Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1896 — Call to Nominate Republican Joint [ARTICLE]

Call to Nominate Republican Joint

Representative for the Counties of Jasper and Newton. The Republican delegates heretofore elected in the several townships of Jasper and Newton counties to nominate a candidate for joint-Representative for the counties of Jasper and Newton, are hereby called to meet at Brook on June 22nd, at 1:30 oclock. r. m. for the purpose of making such nomination. For the county of Jasper 16 delegates, and for the county of Newton 13 delegates. B. F. Ferguson, Chairman Jasper Co. R. C- C. "J.B.Lyons, Chairman Newton Co. R. C. C.

“The Crime oil 873" “Sound Currency” for June Ist contains a very interesting article by Congressman McCleary, of Minnesota, on the coinage act of 1873—“ the crime of ’73.” as frequently designated by the cheap money advocates, who charge it with the stealthy and corrupt demonetization of silver. Mr. McClearyshowsconclusively from contemporary records that the bill, instead of going through Congress “like the silent tread of a cat,” bad actually been before that body for about three,years; that it was printed at least thirteen times; that it was carefully debated in both houses (the debates in the Senate occupying 66 columns and those of the House 78 columns of the Congressional Globe;) and that with the exception of the addition of a silver trade dollar to meet the wishes of the Pacific

Coast, it finally passed Substantially as introduced. • I Every important feature of the bill was fully explained in the original report and repeatedly afterward in the debates on the bill itself. Instead of the surreptitious dropping out of the standard dollar just before the passage of the Act, as so frequently alleged—the fact appears that the standard Il2| grain dollar (or any other provision for free coinage of silver) was never in the bill from first to last. The fact of, and reasons for this omission were carefully pointed out in the reports on the bill and in the subsequent debates; while from contemporary as well as earlier records, quoted by'Mr. McCleary, it is apparent that Ijttle significance was attached to such omission, since it merely registered what had been the force of law for 20 years. The Act of 1853 establishing our subsidiary silver coinage upon a limited legal tender basis was uhiversally regarded as fixing our currency finally upon the standard of one metal and that gold. l Mr. McCleary also exposes with great clearness the Ernest Seyd myth, and shows conclusively that the allegations so widely circulated as to that gentleman’s coirupt connection with the Act are most audacious falsehoods. , If any of our readers are in doubt as to the methods or motives, of the men who passed the Mintage Act of 1873, we would refer them to this pamphlet. Copies can be obtained by sending 5 cents to the Reform Club, 52 William St,, New York City.