John Sherman's recollections of forty years in the House, Senate and Cabinet; An autobiography
Автор:John Sherman Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 380 ISBN: 1235963977 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...in the sense of the letter of Assistant Secretary French, published in this morning's papers. "You are placed at this moment, by a large portion of your political friends, in a somewhat similar position as the late Mr. Chase was by the attempt of Thad. Stevens to have Congress pass a law to declare the principal of the 5-20 bonds payable in currency. "Mr. Chase took the bull by the horns by declaring, over his own signature, that the principal as well as the interest of the 5-20 bonds were payable in gold, the faith of the United States being pledged to this by the tacit understanding of the government and its creditors. "Nothing has reflected more credit and renown upon that great statesman--then as prominent and favored a son of the noble State of Ohio as you are to-day--and...
