The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-02
THE HAZARD CIRCULAR.

lft thAhnAftii NtCrciufA
National Executive Silver Committee,
DEAR SIR:--ln response TO your polite
request Of yesterday, expressing desire
10 be informed OF the origin Of the copy
Of the "Hazzard Circular" copied by
the National View some four years ago
from the columns Of the Council Grove
Guard. then published by me in Council
Grove, Kansas. | have TO say that OBJ
tanned the original copy from Mr.. }.
w. Simcock the cashier of the first
national bank. Of Council Grove, Kansas.
|. at that time, say about the year 1873,
WIS the attorney for that bank, and one
day whou the cashier was writing up
and arranging large number of ac-
cumuiated letters and other papers Of
supposed value. either he or ! came a.
cross the Hazard Circular, together
with the circular Of the American bank
ers and signed by one Buell.. asked
Mr.. Simcock for these two circulars and
he gave thcm TO me then, and at the
same time. in reply To questions / asked
him. he said that their days Of of useful
ness were over: that his friends IN New
York, some bankers there, sent them 10
him, that he might the better understand
the history and origin of the national
banking system as he was comparatively
new banker. kept them for the light
they threw upon the financial questions
OF the times, and published the Hazard
Circular" first September 49, 1886, omit
ting the date therefrom, for the reason
that IL had dropped OIL having been SO
folded that when came 10 print IL the
date had been lostoh The date was that
of the summer or fall Of 1862. but the
exact month or day | cannot recolect
November think
Very respectfully.
(Signed) ISAAC SHARP.
72s Tenth street, n. W, Washington
ID. G., Aug 90 1890
TIIE nAzzARD CIRCULAR
In 1892 an agent Of European capital
lists sent the following confidential
circulars to American bankers.
slavery is likely to be abolished b,
the war power and chattei slavery de
stroyed This. aud my Europeal
friends are In favor Of for slavery is bu
the owning Of labor and carries with i
the care Of the aborer. while the Eu
ropean plan, led by England is capita
control Of labor by controlling wages
This can bee done by controlling th
money. The great debt that capitalist
will See 10 il is made of the war. mus
be used as a measure TO control the vol
ume Of money. To accomplish this th
bonds must be used AS banking basi.
We are now waiting TO get the sccretar
Of the treasury TO make this rccommeu
dation 20 Congress II will not do {
allow the 'greenbacks. as IL is called
10 circulate as money any length of tim
for We cannot control them But We ca
control the bonds and through them IN
bank issue
THE BuELL CIRCULAR.
DEAR siR.-''lt Is advisable 10 do an /
your power 10 sustain such daily an
weekly newspapers, especially the ayr
cultural and religious press. as wi
oppose the Issuing % greenback pap,
money. and that you also Withhold pa
ronage from an who will not oppo,
the government issue of money. l.
the government issue the coin and n
banks issue the paper money Of n
country. for then We can better prote'
each other To repeal the law creatin
naii0nel banks or 10 restore 10 clrcull
fion the government issue Of money wi
be- 10 provide ,he people with none