, 1876-08-23
JUDGE LAWRENCE AND THE s.NA-
TION.D

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70 as haof q, ~ q ans t, 1t's1's IT, ea.,o,,
quan.anses oa vSuss Lnmit s .ur ".ts @
snona DO ya .ny nnnon S rn NJ
numtcr thc occo.,on Of rejecting the same. the
unswsr wn,,1a @ hc ,nado IN fhe wn1t,s of tho i1.
II il. therefore, reilly rofrcsh,ne to cousc,cp.
ttously ~ diilor with til. Judge, o. many certainly
will, tu rcspcct to his criticism Of " the Nation
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% tho remonst.sation Of silver, published In your
A's Tho Walton M % ncc,ls % M ont.,de dcfen,c. III.
nbuudnntiy able to take care Of itself. II It's
ctlltor.In-cillel and Judge Lawrence had cx-
pcrIeuccd the mutual advantage Of porsoual
contact, tic Judge would mover haye accused
tho Watiou Of thc Following, namely: Imitation
Of thu London Spectator, lack Of Independence,
and editorship by single individual. The first
Charge can hardly bo c0ns1dorod rs damnug the
well plead guil.y to Tue impeachment sna
Of thu Easioa, however. T. 700 generally eonscded
to require asfcnslys Wd discussion: A. TO tha inds
sn:shisf, although they sometimes diGer with him,
VIII aways steatly st':rm thq s.ms: There IS
many, tor instance, taat have ia yeaEa past voted
!ean q the AdttoH II the PRESIDENTIAL con.
" tsS1 u .! na tcpet whe a1s 1s H.
tmia 3 'tF! Tpurs q III st ahes tass
dlitefenees i, 81 opinion 0etweon the hdtion
aa nna " iEenaa y. Tnn.s are to tsm ony cumulative
posing TINT tho Hatlont editoflala arc chiefly tle
york Of ons ~ psn there y also error. But what II
thcy Arel Ihere Mns tlme when decisions OF the
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and that fact strongly argued thc!r excellence.
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States bonds aro ,pay.bIo tn coin: When thsso
were legal tsnder, and aoilar u tho latter con-
tained a1?h grains Of the metal. In
oa tSs .vst 70 Mas ~
sna prohibiting the issao Of 1ilyes ea,ns Of az.
feTent l,'op9st!ohate weight. The PRACTICAL effect
During ~ Il; !wo years from causes Impossible
AZ shx VIZ m seb r. metal as ~ eonsdef
lss beoa projected to amend " act Of 1878 e the
extent Of directing taat A12!t grains Of silver
ss1 oi!a, 80 ":a ssls: '',ssy nsy
hsT s 1osu H.. '1n ;on. fs TnTt dotar' tha
ehaslao roHtr a. than Most ,fIA Mh!eh A4 Gop- d.
sxts.os 4 ass!n.t hi. schsme TIT
.As A'e<.|'s
DMt Of lHat further OIL.
The Judge dr.t chdes tho fafton Tor saying that
the advocates 0f tht scheHe embrace all the ndvo-
caies Of exclusive papct money, aud for csaimng
that, when tuan promlacs to pay debt tn coin,
It dots make difference what Change IN valnn tho
coin has undergone In tho interval between tho
promse and the payment Az to tho Nuti0n's
claim that tho EeAouetltcrs embrace Ill the
papus.m0ncy men. ths Judge offers no word of
contradiction. ThcFu ia none: The other claln
Of tho Nation, last aboyu noted, the Judge CON.
bats On tho ground, to uss hls own language. that
It IL parallel 10 d law which would require that
t'Thp man who gayo Ills 1lolo for 500, three yeats
ago, should now pay $11c, because both gold and
silver I, , bud lost 10 psr cent VI their rur.
chasing power" And tho Judge queries whether
thu United Btatos supreme Court would hear ar.
gumsnt on tbs question of the constitltiona!ty OF
statute that should cover such requirement..
The quoted words. with all due respect, Contain
much Of aophism that Ia unly a. dangerous as Il
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befoEo discussing Lbs aophisM. however. tho
statement ttself may be rctuted. Tile net Ut 1b7J
made no Change In The standard weight OF the gold
dallar. whatever: pnd the dr6tof who give
ha note prior u 1h73 for 500 In toH a. The Gov.
ernInent did. can pay that uOto with LOO gold dol
!ns,-the same dollars in every respect that citc-
lated prior to 1879. There " no law requiring the
individual or ths Government to pay their colin
notes for tl00 with ITO gold dollars, or With any
number greater than JOG. When lie act Of 1878
was passed, gold was u premium, Of II per cent
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