The Frontier

Says No with a Big N.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 20.--Governor Crounse of Nebraska was a few days ago asked to appoint delegates to the Pan-American Bimetallic league meeting at St. Louis. This is his reply:

STATE OF NEBRASKA,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 18, 1893.

Mr. Olney Newell, Denver, Colo.--Dear Sir:

Some time since I received a letter from you transmitting a circular purporting to be issued by the Pan-American Bimetallic association, calling a convention of representatives of the southern states, certain named western states, all the countries of Old Mexico, and South America to convene at St. Louis October 3d next, inviting representatives from Nebraska to be named by me in reply, I have to advise you that I shall appoint none nor do anything to put this state in a position to respond to the call of the convention, the spirit of which is likely to be disclosed to possess--

It seems to me that the call excludes many of the states from participating in the consideration of a question which concerns all alike, but its arraignment of certain ones among them as engaged in a conspiracy against the south and west, as well as further proposition to institute a sectional boycott against them is, in my judgment, both silly and vicious. I am in favor of honest bimetalism, and believe that a system of finance can be devised by which both gold and silver can be utilized as the basis of our national currency, the former, which is the world's measure, being the standard. I mistrust, however, that the bimetalism your association professes, is but the pretext for the free coinage of silver with silver monometalism, and consequent debasement of the currency as its object. I can see why a silver producing state like Colorado should advocate the free coinage of silver, but I have no patience with those who would invoke jealousy and sectional hostility to advance that end, while I deplore the ignorance which can be caught by pleas of this kind. No, Mr. Newell, Nebraska, through no consent of mine will join in sowing the seeds of secession at St. Louis. If she appears there it will be through volunteers. Not unlike some states in her neighborhood, she has plenty of individuals who no doubt could delight your convention. They are for the most part men who have not earned a place on our assessment rolls, and who have demonstrated their inability to conduct their own affairs successfully, think themselves qualified to join Florida, Old Mexico and the Argentine Republic in instructing the world on the subject of finance. These gentlemen, whose financial ability holds no parity with their ability to talk, would gladly engage in a crusade up to their "bridle bits," against the imaginary conspirators of London, Berlin, New York and Boston. Yours sincerely,

Lorenzo Crounse.