Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-10-15
FORGED DOCUMENTS.
THEY ARE CONSTANTLY APPEARING
IN POPULlST PAPERS.

Some Articles Which Are Going the
Rounds Are Glaring rorgeries The List
Isa Long One and Is Growing Day by
Day-some Exposures.
1t would be matter Of some inter-
est to the country IL the true source
OF the numerous forgeries which fur
nish the principal campaign stock In
trade of the Popul.sts could be discov-
cred. 1t has been heretofore the i'm
preston, even among their political
opponents, that Mr.. Bryan and his po-
litlcal managers were honest, although
wrong in their political views. If they
are responsible for the numerous cold
biooded attempts to deceive the voters
by means of forged documents, which
are constantly appearing in the Popu-
list papers, that estimate will have to
be revised. The probabilities are strong,
however, that neither Mr.. Bryan nor
his nominal party managers are re-
sponslble, but that these documents
emanate from the literary bureau Of
the silver mine owners.
The list of these forgeries Is a long
one and 1t grows longer from day to
day The most ancient and the one
most often exposed, is the one concoct-
ed in the attempt to bolster up the
Populist lie that Ernest Seyd, the
agent OF British capitalists, was In
Washington City at the time Of the
passage OF the act demonetizlng silver
In 1873, and used money to influence
that legislation. When it was shown
that Mr.. Seyd, who was in fact a BIZ
metallist, had not been in the United
States since 1856, certain Populist
newspapers published pretended ex-
tract from speech made by Repre-
Hooper as follows:
Mr. Ernest Seyd of London, dis
tinguished writer (now here), who has
given great attention to the subject Of
mints and coinage, after examining the
first draft of the bill, furnished many
suggestions, which have been
In the bill" The words in
parentheses nov here" were never
used by Mr.. Hooper and were not In
his speech as published, but were de-
iberately and wilfully forged, for the
purpose Of bolstering up lie. This for
gerry has been exposed time and time
again.
Another forgery of more recent date
8 one which has been published time
ind time again In every Populist paper
n the country, and has been made the
heme OF countless Populist editorials.
This was an alleged editorial from the
london Financial News, to the effect
hat with free coinage of silver the
United States could destroy Englands
ommercial supremacy. The London
financial News has repeatedly exposed
nd denounced this forgery, but the
'0pulst newspapers continue TO pub
sh the forged editorial as authentic.
Another article going the rounds of
he Populist press Is an alleged extract
rom an editorial by the London Times.
me of our local contemporaries repro-
uced 1t. This was one of the most
laringly absurd forgeries which has vet
ppeared In print, for It represents the
murderer as using the language of
he most rabid type of wild-eyed Pom
lists.
An alleged bankers circular" ia an I
ther forgery equally ridiculous in its +
with the forged Times edi- O
rial. This also, as has the so-called h
Hazard circular" been exposed time |,
nd time again as a forgery pure and q
mple, but the Populist editors. either o.
themselves or banking conf n
entity upon the Ignorance and +,
edulity of their readers. reproduce v
EN- again and again. with unblush- i, Il,
g audacity, and base arguments in VI
Ipport of their position upon these
titious documents,
The campaign of Mr.. BRYAN has had A.
ON the start the unenviable dstinc. :,
IN of being one, and the first one in i =,
Is country, based purely upon an at- n, y,
mpt to stir up class and sectional =
tired. 1t has now acquired the fur IL