Show THE MOVEMENT FOR SILVER The extreme advocates of silver do not take kindly to Ithe new movement for an international monetary congress con-gress They have some reason for the position they take They fear that it will prove but a means to postpone the great issue of the times They know that former congresses of the kind were very little more than a fizzle fiz-zle Also that no nation will be bound by ithe action of such a body I No matter what the majority might II I I agree upon no change in monetary I policy could take place without legislation legis-lation And that legislation though It might be affected would not heshaped by the action of such a congress Therefore they naturally view the movement with suspicion and fear It is a ruse of the goldites to hinder the silver movement But here is much to be said on ithe other side of this question It will he conceded that if the leading nations of Europe will cooperate with the United Staltes in an agreement for the unlimited unlim-ited coinage of silver at a recognized d ratio it would be the best settlement of the bimetallic question that could be made Silver would receive universa recognition as money of ultimate redemption re-demption and the gold and silver coins of Europe and America would have their face value everywhere When the leading nations of Europe signify their willingness to appoint representatives re-presentatives to confer upon this important im-portant international subject it would be a great lack of courtesy and very unwise policy for the United States to refuse or neglect to send their quota of delegates Congress very properly made provision for full representation and the plan of appointmentthree from ach House and three by the choice of the President is very satisfactory satis-factory The gentlemen appointed from both houses are friendly to silver This will secure at least six out of the nine on the side of full bimetallism No harm pan come of the Congress unless it should delay or retard the silver movement move-ment in America which it need not affect Much good must certainly come from the discussion of the monetary question no matter what may bo the decision of the Congress It will aid in the financial education of the nations na-tions and that means file advancement advance-ment of the silver cause The more it is agitated the stronger it neces sarily becomes because bimetallism is right and the right gains by discussion discus-sion sionWhatever Whatever the monetary Congress may do however the movement started In Washington for the full re monetiZation of silver independent of the action of other nations should goon go-on uninterruptedly The Demoeraltic party cannot too soon place itself before be-fore the country as the champion af real money the coinage of all the gJId and silver that can be presentedto the I mints The south and the west will unite on the proposition I Thousands of converts to it are being made even in the east There should be no > going off on a tangent toa silver party That will be found a vlll o the wisp The Democratic panty must purge itself of all doublemtraning platitudes and misleading mis-leading expressions on this vital Question Ques-tion andspealc in no uncertain tones or ambiguous phrases Talcing the whole situation In view the nrospects are brightening for silver sil-ver That means hope for the west It is more than thalt It is good news for the whole nation It heralds better fmes for all the industrial and business busi-ness classes The Democratic silver movement should receive the support of the overwhelming majority of the party It will prove the political redemption re-demption of the Democracy and the material salvaitioh of the country |