Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-03
THAT ''GHOST" AGAIN
CHAIRMAN TowNsEND's BLUSTER
CIRCULAR.

Bogie Man They Garble Chairman Han
mas Letter-Dare Not Print it In Full.
The Democratic state central COM
mittee have flooded the state with cir.
culars raising the boyle man of the Nc.
Cleary bill In our last weeks issue
this matter was thoroughly considered,
but in view of the appearance OF these
circulars it is we'll to call the attention
of our readers again to this matter.
The Democratic circular states in its
heading that the McCleary bill is the
real issue of 1898. In this way they are
endeavoring to throw overheard that
part of the Marshaltown platform
= which endorsed free silver and proposed
Mr.. Bryan as the Democratic candidate
for the presidency in 1900. They are
also endeavoring to befog the people
with this boyle man which they have
conjured up
The circular says that the McCleary
bill is the comprehensive and enlight-
ened monetary legislation. which was
promised by the Republican platfoi m.
They then say that this McCleary bill
is an administration measure. To
prove this the circular refers to the In
dianapolis monetary convention. over
which our own Governor Shaw presid-
ed, which they claim was approved by
Mckinley. This convention, says the
circular, formulated the plans from
which this bill was constructed. The
circular then quotes from the address
sent out by Chairman Hanna of he
sound money commission, under date of
the 10th of last July, and claims that
$50 of the POS Republicans and gold
Democrats signed the petition asking
for the consideration of some sort of
currency measure and are pledged to
vote for the McCleary bill. Further on
In the circular occurs the following
Statement:
''In letter written Sept. 80, in an
swer to direct question Mr.. Hanna
says: The only currency reform bill
reported to the present congress during
the last session was that reported by
the banking and currency committee,
Known as House Bill No. 102S9, and
that, I take it, IS the one you refer to as
the pending measure.
This was as much of Mr.. Hanna's let
ter of Sept, 80 as Chairman Townsend
Of the Democratic state central commit.
tee dared to quote. Immediately fol.
lowing this quotation, which he gar
bles, is this expression: mo MEM
Der OF CONGRESS WAS COMMIT
TED TO THIS BILL, EXCEPTING
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BANK
ING AND CURRENCY COMMITTEE
SIGNING THE FAVORABLE RE-
PORT"
Farther on in the same letter occurs
the following statement which, of
course, does not appear in Chairman
Townsends circular: Neither the
language nor the intent of the petition
committed them to vote for the bill. In
fact one free silver Democrat signed the
petition in order that the subject might
be brought before the house."
In closing this letter of Sept 80,
Chairman Hanna says: II have no
doubt that whenever the Republican
caucus of the house shall agree upon a
reasonable currency measure that Major
Lacey will vote for it; but as yet no
such caucus agreement has been reached
AND THE PARTY DOES NOT
STAND COMMITTED TO THE DE.
TAILS OF ANY CURRENCY MEAS.
URE."
OF course the Democratic state CEN
trail committee would not print these
extracts from Mr.. Hanna's letter. They
knew that Mr.. Hanna told the truth
when he said that no one was pledged
to support the McCleary bill as reported
to the house. On this question Mr.
Lacey, who is one Of the men that Gen
eral Weaver charges especially with
being pledged to the bill, says: II car
say to you that am not committed Il
the support of it, and there has beer
practically no consideration given it By
any congressman outside Of the tire,
men who drew it. 1t has not been con
sidered in caucuses and not Endorsed il
any platform, and Chairman Walker il
actively opposing it. Its details hav,
not been examined by Republican con
-.lsTessrnen and General Weaver is tn
first man to make the Discovery thai
this particular bill of tine Is, oog pendin
in congress is Republican party meas
ure. He knows better"
Congressman Henderson states pos
lively that he is not pledged to the bi
and furthermore will not vote for it i
its present shape. Congressman Hu
and Hepburn say the same thing, an
in fact all the other members in col
gress from Iowa stand unpledged to tn
McCleary bill, and furthermore the
will never support it as it now is. Th