The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-05-22

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Il part, sssrarl, M fptvill, Needle,
~ rsrrvis,or " Harper. weshl,.
Nss~s lIstrrr n l,seshets, s'c rt"ul
ren, Publisher. and merchants II New
fprl city. The, arr. therefore, sespon.
srihlv mrn who rAnnut hide their char.
ae,et - citizens behind The a~amcd I'm.
personality Of journallsm. They can.
not, III ether woris. successfully ".
fsnd shsir action N publishers u \,
plainly conflicts With their action "A
merchants anil citizens. The action u
Senators Logan, Morton, and others.
for which Nessrs Harper X brothers
INV assail them from week ~ week IN
,hsit Newspaper, hal this purpose IN
more. tho legalita.ion II The 81 .oOo,.
900 grccnback reserve. Less than
e,gh. months ago, The sIcrsrs. llatier
* brothers went much further than CA
pansion senators have gone. IN the
Same direction 10 eject tho samc rnr-
boss. On .hc 2lst day u September
last they addressed The following rct'.
| ton 10 tho President u tho United
States:
s Nxw YoAk, Sept. 81. 1879.
The undersigned do respectfully r..
! present 10 tho President sha,. Ii The
present situation u affairs . financial
, dssAlSk win inevitably o~rar to.mor-
row. unIsss relief ~ afforded W The
iEossrnv,snL
They respectfully auggcs. thst M
!, measure Of relief will be adequate that
4 doss NOT place - the service Of tho cit,
banks 80, OOO. 600 In grssubscks.
They respectfully pesition thc lfssi
:. dent 70 authorize the Assistant Treas
= ursr 10 receive from the city bank
4 clearing house certificates secured ,,
q sm,,ls collateraIs. and for wl,ich ccrti
!. Aca.es oil the city bnnks arr jointly AM
ssyssally responsible. and 10 issue 4
tho banks In exchange therefor green
y baeks ~ tLs extent. II necessary. .
IL On, OOO, 900, on such terms. ssto i-au
!. and redemption. - may b. satisfaction.
|. ~ tho Treasury.
y The undersigned 'lelrecaie Any IN
y tcniion ~ soliciting violation Vt tll
i law They believe that tbe abos
y measure " relief " In accordance VT
:. tho spirit IL existing statutes, and thu
!, : are quito satisfied TINT y y indi'pe,
7 sabIe ID arrest crisis which woul
ID wreck tho country ~ ~ enter
~ The undsrsignsd 40 firmly persuad
.. Cd that this actioa On tho part Of ll'
:, government would restore eoniidebe
y Immediately. HAarEA h Dno'
= (and fifteen other firms
9 On the 2iA day u September IL
: the Harper Brothers besought q
presid~ns 70 inssrset tho Secretary
y the Treasury iols what, under tho mn
~ liberal construction u existing ssstu
% no clearly had NO legal right 70 4
~ namely: LOAN go, OOo, 600 70 =,
up sAsKs ~ Nxw Yokk CRY. No
- these ,ame men, Harper Y Brother
~ maIigr. by vi .hs a1.s u carieasar
NJ those ssnstom who soaght, In leg
70. manner, ~ give permanently 10 I
y. country the very ssms currency ID
u urged tho President 70 i.sus In MI II
- cal mnnner. No argument II needed
q convict the Me.sr Harper 4 Broth'
nj u sros. Inconsistency. Tho mere ,'a'
90 mont u the two opposIng facts 10 a
ose monslration that either tho Harp
~ were sclGrh o. in,ineefe In Hepte,nb
~. ls73, III seeking. - merchants, 70
- .luee ths President 10 save them r.
~ impending ruin BY loanlng unlasfu
W. from Tie 1'reasur, go. 0oo.o 900 %
y. banks 1t Now Yerk Gis,; o. TINT Il
are mendacieas mud unerurnlons
NV ls7l III seeking, ~ publishers, @
- rlro,. ny misrepresentation and VI
y cation, tho regulations u Western !
- Southern senators They may 10
=" pslrd - either hmn II tha lilem
, So they prefer. .--Iater.Oseap
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