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Show impoverished the great bulk of the producing pro-ducing classes among the civilized nations of the earth and delivered them bound into the hands of the gold Philistines it is quite time that peaceful but energetic measures be at once inaugurated to prevent the outburst out-burst of passion and violence which is in the air and -which is contagious. It waits on just such murderous explosions as makes Homestead a misuomer, and is likely, with embittered thought and heedless hand to Are the gun which may echo around the suffering, passionate world. If ever there was a time wheu just and honest hearts and covernments were called upon to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly before God, it is now, and Gladstone, the Christian statesman states-man will not be found wanting. , rxs ec i:sh a it v fk a us. It is feared by some that the overthrow of SAi.isni'uv's administration in Enslaud ia the per.dinff election may interfere with the promised participation by that government in the international conference to take iuto consideration the silver question. There can be no reason why Gladstone should not be as favorable 8i Salisburt to a consideration con-sideration of the status of silver. The em-pirj em-pirj of India is suffering extremely through the debasement of silver by the home government. gov-ernment. The trade and markets of both countries arc so intimately connected, that at last the cold selfishness of Great Britain in playing off the falling silver rupee at lowest prices in buying wheat, and paying in English goods at highest high-est crold prices therefor; and while it has depreciated, de-preciated, American produce has squeezed the Indian lemon dry till India is, at this moment in a state of bankruptcy. England and its dependence are suffering through silver demonetization more than this country is. To solve the problem how to do it and how not to do it; to satisfy the gold kings that they shall cut their pound of flesh to its Utmost from the quivering flesh of the common com-mon people and at the same time withhold government endorsement from silver coin, . will bring oa a crisis, and will require re-quire all the help Mr. Gladstone aud hia liberal - administration can obtain from a conference of civilized nation, and demand all the wisdom of the assembled financiers. If two or three decades of government misrule and financiering trickery, hare 6Q I |