The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-04-17
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Invasion Of Maryland. Copy OF
His Plans Captured.
The First Time In History That
Any Commander Had the
Advantage Of the
MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY.
EXCEPT
A Similar Case Which Has lust
Been Made Public.
Wherein the Movements OF the
Gold Bugs of the West
Make aFrantic Appeal to Eastern
Bankers to Stop the Tide
In Favor
OfFree Silver In the West.
A Most lmoptan Revelation Dis
closing As It Does the Fact
That the Cause of Silver Is Grow
ing and Spreading Everywhere.
A Most lmoptan Revelation Dis
closing As It Does the Fact
That the Cause of Silver Is Grow
ing and Spreading Everywhere.
Secretary Morton Alarmed at the
Situation.


September, 1862, copy of his plans and
the disposition OF his troops was found
Ia the road over which his army had
passed, and was brought to General
Mcclellan. 1t was perhaps the first time
in history that any commander had the
advantage of such disclosure OF the
movements OF the enemy.
A similar piece of good fortune has
just happened to the silver-coinage case.
It is letter from Hon. ]. Sterling Nor
ton, Secretary of Agriculture, to his
brother gold-bug, the Honorable John
Dewitt Warner, recently member OF
Congress from New York, accompanied
by letter written TO Mr.. Morton by
another active and JEALOUS soldier in the
ranks of the monometallists. 1t is
most important revelation OF the panic
in the ranks Of the gold men fthe West,
and frantic appeal to the Eastern ban
kers to do something to stem the tide in
favor OF silver coinage. 1t appears
from Secretary Morton's letter that
he has been engaged in feeding the
''patent inside" newspapers out West
with document OF his own on the
subject OF finance. Mr. Morton's finan-
cial views relate mainly to the importance
of securing a single standard, consisting
of one-tenth gold and nine-tenths
national bank paper. His friends letter
is a most encouraging proof that the
cause OF silver coinage is hourishing
thrg ghout the West and South to such
degree as to cause Secretary Morton to
sound the alarm to the New York Re-
form Club. How the correspondence
escaped from the custody OF that club we
do not know. but here it is at full length,
and we bespeak for 1t careful perusal.
Secretary Morton's letter:
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., March p, 1895 J
Hon. JOHN DEWITT WARNER, New York
City.-MY DEAR Mr. WARNER: The in
closed letter from j. r. Buchanan,
General Passenger Agent ofthe Fremont,
Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad
Company, at Omaha, may be Of interest
to you. 1t is reply to one written by
me, in which l thanked him Tor his
earnest efforts in securing the publica-
ton Of a screed Of mine-"A Few Facts
in Finance"-in great many OF the
patent inside newspapers which are cir
culated out West.
My object in sending you this letter
OF Mr.. Buchanan is TO give you thor
ough-going business mans views OF the
situation. The letter shows how iallacies
flourish among the financiers OF the West
and South. The letter also points out
the necessity OF immediate, coherent and
organized action in behalf OF sound
money.
Having read the same (you may copy
It you desire to) wish you would re-
turn II, and will then write Mr..
Buchanan. Possibly our friends Of the
Reform Club may be benefited by seeing
Mr.. Buchanan's communication.
Very truly yours,
j. SrERIISo morton.
J.R Buchanan to Secretary Morton.
FREMoSr, ELKHoRS AND Missouri VAL
LEY RAILROAD CoMrAEY.
PASSENGER DEPARrMKNT.
MERcnANTs'
Goa. THIpTEESTH AND FARSAM srs,
OMAHA, NEB March Is, 1895.
J. r. Buohanan, General Passenger
Agent.