St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-24
THE "HAzzAKD CIRCULAR
Judge j. l.. Macdonald Denfes
That 1t is a "Fake."
m tho Editor If tho nI1h>

Judge j. l.. Macdonald Denies
That 1t Is a "Fake."
To the Editor Of the Globe.
In your issue of Saturday, referring
to the "Hazzard Circular" you say: ..it
Is fake, pure and simple; the exposure
of which followed lis first publication"
Assuming you will let the other side be
heard, l wish. on behalf OF the Popu-
lists (whom you in effect charge with
publishing it knowing it to be sueh) to
enter specific denial Of Its being
sffake" as you are p0sitivs in your allie.
lgaiion that 1t Is. So far from this cir
euiar having ever been proved fake"
the contrary IS the fact; and it was pub
. llshed as genuine III many Dencrgtic
ana OTHER papers long before the PeO-
'pie's party hal any existence.
Among the persons who had in his
/ possession one of the original Hazzard
circulars. which had been sent out to
me si''-ii Bankers of our c0Gntry,is Hon.
Isaac sharp, at one time acting COVER
s'nor Of Kansas. ami now a weIl-knOwn
Resident of asiington In answer to
a letter from Col. Lee Crandall. written
few yaars ago, lie tells how 1t came
Into his possession. as follows: II OBJ
tanned the original copy from }. W.
otsoSVSns tIC CcSiIteR III the FtTSt Ma
tIonal Bank OF Council Grove, Kan. 1
at that time-say about the year 1873
was all attorney for the bank. and one
day when the cashier was writing up
anu arranging large number of ac-
cutHulated letters and other u: pers OF
supposed value, either he or l came
acrass the Hazard circular, to-
gc!heT with the circular of the
American bankers. signed by one
Buell.. / asked Mr.. Sincuck for
THESE two circulars. and he gave them
to ihe then; and at the SAME time, IN
reply to questions | asked him, he said
Their day OF usefulness was over; that
his friends in New York, suine 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 Il new banker.
L Kept them for the light they threw
upon the financial questions of the time,
and first published the Hazard circular
Sept. Is. 1856. oMItiing the date there's
from Tor the reason that it had dropped
Off. having been SO folded that WHEN
came to print it the date had been lost
OH. Ine date was that of The summer
Or fall Of lS62, but the exact month OF
day L cannot Notwithstanding. [
think. Very respectfully. Isaac Sharp"
The above proves cOncjusiGely the
EtaUlneneSs of the "HaZZard' and
''Buelf' circulars. Such circulars are
Intended to be kept secret, and they
nearly all were. but murder will out"
and 1t did i'll this case. / will add that
when these circulars were first made
public their genuineieSS was las now
denied. and the man Hazard was
traced up and found i'll London, and to
be thu secretary of an English bankers
9SSGclafl0n which pI tNifl
European bankers and the kothschilds.
ahd THAT the James Buell. who signed
the Bankers Circular" was found in
New Itrk city. He was president of
the Importers and Traders bank. and
became i'll 1875 the founder and first
! presitten. of the american B mixers
association" He died millionaire, about
thirteen years ago. III the face of these
! facts, these circulars will not "down"
or be disposed OF by calling them
flakes"
- When it is remembered that the Haz-
tZaru circular Was issued in 1862, shortly
trfore Secretary uf the Treasury
1Chase's second recommendation of the
organization OF our national banks, any
Suiie who reads it will See that 1t bears
Iundenable evidence of its authorship
upon its face.
! 1t Will also be seen that it simply out
lined what has come to pass. The same
can lie said of the Buell. circular
/. As to the authenticity vi the circular
known as the Panic Bulletin am
! unable to speak tfor want OF time to in
vestlgate). further than TO say that we
all knaw. and | auI able 10 show. that
the national bankers of the Country and
| their friends did everything they were
! in,It advised to do. LII this is denied,
and you will give ME the space to pub
lish the EVIDENCE, l will conciusively
| prove this assertion. Whether that cir
| cu!ar Is dated on Sunday Or nat. matters
| little. The important question 10 us is,
| dld the bankers OF our country do as
therein advised to do?
Notwithstanding il is the common
practice of our opponents TO answer our
statements by declaring them TO he
lakes" or the equivalent, ! assure you
that we hold ourselves in readiness to
prove all our assertions AMI fully sus-
tain our principles.
| j. l.. MACDONALD,
Chairman Peoples Party Stale Central
| Committee.