, 1876-08-30


CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Tha writer 10 grati1od to
eco TINT tho discussion OF the silver question
in TnH TRIBUNE and among tho people has
Ind q marked elect upon both thn Republican
and Democratic parties and their candidates for
election to Congress, In forcing them to take
position In favor Of Eemoncttz!ng silver.
The declaration Of no Candidate Of either
party upon this question Is more gratifying In
the main than that Of tho Hon. John Sherman,
Chairman Of The Senate Finance Committoc,
not only on account Of his eminent, position,
but also because be was largely instrumental in
tho decentralization Of silver. refer to his
| declaration In . recent speech to his constlsu-
| ents, published IN THE TnlnuNs.
But there are some statements in that speech
| on this question which have arrested my At
| tentlou, and In which I cannot concur. Ae
| says:
And now, when all our domcssic contracts have
fos Al aob.s Pahlie md private s1.
assi GS sense ss o shs sacua
Saoa T. u as Rs s oa ys
Ing tho old silver dollar. tho oldest q cur eo!ns.
x esn aa
majority. of both Houses were in favor of this
i. execution iStv !; TSrs soia H' i8s, s;
e''sss ss.. a'a we o ihere'ois '' psovlaeS tos iii
eonsS eyhs s'n nos ~ u .h. 3nsa rsen
to tholr utHost capacity, until July, is7s 90 far
a. I'd Ana ss Ssar asss ss' %
to 10 IecsIyel for customs duties now payable ID
gad aut for 1tsFs.t pnhlo
fore. that It could not 10 coined for more than
yesr 70 etgan!1s commio; ; composed p os 81
o % 1aW o. soeet ~
sass has i9 pnss
win,er. when ii msy bs IecJcd With Ill ihe lights
TINT discussion may throw upon 1t. =.
asS ssvssa. y po .ntntnv NJ sn Az Il .eams
~ "".o.. rns. 1 nf .ryo1r criticisrn.
bYrst1 1sThc saeminp discrimination betYctn
tho sacrciiss, Of Gou,e,iic aud JorslgM eoatracts
emphasizing the lsss tao aom IT,
1,,,,a hn va ~ i,nn1Y ,hat n,,r nnn-lomcstte or
tnrssSp T 1 contrscts wero not; and hence that,
w,a sllvnr snin il aooI enough for our doo,tstio
raittera o'v nvr T foSes crnt6rs shouIl rccciyo
eo'a COIL a' setiee tnn a.n.tora w snscct, n
N,rH,, 6ei 4 is7a s1 nnnn rational iinanccs.
G IN tayor nee ~ tS Sartom crsturs
tnn ~ sna ~ saa,mst dSmAt eseds
o. sno oosctH'nan' @"u "'''''''S s'"''
1'ofs Ss:ona-roua,ly surprising Is the remarkable
statement that u wo%a taxs ta,s psTSs n
sa au.ss vsal,bV eon be
Of la atinoss saty' 70 Son w f}od states
eoin, Ry running 1e na,u snss y ''e o'so o'S'e'
) "to thoiF utmost sapaScty r,u,. o,,a !.
Can thls statement os Iuo, e. ~ ~, Mou,u u y
not na we1 70 invSsa.g5 's. ~ .o nopr.u II 3" y,
our n.intst eve We ~. III eotso! ua 1uS, ., g.
ulfettor,a 9osaat WV ns 'nrn npnIit T.
, tau ahtsIcst o. any Gasa no,,.a ~ vas r a.
! orsI Mno' M Mnen oanss tsns sauMsu !ns.. 41[ ~,
monot'snK M'VeI 'H,ts, 'Gt fInstns St,ts.
!aine ptolGnse tnst ane asss umsu a,d 'a,.se
.no e1escaso a o'v " ss cn sa ner @ ont
OF ceaMuhS, S ~. unty STn : = t,vp 70. vcnrs
or $as,VuN OF Mver co.n N sWm yJ9tis =. ~,
tlsrs anything so mysterious VI u'u'su'' :" 'D'
Y prM1Sesss .u,, t., ST., .,.ooh ~ March
ns S"et -. n", ,,1 - ~ F,r1,,r ~ ti,nir f,,i
lsIo that, WIFI tae ss au.M,us .mnas rosn l. H..
u sapae!ty ths coss .! e9sns s!vss e9a rs. ia
thu! ~ 70 PIT ecns, u, us.ng per es'S ss'' Tam
thG .ust " u''..fs LILLE H., .yao,r covornnant
Ours must, lnaeeu, DO W9ak dgxe.!e|i @ ~ ts