orous and effective on free coinage in
90. All preliminary arrangements were
made for great convention, and spe-
clally important act was the appointment
OF Hon. E. S. Corser to head a special
committee charged with the co-opera-
tive work Of the organization. Mr..
Corser is thus called to what will prac-
tically be the working head of the ma
tlonal free coinage 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 Republicans.
The Chicago meeting showed abso-
lutte 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 pro-
ncunced 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
expectations of 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 c. 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 a good
field, the laws as to oleomargarine be-
ing flagrantly 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
$3.50. 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 attempt
ing to retrench by dropping three off,
Gals in the St. Paul department. The
Red Wing Republican put this lie more
wickedly than most OF its contempora-
ries, actually declaring that "the Demo-
cratic majority" of the commissioners
refused to confirm the inspectors rec
ommendation for removal, Gin order to
stop discharges made for partisan Diff
poses," declaring the men were able and
trained, and that the commission "could