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...tariff.- (x) Republicans are making the tariff their chief campaign issue: Harper's, XL, 218.- (2) A Democratic government gives promise of better currency legislation.- (a) In 1888 the Republican platform denounced Cleveland for his attempts "to demontize silver:" Tribune Almanc, 1889, p. 22.- (b) In 1890 the Republican Sherman Law was passed: ibid, 1891, p. 41-(c) In 1892 the Republican platform "straddled" the currency question: ibid, 1893, p. 32.- (d) The Democratic platform of 1892 was for "sound money": ibid, 1893, p. 35.- (e) In 1893 the Democratic government repealed the disastrous Sherman Law: ibid...
...more definite policy than any one of the probable Republican nominees.- (1) Has always openly defined his attitude on currency questions: Forum, Feb., 1894.- (a) His determination alone secured the repeal of the Sherman law: Ibid.- (2) No prominent Republican aspirant has so definite a record on the currency question.- (a) Reed helped pass the Sherman law.- (b) Harrison signed the Sherman law: Cong. Record, XXI, 7264, (July 14, 1890).- (c) McKinley has "Straddled" and is "straddling": Nation, LXII, 227.- (d) Allison has "a bad record and is speechless now": Harper's, XL, 266.- (3) Cleveland is a most consistent...
...lawyer, and one of the organizers of the club; ex-Mayor Nathan Matthews '75, of Boston, and Judge Robert Grant '73, of Boston. The undergraduate speakers will be W. F. Corliss '94, G. K. Bell '93, and H. C. Lakin '94. Among those who will be present are H. Sherman Hoar, U. S. District Attorney; Judge Fesenden, of the Massachusetts Superior Court; Professor Cummings; Mr. L. D. Brandeis, of Boston; Mr. Russell Gray, of Boston, and Mr. C. Loring, of Boston. Several New York men will also be present...
Meanwhile the United States had continued to coin silver at the ratio 16:1, as provided by the Act of 1876. In 1890 the Sherman Bill, providing for the monthly purchase of 4,500,000 ounces of silver and a corresponding issue of currency, was passed. In 1892 a conference was arranged to be held at Brussells, which but for the unreasonable delay of the United States might have accomplished much. But while the United States delayed for political reasons, Lord Salisbury, Mr. Goshen, then chancellor of the exchequer, and other bimetallists were defeated at the polls, and the English...
...money world has stood two great strains since the repeal of the Sherman act and the closing of the mints in India against silver. Sentiment is now again strongly in favor of monetary reform...