Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-14
THE ENQUIRER,
SATURDAY. Morning, April IL, 1916.
n!E.! MOND Va

The Wings are raising their old pane csy y
"Rnin." N view OF The probable eslaoI'shthen'' "
The financial measures OF the Government. D"'
in our opinion, they have never exhioi'e" sue" +"
sound knowledge of;he PRACTICAL peaf''S> -
lie measures. as 10 ustiiy imPlci'e oh"ue"'. :"
their poli,jcal economy. We all Rii"" 'h"s ~,
s,r,nr c,rd N defence OF The high Tarh oil 1917
ne ,ba assumed fact that il would keep The specie
in The country, and strengthen Inc oanhs' -
theory is tisproved BY what We now "'its'
rrhonob h. Tariff is in lull operation, a hai '""-
lion O, specie has recently iounu 10 -. -
j. ocean and The draining operation Is "Ae'' :
- - and ahs,rac, Two or three millions u r.
?. go, ,he country. This state OF mugs =
been produced by the unexpected H..
,he IRON of cotton, but above ali, oy ~
Increased importation OF soods lhouce" y =
o.n.rs;on II The Northern Banks. The reae'io"
i now taking place-ihe banks, IN ssil-ueie"0'
.o,co3 - caN in their debts, and this cmoa'-
,as.,nen, and he l~ieh,ness in the money hd'Aes'
are attributed b. Wing politicians % Tue ''"su
,n,ippal Treasury bill, which has mol ~ -"
bnt mil probably become q law. Inc pups
dnc,ion of the Tariff will also come IN ol 10 sun
.,,.oo tor an evil that would have occurlea,
o..ord;,o "a me inevitable laws OF trade, mao INC
snh.Treasury or the reducliono oil The lafla he'ei
Nan dreamed Of! Is moi the Tariff Of lS4S no"
in FIJI blast? Is the Constitutional treasury -
narr Il our financial system And ye' We See'
ina, = high Tariff, with all its vaun'ed '",''
c.rno, check The ey2or;a;ion OF specie or Keep
,be circulation OF the banks in a regular anu "a"
crr,en, I, follows, iher, tina! instead q 'ooh''s
: ,ss;s,a,ion for The regulation OF the business u
The country, we should rev upon The sai''a'! =,
euence Of The natural laws OF tiaoe ana COM
merce.
The onera,ion OF the constitutional treasury
in orr view, will prevent bank expansions "e,-
trading and consequent, conlraciions ana 'e'ar
s;ons and thereby have an important agency M
strengthening The banks and placing NE Hd"u'
fac,urers upon a more sound and heai'ny ioo'-
ing. ,-s,s,-
:, and reduced tariff will not be made 10 su'ief
more odium than they deserve. When tney
.h.n he in operation, il will be full time 10 car
vass their effect. For the evils now complained o.,
when we have a high tariff and no consliiuhonai
treasury, The proposed measures shon" IN NJ
wise be held responsible.
The n. Y. correspondent of the Union con-
,,ios The following interesting and, ii strikes US
valuable suggestions:
ain CONNIE yion with the Constitutional Treasu-
=, CONGRESS should By all means establish a
~ ,ncb mini in New York. Experience has
shnyn hat me minis are very sale and conve
ni.n, olaces of deposi, 90 government funds
AZ, i,r,.r amour, OF revenue i collected ~ y.
-. nan >, any other ?oini in he United Safes,
MN, won,d finn he safest place, as well .
,hs ,nn.t convenient, place, for lis s1ie-keeptns.-
II would remore The coler'io1 ana lessen 'he"'u,
DOR of uniting 100 much money under me conir"'
OF one individual. Il would aiso prov more
oar..o,sn, n merchants. Many of these ofer
receive large remiiances OF specie rom aot'd",
which thew could deposit IN The branch mint ana
receive a certificate or warrant lheSe warrants
might be made negotiable. and received 10 pay.
IN N, Of government dues. ,a
with lhs branch minis here, IN fLiiaueiph'd'
Ney Orleans, and another At 81. LOUIS, wnele
ono IA much needed, on account ot The bullion
A ,Y,ur :nto that place from Santa Fe, they would
reo ,er The Con- >li,u;ioaai Treasury The sales,
w;,ss, AMI hes, measure ever adopted ~ Tue 20
y.-nmen,. We a ready have minis IN fhiaaei-
min AMI New Orleans; all that is necessary 70
eric, IN. SYSTEM, i 10 eS;edd branch minis 10
New York and s.. Louis. Not a dollar, | ns-
iieye h.s eyer been lost b. the Go;erhnsnt, co
- he keeping d he United States miais,
although millioas pass through them every year