The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
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az was Sana IN 1Sss h,,t nrnv;aed soy
the coinage Of the fractional parts OF
the dollar in accordance with the act of
that year. This bill was pending in CON.
eress for three years-was carefully
Considered by both houses and special
attention was called to the omission Of
the 4i2M grains silver dollar which was
never In the bill at any stage and the
reasons for this omission given. 1t was
finaiiy determined, at the urgent RS
quest of members from the Pacific
coast TO insert among the silver coins
a trade dollar Containing 40 grains of
standard silver. but this dollar was
made like the minor coins. legal ten
der for IS only. There was but one yea
and nay vote on the bill, and that was
on the proposition to repeal the charge
made by the mint for the coinage OF
gold. voted against Its repeal The
bill passed both houses and became 4
law Feb. IL, 1878, by practically unan-
imous vote OF both parties and was spe-
cially supported and voted for by the
senator's and members from the silver
states.
This has been called the crime OF
1873" ana as the Dill was under my
charge in the senate. was held to be
the chief criminal. 1t was. In fact, a
wise measure OF public policy, carefully
discussed and considered during three
years.
When we test the outcry AGAINST this
act with the sober facts shown by ON
cial records, 1t appears simply ludi-
crous. The total number Of silver dol
lars coined from 1892 10 1879 was 4. flaf ass
while the number Of trade dollars issued
under the coinage act Of 1873 CONTAINING
IA grains more silver than the old dol.
lar, was $685., s24 and the number of
standard silver dollars coined under the
Bland-Allison act of 1873 was 430, 7e0.-
OIL, or "a times the number issued before
1873
IL d. .tron,. Frat xh. ,,.,-,,
sunnorted and nrgeS mi. cn,nass Inv IN,
AZ isTa and aane n.sas az ass,,,. .sm
coinage of gold, are the very men who
now demand the free coinage of silver
and denounce as "goIdites" and .rob-
bers," all those who believe In the coin.
age OF both gold and silver.
It has been said that the dropping of
the silver dollar in the coinage act Of
1873 was surreptitfously done. This
charge is shown to be false by the de-
bates in congress and especially by the
declarations OF the men who now male
the charge. Sixteen months after the
passage OF that act Senator Jones Of Ne
vada, In a debate in the senate June II.
1874, said:
'.I am opposed to any proposition.
come in whatever form II NAV. that At
tempts to override what God himself
has made for money. believe that the
sooner we come down to a purely gold
standard the better 1t will be for the
country"
on April /, 1874. he said:
Does this congress mean now to
leave entirely out of view and discard
forever a standard OF value? And what
Int gold can he that atandard9 vhat
other thing on earth possesses the
requisite Qualities? ss Gold IN the
articulation of commerce. II a. the most
potent agent Of ciyilization. II il 9oIS
that has lifted the nations from barbar-
ism.
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