Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-05

VI L
Oaasss sHsr Alarm II the Possibil |
q NJ Election to the
sss ssideucy
tyvashinEt Eton, sept. 5. Secretary Gage
To-Day replied to the open letter he re-
Gently received from Carl schurz, critic
cising the statements made by the Sec
retary In An Interview on Aug. 2e. In
which he expressed the opinion that
Bryan. " elected president. could exer-.
clse considerable, .perverse ingenuity"
to put the government on q silver basis,
ruin IT. credit and bring incalculable
lalsaster upon the business interests OF
me country. IN relterating his state
snents, Gage says In part:
Il ought to be apparent to you as 1t
;nos doubt was that I was speaking OF
the possibilities of the case under the
and conditions 40 they
now exist, but you proceeded to point
ont how, ct the next session OF con-
.gress, which will meet In December.
could be had which would:
completely forestall unfriendly action
toward the gold standard, even IL
Bryan ID elected. and should still cher-
:ish the firm and set purpose declared by
him IN 1886. at Knoxville. Tenn. where
he said: II there Is any one who be-
iieves the gold standard q good thing
sor that It must be maintained, I warn
him not to cast his vote for me, because
8 promise him IL will not be maintained
In; this country longer than I am able
to get rid Of It. ~
BY way Of rejoinder to schurz's
criticism that false notes Of alarm
should not he sounded by one in aus
sfhorfty. the secretary quotes from the
Jltterances5 OF schurz In 1896, in which
he lschur1) predicted that the mere
apprehension OF the possibility OF 3Bry-
m election and the consequent plac-
sinGs Of the country upon q silver basis"
would mean the practical paralisation
sof the sbusiness sof the country. and add
4 Ing: s.S sssss
Il am unable to perceive why the
\ same econsequencef. N . minor degree.
y perhaps. would not geneue now. which
Z you 10 forcibly foreshadowed then.
Now. when nconsequences 50 great az
these are involved. the forcess operating
10 inaugurate them should be resisted
at every point. Even the possibility Of
danger should be avoided. Il
st Is familiar fact. and one alto
gether too much in evidence. that an adj
Yninietrative officer, filled with hatred
4 and contempt Of particular law, can by
/ perverse ingenuity practically nullify
i Ito operations The proposition that in
the case Of Bryan,s election the present
congress can tie his hands SO that he
q can not give effect to his expressed in-
tention appears to me fallacious. IT
would require new legislation by par
~ whose policy would have: been re-
1ected by the people thru their last ex-
i preston at the pOlls. Further than this
the next session Will expire by operation
o1 Law on the 4th Of March next. The
free eilver minority would be justified
by their constituents in using all the re-
b sources Of dilatory procedure to pre-
vent such legislation against such
tactics affirmative legislation such a:
u y0ui suggest would be probably impossi
X bie. Can any one doubt that BryaI
would urge action by his friends II
congress to prevent q further strength
ening Of the policy which he denouncel
% criminal?
..n Bryan Is elected president It Is o
= I'll things most probable the next hous,
would have q democratic majority. Bu
even admitting congress. dating from
March 4, will not be- able to effect an!
change In our present financial legisla
tion, what we may. fairly ask will b
the effect OF continued agitation OF th
question upon business and industry
E set Ia motion by president bent upol
the restoration OF free silver at the ra
ito Of sixteen to one, and elected upol
that platform? You end your letter b.
suggesting that l retract what hav
said, In fairness to the business com
munity. which should not be unnecesa
rilyS disauieted. esp ecially not by tlos
{ III authority. Thinking as I do. tina
the election OF Bryan would be rea
menace to the commercial and indus
Ss ss1Tl1ls AuSSI eSS0 VI out pSoPe,s suecauHS Y
Z the purpose he cherishes and the powe
s. he would poaess. do not feel at lib
erty 10 act upon your uggestion. fe<
y sit 10 be my duty to at least wait unit
after Bryan himself has retracted hi
statement OF 1895 that 1T tgold stand
& ard) will NOT be maintained In tn
country longer than am able to 81
arids of II. ~ q Z
NO CHINA NEWS.
- Dsarth q Dispatehss From u
Orient To-day mo Apparent Chanu
ID no Diplomssic situation.
washington. Sept. 5.-Up TO 4 lai