The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-26

erateiy makes a statement OF this sort IN
this way he intends to put II forward as
n statement that he desires and expects
people to believe. He would be trining
with those 10 whom he was speaking "
he did not intend to represent TO them
that the statement was one which they
could accept az true. and Major Daniel
escape from any OF the consequences u
| his act upon the fiimsy pretext that he
| was only repeating another persons state
! ment. He was repeating II as statement
to be believed it has been believed by
tens OF thousands OF persons on the credit
that his statement OF II gave to 1t, and
1t is nevertheless wholly and absolutely
| unfounded In fact
Prior to the time when our act demone-
| tizing silver was passed, Mr.. Ernest Seyd
| was known all over the civilized world as
| very distinguished advocate or bimetai-
| ism. He had written and published
| book In which he had argued for bimetal-
| ism with great ability, and when our act
the House Of Representatives., MIR. Samuel
Hooper, OF Massachusetts,, chairman OF
the Committee on Coinage, sent copy or
the bill TO MIR. Ernest Seyd in London,
asking for his criticisms on it. MIR. Seyd
wrote Mr.. Hooper a very long letter.
pointing out to him that the fifteenth sec
ton OF the act demonetized silver, ana
arguing against its passage with all his
power and ability. This letter was writ
ten in London on February II, 1872, TIE
very time when Seyd's detractors say he
was bribing our Congress. Mr.. Hooper
has caused It to be placed amongst the
records Of Congress, and 1t may be seen
In the Congressional Record for Tuesday.
August 70. 1892, Vol. 70, No. IA, page Ss6.
Write to your congressman for It and he
can send 1t to you.
Mr.. Seyd is now dead, but the New
York Sun for September n. 1898. publishes
the following letter from his son:
"Sir: Statements have been circulated
for some time past in the press Of the
United States that the late Mr.. Ernest
instance Of a powerful clique Of nnanciers
with 100000. In ,rt!er TO bride members
of Congress to vote for the iamoAetiza-
tiOn Of silver. j trust you will allow me
to assure you the story Is an entire f3brt-
cation, Mr.. Scyd never having been I'm
the States since 1856 The absurditv Of
II is my III is the more apparent. as my
father had always been an ardent cham
pion Of silver, and was the first TO take
up the silver cause In England against
the prevailing doctrinism here, as his
numerous works on the subject will show
The following extracts are interesting
and occur I'm the Decline Of Prosperity" |
1873 PIP. 10 and 80:
I'm the United States a kind Of bimetal- |
ism is now being attempted. Unsupported |
by other nations, exposed TO the play Of |
hostile factions, this attempt will turn |
out a failure.
I'm the United States the silver dollar |
has again beer introduced but IL is quite |
evident that their bimetalism cannot |
be maintained without much more effec- !
tive support"
Surely, sir. the silver party in the States |
are not well advised in spreading these |
baseless rumors and sacrificing one Of |
their best friends. / remain, yours truly |
ERNEST SEYD.
3S Lombard street, London, +. c.
We are sorry TO have to say anything |
that tends towards injuring Major Daniel, |
but we are compelled to warn our Popu-
list friends that they must be careful in |
his teachings concerning silver. |
He is liable TO mislead them.