Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-10-11
COL. MARSHALL SPEAKS.
Says McKinley's Election Is Not Nee
sssary 10 Sound Money.

the election of Mr.. Bryan because
Of the Democratic nominees views
on the financial question, and who
was a member of the Committee Of
Seventy of the Honest Money DEM
ocratic League, has declared his in
tention Of voting the Democratic
ticket this year.
Colonel Marshall believes that
the organization Of the league to
oppose Mr.. Bryan is not necessary
this time, and. has deolinod to join.
When asked his reasons for so do
ing, he said that he did not believe
the league could make "honcst
money" any more secure than it
now is by eleeting Mr. Mckinley.
Certain persons, said Colonel
Marshall, "using the name Of The
Honest Money League, are trying
to secure the election Of Mr.. Nc
Knley, and all friends Of honeat
money are urged and invited by the
league in that name to aid in his
election.
"Now, II the election Of Mr.. Ne.
kinloy is necessary in order TO se-
cure the cause Of honest money,
meaning by honest money a gold
currency, have We not got honest
money now II we haycn't honest
money, why haven't We honest
money: Have not Mr.. Mckinley
and the Republican party had ab-
solnte control Of legislation in the
United States since the majority in
the Senate became opposed to Gil.
yer Having had control Of leg,s-
latiou in the United States since
that time, why has not an effective
honest money law been enacted
II Money Is Not Sound. why'
"lf The law that has been enact.
Cd and approved By Mr.. Mckinley
is not an effective Iaw to secure
what is called honest money
against everybody, even against Mr..
Mckinley himself, unless the ma
lorlty Of the people become favor.
able to the silver standard rather
than to the gold standard and elect
a Congress to repeal the law we now
have, why is not the legislation that
we have ciTectual Whose fault is
II; II must be tho fault Of those
who enacted the law as it now
stands. Those who enacted il aud
Mr. Mckinley, who approved il,
constituted the legislative authority
Of the United States Government.
all Of which has been and ia ia the
hands Of the Mckinley party, and
they could now do whatever legis.
lation can DO to sccure honest mon
ey.
III that party under such cir
cumstances, has not enacted an e.
fectual honest money law, what be.
comes Of the plodges to enact such
a law, upon which pledges Mr.. Nc
kinloy secured his election in 1896
with tho aid Of Democratic votes 2
II the party headed by Mr.. Nc
Kinley could have enacted a law
which would be etfcctual beyond
the reach Of any person in the world
(unless the people Of the United
States should change their views on
the subject, as the election Of Nc
hinley proves they will not do) and
failed to pass such a law, was not
that failure due to the Mckinley
party? And if it was due to the
fault Of that party, shall we trust
that party again, particularly il the
consequences Of the alleged defects
in the law will be 80 disastrous as
they are now represented to be |?
Besides this, the same party until
the 4th of March 1901, will contln-
ne to have absolute control of legis-
lation.
Is Mckinley TO Be Trusted
"'If the Honest Money League
people mean what they say when
they assure us that the election Of
Mckinley is necessary to secure the
continuance of honest money, they
must mean that the Republican
party and Mckinley cannot be
trusted between the present time
and the expiration Of the last $685.
ion of the present Congress on