People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1894 — Page 3

MORE OF THE CONFERENCE.

The London Meeting, Although Informal, Will Greatly Advance the Cause of Universal Bimetallism. It is perhaps well that the United States was not represented in the London silver conference, and that the whole movement takes on a distinctively European aspect and coloring, This country, through its chief executive, invited participation in the discussions and proceedings of the Brussels conference, and its representatives entered in good faith upon the work of rehabilitation then as now deemed essential to the general prosperity; and had they been met in the same spirit by the delegates from the other great nations of the earth, results might have been achieved that would have greatly modified, if not entirely prevented, the financial crash of 1893, and the grievous ills that have followed in its wake. But England entered the conference only to obstruct, to confuse and to disrupt; Germany assumed the position of a cuckoo, and declared its unwillingness to adopt a policy antagonistic to that of its powerful neighbor; while France, a large consumer of silver, was yet not disposed to isolate herself by joining in a movement which might be successful only to the extent of temporarily raising the price of a commodity of which she was in need. The trouble with the Brussels conference was primarily,one of untimeliness; and that which to the greatest extent contributed to its failure was the existence of a belief upon the part of European financiers that the United States could still yet a while longer be bluffed into carrying a disproportionate share of the burden. Under these circumstances—and it required no extraordinary astuteness to correctly analyze the situation—our own delegates were powerless; albeit they were not encouraged by anything like an overwhelming or convincing sentiment at home to strive for immediate and decisive results. The influential newspapers of this country were frantically assailing the last remaining law op the statute books recognizing silver, while indications pointed to the elevation to the presidency of a pronounced enemy of the double standard. But the events of the past twelve months have produced a remarkable change in the financial situation of every civilized nation on the globe. Enlightened statesmen the world over now recognize the impossibility of utterly rejecting silver as a money 7 metal. They freely admit, what they must have known before, that there isn’t enough of gold to go ’round, and that the continued contraction caused by the attempt to make it do double duty must ultimately, and at no distant day, result in widespread ruin and bankruptcy. British and European statesmen now recognize that the United States — smallest factor in the world’s commerce with Oriental and silver-using Spanish-American countries—must suffer less than their own through the debasement of the only money with which their peoples are acquainted, the only currency with which they are possessed, and upon which they must depend for the settlement of their balances, if they are to continue to have any. Hence, and for other potential reasons, the change in public sentiment abroad has been rapid and decisive, and we see a movement that was started only a few weeks ago in England, and which was originally intended as little more than a conference of local bimetallists, wholly unofficial and entirely informal, develop into a gathering of four hundred or more of the leading financiers of Europe, embracing some of the most distinguished bimetallists of England, Germany, France, and other powerful nations, including the representative heads of the principal banking institutions of those countries, members of parliaments, diets and assemblies. It requires no argument to show that these men are desperately in earnest. There was no official call for the assembly, and their findings will have no legal or binding effect on the governments they represent. Yet the moral and educational influence attaching to the debates cannot fail to lie far-reaching, for the membership of the conference embraces perhaps fifty men who can control the finances of the world. In their capacity as delegates to an unofficial conference, they cannot of course provide for the free coinage of silver, but if there shall be anything like concord of sentiment and harmony of action. the ultimate' result will be the convocation of an international conference in which all of the nations will participate, and in which no one will be permitted ,to plead indifference to the cause of world wide bimetallism. The United States will of course take part, but not, as at Brussels, as an humble suppliant for favors.—Leadville Herald-Democrat.

THE SILVER QUESTION.

An Argument in Favor of America Waiting Until Gold Standard England Shall Get Squeezed. Is bimetallism and diplomatically possible, that is, can the consent and co-operation of a sufficient number of important commercial nations be secured to establish the bimetallic system on a broad and enduring basis? We reach here what is mainly a field of conjecture. No one can speak with confidence on the subject; but at least it would at present appear that the key of the situation is in the hands of England. France is not likely to take the initiative in the matter. That country for seventy years sustained the bimetallic system to the inexpressible benefit of mankind, yet when that system was temporarily broken up by the action of Germany, France was treated by the gold monometallic nations generally as if she were asking something for herself in the efforts made for the restoration of silver coinage. France, naturally enough, got tired of this and now stands on her dignity in relation to the matter. In the struggle for gold she has put herself into the best position of all the nations and rightly feels that she can bear the strain as long as the rest of them. Germany, on the other hand, stands iu the attitude of having brought

about the present agitation. The hardest thing that humanity knows is to confess that one has been in the wrong, especially when the consequences have been highly injurious to others. For Germany to take the initative in the restoration of silver would be to confess that she did an unwise and mischievous thing in 1873. Germany could, however, follow England in such a movement without injury to her pride and without loss of prestige. What can the United States do? The United States has already done too much in an active way in its wellmeant but injudicious efforts to promote bimetallism. Our coinage of $2,000,000 a month, under the Bland-Alli-son bill of 1878, was directly against the interests of bimetallism, while our purchase of 4,500,000 ounces of silver bullion a month, under the Sherman act of 1890, was an even worse strategic blunder. By these acts we simply put our own fingers in the door and took the squeezing which belonged by right to England and Germany, which has brought about the trouble. The remonetization of the silver dollar in 1878 was all right; but our actual coinage should have been limited to what was needed for souvenirs and numismatic collections. After 1876 the true policy of bimetallism required that silver should at once be allowed to fall to the bottom without any attempt to bolster it up. In that situation it would here have been for the common interest of all the nations equally to restore it to its place. By procrastinating this catastrophe for fifteen years we have simply obscured the issue and enabled our adversaries to declare, with some show of reason, though still falsely, that it is the large silver production of the period which has brought about this result; whereas, had the fall taken place at once, no one could have been so blind or prejudiced as to fail to see that it was silver demonetization, and not silver production, which caused this tremendous effect after the comparative stability of the seventy preceding years. The best thing we can do now is to thoroughly instruct our people in the true principles of the subject, keep our forces well in hand, and awnit « ir«i» Bad as the situation is for •'»<•>» s .n>< * all, we can stand it longer » Europe. We are richer, freer , than the greatest of its have a much wider margin of lu we have vast undevelojte I rr..ur,c« which contain the possibilities of indefinite wealth.

To England, on the other hand, the events of the past twenty yer rx have brought continually increasing disasters, which are fast teaching her people that the selfish position which she assumed in 1816, when she became a gold-monometallie nation, and which enabled her for a long time to reap a profit from the fluctuations of international commerce, is no longer tenable. The change of English sentiment during the past ten and five years, and especially in the last two years, has been truly remarkable. The universities and colleges have become bimetallist. Ido not know of a single British professor of political economy who is a gold monometallist; while several, and these the most distinguished, are active, working bimetallists. The East Indian interest is, as it has always been, for bimetallism. The cotton spinning interest is bimetallist; the shipping interest is bimetallist; the agricultural interest is bimetallist. The Irish, under the leadership of Archbishop Walsh, are fast coming into life for bimetallism. A selfish, shallow, supercilious gold monometallism is intrenched to-day in the London banking interest, and in the London city press; but to-morrow it may be driven from even this refuge. Lord Herschel’s commission of 1887 divided six and six on the question of practical participation by England in a bimetallic league. Since that time one of its ablest monometallist members, Mr. Leonard H. Courtney, has become a bimetallist. Mr. Balfour, the conservative leader of the house of commons, is a fighting bimetallist. The recent grotesque failure of the British government to fill the break in the great dam of its Indian finances has only added strength to the bimetallist argument. Changed conditions like these have for the first time created a reasonable hope that England may yet take the lead in restoring silver to its true place in the commerce and exchanges of the world. At any rate, this is our “best hold,” and with it, for the present, we must be content. —Gen. Walker.

A Prediction.

We predict that within a month it will be impossible to find a man in the i United States who is not in favor of bi- ! metallism. It will perhaps take two or I three months for them to outgrow the I belief that it is necessary for Great I Britain to join in order to make it a success, but the more they study the , matter the more they will be convinced that if our country were alone to es--1 tablish bimetallism, and if their gravest fears could be realized, namely, that gold would go to a premium and vanish away, they would see three things, i First, that when the gold went away, something else would have to come. Second, that after all there is no sur- ; plus of silver in the world, and third, j that suddenly every factory in the ! United States would have plenty of work and plenty of sales for its material and the factories in Great Britain would one by one close down.—Salt Lake Tribune.

Wrecking the World.

Silver demonetization is wrecking the world, and Great Britain, the creditor nation, is to be a sufferer. A policy that destroys the ability of the debtor nations to discharge their liabilities will ruin England. The same policy has wrought more ruin in this country in six months than was done by a four years’ civil war. No man in England or in America who is not the owner of a pile of gold can congratulate himself on existing circumstances. It is no surprise, therefore, that English statesmen and English financiers are in conference, devisihg some plan io restore bimetallism.—Exchange.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

MicuAei Koontz, whose home is at Connersville, cut his throat with a pocket knife and threw himself in front of an approaching train at Rushville, which ran over him, cutting his body in two and one arm off. Two colored men were killed at a barn raising near Sullivan. Fire in the Sun printing establishment, Portland, threatened for a time the entire office, but was confined to the press room. The loss is 8500. County Superintendent I. V. Busby, of Anderson, has resigned. He was recently selected superintendent of the Alexandria city schools at an increase of salary. The annual report of County Auditor Canfield, clerk of the board of turnpike directors, shows the total number of miles of free pike in Randolph county to be 244 miles. A Wabash jury rendered a verdict for 81,050 in the damage suit of Marion Webb against the Wabash Paper Co Eighteen months ago Charles Webb, son of the plaintiff, was caught in the machinery and had his leg so badly crushed that he will lose it. Prof. W. C. Wier, of the Springfield (0.) public schools, has been chosen by the Richmond city school board to succeed Prof. O. L. Kelso as principal c f the Richmond schools, the latter bavin f resigned, to accept the chair of mathi - matics in the Normal school at Terri Haute.

The test case of the power of a boar d of health to enforce compulsory vaccination of pupils of the public school.-., which was interrupted a few wee! $ ago, was resumed the other day in tt ? circuit court of Terra Haute. The de ositions taken at Muncie were read a id the argument begun. Plans have been ordered for the n< m hotel, to be built by the Richmond Commercial club. It will cost 875.000 and be located in the heart of Rich mond. It will be modern in every way , and contain extensive office quarter besides those designed for the hotel.

The case of Earl Crabb, who su s! the Richmond Gas Co. for 810,000 1: injuries received in a gas explosion, 1 1> h««en compromised for 84,000. < AMuiutMiK City was visited by ft. b the other morning, which re si J > •si iu the following damage: E. , f . IL.hri. dry goods, 85.000; insured f ir in North British, 81,000 in'/te < Mledonirin and 81.000 jn the Norther a. F M. Els‘rt. grocer. 83,300; insured n Merchant*’ and Mechanics’, of Milwaukee, for 81,500. F. W. Fraunburg, hotel, 8500. and J. I’. Sears, broker, 8-300; partially insured. Cause of the fire unknown.

Over forty head of thoroughbred horses were sold at the Little River Stock Farm sale at Huntington. Prices were poor. Royal Defiance, a Cleveland bay stallion, sold for 8115. lie cost 82,000.

The other day a suit was filed by Leads Lorenson, a former employc at the American Tin -Plate Works, at Elwood, against the company for 810,000 damages for personal injuries While working a crane. His left leg was so badly crushed that amputation was rendered necessary. The other morning Gottlieb Bower, a wealthy German tailor, of Kokomo, aged seventy, took arsenic with suicidal intent. The doctors resuscitated him but in the evening he was found dead in his room, having take:-. another dose of poison.

A resident of Elkhart county named Jake Leaf tobacco neither smokes,chews nor uses snuff. Ft. Wayne newsboys will wear brass badges. All danger from smallpox has passed at Richmond. The McCoy lamp-chimney factory at Elwood has closed down for the season. Its warehouse is filled with stock. TAe annual convention of the Woman’s Missionary society of the First Ohio Presbytery has closed its session at Richmond.

John Brannan and John Mcßryer pleaded guilty to stealing cattle and Judge Johnson, of Shelbyville, sentenced them each to four years in the penitentiary. Crops in the vicinity of Elwood have been greatly damaged by hail. Pupils in the Anderson high school will enjoy a trip to the battle .fields of the south.

At Kokomo William Lewis has lived two years with a broken neck. He was accidentally shot in the neck by his sweetheart, the bullet severing the spinal column.

If a member of the Muncie police ball team misses practice he is fined 82. The Richmond police may be mo anted on bicycles. A boARD of trade has been organized at Churubusco. At Bedford the stone quarries are rushed with orders. The citizens of Valparaiso are subscribing for a public library. Edinburg is out of debt and has a balance of §5,000. Fish dynamiters are at work on the Wabash river at Terre Haute. Newcastle houses are being numbered. Green goods circulars are being floated at Valparaiso. Frank D. Benadum will be tried for the murder of Lawyer Lemuel Baily at inchester on a change of venue from Muncie. A belle at New Albany has an aluminum bicycle.

LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Noah Brooks’ country seat at Castine, Me., is called “The Ark.” The reason is evident. In Dr. Wilberforce Newton’s book, “A Trip Through Russia,” he will describe a visit to Count Tolstoi. A pretty brick villa at Hampstead Heath, that charming London suburb, is the home of Walter Besant. Miss Laurence Alsia Tadema, the daughter of the famous painter, has written a novel, which she calls “The Wings of iearns.” A life of crime is often the result of running in debt.

Out of Silence. Within a silent land I dwell; How still you cannot know; * A world where footsteps never come. Where forms, like shadows go. Since years Agone, when royal Sound Kept step with sight to me; Before the warder at the gate Of hearing lost its key. All day I sit upon the porch And know sweet sounds there be Of humming, happy summer things That come no more to me. The cat-bird, poised on yonder tree. Quivers his dusky throat; The bee on vtbrunt wing goes by— I hear not hum or note. Yonder the workman's brawny arm Above the gray stone swings And crashes down. Alas, for me No sounding hammer rings! Without the tread of coming feet To warn me they are near, Priends stand beside me unaware. With written words of cheer. But ah, to hear forevermore No child’s clear, merry shout. No woman's laugh or Sabbath hymn. No church bell ringing out. No homely cricket on the hearth. No robin’s cheery call, No chord of music low and sweet. No welcome footsteps fall— For thls.O Lord, give patience still; Help through this silent land, Till on that mystic Sea of Glass, Where victor harpers stand, I, too, shall wake with ear unstopped, Where discord may not dwell. Where never more a sound can come Of sighs or fun’ral knell. —Ethel Lynn, in N. Y. Ledger.

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury,

at mercury will surely destroy tho sense of smell and completely derange the whole sy stem when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will ao is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,Toledo, 0., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. C2?“Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle. Hall’s Family Pills. 35 cents. You would certainly expect trained speakers to articulate distinctly, but they all do not. Look at the elevated railroad guards, for instance.—Siftings.

Free as Air.

Although long and obstinately obstructed, free as air become the bowels when Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is used to relieve and regulate them. Not that the great laxative operates unduly upon them. Quito the contrary. Neither does it cause imping. In both these particulars it is preferable to a violent cathartic. Use the Bitters for malarial and rheumatic ailments, kidney trouble, biliousness, dyspepsia and nervousness. The criminal judge may be a man of few words, but he is not always a man of short sentences.—Philadelphia Record.

Tourist Excursion Tickets

At reduced rates are now on sale, via The North-Western Line, to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Deadwood, Dakota, Hot Springs. Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou, Sult Lake City, Yellowstone National Park and all the lake and mountain resorts of the West and Northwest. For rates and full information apply to agents of connecting lines. Illustrated pamphlets, giving full particulars, will be mailed free upon application to W. A. Thrall, General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago & NorthWestern R’y, Chicago. An ability to mind his own business has secured many a man a confidential position. —lndianapolis News.

Which Will You Be,

A farm renter or a farm owner? It rests with yourself. Stay where you are and you will be a renter all your life. Move to Nebraska where good laud is cheap and cheap land is good and you can easily become an owner. Write to J. Francis, G. P. &T. A., Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb., for a descriptive pamphlet. It’s free and a postal will bring it to you. ' Many a doctor probably enjoys good, health because he never takes any of his own medicine.—Ram’s Horn. “Chappie and Wilkins had a dispute at the club tiie other night, and Chappie got so excited that he lost his head.” “Dear me, how fortunate! Chappie's head was his only weak spot.’’—Harper’s Bazar. Winks—“l notice that your barber always talks to you in French. I did not know that you understood that language.” Jinks—“Well, I don't; but you needn’t tell him so.”—Tid-Bits.

Playing Cards.

You can obtain a packof best quality playing cards by sending fifteen cents in postage to P. 8. Eustis, Gen’l Pass. Agent, C. B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, 111.

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“Behave yourself, my child,” said the oytertohis son. ‘ Father, you forget,” replied the youthful oyster, “It is the merry month of May, and no one expects an oyster to be good at this time. lam not a dam.’’—Harper’s Bazar.

Western American Scenery.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paulß’y has now ready for distribution a sixteen page portfolio of scenes along its line, half tones, of the size of the World’s Fair portfolios lately issued. They are only ten cents each and can be obtained without delay by remitting the amount to Geo, H. Heafforu, General Pass. Agent, Chicago, 111. “It certainly has done Silas good to fine the church,” said Mrs. Corntossel. “I’m glad ter bear it,” said the visitor, “buthow kin ye tell?” “He went flshin’ yesterday an’ owned up ter not gettin’ a bite.”—Washington Star.

Map of the United States.

A large handsome Map of the United States, mounted and suitable for office or home use. is issued by the Burlington Route. Copies will be mailed to any address on receipt of fifteen cents in postage by P. 8. Eustis, Gen’l Pass. Agent, C. B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, 111. Mant a man who claims to be looking for work wouldn’t recognize a job if it steeped up and tapped him on the shoulder.—Pniladelphia Record.

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