The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09
EMPORIA NEW s.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1877.
For "IlonesG Money


says:
On Friday the Times received a pro-
position from the American Bankers
Association, designed To belittle the
1reenback cause and influence public
opinion on the financial question.
This proposition was as follows:
THE AnKRTcAH BANKERS ASSOCIATION,
NEW YoRK. Oct. 9th, 1871.
pE1z SIG: Please insert the inclOsed print
ed slip as loaded matter on the editorial page
receipt OF this. and send marked copy OfyOur
paper, with bill, to $50,
JAMEs BUELL.,
Secretary, 247 Broadway, room
Comments on the slip not 20 exceed halt
co'nmn will be paid for, II billed, ut the same
time. D. ID.
The "enclosed slip" read thus:
1.-THE prospect Is that In six months
there will not be a greenback leader in
all the land. Overtures have been
made by the leaders OF the greenback
movement to President Hayes to
abandon the Rreenback as ''lost
cause" providing he will give good
official positions to about twenty of
the most blatant of the clamorers for
more money that Is based on nothing"
The New York Sun a hard money
and resumption paper, had previously
received the same proposition, and m
its issue of the 25th ult. commented on
It as follows:
This, we say, Is an extraordinary
circular, with an extraordinary slip.
It will be seen that the slip Is, or as
sumes to be, an item of news. 1t Is an
Item that none Of the ubiquitous re-
porters of the Sun had been able to
get hold of. If any one of them had
brought 1t to US, properly authenticat-
ed by documentary or other evidence,
we would not have asked him to pay
US for printing it, but, on the contrary,
we would have paid him well for pro-
curing it, will be observed, how
ever, that the scandalous item which
we are asked, In the name of the Bank
ers' Association, to publish, has two
pecularities First, no proof OF Its
accuraDcy is furnished; and secondly,
we are offe red money for its publica-
ton as pleaded matter on the editorial
page' Of this days Sun. This Is re-
markable business TO be performed in
the name IT the the American Bank
ers' Association.
Our astonlshment is increased by
the postscript which appears at the
bottom of this circular. 1t informs US
that comments upon the slip, not to
exceed half q column, will be paid
for" This means, of course, that the
editorial comments that are to be paid
for must sustain tile slip on the edito-
rial page that is to be paid for. No
directions are given to the editorial
commentator, but Ii assumed that
he will understand the course he
must pursue. If, for example, any
editorial commentator were to ridlcule
the slip, pronounce it baselesS, and
give his opinion Of the man who sent
Il to him, and asked pay, not only tor
the publication of the slip, but for the
editorial comments made upon it, he
would probably meet with an interest
ing reception when he presented his
bill to the singer of the circular. The
editorial commentator, 1t is under
stood, must say, In substance, that the
item of news upon the slip is dis
graceful to the guilty parties; that
their conduct shows how unprincipled
they are; and that the honorable men
who have exposed their corrupt job
berry deserve the thanks of an intelli-
gent community" Let these COM
ments be spread out over half q
column, in very strong language, ac-
companied with few words upon the
vigilance, patriotism and integrity of
the officers OF the American Bankers
Association, and the commentator can
boldly present his bill with one hand
while holding q marked copy of his
paper In the other, waiting, meantime,
till the cash Is counted and mutual
gratitude 10 expressed.
But to this attempt to bribe and
corrupt the press, by the direct offer
OF money for editorial articles, made
under the authority of the American
Bankers Association, the name of the
Secretary of which Is signed to the
circular above printed We call for
information upon this point, and shall
walt for lie. II authority has been
given to bride the press, then very
certainly attempts will be made to
bride Congress and corrupt the
sources OF influence at Washington in
the Interest. It Is q shameful business,
If there be not some mistake about it.
Let the truth be brought out. Let the
responsibility for this circular be fix
ed.
Is this the way that the newspaper
press of the United States has kept SO
quiet, or misrepresented, the money
question. 1t will be interesting tc
Peruse the papers that publish the
editorial item In regard to the cor.
ruptlon of the greenback leaders ant
comment with virtuous indignation
thereon.
ntf b. on, A FORGERY.
The exposure Of the confidential
circular above alluded to, has brough
out the following denial of response
bility from the Bankers Association
A forged circular, purporting to b,
signed by me, has been extensively
circulated among the newspapers
asking for the insertion of a paid edi
tnrial on the Greenback movement
No such circular has emanated frou
the Office of the American Bankers
Association. The whole is a forgery
JAMES BUELL., Secretary.
New York, October 25th, 1877.
The Kansas City Times says of tn
denial:
And now the question lie, who
mailing those circulars to the press
Mr.. John Swinton, speaking officiall
on behalf of the Sun, said that th
circular, with its enclosed slip, ws
sent through the mail addressed to tn
editor of the Sun. Both circular an
slip were printed on fine paper an
had the appearance to the manage
ment of being genuine. Inquire
were set on foot to ascertain the al
thenticlty of the communication, an
the management were sufficiently sa
isfied of its genuiness before 1t WI
printed. A circular and slip precise
ly such as the Sun received, was r.
ceiYed by the Times through the mail
If 1t Is a forgery let the Bankers A:
ISOLATION expose those who committe
1t.
It's forgery of course, out the pu:
zle of the thing is to account for Il
forgery. Greenback men could har,
ly desire to have the press throw cd
um on their cause, and hard none
men could not wish to bring q
Bankers Association into disrepui
But whether the circular Is a forgei
or not, one thing is certain that Il
editorial item," 1t sends out is