Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-08
GOLD IS PLENTIFUL
Director of the Mint Roberts Tells
About the Supply in
America.
United States Has Enough for Its
Own Use and Then
. Some
How Some Democratic Calamity
Talk in1S96 Has Come to
Naught.

Chicago, Aug. s.--''rhe deposits of
new gold in the minis amounted to-
nearly sls,OO0,eOO in the month of July.
No wonder we export some when OUT
stock increases ali that rate. The new
|currency law also. Influences the OUT
ward movement by the increase which
it has cccasoned in bank circulation.
The bank notes secured by government
bonds are a substitute for gold in our
lcirculation and permit the loan or in
|Nestnent of SO much gold abroad
George E. Roberts, director of the
mint. gave out this encouraging state
ment yesterday al republican national
headquarters, whsre he visited for sew
lseral hours. He expressed himself as
we'll satisfied with the present financial
system of the country and predicted
more hopeful things under continued.
republican rule.
There is a remarkable contrast be-
tween the financial situation now and
+ in August, 1885, continued Mr. Roberts.
"You could not borrow money then.
even on real estate. Gold was practice
tally at a premium. 1t was part of the
! Bryan argument that gold was not a
part of our available monetary stock,
THAT we couldn't ksep it in this country
eXcep, by borrowing 1T over and over
iron London.
II heard Senator Allen of Nebraska,
4 say in speech in the 1886 campaign
THAT if Mr.. Mckinley We're elected there
lswoud be another bond issue within
Esixiy days 10 repienish the treasury
land that bond issues would be neces-
lsars At short intervals II the gold
STANDARD was to be maintained.
But instead of cur being obliged TO
i borrow gold in England, England is
borrowing it of US The bonds and en-
sHchequer notes of the English govern
tment are sent here to obtain it. The
Russian government has placed one
5Elpaii5in this country within the last year
land had an agent here recently to sac
about another. The bonds ri Ne inn
8perial government and of ser 1.-THE
municipalities of Germany u, sale
There now The United States has be-
Icome q world power financially az Well
az politically in the last four years. Its
l.of solicituds, has the greatest gold
hoard in the World today. These are
some Of the contrasts of four years
r. G. Kerens. ma tional comm tteeman
9froin Missouri, returned TO republican
hsadquarerts yesterday, and will spend
most of his time from now on at the
4 Annex. During the last three weeks
MIR. kerems hal visited a number of the
doubtful states and says that he is en-
,zltfrefy SATISFIED with the prospects for a
& sweeping victory in November.
The republicans feel confident Of sue
cess becauseSot the excellen 9nditions
4 land circumstances which guBtp make ui
the issues" said he. on every line Of
S argument suggested the republicans
ilssS,e the bes Of 1T. The unparalleled
Eproaperity which has accompanied The
g Recommendations of President McSinley
and the able manner in which the af-
fairs OF the nation have bean conducted
#lllinae r most trying and perplsxtng condi.
liion,. speak for themselves. Prosperit,
a has ALWAYS followed the success OF hi
lrepnbliean party.
MIR. Kelens said that a republican
victory in Missouri would enhance val;
snes in the state fully $500, 00o.oog Ifol
1.-THE welfare ard future Of the state
issaiG he. ii is time that there should b,
a change il tbs government of Nilsson
ri. A ne% generation has grown up
new questions are pressing for solution
land, TO sum ,ip. sc say TO the democrat
LOT Missouri that we would like to SCI
the books.
q. o. SYhiternore. United States dis
trirt attorney at Salt Lake City, l-tai,
was also al republican national head
quarters. He predicted that the demo
eratic majority of 10000 given Mr.. Rry
an il, 1856 would be reversed this year
'.I.vssry, clement IN the party IS in line,
said he. The silver mining interes;
pf Utah favor President Mckinley. an,
the same may be said of all the Wester
mining stats. The west is naturally i