Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-26
AS SEEN BY AN OLD SOLDIER
From the seneca mol Dispatch.

From the seneca MOI Dispatcns
The following affidavit made by
Capt James II. Kennedy, veteran
of the 7th Iowa. during the war,
and who has since lived in Mexico
for probably % years, would seem
ought to be regarded as reliable
statement concerning the result of
free silver in Mexico. That this is
not q fictitious campaign document
IL vouchcd for by s. {. Brodric of
Seneca, who asserts that lie was a
comrade with Capt. Kennedy in the
war and has implicit confidence In
his word. Capt. Kennedy makes
this statement on oath nj the re-
quest q. an Iowa coinrade:
81, James II. Kennedy, now a resi-.
dent of the town of Sinaloa, in the
state of Sinaloa, Mexico, do SOL
EMMY swear that am an Ameri-
can by birth; that served three
years in the 9TH Iowa during the
late war; that have always been a
Republican; that have resided in
Mexico for y years; that speak
the Spanish language as well or
better than now do the English.
have Travelled through twcnty-four
of the twenty. seven states in Mexico
in an official capacity aud as in
specior for nunerou syndicates.
have had access to almost all the
archives of that country. am
better acquainted with the customs
and usages of that country than
am of my mother country. left
Mexico on the I'd day of March,
1890, coming to this country TO visit
my friends, relatives aud old COM
rades. During the las; month in
Iowa have heard more abuse and
utterly false statements made in re-
gard to Mexico than thought
could be conjured up by mortal
man, all to deceive the voter.
"One most hard is that you eau
take one American silver dollar in
TO Mexico and get two Mexican sill
yer dollars for il, or that you can
get J0.cent meal aud throw down
an American dollar and they will
give you in change Mexican dol
lar. ] brand this as utterly false in
every respect, lie manufactured
out Of whole cloth. assert that
Mexican will not accept an Ameri-
can dollar, either gold, silver or
paper, for any amount, but will
refer you to broker, where you can
sell your dollars as bullion for
Mexican money, and then they will
trade with you. The largest hotel
in the city of Mexico will not ac-
cept American money under any
circums stances, but will invariably
refer you TO broker.
"By paying the mintage any one
can take silver bullion TO either of
the mints in Mexico and get Mexi-
can silver dollars for IL.
II hear it asserted that the ma
tional debt is payable in gold. 1
brand this as utterly false. Every
dollar of the debt, $i46,OO0,OOO, 10.
and always was, payable in the law
full money of the country, and we
are now paying our debt in Mexican
silver dollars, the money of the
contract
II assert that Mexico in the pres
eut decade is making strides of ad-
vancement greater than any other
nation on earth. Twenty-Five years
ago we had so miles of railroad, now
we have 5000 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 penniless, not a dollar in the
treasury. We can now pay our en-
tire national debt any day de-
mand is made for il.
II am now on my way to Mexico
to spend the rest of my life. Any
one can find me by addressing a
letter to James II. Kennedy, Sinaloa,
Mexico.
I'm conclusion, invite an honest
and thorough investigation into
the facts of my statement and
defy successful contradiction. l
am not the owner of any mining
stocks, and no personal interest has
caused me to make this statement.
but have given it by request of an
old comrade."
JAMES II. KENNEDY.