The Louisiana populist., 1895-11-15
SHERMAN'S RECORD.
THE MOST CORRUPT MAN IN
AMERICA TODAY.
siouaI Globe, are Quoted to Show How
Utterly Base and Devoid of Honor the
Old Scoundrel IL.

We are going to give the reader
something new on the silver question,
something never published before. 1t
has been said that Senator sherman
was at one time bimetallist.
We are prepared now to produce
the proof and drive the truth clear
through the old scamp and clinch it
on the other side. In newspaper par
lance this is a "big scoop"
We made a visit to the state library
last week where bound volumes OF the
Congressional Globe, now called the
Record, are kept On page 627. will
be found the first of speech in the
senate by Senator Sherman in favor
OF senate bill No. 1912. This bill was
introduced by Senator Buckingham
OF Connecticut. The finance commit
tee introduced substitute. The bill
was to regulate charges for mintage
and to resume specie payments.
Sherman made a long bimetallic
speech, which, in these days, would
be termed a ''Populistic speech" We
will make but one extract, which
anyone interested can find on page
$50. part one, Congressional Globe,
January 16, 1873, bottom of second
column. 1t is as follows:
''lf any one fact is proven by the
experience of mankind it is that gold
and silver are the best possible stand
ards Of value. They have been so re-
cognized by every nation from the
earliest period of recorded time.
However much nations might differ
In religion, habits, production or cli-
mate, they have not differed in this
primary axiom of exchange or barter.
Experiments have been tried with
other standards from the iron of Ly-
curgus to the finest bank note engrav-
ing of modern times, but all have re-
suited in the conviction that gold and
silver are the only true standard.
Paper money supported by the credit
OF government is a conven-
lent substitute greatly facilitat-
ing exchanges by the ease
and safety of handling and trans
mitting it, but it is not real money; it
is only promise to pay money, and
the only test of its character as false
or true money is, its capacity to be
converted into gold or silver Of pre-
scribed weight and fneness."
Now have you ever read a higher
tribute to silver? He placed it on an
equality with gold every time he men,
toned either.
Turn to page GA, part second, Con-
gressional Globe. January II. 1873.
only one day later, and you will find
II. X. 1884, demonetizing silver, en-
gineered by Senator Sherman, passed
third reading.
This bill deprived silver OF its right
to unrestricted free coinage and de-
stroyed it as legal tender money in
the payment of debts, except to the
amount Of five dollars and less. In
short stopped the coinage of it in the
future. Many members of congress
claimed that they were deceived in
the nature OF the bill ll-plead the baby
act Perhaps some of them were.
But that cannot be said of Sherman.
He probably framed, or assisted in
framing the bill. At any rate he was
its foremost champion. He had
changed from bimettallist to gold
bug inside of twenty-four hours.
Everybody believes that he sold out.
1t is we'll known that Sherman had to
mortgage his home to get money to
defray his expenses in his first cam
paign. He had been in the senate
only eight years and had he saved
every dollar Of his salary-s5000 a
year-which sas impossible, he
could have had- only about 100000.
In a short time after this bill passed
he was reputed to be worth several
million dollars, and he has been the
pet OF the gold bugs ever since. How
ever, Cleveland divides honor with
him now.-Raleigh On. c. Progress
sive Farmer.