The representative., 1895-04-03
A MARES NEST.

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great distress over Coins School of
Finance. 1t is being read everywhere
and they are unable to answer it. and
at last they have fallen back on fun
ny device. The book contains de-
bate on the financial question, very
thorough and penetrating one, be-
tween "Coin" and number of lead
ing advocates of the goldstandard in
Chicago. The little fellow, child,
called "Coin." has a blackboard, and
in knee-breeches, as shown in our ad-
vertisment in another column, he con-
flutes the gold-bugs. Now everybody
understands of course, that the ma
chinery of the book is fiction, mere
vehicle to carry the argument. The
writer is not named "Coin," but is
Mr.. Harry, who formerly published
free-silver paper in Chicago, called
"Coin;" he is man fully grown and
not boy, and does not wear knee
breeches. And yet the gold-bugs are
driven to such extremities that they
have gotten up the following amusing
correspondence:
LITTLE SIOUX, Iowa, March s, 1885,
Lyman J. Gage, President First National
Bank, Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir: Coins FL
nancial School is circulating quite extern
sively in this county and the realistic and
matter of fact style in which it is written
has led many to believe
That the smart young fnancier Coin ac-
tually exists.
That he actually gave the public lee
lures represented in the book.
names given actually appeared at the
lectures, questioned Mr.. Coin, and were
either converted silenced by him.
AS your name is among the most promi-
nent of the QuestiOnerS, l think you Will
agree with me that the tendency of the
book is damaging to yourself as well as to
the public, and for the benefit OF those
who are ready to believe any story If it
only looks plausible, the fictitious charac-
ter of the book ought to be shown up by
those whose names have been used with
out authority.
Hoping you will reply to this note and
give the privilege of publishing your
reply in our local papers, so that Mr.
through false pretences, I remain yours
respectfully ALEX T. CRANE.
REPLY.
CAPITAL s3OOO,OOO. Surplus 100000.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO.
Lyman j. Gage, President.
Richard b. Street, Cashier.
Holmes Hoge Assistant Cashier.
Frank E. Brown, Second Assistant CASH
Ter.
CHICAGO, March 13. 1s95.-Mr. Alexander
T. Crane, Little Sioux, Iowa. Dear Sir: In
| reply to your inquiry of March g. relating
| to the so-called Coins Financial School,
/ have to say that the author is young
man to local fame unknown. The lectures
| as represented in the book never took
x,1o Tl1a in, hn a
quoted having been present and taking
part in the discussion were never there.
In fact, they could not be for there were
| no lectures given. 1t Is an ingenious IN
| vention, and has imposed on very many
people, especially in the West. Yours truly.
J. L. GAGE.
| And thereupon the Minneapolis
Tribune says:
'The book called "Coin's Financial
School" is one of the most impudent
impositions of the century, and is
based on false pretences throughout. :"
Really this is laughable.
| Imagine an advocate of slavery, in
1860, opening up a correspondence to
show that no such man as Uncle, the
hero of Harriet Beecher Stoves novel,
ever existed: and that therefore the
attack on human SLAYER had no foun-
dation in fact; and that the Republi-
can party had not a leg to stand upon!
1t is enough to make cast-iron
mOnke hold his sides.
And to this the great Republican
party-the party of Lincoln and Gree.
ley-is driven. Alas and alas
Why don't they publish photo
graph of Mr.. Harvey to prove that he
is full grown and does not wear knee
breeches That of course would an
swer all the arguments in the book
and demonstrate that the demonetiZa
tion was brimming fountain of bless
ingS.