| Show THE chancellor OF THE EXCHEQUER ON MONEY the question of bimetallism was discussed in ill the house of commons recently and dm din lag ing the da discussion as ai depoi ted iu in tho the london standard of march 18 tho the chancellor ot of the exchequer said I 1 among among other things 1 I hanono have no sympathy wit wilh tile the confidence den with w aich some per persons not always the best informed lay down the law on one side find and the lie other othe r in this ins matter yuu yua mily may hoir hear mono if they ev m must u st ceci sa harily rily IP be lunatics or idi idiot oti and as ai if I 1 be whole theory which ii aich they hold must be so aible and dicing wion that it t is useless fuseler S to argue against it on oil the other hand v you on may hear bimetal lists who e cannot annot believe that an any y one can oppose thir favorite favo rire theory except on the ground of if some selfish interest in connection n N ith the existing system of currency in great britain I 1 I 1 these are weighty and wise words and should cause canse extremists to con consider their own methods we havea a good illustration of the chancellors words in tho the appropriation of the plu phradie se sound money by the they commit the common lolly folly in debate of assuming tho the very question in ill dispute every beriont man mail la is in some daube as aa to what sound bibri cm is ev ET ry thought fal man wants elluna eonni money it is not a question of sound or unsound money that is in debate fur all want sound money it afis i erfle quasion que sion what is soend if |
