Show T THE greenbacks GREEN BACKS As senator sherman la 13 regarded by agoni good many ot of the financiers who aro are clamor clamoring ng for the retirement of the greenback its AS a man of very high all authority upon such subjects there may be some bom profit that tilde ide publicity should be riven given to his assertion in a speech in ohio last week to this effect 1 so radical a change in our financial ea at system can only illy result in a great loss to the government lit in the large increase of the interest bearing debt and jn in wild disturbance of the industries and commerce of 0 our country to this expression ot of sound opinion mr ri added the declare declaration lion exactly in accordance with predominant t public sentiment that 1 mr Clev elands policy of borrowing money for or the current expenses of the government was waa a g gross r cs and palpable violation of low law this thi ai is 9 a fact Y litch can hardly be disputed to borrow money under authority of EL a law permitting such action only for or maintenance of tho the gold cold reserve and then to divert such money to a wholly holly different purpose Is an of affens tenso a which should subject both mr cleveland and mr carlisle to im impeachment peach ment it Is strange indeed to find reputable american citizens who abstain themselves from rom lawbreaking law breaking break inc giving approval to this dangerous dan usurpation us u of the powers of Con gicas se senator n ator sherman else als thinks and with j justice ur I 1 ice that if the republican policy sl since the war had been maintained uninterruptedly rice liy by the present administration and the I 1 mckiniry law hod bad remained in force subject to such changes as time proved necessary q o ry there would havo have been no financial disturbance of any rind kind it Is 1 most important to remember that wo we have had the greenbacks green backs for or nearly thirty live five years ard never did they mol monaco laco the treasury or cause trouble of any kind until grover Cleir cleveland cland and his party came into power with a determination 0 aich they carried out to wreck the business of 0 the country the prop proposition orAtion 0 stat that tho the greenbacks ereen green backa backs auit bo be retired because they are used e d to drain an ai ay cold from the treasur treasury Sur y la Is based upon mere pretense A greenback Is 13 not a A demand note for gold g oldany any more than it Is a demand note for silver would that be a dishonest net act ho how ir can it t te be dishonest for or a debtor to exercise an am option N w blob he lawfully possesses would it hurt the public credit it 1003 riot not hurt the credit ot of the bank of 0 france armice at that Ina institution titu all demands for and under unde underarm rare are freely cashed in either gold cold or sliver silver no charge Is 13 usually mado made for gold cold where wh ro the metal Is for market use and even where it la IS tor for export for or usual commercial purposes in the ordinary way of 0 mercantile business no premium Is charged on either metal but to bullion and exchange dealers when the tha current of exploit la is running strongly a premium Is charged just juat as the bank of 0 england Ens land in like ease caie interposes the obstacle of 0 a raised discount the bank of france has no option to pay in silver which aich we do not have but the men buo 0 direct its affairs have common sense which they employ when such employment Is necessary ces sary all the ili indications are however that our treasury refu refuses 8 e s to follow this example because t there b e ro Is a 6 conspiracy r acy against silver and a purpose to h have av 0 the withdrawn Ith drawn silver the peoples inalle money w having lieen been discredited the war la is now waged against tile the government notes with tin an I 1 intention ate antion that the money supply tor for L the he nation shall be placed in private hands with scarce sold cold as a babe and declining prices as a consequence the political party which shall promote this movement will write doom upon its banneit the manufacturer |