New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-28
DIGGING INTO THE SILVER NINE.
HOW THE COMMITTEE WORKED UP SENTIMENT
MR.. LITTLER AGAIN A WITNESS

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Washington, Jan. 81 (speciaD-The silver Pool In
vesratinC Committee obtained some interesting testi
mony to-day on u collateral branch OF the subject Oh
INQUIRY 1t would have been even more interesting
II the witness. Edward Curtis, had not been ao"ou
with an extremely teacherOus memory III respect 10
matters OF detail lie is from California ana spent
several months in Washington last year as sort OF
Volunteer assistant 10 the silver Committee Of Which
ex Congressman Warner, of Ohio, is chairman anu
which derives its authority from convention OF sli
YER men which was held in It. Louis. MI GURUS ="
his testimony stated that the silver committee vi.
calatcd more than 100000 documents last war anu
sent out many thousand blank petitions III laNor vi
free coinage OF silver Most OF these blanks appeal
10 have been sent to officers and members "i uio
Farmers Alliance Who after obtaining signatures
thereto transmitted them to senators ana hepi0Sc'"
1i,os in Conprass The committee had also employcn
sneakers to visit different parts of the country anu V'
silver to the people. lie did not furnish thc "ai,7'
of the speakers, but afterwaId saiu 10 IN
me correspondent that one OF them va"
Ton, Fitch of Nevada. The secretary of The silver
Committee is a saarcd officer, but the othor ONCE
and members receive no compensation eA.oP'
course the reward which each one derives from u'
consciousness that he is engaged in the parlouo u'
of working up sentiment and educating inc Pcopo ~
favor of free coinage Mr. Curtis had understood ''
,bsrc Was another silver committee In Washington
which represents spectators investors IN shVcr
bullion in New-YOrh, but he could NOT fecolo'' "0
source of his information and did not Know uic Names
Of The New-York committee, with which, he sald' inc
81 Louis Silver Committee has TO relations
Mr. Curtis denied that he knew Of any specuIalo"'
I'm silver by Senator'S or Representatives, anu "o We"
certain that he never had possessed any Rho"-u~o "
Information on the subject being himself an uhs'sh
patriot who devOtes his time and efforts without COM
pensation to working up public sent mcht III i">o VI
free silver Mr.. Curtis, of course, would ho pc v'
10 know or believe that any other man was uoihs nv
same thing from selfish motive-
Mr.. Litter who reappeared as a witness again !"
day. has refreshed his memory somewhat anu nv
stated that he bought and held in his own name
100000 ounces of silver bullion In the 1orh Oh JUS
If exchange ON Calcutta for senator Cameron VINO e
him a check of So 900 to pay the margin, I'D Rem
informed bv Senator Cameron that II was on OF aVU
NAV g. 1890. lie had subsequently SOFA 'dpc ~ ~
pursuant Mr.. Camerons fnstruc Duo a sure
Imemorv failed him TO dates lie Was pfcttS si. y
that n took five or six weeks. or nlohu dU 49,
IN get the returns Of profits after the sale was oueeu,
Mr. Littler did not explain why h tIA Of exchange
wsch had been bought on a margin III d u. ~ ricu,
circumstance which seems strange eSpecaHy ~ WV
Of Mr. Littlers statement IN MS previous od
that rupee exchange" was more prOntaDle ana i
nreerable form in which to buy bullion than were the
certifcates for bullion deposited in New-1olh'
sv White OF s. V. White Co.. was asked yester-
day respecting the testimony of John r. tanner oi
Louisville before the Senate committee lhNeSu1dVH>
the alleged silver pool. Mr.. White replied:
81 do not know Mr.. Tanner personally. and sup
nose that any operation In connection with our hrh
was in the ordinary of business 1t certainly
was not OF nature to bring it to my attention. J
know OF no silver pool and do not believe tiat , nny
EXISTS orr house has had no transactions III S.NcI
for Concressmcn on any scale extensive or not