New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-11
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
DISHONEST DOLLARS. DISHONEST MEN.
A CITATION PROM C0BBsrr's PAPER AGAINST
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TO the FditOr Of the Tribune.
SIR: You have done good service in making
tho readers OF TIE TRrBUSE somewhat familiar with the
French assgnas There people utterly DEAL to tho
teachings OF logic and science WHO MAJ nevertheless
learn soinethng from history and expererce To such
commend the following bit OF history takcn from Cob
bstt's "Papcr agains, Gold" II written in 1911 he
fore tho horrible memory OF the a'sgnats had yc' dea
odt Of the minds Of men. letter 2O)
rhey had aximum {, law fixing smaSlmum price
for all commodiiit IN France tle TINES .iderectri
paper money. Tue ruets OF ;hft LAY, hndnS "' ~.
signGts dcprociatc very fsst l1d 'aw 70 i,t sLp '
the deprcciAton which only PIE i"n drpre'a'e lhr
i Is o%r co P,s aG A. 10 ssnat ats %cr
bought and sold our hank lap'f NO" * th"y passed
another law prevent tie gold fion ~ sing OF more
than its aonal wori, and To- prevent t1 paper ron
passing for less than iis nomnl @or;h l"'s " Ihni'
declaring the Srccnhack "fpar 10 b" equal an 'nne 20
gold dollar when The e. ,yarSS ~ T. ."; -, noo ni
rished 10y OF very severe cnaltrs. vas not az
conpli.hed There was siill money c, M p,pp
ulper or his coin AMI tn 4'tio,o wa3 hiyh or low
priced accorn-ly. II IT, tning 10 DO bon1it VIZ Is
silver might be the price . aTmcn' 10 he made
with paper then tie price nash. d" ten pnnis OF MY
hbit tie use OF coin altogthcr IDA not on courts ny
that, also, by declaring grnenhachs egai Eve
ng to prevent coin contract cDi'y Hut tis did nvt
aI.wot the PniO." ro iSn on NJ. " on tncrs
un,iI t ls,t IL r"a,rrd one hnnoI pounds l:7oo to
purchase pair OF common mos, '' @ T'' =, ,, p' an
acknowledged aii1 poIrOus d"picc.Hi''l u "i"tl ~
on WIN @ieoa So''a'y lumJ,,i pn,nI. 70 buy
a pair OF shoes, what "d' Lao
mse OF coileeting taxes in srch money . M
what wac To- bcsoin, of tnose whose incomes, foam "a
former contracts, pad them III SIa money " ~
was the government to do! why e tx pr'c- noon ali
the nccesslr.es o. lie. and to compel pc" 10 60 leli tci
goods at those prices Ihi' va ION, ana ~ it 10
commodities ~ ihc plco In a"'gnal- a. try ~"
t., ,c tile In Rooney before any h'sigas were ls''
,at or t}rr n. .-Irics Oh rot h,ilg tt"m to ma-ti
the shopa cperv s.u, mp Their shop or ~ Lirl En"S
i,s I)o not toe Victims 81 tie grccnO a.. d'r.inh
blwl against " monopois,TI al ever mn Who
G" rs in np iis hon"s thla wa - }inir nGces- rs
or the OF hs "wn family Drcai"e mon" plt' A. ~
many cospa sith pprsuii- w,rc ."Ss!eh NHn a't'ii
This was last % that sores 81 ares ~ 'p',h IA
france during iHc reign "i To- ana no'd, i"S Shno
ule va" cont nni, Al "oFh Il "tiv!'o ''|' 49, /" IS
Docs Kelley prop 80 tuc f'ii"'ih T" '' - ~ ~
take his ,signts Toe nilr"'iptcc in rv,iy Cisid-
crable town rccNdd win human 4G'l. nun "a 81
thousands or inhOrcnt ,o;itfy ipot tii -dtH''li.
persisted on ihc .dod md ia prison ~ "Dsrl "'e q"
tic laws made for t"o tu'p'e' or sut'mns d'p -
a;el paper noue! III fi'tncc. ana "'h"F'. r,.':.i
p.Ulrct i Attempted % 70 forced mo oN' 'iill -t"T
consequences will follow - iHH' ip" yer me l,+"
~ France, unable 20 endne ~ neu-h sysicm
any longer. put an end 10 u ana ~ ""i1ors
lie paper money was total pnnl'rd ana ia " $40"
tine gold and SILVER cam" "a < ia'o circh' :-th
Loydl t.ndor paper money AMI thu Si'o;ihc 40 wei
together "Tnc solution Of il,o social prohIcu, says
B,stirt ais IN liberty" Dlt there % 40 ibc.t, az =
county where law sc the Ic "a rcr'sr law dis5rces
tbs staut hook. Tat NV srbver,s ',rc aud ifsfHcS
aud sanctions injustice aH' r"n".y Liberty ana Juiif"
arc gone when We are uTl Il 20 take reg, lying
PROMISES tie gre IA sCu.u d.s4'r 'o: Ibis, ~ pay
n..nt Of h0n st dcjts c,n'.,r' Il a h'o-t coin! d.
when liberty and Jle,ec tro Eoo" no" ar 81
ia lilo gr.io,iuc. .hipE V,'' Il ?i!ips m.slt
le.r1 e,usilin; from c,ctt. r. lc dee, NJ vi'l -
forfeit bis air fame m ii' Bis memory od H. 20 a"
coming aol. lions. -t viz tcru1"" ~ cr The fstu