The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-03
A PAIR OF THEM.


To the Editors: "
Hon. John Sherman, the man who is
responsible for evils inflicted upon this
country and mankind, greater and more
far-reaching in their effects than any
other single character of whom we have
any record in history, is still in his old
age persisting in the defense Of the policy
which has inflicted so much misery and
seeks to extend it.
In a recent interview at Mansfield he
says:
my recent speech at GAINESVILLE con-.
tanned briefly my position on this Ques-
zion. am In favor of the largest use
OF silver that can be maintained SO as
not to demonetize gold. The drift Of
sentiment seems TO be for more silver"
II am no better prophet than any one
else. but silver will be a subsidiary
coin, passing for dollar, but only worth
80 cents. It will be used in the United
States, as it is in the European nations,
as subsidiary CON-
Try and human race, rolling in wealth
aud admitted to membership in the
channel circle of those who propose to
BY the use of money, and by controlling
its volume, to WELD all power, appear
lust as intent as ever. to mislead and
misdiyect public sentiment by such bold
statements as the last. He knows that
IN France, in Germany and Holland that
oliver is used Unfortunately with gold.
That silver coin is a part Of the reserves
Just as gold is by the great banks at
Parls, Berlin and Amsterdam. He knows
that it's legal tender power is protected
by law, for he has in the senate debates
been compelled to admit it, by Senator
Teller and to say like the boy convicted
Of false statements. Fl thought it was
only limited legal tender In France"
The truth is not in Mr.. Sherman since
he ceased to be Honest John" under
the corrupting influence Of gold.
NJ. Hill In criticising the GAINESVILLE
speech, charged that Mr.. Sherman did
mot know anything about the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Sherman retorts that Mr. Hill
could not have read his speech, and by
Implication that he, Hill, did not under
stand it. The truth is that both of these
adroit politicians, being engaged In the
game of party politics, do know the sub
ject from to lizard, but it is the pres
sent policy of both to tell what they
don't know and suppress what they do
know.
This is the same Mr.. Sherman that
said our silver coin was good because it
was redeemable in gold!
"Hypocracy is the homage which vice
pays to virtue" says "Lacon" Mr.. Sher-
mao and Mr. Hill pay homage as do most
Of the Servants of Shylock to the merits
Of the bimetallic principle.
They agree to accept it when Shylock
says IT'S all right.
I'VE will not differ from the European
nation in our treatment of silver" he
continues. How different would our af-
fairs be, had our treasury officials
obeyed the laws which their oaths Of
office required them to obey, as the
Bank Of France officials did their law,
and paid out that which the law made
equal to gold. Mr. Sherman makes one
important admission which cannot be
credited to his consistency nor to his
honesty, but in Difference to the tide
Of public opinion now rising. He says:
1--WE maintain and he who in defense
pleaded in justification of the infamous
act Of 1873 that silver was worth three
Der cent more than sold-a Haunting lie
itself, for the three per cent only repre-
sented or differentiation Of silver in
our exacting 16 to which France gave
! to 15H, and in France it's parity was
fixed
Yet, that act of fraud, provided for a
trade dollar containing ~ grains more
Of standard silver! For the Oriental
trade" Silver at premium, yet John
Sherman engineering a bill to coin big
ger dollars! And he now says in this
interview:
1.-The people of the United States do
not and will not readily circulate silver
dollars They are too bulky for general
use. When was secretary of the treas
ury tried to get silver into circulation,
but l GOULD not, and all my successors
have done likewise"
And he knew that it was in constant
circulation, in the more convenient form
Of paper certificates.
Then at par, because we receive cat
par" (silver dolars)
OF course under the law they are So
received.
Mr.. Sherman knows that as we-tallie
reserve in banks and vaults that silver
is as good as gold and that the great
body Of the people prefer paper money
He simply falsifies the record in say
ing that people do not use. silver for the
hundreds of millions of certificates attes,
the change. Too cumbersome for use he
Says yet he is on record recommending
a ratio of 80 to l and talks of 50-ceni
dollars! The fnancier and statesman
Fifty cents dollars, the dollar unit Of his
country's monetary system while the
cent is as its name signifies the hun.
dredth of the unit. John Sherman
name, now executed by millions, will bt
handed down to posterity as more ex.
ecrable than Benedict Arnolds. He has
been for many years the sole defende,
In the senate Of his country of that ac,
OF ipfamy changing the money standard
Of the country. J. w. PORTER.
A LETTER FROM MISSOURI.
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