The One Present Duty--oppose Silver Monometallism

In the ccmpaign of edueation on the money question now going on in the United States Republicana cannot be too often reminded nor too often remiad their neighbors tban the real practi_-;il issue is: Shall the United States throngh the election of Bryan adopt silver inonometallism aurl make gold bullion in the United States inerely merchandise and no longer money? The question is not: Shall we permaneutly adopt gold monömetallism? There are very few single gold standard advocates in America, and there ought to be fewer. As Eoon as we avoid the present woeful danger, which would come from Br.ran's election, the people of America and the McKinley admiuistration will turn their attentions toyards the desirable resuit of restoring silver to the position which rightfully belons to it; that of one of the money metáis of the world, equal at the ratio of the world's consensus to gold as a measure of vaiue. But this ■■■ ■jiiiiniryrtn.nt ujirk must bf by degrees. iiave been more tban twenty years in doraonetiziug silver rind duriag that period the vaiue of th' bullion in a dollar has gone down by reason of the progressive demonetiz.uion from 100 to 53 cents. It will take time for the nation to retrace their steps, but it can be done and will be done if the United States does not now join the foe"'# aijTer nations, repudiating whea so doing a large share of the public snd private debts of the country and fts peoI!c. The United States is no more soing to rmanently to the sinsle gold ard than t la to at one rush pHinjre into silver monometallism and tion. But the first dut.v of all Bagacioiis bimetallisis is to arrest the niad plnoge tvhicb l'ryan and his assoeiates wbh to take the American people. Aitcr silver monometallism is prohibited the t for btmetallism will begin miJ it wi; be non on rationa) and honest lines. Let every man gay to his neighbor, we are not goiug t(i demonetize gold, we are poing in due time to remonetize silver; but Bryan proposes to make süver, which is now of half value. the only money of the country, and to demonetize gold. Therefore, the first duty is ro