Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-01
BEAUTIES OF SHERMAN.
How His Memory Was logged
Down I'm Maine.

A Portland paper having yauntingly
declared that "Mr. Sherman will pitch
the KEY of the campaign, !" the Portland
Irg,.s picks up that ambitious politicians
record on this financial question which
he harps upon. 1t Is 4 curious Inst oil
quotations, and We commend them to
the attention of the public.
IL had my way would grant the
power TO issue circulating notes to no
state corporation and 10 no Individual,
but contine il solely TO the United
States,-SDecck Of John ShcmGa, Nay Is,
1874.
would not care ii there were only
one kind of circulation in this country,
and that United States note cOnverta-
bile at the pleasure OF the holder into
proper bond, or into cOin.-Sedch ~
John Sl.eTIadlt IN The Senate "a 1874.
For one | am free to say that while
our public debt exists | ann for main
tanning in circulation the United States
notes To the full amount at which they
can be maintained at par in gold
Speech Of John Sherman al udrioH az
1879.
Your idea that we propose to rcpu-
diate or violate a promise when We offer
to redeem the principal in legal tenders
is erroneous. | think the b0ndhOldcr
violates his promise when he refuses to
take the same kind of money he paid
for the bonds.-LetierJ from John Sh,In'dn,
March 20 1868.
The bondholder can demand only the
kind OF money he paid, and he IS 4 re,
pudiator and extortioner to demand
money more valuable than he gave
LITTER from John Sherman, March 70,
1863.
We must place all the obligations OF
the people of the United States upon
the solid basis of gold and silver conn.,
Speech w the &rs1,gibening let 1869, by
John Sherman.
What is the first section OF this bill?
Ii is simply solemn pledge OF the Uni
ted States that all the obligations OF the
United States, notes and bonds, shall
be paid in gold and silver cOin.-Sp'ech
on tie let 10 Strengthen hc Public Credit,
1869, be- John Sherman.
| say that equality and Justice are
amply satisfied ii we redeem these bonds
at the end of five years in the same
kind OF money, of the same intrinsic
value il had at the time they were
issued.-Spesch m The S1idte, 1869, by
John ShSrm1i.
How shall we approach resumption.
Not by any further contradiction OF the
CURRENCY Our contraction now Is
unexampled in the history Of any ma
tion-Spesch Of John Sherman, 1863.
One hundred and forty millions have
been withdrawn in two years. / think
the people have right to he relieved
from further contraetiOn.-SPeechO Of John
Sherman, 1869.
Further contraction will destroy all
the business of the country, and the
people will not submit to it.-Sptech Of
John Sherman, 1869.
III the choice must be made between
greenbacks and bank notes, | am in
favour OF greenbacks; but think that
both ought to be maintained in circula-
ton at par with each other and with
COln.-JOhR Sherman, 1873.
It would seem not only legal, but
right, in the broadcast sense Of the word,
that we should avail ourselves of the
rapid and remarkable fall OF silver bull
lion 10 recon the old silver coins, in
Guiding the old silver dollar, the oldest
of our coins, and with them pay our de-
preciated notes, aud thus restore the old
coin standard.-Speech Of John Aermdn
1876.