Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Scheme of Noney Sharks.


planned by the banking corporations,
and it will be executed with celebrity
ard exactncss, because the bankers
have the assistance OF the leaders OF
both the old parties, says the Wash
ingtOn correspondent of the Noncon-
formist. Carlisle's banking scheme,
was drawn up by John Sherman and
Congressman Walker, of Mas>achu-
sets, will be put upon the statute
books. Five more tricky politicians
have entered the fold of Wall Street.
They are Senators Vest, George,
Cockerell, Daniel and Jones. of Ar
kansas, all of whom were fierce free
silver men up to a few months ago.
Just before the adjournment of the
last session of Congress the Big jew
came 10 Washington and an attempt
was made to perfect the conspiracy
but failed. Another meeting was ar
ranged to be held and was held In Gin
cinna,i shortly afterward There were
present John Sherman, Vest, Cocker
ell, Walker, George and some others.
The only difficulty in the way of the
conspiratOrs were the Senate rules. If
these rules were out of the way, every
greenback and treasury note in exist
tnce would be retired and the sole
power to issue currency be delegates
to the banks at this session.
All the details of the plan have long
ago been formulated and the bill was
In the House Committee on Banking
and Currency ready to be reported.
The bill purported to be drawn by
Joseph Henry Walker, Republican,
Representative of the Third Massa-
chusetts District, but in fact it was
the work of John Sherman. At this
meeting it was arranged that the Dem
ocratic members should lead in the de-
mand for revision of the Senate
rules. 1t would not do for any of the
goldbug Senators to take the lead. To
be certain of success, the proposition
to change the rules so that gag rule
could be applied and the plan forced
through la Gar Reed, the propo ST.
ton must come from Senators who
were os:ensibly liz favor of free silver.
The very first thing introduced in
the Senate were propositions coming
almost simultaneously from Vest,
Daniel and George to change the
rules, the very men who SO bitterly OPP
posed such thing at the silver ses-
sion. To deceive the people. the ex-
cuse to change the rules Is to enable
these virtuous Senators to down the
sugar trust. These consriratOrs lost
no time. The first resolution offered
after the Senate convened and the
President was informed that quorum
of both branches was present. was one
from one of these men to change the
rules.
No further proof is needed that this
is Wall Street conspiracy than the
tact that this proposition came from
the Democratic side. The Democratic
party is to be a small minority in the
next Congress, and the present rules
are the only protection to the minority.
If Vest Daniel & Co. were so fear
full of force bills and negro domina-
ton as they have heretofore pretended
to be, they would be the last men to
mercy of the Republican party. The
fact Is, these men have gone over to
Wall Street and stand to-day in the
same category as Dan Voorhees,.
The banking scheme of Clev Gland
and Carlisle is copied from Walkers
bill and 1t was so very apparent that
it caused universal comment. As soon
as the message was read crowd got
around Walker and asked him if he
had been i'll consultation with Cleve-
land. While this whole thing Is q
Wall Street Republican scheme, John
Sherman and his followers keep very
.nuiet Int If the rnleS ara chan 0eI
they will be heard from immedia; ely
and the greenbacks will be destroyed,
the legal tender power OF silver taken
away, and the banks given power to
initiate or contract the currency at their
own will while no reserve will be re-
quired to secure deEOsitors. Besides
all this, $500, 100000 more bonds will
be issued during the next two years,
for Cleveland says in his message that
he intends to Issue bonds whenever he
sees fit. That is what the fool farm
ers and workingmen voted for at the
last election. Now let them take their
medicine. Carlisle was not wrong
when he said: Humanity well, they
are mostly FOOLS"
The Baltimore Plan.
The plan proposed by the bankers
at their meeting in Baltimore last
month and the recommendations OF
President Cleveland in his message, as
well as the scheme which Secre airy
Carlisle has embodied into bill to be
urged in Congress, are essentially the
same though differing in some slight
details. Mr.. Carllsle's bill which has