Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30
HANNA'S HIRELING VS.. CONGRESS,
OHIO AND HIMSELF.

William Mckinley, Jr., Mark Hannas
man. has the effrontery to call the demo-
cratic platform IAN assault upon the
faith and honor of the government and
the welfare of the people," He is speak
ing specially of it's demand for the free
coinage of silver. What brazen impu-
dence Is involved in this utterance will
appear from this mans record.
On the 10th of December 1877, Stanley
Matthews, a republican senator from
Ohio read in the senate of the United
States a resolution of the general assem-
bly, of Ohio as follows:
Resolved by the general assembly of
the state of Ohio. That common honesty
to the taxpayers, the letter and the
spirit of the contract under which the
great body of its indebtedness was as
sumed by the United States, and true
financial wisdom, each and all demand
the restoration of the silver dollar to It's
former rank as lawful money.
Mr. Matthews stated that but three
representatives and one senator voted
against this resolution on its passage,
and that it expressed the deliberate and
considered public opinion of the people
of Ohio with the same unanimity, demo-
Gratis and republicans alike.
William Mckinley, Jr., then repre-
people, now candidate before them for
president, in his letter of acceptance, be-
sides other lawful things, declares that
this identical demand for the 'restora-
ton of the silver dollar to its former
rank as lawful money" made by the dem
ocratic platform is IAN assault upon the
faith and honor of the government and
the welfare of the people," Let us see
hot ba Or of before
he had become the mortgaged chattel of
Mark Hanna and the trusts, combines
and corporations, and had irrevocably
sold out the equity Of redemption in his
soul and honor to the syndicates organ
lied to rob the treasury and enslave the
people of the United Stat
On. the day above mentioned Mr..
Matthews, conforming to public opinion,
practically unanimous In his state and
in most others of the union, introduced
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas BY an act entitled IAN act
to strengthen the public credit" approx
ed March IS. 1869, it was provided and
declared that the faith of the United
States was thereby solemnly pledged to
fha payment in coin or its equivalent of
ali the interest bearing obligations of the
United states, except in cases where the
law authorizing the issue of such obliga-
tons had previously provided that the
same might be paid in lawful money or
other currency than gold or silver; and
Whereas All the bonds of the United
States authorized to be issued by the act
entitled IAN act to authorize the refund"
ing OF the national debt" approved July
a. 1870 by the terms of said act were de-
clared to be redeemable in coin of the
present standard value, bearing interest
payable semi annually In such coin; and
Whereas, All bonds of the United
L L. al 1N,
act entitled IAN act to provide for the
resumption of specie payments" ap-
proved January IA. 1875. are required to
be of the description of bonds of the
United States described In the same act
Of congress approved July IA, 1870, en-
titled IAN act TO authorize the refunding
of the national debit" and
Whereas At the date of the passage
of the said act of congress last aforesaid,
to-wit the 14th day of July. 1870. the coin
Of the United States of standard value
Of that date included silver dollars of
the weight of 4121s grains each, declared
by the act approved January 49, 1857, en-
titled "an act supplementary to the act
entitled an act establishing mint and
regulating the coins of the United
States," to be legal tender of pay
ment, according to their nominal value
for any sums whatever; therefore be it
Resolved by the senate the house of
representatives concurring therein),
That all the bonds of the United States
issued or authorized to be issued under
I'll sald acts OF congress hereinbefore re-
ciisd are payable principal and interest
AT THE OPTION OF THE GOVERN
MENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN
SILVER DOLLARS OF THE COINAGE
az THE UNITED STATES, CONTAIN
ING 51sk GRAINS EACH OF STAND
ARD SILVER AND THAT TO RE-
STORE TO IT'S COINAGE SUCH SILL
YER COINS AS A LEGAL TENDER