The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-04-17

Hon ]. STERLING morton, Washing
ton, ID C.-DEAR SIR: | am in receipt
of and thank you for your letter.
In my limited knowledge Of this sub
Jet, am able only to see aud TO I'm ex-
tent appreciate the very evil effect being
exerted by the so-called free silver inter
ests in this country, and 1 hardly think
] this is appreciated in the great centers.
As you are reasonably aware, am
travelling good deal and meet and see
people from all classes and places, and
the wave of this baneful idea has almost
reached an epidemic condition, and I'M
less fully answered in kind, both great
political parties will be obliged. N re-
Spouse to popular demand, to either in
corporate a substantially free silver plank
in their platforms, or else disgraceful
straddle.
No doubt you have seen little book
published in Chicago, called Coins
School OF Finance" The first book has
reached an edition OF over 100000, and
recently another book of the same kind,
issued from the same MILL has appeared.
They are attractively written and to the
novice in finance are convincing argu-
ment. They pretend to quote eminent
fuanciers OF Chicago and elsewhere-as,
for instance, Lyman j. Gage, Joseph
Medill and others-as injecting ohjec-
tons embodying their most formidable
argument, and then proceed to answer
them effectively and to complete silence
Now, this little book find from news
dealers is sold ten to one to any other.
1t is sold and read on trains to disgust
ing extent 1t is a most entertaining
little volume, and see it being read on
trains, in depots, discussed in local
lyceums, &c, everywhere. 1t is sweep.
ing over this country, and in my opinion
should be answered by some ono who
fully understands the subject; that an
swer should be written with an equally
facile pen. l understand this little book
has been purchased in large numbers by
silver people and distributed gratituous-
ly. do not know this, but do know
that it was on the market here at 10
cents per copy and sold immensely. 1t
seems to me the banking interests should
take the requisite steps to publish a
reply in equally attractive form, and put
it on the market at lowest price, as, per-
haps, IAN antidote" reply to Coins
School of Finance, &c.
To show the effect of this little book a
rather intelligent country banker called
on me recently with the book and asked
me if could answer it, saying he was
nearly convinced there was hope in the
policy suggested and this against his
will and it was read and then talked in
his county and was making votes more
rapidly than anything he had ever
known referred him 10 our bankers
here. He said later he had talked with
some one who passed it over lightly and
did not reply.
My judgment from the present outlook
is, the Eastern conservatives OF both par
ties are likely to unite and possibly re-
nominate Mr.. Cleveland, who would
carry the East and South no doubt (the
East on his able, conservatism, and the
South because they could never vote
other than the Democratic ticket, thus
insuring vote which would elect, and
the West will undoubtedly support a
Populist or free silverite unless there is
great change. II this is not done l
feel the election will be thrown into the
House as the result Of three tickets
being in the field, in which case the bal
ance OF power would be with the free
silver interests believe vote to-day
on the naked question Of l6-to-l silver
platform Nebraska would give it major
ity OF $4,000, or nearly.
The suggestions are for what informa-
ton you may be able to CLEAN from
them. l believe the situation is critical
and OF importance. Yours truly.
j. X BUCHANAN.
This is the most colicky manifestation
we have yet seen among the enemies Of
constitutional money. Mr.. Buchanan
sees more people OF all classes, in month
than all the bankers OF Wall street have
ever seen outside OF New York City, in
this country, during their natural lives.
One can imagine the dismaY which
struck the self-satisfed members of the
Reform Club at being told, by stout
opponent Of silver coinage, that both
parties would be inundated by the free
silver coinage waves now rolling over the
country. The Reform Club had supposed
that they were holding this thing down !;
but here comes one OF their own men,
tells them that the arguments OF the sill
yer men can not be answered by the
bankers out his way, and that the situa-
ton is so critical that the banking inter
ests should take the requisite steps
toward the education OF the people on
this great subject.
What distressing state OF affairs.
What will be done? What can be done ?
The banking interest cannot reply to
Coins School OF Finance" because
HEAD AND SHOULDERS
- above every other blood
purifier, stands Doctor