The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-24
MEXICAN DOLLARS.
ONLY DOLLARS KNOWN TO
MEXICAN COMMERCE.
Iowa farmer says American Dollars
Don't Pass There In Trade-He Has
Made an Investigation aud
Knows Whereof He Speaks.

Iowa FARMER says American Dollars
Don't Pass There In Trade-He Has
Made an Investigation aud
Knows Whereof He Speaks.
j. II. Kennedy, former resident OF
Iowa, has attacked the statements SO gem
orally made regarding Mexico and silver
by making the following affidavit before
e. Fl. English, notary public at Valley
junction, Iowa.
II, James H. Hennedy, now o resident
OF the town Of Sinlovs, in the state of
Sinaloa, Mexico, do solemnly swear that
1 am an American by birth; that served
three years in the Seventh Ohio during
the late civil war; that have always
been Republican; that 1 have resided
In Mexico for twenty five years; that
speak the Spanish language as well or
better than now do the English. have
Travelled throuh twenty.four of the
twenty y-seven states in Mexico In an off,
cial capacity and as interpreter for
numerous syndioates. I have had access
to almost all the archives OF that country.
l am better acquainted with the customs
and usages Of that country than I am Of
my mother country. I left Mexico on
the second day of March, 1896, coming to
this country to visit my friends, relatives
and old comrades. During the last
month in Iowa 1 have heard more absurd
and utterly false statements made in re-
gard to Mexico than have ever Thought
could be conjured up by mortal man, all
to deceive the voter.
"One most heard is that you can take
one American silver dollar into Mexico
and get two Mexican silver dollars for it,
or that you can get a 5O-cent meal and
! throw down All American dollar and they
will give you back a Mexican dollar.
brand this as utterly false in every re-
spect, lie manufactured out of whole
cloth. l assert that Mexican will not
accept an American dollar, either gold,
silver or paper, for any amount, but will
refer you to broker where you can sell
your silver dollars as bullion for Mexican
money. then they will trade with you.
The largest hotel in the City of Mexico
will not accept American money under
any circumstances, but will invariably
refer you to broker.
" BY paying the mintage one can take
silver bullion to either of the mints in
Mexico and get Mexican silver dollars for
1t, and for $50 years silver bullion has
never fuctusted up or down to exceed two
cents.
~ hoar it asserted that the national
debt Is payable in gold. brand this as
utterly false. Every dollar of the debt,
$l46, 900, 900, is and always has been pay
able In the lawful money Of that country
and we are now paying our debt in
Mexican silver dollars, the money of the
contract.
II assert that Mexico in the present
decade Is making strides of advancement
greater than any other nation on earth.
Twenty-Five years ago we had eighty miles
of railroad. We are building factories on
every hand. Twenty.eight years ago,
when the French army was driven out,
the Mexican government was left penni-
less, not dollar in the treasury. We can
now pay our entire national debt any day
demand would be made for It,
~ am now on my way to Mexico to
spend the rest Of my life. Any one can
find me by addressing letter to James
H. Kennedy, Sinsloa, Mexico.
"In conclusion, invite an honest and
thorough investigation into the facts of
my statement and I defy successful con-
tradiction. am not the owner of min
ing stocks and no personal interest has
caused me to make this statement but
have given 1T by request Of an old COM
rade. James Fl. Kennedy.