Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-06
he DARE NOT ANSWER.

We have been old by Carl Schurz
that friends of sound money need not
hesitate 10 support MIR, Bryan this year,
for Nj. Btyan is no longer an enemy To
the gold standard and could not do it
harm even should he so desire Wish
ing to learn whether Mr.. Scllurz knew
what he was talking about the Times
Republican on Sept. 10 addressed the
following letter 10 w. j. Bryan a / Linz
coin, Neb.:
TIE the Honorable w. j. Bryan,
Candidate fn,, President on the
E Democratic Ticket Dear Sir. Mo-
ting the promise made in Your
Knoxville speech OF four years ago
totlle effect that If yeu Mere elected
president the gold standard would
not be maintained in this country
longer than you are able to get rid
Of it we would ask YOU frankly and
for publication whether YOU still in
tend TO fulfill that promise to the
hest OF your ability, and whether
You would. as president, order your
secretary of the treasury TO pay
COIN obligations arbitrarily in sill
Yer regardless Of the demands of
holders of said obligations prefer
ring gold. Yours respectfully,
TIMES REPUBLICAN,
NJ arr. n a Hover, IS i f,{k.
When the above letter was sent an
answer in View of the circumstances
was hardly TO be expected but the en-
velope contained the usual return direc-
tions, and is it did nntereturn there can
be Very little doubt but what it reache
Mr.. Bryan's office. Naturally M reply
has been received None was expected
but the doubt expressed in the ques-
tons of the letter still remain in the
In.ind of the editor and should remain
with every business man in these
limited states of America. Until Mr.
! Bryan answers and assures by pubic
declaration or private that he Will no!
}attack the gold standard Il made presi.
ldent and will not authorize his secre-
itary of the treasury u, pay coin oh!i-
cations of the nation in silver wher
holders prefer gold, he should not re-
|ceive a single vote from a man who
l.cherishes the continuance of presen,
iissprosperity. So dangerous is MIR. Bry-
tan's attitude toward national finance
that today amid prosperous times al
most unprecedented the mere sugges.
i5tion that he might be elected would in.
laugurate a widespread panic in Ameri:
I5can business. That.the election has no.
lalready demoralized business more thar
lit has is. because there is hardly a bust,
ness man in North America that ha.
5any idea that Bryan can be elected
some are deferrins orders until afte1
1.-THE election for fear that Bryan ma,
]-win, but they are so few as to have lit
Itle influence on general conditions.
III view.of Mr.. Bryan's silence on tfi
1subject the voter may fairly reason
,I.from the mans former utterances AM
factions. -Four years ago he reiterated
4 his allegiance TO the free coinage of sill
5ver at the ratio of 16tos1. He declare,
THAT his political forces would contfnu
the struggle for 16 to /. He boasted ii
a public speech that he was an *avoWe,
l8enemy of the gold standard. that hi
!. would get rid Of it the minute he could
When offered the nomination again thi
1year he boldly threatened to refuse 5un
less the 16 to free coinage creed wa
Hunequivocally declared in the platform
and the party much against its will s
] declared at the dictation of Mr.. Bryan
! Since then no utterance nor deed ha
i come from Mr.. Bryan to Indicate tina
The has changed his mind. Secretar
IGage and ex-Comptrolle'r Eckels, men, {
4 republican and democrat. who hay
been officially acquainted with tn
4 financial laws of this nation as officer
4 of the treasury department, have de
Iclared that as president Mr.. Brya
could, il he desired, destroy the go
standard and disrupt our nationa
finance in spite Of the laws now on til
statute books. Therefore in the absenc
LOT any further declaration from NJ,
i Bryan The Times Republican assume.
land every voter must logically assume