Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-16

payments on the sold basis" lie
presses a suspension OF
SILVER PURCHASING
and Of calling in any bonds but
urges d selling Of new bonds. BE
tEeen these Two resources, writes
filden, you can tide yourself along
until the opportunity arises to make
the issue in Congress without resort
Ing to any silver payments. The
roar OF the breakers was distinctly
heard at Greystonc and the snip OF
state was rushing toward them.
After it was known that Manning
would be at the head Of the Treasury.
Tuden sent Jordan to Washington and
balance sheets showing the exact con-
dition of the Treasury. On those Til
den advised Manning. When Manning
entered the Treasury his predecessor,
McCulloch, told him that the govern
ment would be on a silver basis within
ninety days 1t was not. Then the
ratio of silver to gold was 1872 TO / ana
the gold value of the silver, III our sill
Yer dollar was 81 40 cents. In July,
/ 1S5, an arrangement was made with
the New York banks, by which they
| agreed to supply $l0,0J09o0 or 100000
| O00 of gold TO the Treasury, taking
| therefore fractional silver coins. That
rescued the country from silver
/ basis. The story is told in M2nnings
report TO the House OF February 13,
1856.
I When the autumn Of 1855 came, TIL
den again advised Manning regarding
! his annual report. lie urged in letter
of November Il, 1885, tnat the tariff be
not made an issue, but chat the cur
rency have precedence. Manning fol-
lowed the advice and put all his
! weight ON a repeal of the Bland-Alli-
| son silver law i'm the interest OF inter
national birotallism. Had the line of
action indicated bv Manning been then
! heartily esuouscd by the adminietra-
| tion. it would probably have been
adoDted by the House and silver pur-
| chasing then SUSPENDED. But this was
YVES not to be. The tariff issue. made
against Tilden's advice. soon super
/ seded the currency Issue. Cleveland
/ was defeated in 1883. In 1890 the Har-
r;son administration and the ReDubli-
c9o CONGRESS- d1uhlol silver purCh2s-
ing. caused the emission of S150.oo0. geo
moro of frN LEGAL tender e,ccnback
5ehr. increased tbe "enGlcss chain" by
one-half. but aeain as in 1873 pledged
The country TO free
BDiETALIIC COINAGE
| nv the international route. if practi-
cable rs was third time done. sub
starieliv a+ INV SUGGESTION when the
sherman I9,r vas re,e3lad Green
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