The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-19
PENCE FEARSABUNKOGAM
He Thinks He Has Made a Big Dis
COVeTy bat Slips Up.

The Populist Representative Alleges
That Proof Coins of This Years
Mintage Are Being Held Up at
Democratic Meetings in Order to
Fool the Yeomen Into Believing
That There Has Been no Let-up in
the Coinage of Silver by the Ad-
rninistration, Whereas Only 4o6
Pieces Have Been Struck on This
Year.
Washington, July ls.-Representative
Pence of Colorado, populist, has made
public the substance of a resolution
which he intends TO introduce in the
House at the earliest opportunity. II re-
quests the Secretary of the Treasury to
inform the House how many silver dollars
have been minted during 1894, giving
the date and amounts; how they have
been issued and to whom; whether
any of these dollars have been
sold or issued to members of con-
gress, or at their request, and he is re-
quested to report to whom such dollars
have been sold or issued, and when, as
shown by the books of the director of the
mint. If the books Of the director do not
show this information, then the facts are
TO be stated from the knowledge and
recollection of the director and his en-
ployes.
MOTIVE FOR TIE RESOLUTION.
The reason for his resolution is here
given in his own words:
There is a big bunko game going on
down south, and want to see who is in
It, Within the past few days l have re-
- A 1olb hos
Col Oates supporters there are exhibit
ing silver dollars of the mintage Of 1894,
with view to persuading the people of the
state that the administration is favorable
to free silver, and that it is coming silver
dollars. On Monday of this week,
! called upon, Mr.. Preston
asked him how many silver dollars had
been struck of this year He replied that
the number was 400 that these were
proof pieces; that they were struck of to
prove the new dies, which are changed
each year, and not for the purpose of cir
culation. / asked Mr.. Preston, to whom
these pieces had been sold. He replied
that a number of persons had bought
them, among Them some senators and rep
resentatives. asked permission to buy
FIVE and was told that l could have them.
CALLS IT A BUNKo GAME.
Now" Mr.. Pence went on, "what
am trying to get at is the use which is
being made of these silver dollars by the
aforesaid senators and representatives.
If my advices from the south are correct,
they are being used in Alabama to assist
Col. Oates candidacy for the governor
ship. If certain newspaper statements
are to besbelieved, they are being used in
Georgia and Arkansas in the interest of
the Democratic party also. If that is the
case, am correct in describing
such action as bunco game, for it can be
successfully practiced in the backwoods
districts where the people seldom, if ever,
read a newspaper. 1t now remains to be
seen if the administration is a party to
these practices. Some people have init
mated that IL is. ! have nothing to say
about that. If we secure consideration Of
the resolutionit may develop surprising
results
COINAGE TO BE RESUMED.
Orders for the coinage of standard sill
yer dollars were to-day sent to the sew
eral mints. At New Orleans and San
Francisco the dies are all ready for
stamping having been prepared when
Secretary Carlisle, nearly a year ago,
concluded TO coin the silver seigniorage,
but subsequently decided not to do so.
These dies will last for coming purposes
for some time.
PENCE's CHARGE FALSE.
Montgomery, Ala, July 1s.-The charge
of Pence of Colorado as to the use of silver
dollars coined in 1894 by Col Oates, the
democratic nominee for governor, in his
campaign in this state is without founda-
ton. Col. Oates expressly declares in his
speeches that silver dollars are not now
being coined. He states that only frac-
tional silver is being turned out at the
frfe