, 1877-12-16

views his face assumed the expression OF m elcht
day clock with the works Wadc Of wooa anti
the hands pointing to just about time for ;, me
10 60 asked him as to his opinions o' tnc s!Fe1
paragraph iii the Presidents rncssae and his VIEWS
Us to those sections touching on resumption
4 WHAT HE IS IN FAVOR OF .-..-
| am in favor Of whatever the President saSs
On finance; everything. everything. EfEtytA!n.s N.
that the President says on finance am in favor Of:
am in perfect accord with the Presidents views @
on finance. His views on finance I agree with:
! There Is nothing in the message on finance with
which disagree. I'm in perfect harmony with
l11 laan COG Good morning, sir. In perfect harmony
| was too much panied py his manner to ask him
anFthing Further. IN my younger days had seen &c:
him btfnre the general term OF the New ORR sn-
premc Court instructing able judges upon the law.
! had heard him advance arguments 80 pure. so
concise Anu yct so simple in the method OF cSprcs,
sion used that !, lawyers mere Office 10y, could
| understand thcm And vet here to-day. standing
ut the head Of the United States Cabinet he answer
Cd a simple question like Il hired man Tue CUR,
t dcDer OF the Hhfte-1louse gardens, as passed
through his domain, had answered my 1ntcrroga-
torics with fur dignity and with far more con-
hdence n n the information he was furnishing.
And MT. Evarts has been singled out as the ex-
poncnt Of the Presidents policy TO meet Conkltng
It is true, conkling has had the selection and his
choice is stab i'll the back Of the Administration,
but we can't alter established facts. und. while
| even Hayes enemies would wish that 4 more adrot
nun had bccn dragged forth to meet the bold fog
horn of New York, yet he had tue selection, and
NATURAL chose tho weakest vessel un the shelf.
| ANOTHER TALK WITH BEN HILL
It may look little odd to you, but Senator Ben
Hill doesn't agree with your silver editorial Of last
Monday. lie says the report of the interview is
far more accurate than your comments thercupon-
The position he will take in the Senate IL, that
unon the law providing that the bonds '.shan
be paid in coin OF the present standard valnc."
hs.
Of contraction the contract called for payment at
maturity in coin worth the stnndin. value OF coin
when the purchaser paid for the bonds The Gov
brass tokens, 70 long the value Of the article
used In payment would bring in the market vai1e
the pound Of flesh without the drop of blood.
utterly useless 1aerchantablc commodity. AZ
to the. surplus OF coin, he claims that il
docs not exist, because IN 1rredetnable paper
Currency has driven it out OF the country IL sou
establish gold and silver At the rates they held ut
the time Of issniny the bonds, then the debt is pay
able in either, but any change made til standard
values subsequent to the contraction OF the debt
cannot Affect the debt itself. lie considers, though
he used in the payment Of bonds falling due twenty
years from premature, for the good of the coun
try and commercial reason, may demand variety
Of radical changes between now anu the date 0f
payment, and lle opposes the fixture Of coin with
prospective value, un1es: it shall oe Of the
original standard, as contingencies may 1ttse
which will deprecate or appreciate It. |
AS 4 PROPHET.
*'It seems madc mistake in Conl.lins's pros
pec1s Of the :, senator; s' ays Sent
- Thought, he continued, ~ thought ConkIing
was sure OF licking but the man seems TO have
hern STRONGER Than thought 1of. ana own up / |
am surprised"
''>evrr mind, Senator, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
never goes buck prophet until he slips up the |
second time. u gtve sou another chance. What
Is the Republican horoscope Tor l6so:'
1.-THE Republicans have put us Democrats in n
hole. We we're preparing to come before the conn
try aud demand the abolition Of u purity that would
pcspetEate the frauds Of 1876. But they have
turned on us, and, BY advocating hard money: have
mt lis in the position Of advocating IN frredeeni-
able paper currency, and have not only distracted
the attention OF the country from their frauds.
but, by Joye, they've got on top
''On Whit issue do the Democrats propose to 60
before the cnnntry:'
1T SWEAR, DON'T KNOW.
We have made fools Of ourselves, and let the |
Rcpu bcans steal our issue and put it up as their
ing at We haven't got any issue now"
'.Thcn you prophecy Republican victory for
1ssof"
II don't say tnat. We are an inventive party, |
and may hatch up something and come around ali
right yet II can strasshten the party up on the
iuanclal question, we may have some SHOW.
rhen ron psopose TIL int issae: ~ re Republicans
question, which is the only important one; out as
he Republicans were successful in 1876, the DEM |
'crats ought to be IN three years from now:'
Nut exactly that. l think the pnrty which
committed the frauds In 1876 ought to be wined |
nt''
''And yon propose to wipe 1t out by accepting |
is reforrls:"
T. them"
GEN GRANT AGAIN.
s.Neyer mind Senator. We NAV some time hare
o.,tnr in reforn7s as well s rofation In nftirc ~
I'll put forward as the cxponsnt OF their princi-
les sec t!lat me cn1c'ens correspondent OF tEc
'hM th;t io9Hs ~ ~ ,a tc '
. % ,a'nh ~ aht tht Ht ~ tur Iii 'n T. ~ sou:
'ti,e i,,rd money nafforn Eyeryth5nr f. non,a