Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-26
NATIONAL POLITICS.
A M'HANNA1TE CALLED DOWN.

M'HANNAITE CALLED DOWN.
Magnolia, Ark.-Congressm McRae
takes exception to a statement recently
made by Senator. elect Foraker. Mr.. Mo
Rae says:
"Governor Foraker, in speech at CO.
lumbus, Ohio, last Saturday, which he
says he prepared for the press in advance,
made the remarkable statement that the
reason silver dollars are maintained at
par with gold is because silver dollars and
every other form of United States money
are redeemable ip gold
"a statement made by an ex-governor
and senator-elect ought to be accurate,
but in this case it is wanting in all the
elements of truth. Not standard silver
dollar, nor silver certificate, has ever
been or san be legally, redeemed IN gold.
They are receivable for all public and
private debts--this and nothing more, has
the government done, or promised to do,
for silver.
"It has been denounced and boycotted
by the treasury officials and the most OF
the national bankers since the passage
of the Bland act of 1878, and yet is as
good as gold here or elsewhere. l put
against the statement of Gov. Foraker
the following official letter from the
treasury department.:
"Washington, D. G., Aug. 8, 1875
Hon. Thos. @. McRea, Prescott, Ark:
Sir-In reply to your letter OF the 9th
inst, have the honor to inform you that
this department does not redeem either
standard silver dollars or silver certih-
Gates in gold. Both are receivable Tor all
debts due to the United States, but silver
certificates are redeemable only In stand
ard silver dollars, and the latter, being
standard coins of the United States, are
not redeemable in any other form OF
"sW. E. CURTIS,
"'Acting Secretary
"The present silver dollars are redemp-
ton money to the extent that they do
not require redemption themselves. The
complaint of the people against the Sec
retary of the treasury is that they are not
used to redeem the paper obligations OF
the government, all of which are payable
in coin-gold or silver"
RAILROAD MAN TALKS.
Editor Ell Paso Times.--I am an en-
ploye of a corporation, one of the dear
workmen that Mark Hanna and the Wall
street goldbug is so deeply interested in,
and for whose sake they propose to spend
millions of dollars. Now the corpora
tion of which am an employe Is send-
ing out literature in favor Of tho gold
standard, and is trying TO use its infiu-
ence with its employees to the end that
they vote for the (English) gold stand.
ard, l am told that the dollar will to-
day buy twice as much as formerly, there
fore it is for my interest to see that thif
high priced dollar is continued in exist
ence, and the more it appreciates in val
ne the better it is FOR me.
Now the question that arises in my
mind is this: If this dollar buys twics
as much as formerly is it not buy
ing twice az much of the product o
some other workman's labor? And Il
this is true does it not reduce his limit o.
consumption one-halff Consequently
he can only consume one-half of thu
product of my labor, and l must bt
idle one half of my time, therefore only
earn one-half the dollars should other
wise earn, or if am employed all th'
time, some other workman is idle all thu
time. Such being the case am convinced
that this dollar, that buys twice as much a,
formerly, is the cause of the enforced
idleness of the 2,5OO,OOO idle men who arr
tram ping around our country, and beirG
so convinced it is my duty to my fellow
workman who is in enforced idleness, II
work and vote for the reduction of thi
200 cent dollar, and work for all workmeI
all the time, regardless of the possibilit!
of reduction IN the purchasing powe1
| of this dishonest 200 cent dollar.
NowifI am wrong in the position
have taken, will some gold advocate sho'
me where l am wrongs
Idare not sign my name for fear OF be
coming one of those Who are idle all tn
time. will sign for Bryan and free sil
ver AZ a WORKMAN.
SILVER IN OHIO.
Pueblo, Oolo.-C. P. Sweetman is ms
ior.peneral of the Ohio division of tn
Royal Foresters and is the proprietor 9
the largest paper and printing house !
Dayton and has always been q Republ
can. He writes to 8. j. Burnes, fello
Forester of this city:
"About this time year ago We were 0
the rolling deep and possibly discussin
the silver question, or rather you wei
! trying to teach the philosophy of tt
same to lot OF ignoramuses-
possibly the biggest one in tho groul
We'll, old man, have been converted
your side of the question, and am no
trying to make amends for my pa
shortcomings. The fact Of the matter !
. everybody is for silver and the moro Y
! know of It the better We like it. Kee
your eye on Ohioi II Mr.. Mckinley don
yet drubbing in his own state oil sig
fail"
From prominent wholesale man
Dayton to brother In Pueblo comes 81
folio wing letter. The writer has alwa
. . been strong Republican, but is now
! silver man. His views ars'those Of q co
: servative man Of affairs:
: SIN regard to silver, you are we'll AVA
OF the ovation that Bryan received
Ohio and the east. -- was MP In mort
ern Ohio this week when Bryan we
through and be said everybody was vi
q for silver, the leading Republicans We
out for Bryan. The silver element
d growing stronger here every day. T
al farmers are almost unanimous for Brys
The Republicans are nevertheless wor
ing hard, forming clubs and using
|. kinds OF tactics to secure men to vote
!, Mckinley. The Republicans are vs
. badly scared and ! would not bs nfraid
stake my life on Bryan carrying Ohio
.s election were next week. Wall street
10 cart loads Of money, but ! do not think
d will do any good. We organized a spec
II Bryan and Sswsll drill club and exp'
10 about 800 young men
~ Army Medals.
Medals of honor have been awarded
the war department to Capt. =.
IA Wilder, 4th cavalry, and John 6ohnitz
. private Of ordnance, for most dist
= euishsd gallantry 10 action against b
6, tile Indians at Horseshoe canon, N.
a a. A..