, 1876-09-02


mflllons" IL would add to the public debt woaM
not impose any immediate hardship Oh the
community" co I'M ana would hardly be fels" y
y; The sense of Justice Is never 60 exquisite ~
when It goes to the hehonf Ut the moncy-bags,
Again: the silver question ntIortls M nxcel-
vtatun to justice. The Decentralization Of silver
throws greater tirtlien OF duty upon gold
Is money, md thereby enhances It; yalue, Fhis
net of characterization makes It mora difficult to
that the paper hast appreciate more 70 reach Tho
Increased height Of the standard. This mAkes
necessary greater increase of ths pnblic in-
des,tctness IN order to resslme. Rcsumptionshu
sumnE apecdt'y. When grccnbacks were mnds
legat-tender, silver wAs money, and, ESQ.
1oine,y y with gola' the measure q euracncy-
demands thai: We shall Get up 10 thc specie-
standard In hot haste, regardless of Tbs fact
that IL Is more difficult to do 30 than when tha
contract with creditors was made. And not
Silver. nitcr It has been almost clandestinelJ
demoncsEzcd, 30 rnortallY oifcnds thc Nalioufs
sense OF Justice that II raves like mad about 1t
as "tlla proposed silvcr-swIndie. 10.
We are not to expect from certain quarters
any sticfl weakness ~ regard for the rights OF
the vulgar people; but for the rights Of tho
esealtor We may expect the tcndcrest soltcltudo.
When the ta'Inlnon soldier wants equalization,
OF the vulgar debtor waits time, thcse sticklcFt
Tor Justice rein!td him OF thu terms Of tbs eou-
tfact; hut when the creditor insists on sstno-
contract warrant, and crash through every con-
elurrat1on Of circumstances, to pay on ~ @eaf1y
day." not In silver and gold, but In gold alone.
Perhaps 1t Is not best to relnstztc silver. Il
the drift Of history may be against its retention
as money. II Is not proposed here to take sides
on that question; but surety If by tho suppFes.
sion of silver VIC liaye enhanced the va1us Of
gold to the creditor, he would simply show de-
ccncy, to say nothtug Of justicc, not to press 20
urgently for spcrdy settlement. It Is not
crsn tlis own Interest, in any enlarged sense, 70
take advantage ot eommereial and industrial
depression TO enforce contraction, increase ,thn
National debt, aggrasate Psychological! disturb
ancc In busitess-etannel., and crush down upon
debtors who are nlready III an unequal atrugXle.
Until recently. ! lave always. regarded The
Sasion rs financial uuthor!ty, aud harc been
10th to make these structures. .'att
i subscribe myself, respectfully. one Of ths
people, non'parttsan, aud Hard-Mohey nian.
lrAP.
DEaioNETIzATIoN OF SILVER,
70 sh< Editor ef The Tribune. ...,,.a
DrRos, ILL.,, Aug. 3l.-1laving read With 'E!ets
interest the articles discussing the silver q1es-
t!on, have been anxious to sec one argumeht
offered whicl, have not seen In print and
!, bas hr., ,,yo,,, ,,a, H.. a.a,,o.,t.,,,o, ~
a.. .',~a .,si,. ~. tAAA =.
VIZ slseF uot1a' "as Il ATeuo oh LIS people, In
that 1t was done In an undeshand manner; and,
while 1t Is admitted TINT tue matter was not
brourht prominently before the nubl}c- ri the
n,,.1ttr - fra,,J ,,,,,s+ ~ II.,,..rJ -" :, ~.
aua''.! " ~" tsu't w u''sseaf ~ =, ue
time the silSeF unit ot value WIS legis'ated out
Of existence, the silver dollar was worth more
than the gold dollar. Is this sufnclcnt to provo
that It was not fraud
IL Is well.khoHu fact thnt, you can tn.
creasc the uses Of un article OF limited produc-
tlon, you enhance Its value; autl the reverse rs
equally true, that, II you reduce tue uses Of an
article. you decrease Its value. The latter has
been done With silver, uud the former has been