New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-26
. RELTLSH GOLD.'

The VJrM recently saw lit 10 PRINT certain
statistics which it regarded rs adverse to the
policy of Protection, and to.say with regard TO
them:
Il would be in vain 10 AK Mr. Greeley for solution.
His only answer would he British gold
To this wholly gratuitous dragging of an
individuals name into the discussion OF public
question, with clear implication (ln sub
stance that his only argument for Protection
was British Cold" we responded, stating the
fact that Mr. Greeley's maturcd convictions
on this subject are sci forth III his Essays
" designed to elucidate the Science of Political
" Economyr-a volume which has, at all events,
| the negative merit of moderate szc-and wherein
d" British Gold" is not mentioned.
The WORTH, in response, virtually admits that
orr statement above Is incontc>lablc. but al
! legc- ~ follows:
But Nr Greeley is equally Irresponsible Tor what ap-
pear, IN Tuf TGBt ~. He challenge ~ To- point ont
20 him where he the British gOid clinchcr an
! argument We accept the challenge some eighteen
month, ago TIN IRIR Imade the charge Of british
qoB against NJ. David \. Wells, because that gentleman
IN his Official report exposed the salt pg-ron. and other
monopoly robbere3. Does NJ Greeley deny 1t! Again,
TIT TRIBUNE published list Of the subscribers Ia the
Free Trade League charging them point blank with
! being receivers Of British gold"
To all of which THE TmGrNE replies:
/. Ii journals choosing 10 conirOycrt THE
! TRuBJNE's positions would do 50 directly, and
not try to fasien their quarrel upon an indi-
vidua, ~e think that would eyince good sense
and good taste. The public has no right and
| we prcsumc) no wish, to know whether an
! article in The World i, written by Mr.. A., Mr..
| B., or Mr.. G. The journal which publishes it
as editorial makes that article its own. No
where but in this country, and here not by
the most reputable journals, is it the practice
to drag the names of the presumed writers of
editorials into discussions of their points; and
it ought TO he discounenanccd and abandoned
here.
H. A Western journal saw fit, long ago, to
AL, THE TRIBUNE lin substance) this question,
Do you suppose that the advocacy of Free
Trade by William c. Bryant or David A.
wells has been purchased 2'-We answered
that, Notwithstanding the bountcOus patronage
showered Oh The Epening Post, we could not
suppose Mr.. Bryants course was governed by pc
cuniary considerations, because he had ARRAYS
been what he now is but, as TO Mr.. Wells,
who had recently and suddenly turned
"his back on HIMSELF and sup
ported hi, new positions by assertions so
glaringy untrue az that the rate Of duty
charged on imported Iron appeared to make
no difference in the quantity Of that metal
produced in this country, we dill believe that
his course had been corruptly influenced by
British Gold" if you like that form of ex-
preston. This opinion, which We do surely
hold, was thus fairly wrenched from us by the
Free Traders. and they have been making
much ado over it ever since. They should
not ask questions that they object to have
truthfnlly answered.
III. A Western journal having said some
thing distasteful to the Frec-Tradors concern
ing the contributors to the funds of their
" League" one of their organs asserted that
they were charged with being supported by
British God,n and icrccly repealed the inn
putttion. Wc-imputing nothing asserting
nothing IN the prcmIscs-thcroupon suggested
that al controversy on the point would bc set
mt rest by simply publishing "a list of sub
scrlbcfs and subscriptions 10 the funds aforc-
sad and Wc Offered to make the publication
without charge II The data we're but furnished
us The connection that cnsucd was M
though Yc hid tbiOHn u stone into hornets
ne.t, bat finally months nilcrwnrd- what
purDOftcd - be- u lisl 81 those sub
scIibcrs and subscriptions aforesaid was
furnished, ~ compliance uilh onf persistent
request. W. printed u of,tahmi aud va lately
printed u later list Of subscriptions for The last
fiscal year bat tho League did mol furnish
tins, aud have cyincod deep hn,icy 10 learn
whence and how We obtained IL.
Now we DO not regard II ~ remarkable, OF n
fact which should have great weight with tho
public. that nineteen -twcnticlhs oi the funds Of
the League ara contributed Nv persona mainly