Show THE BIMETALLIC CONFERENCE Smalley the london correspondent of the New York Tribune has discovered that the sentiment in favor of bimetallism bimetal-lism is spreading in Great Britain This indicates that Mr Smalley is more wide awake on this subject than formerly Less than eighteen months ago he solemnly sol-emnly declared that England was unanimously unani-mously opposed to bimetallism A few days after he had made this assertion a congress representing British agricultural agricultur-al Interests unanimously declared In favor I fa-vor of it and a majority of a royal commission com-mission some time previously had decided that bimetallism was perfectly practicable I practica-ble San Francisco Chronicle I The free silver extremists are so hungry I hun-gry for the scaling down of debtsof which the great railroad corporations would be the largest beneficiariesthat in order to do so they are willing to give I the bimetallic movement of iurope a gratuitous rebuff and indefinitely postpone post-pone the day of real bimetallism all over the world International bimetallism can be attained by a steady cooperation of this country with that party abroad Sliver Sli-ver monometallism will be reached by ie course which the silver extremists have I urged in their recent manifestoesPitts burg Dispatch The prospect just now is brighter than ever before for some sort of an agreement agree-ment among the commercial nations for the restoration of silver to its place in the currency of the world There seems to be a truly remarkable growth of sentiment senti-ment in favor of bimetallism in England I where the strongest opposition has been expected and in Europe it is recognized that England will exercise the strongest influence in any conference which may be called Boston Post It Is very evident that a campaign of education must be undertaken against the delusive teachings of free coinage advocates ad-vocates There are many Indications that the time is favorable for such a I teisst piftsti The silver leenf are themselves them-selves divided and the new American bimetallic party is made up of a cheap lot of silver statesmen who have for the most part been discarded by their constituents con-stituents N Y Times The character of the delegates chosen to Congres adds to the confidence felt In the ultimate success cf the proposed monetary mon-etary conference With the exception of Senator Teller none of the gentlemen favor fa-vor independent action and It is safe to predict that those named by the president presi-dent will coincide with the views of the majority That is they will be genuine bimetallists Kansas City Times Let us have plenty of silver dollars Let us remove the fraudulent partiality to one metal and take the unnatural and dishonest embargo from the other Then gold and silver will float together as measures of exchange and there will be plenty of gold in the treasury of the United States to pay all who want gold Few will care for either metal Cincinnati Cincin-nati Enquirer A policy which reopens abandoned silver sil-ver mines and stimulates the production of silver In many countries can never permanently maintain the value of the whito metal Parities of value have not been maintained in the past by legislation legisla-tion hut by the natural friction of supply and demand a matter very little under the control of governments Toronto Globe Gold furnishes sound currency when coined at its market value but silver may also furnish a sound currency when It is used at its market value Either metal used at a fictitious or flat value would give an unsound currency Gold being the most stable of the metals Is usually preferred when the choice Is between be-tween one or the other Buffalo Express The address of the bimetallic party Is I much the most reasonable document yet issued in the Interests of free coinage Presumably as it differs materially from speeches and documents previously emanating ema-nating from Messrs Warner Stewart and ether signers It was largely the o kt lr Senator Jones of NevadaN Y Tribune The financial question since the organization organ-ization of the government has been one of the least understood of all l the questions ques-tions about which i the people have been called upon to legislate The general Interest II In-terest manifested at this time is a sure Indication that the people have decided that something Is wrong Nashville AmerIcan Am-erican Silver has new friends in England but It has net yet enough to control the governments gov-ernments policy Depression of prices and difficulties of trade are gradually eating away the supremacy of the secu rityholding class The intelligence of the manufacturing and trading classes is being be-ing aroused St Louis Republic We hope for bimetallism says Senator Sena-tor Platt of Connecticut speaking for the Republican party If the leaders of Mr Platts party are hoping for bimetallism bimetal-lism they are very recent converts but it Is possible that the signs of the times have enlightened them a littleSt Louis PostDispatch If we can reach an international agreement upon a ratio of coinage well and good but this country will not try for free silver alone Those who press it are making a direct Issue which the intelligence and honesty of the country will welcome Portland Oregonian The claim that silver has not lost its purchasing power because coined silver passes at par Is puerile and ridiculous The test of intrinsic valne is bullion value and by that test silver has lost more than onehalf its purchasing power Minneapolis Tribune This is not an issue between the two metals or a contention as to the choice of standards but an earnest and rational movement for the largest possible use of both metals and our movement should bo an honest effort in that direction Philadelphia Press The truth is that gold monometallism has brought about conditions under which energy enterprise good Judgment and even genius all combined are powerless to extract fair profits from the real wealth of the world Spokane Statesman States-man It is significant of the growing strength of bimetallism that the closing hours of Congress were marked by a hot debate as to whether the Republican the Democratic Dem-ocratic or the Populist party was the best friend of silver San Francisco Call If the Bimetallic league sends intelligent Intelli-gent speakers through the eastern states the result will be a general awakening and the friends of free coinage will mul tiply That ia th < right way to begin a crusade for silver Anaconda Standard oJ 1 J i c 4 |