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Show quires immediate 'action in the promises and the quick passage of the best of these silver bills. This "temporary" bridging of the chasm of national bankruptcy bank-ruptcy which yawns before the people, will be but the prelude to a national unity, a world-wide league; "a concurrence concur-rence of nations in a common ratio between be-tween silver and gold, and the free minting of that gold and silver at this common ratio." SKNATOU AT.UNON OS S1I.VKH. In an interviow with a representative of the Philadelphia Press in connection with matters under consideration in congress, con-gress, Senator Allison said: All those bills, liowovor, ns rtwpccta the solution solu-tion of what in called the Hilvor qaeHtion, are temporary in their character. Tho only real aolu-tiou aolu-tiou in to Ixt found in the conenrrence of nationn in a common ratio betwwn silver and gold, and the free minting of that silver and gold at tide common ratio. This ia tho true uolution, and everything oIho ia temnoriirv. The senator is right in appreciating the tlnal result of the agitation of the silver questiou. Ho is emphatically right in using the word "concurrence" in connection con-nection with the duty of this republic to load the way in preliminary action, to what must be the inevitable conclusion of the whole matter. Too long has this great silver-producing nation, by its accredited representatives, clung like nn unwelcome barnacle to the water-logged European craft in the Bluggish waters of the oli world. What is wanted is an American system of finance as well as a system of protection to our advenoed industries. in-dustries. This nation represents in its silver interest, the republics of Central and Southern America, and in fact the entire mlver currency nations of the world. Instead of parasitical dependence on the gold-bug nations of Europe, it becomes us to cut loose from entangling financial alliances with and humiliating dependence upon them, and strike out on ail-inde pendent course of action which will bring silver to its old time equality with gold. This policy, once inaugurated, will bring England and her follower Gormnny, to terms. Our greater necessity for an added supply of hard money, in order to keep our financial finan-cial head above water, warrants and re- |