Bishop Thoburn On Free Silver

Rt Bev. .T. M. Thoburn, bishop of the Methodist chnroh in India, was askeo by ti Cincinaati reporter if he beheved tne free coinage of uilver would be a gooa tbing for the United States. He replied: Töey have, the free silrer basis In India have had it for centurlos, and lt has been glveri a f.iir trial. It would roin.thi ounUT and bankrupt everybody. The founüatlon of business Is tablllty, and wlth a allver standard yöu oan never havo lt. in Calcntta I can buy thls snit of clothes fo. $40 today and (.erbaps for 20 tomorrow iul the next day lt wil! be $50. You can never teil how much you are wortli. ine country is at the mercy of the money cnaugers and .peculatorj. The Idea of golng u a silvpr standard from a gold on is too rldlculoos for serlous conalderatlon. I luwe seen enough of the nulsance In India. Oor frpp silver frlenda will certainiy n employ ofWali street What Bishop Thohurn says is substantiated by Tery honest man who knows anything lbout the practical working of fre coinag. Mr. Bryan thinks it would be a sacrifice of (lipnity for him to reply to Bourke Cockran's speech. It would not be bo much a eacrifice of dignlty 8 a Wriüce of Bryan.