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Show Sherman Holds Forth. Toledo, 20. The political campaign in northwestern Ohio waa to nigbt opened on tbe part of the republican ! by Secretary Sherman, who addressed a largely attended meeting at the Wheeler Opera houec. The secretary devoted himself mainly to a consideration consider-ation of the financial questions. Mr. Sherman, during bis speech, read a letter from a correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer of to-day, in which the following questions were asked about the trade dollars: What is the matter with the trade dollar? I expect you to say it is not a legal tender nor is it good for 90 cents. Second Did the government receive dollar lor dollar when she put tbe trade dollar out? Third Did the person on receiving "tbe trade dollar trom the government, do so with the understanding tbat he had to take it to China to fpend it? Jf auybody ie to blame who is it? He aaid the trade dol'ar was not a legal tender, but it is worth 90 cents as bullion; the standard dollar is a legal tender and therefore worih par. Tbat is th" difference. To tbe second quest. i-u he answered that tbe government did not receive dollar lur dollar lor the trade dollar, but received oue and a bAlf cents for coining each doi.'ar fnr (private bullion owner.. That whs all j It was the miller that ground the grid ' for a small percentage. To the third question he replied that the bullion owner did receive tbe trade dollar for exportation to China, a device made to give him ft market for his bullion, and upon the fall of silver it waa perverted per-verted by him as a meaus of cheating our own people. |