Show THE REPORT I 1 malily document from tho the friends of silver to on the coinage committee feb 23 28 tive v e B bartine a ti n 0 of f N nevada in a behalf 0 ot t ta the h e m minority 1 aro r ity m members e of 0 the hone 0 coinage committee today to day submitted a report in favor othe passage of 0 the silver free coinage bill the report b begins e g ins with an expression of regret that t th the emajo majority rity delayed the BO so longas long ae to render it practically ini impossible pos ible for the house to consider the bill during the present congress the minority report says they have no doubt of the ability of the united states to establish and maintain a double standard even evert without B european european co ce operation cooperation and predict ill that at if the united states adopted tree free coinage it lt would receive cupi support A from the principal nations of the M old world in conclusion the report admits the difficulty of forecast ing the he actual result of such financial leg legislation ial at foa 0 but says we firmly believe t the complete restoration of silver will be for the best interests of the country vie we do not pretend to entertain the belief that the question of free coinage involves any sach such atter alternative ter native as national prosperity or national ruin we believe that under any system of finance at t all likely to be adopted the american republic will move steadily d 17 forward and our people will continue the happiest and most prosperous upon the face of the earth it is only a question of what is best beat to pursue and we feel assured that the double jouble standard promises more of prosperity than the maintenance te tiance of a single standard |