The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-09
Col. KeItt Replies to Civis.


again, each time displaying Ills igno-
rance and want Of manners. He is
without selfreRpect or he would have |
remained quiet after the writer threw |
him oil Orer one year ago as unworthy |
OF further notice. Two newspapers in |
the State will publish his pratings. In
the News and Courier OF the 22d Of Oc-
tober this ignorant man in his criti-
cisni Of NY Kirby Springs speech, in
which l quoted from the financial,
monetary and statistical history of
England by Thomas Doubleday, said,
"Who this Mr.. Doubleday is / do not
know, never heard Of him before, and
neither Appletons nor Chambers Epcy-
clOpedia gives his name even,n
In the National Economist, the light
OF the American people, the following
appears in it's issue of the 7th Of No
vember last:
~ correspondent Of the News and
Courier asks who Mr.. Doubleday, the
historian was. He alleges that he can
not find him mentioned in two promi-
nent Encyclopedias, Appletonfs and
Chambers. The Encyclopedias Britain
lea, vol. 6, page 375, contains the fol-
Tngli;sh author in political s' and General M
literature He carly adopted the views
of his friend, VIM. Cobbett, and was
active in promoting the agitation
which resulted in the passing Of the re-
form act of 1882. AS secretary Of the
Northern political union of wings and
Radicals, he took prominent part in
forwarding the interests of Lord Grey
and the Reforming party. In 1858-59
he was member of the council of the
Northern Reform union; and to the
last he was . keen observer Of political
Tfo In l~sS Al
partner in an eminent firm of soap
manufacturers at Newcastle, but de-
voted his attention rather to literature
than to mercantile affairs. On the
failure OF the firm he obtained the reg
istrarship OF st. Andrews parish, New
castle, post which he held until ap-
pointed secretary Of the coal trade. He
died at Durham, near Newcastle, De-
cember Is, 1870.
Besides poems, dramas, numerous
pamphlets, contributions to Black
woods Magazine, the Electric Review
and other period and leading arti-
e cIes IN tue Manchester Guardian and
the Newcastle Chronicle, Doubleday
wrote: A Financial monetary and
statistical history Of England, 1847; a
treatise on Mundane Moral Govern
ment, 1852; the True Law Of Popula-
ton, 1858; romance, the eve Of st.
Mark, 1857; the political life of Sir
Robert Peel, 1850, and matter for ma
terialists, 1870"
It will be seen from the above
that Thomas Doubleday was q great
Reformer, keen observer and extern
sive author in his day. Not to
have heard Of him displays great igno-
rance, too great to criticise others or
advise the public. His criticism Of my
Kirby Spring speech is q display Of
ignorance throughout. I will give one
more instance. He says "the bank of
England was not forced to suspend
specie payments in 1897" Was a
bank ever known to suspend specie
payments ii it could avoid il? Speak
lug of the notes Of the bank Of ngland
he says: 1.-THE government did not
make it legal tender" "These bank
notes, Of course, became the only cur
rency of the country ;f But
they were not q legal tender" John
G. Calhoun, in an elaborate speech, de-
llvcred IN the United States Senate, Oc-
tober I'd, 1887, said: "During the year
1897 the bank Of England Suspended
specie payments. Panic and dismay
spread through the land In the midst
of the alarm an act of Parliament was
passed, making the notes Of the bank q
legal tender, and to the surprise of all,
the institution proceeded on apparently
without any diminution Of its credit.
The credit of its notes during the sus-
pension was generally attributed to the
tender act,and the great and united re.
sources Of the bank and the govern
ment." Is not this enough to show the
ignoracc and utter unreliability of this
anonymous writer? The editor Of the
News and Courier deserves severe cen
sure for publishing an article so false
and misleading when he has correc
information at hand. The only wa,
the writer can account for it is til,
News and Courier is deadly hostile t,
the advancement Of the peoples inter
est and "Civis" has enlisted under thei
banner. Any port in storm, ever
that "Civis."
And again "Civis' undertakes t
criticise my argument on government
paper money without the capacity t
comprehend it. He says alluding t
my argument: He speaks of the ban
of Amsterdam, founded in 1909, as tn
first bank ever established" I did II
suoh thing. The following is my lar
guage:
The banking system Of the w0rl
since the first bank was established i
1903, as Amsterdam, is and has been
licensed fraud, by empowering til
crafty to shave and swindle the inn,
cent and HELPLESS. NV argument on