Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1892 — STATE BANK BILLS WANTED. [ARTICLE]

STATE BANK BILLS WANTED.

Tbe Republican state central £ committee requests The Repcbli can to announce that they are desirous of obtaining a supply of old state bank bills to place in the hands of speakers to be used as object lessons in the canvass. It is stated that Hon. W. E. Mason, of Chicago, who is actively engaged in the campaign for the Republicans, exhibits one of these five dollar state bauk bills; for which a mau worked hard all week, and on M nday morning when went into his grocer t» buy provisit ns he learned that the bankhad failed and that the bill was worthless. Mason exhibits the* b : 11 and tells the story with tremendous effect-in the speeches, and it is the puqwse to have his ex«-piple generally followed in order to demonstrate as clearly as possible tlio danger involved in the wild-cat money policy to which the Democmtio party is pledged. There are a great many of these old state bank bills ion existence, uo doubt, and persons wh" are willing to contribute them to the cause are requeßte d to forward the same to this or to the afa*e central fcomtni ttee direct 11 such contributions will be pub--1 cly acknowledged, and it is hoped there will te prompt reap mse. -