, 1877-11-12

lion. Crcntt Is a sensitive thing, an clgcd-tous
not to l,o handled nnadysaediy or triaeh with.
y Cretio -" believe f'-tella lis whole starry:
What reputation Is to a man or woman crtfltt /
Of air, inado anil unmas!c by rcash; hut = Is
thing Of vitnl aIr. How fnch life will be icft 10
our national credit II this startling project OF
tho House tart1cns Into law through tho rom.
Ezceut1yaf
"atscntEvous 1xrt4rlos @ MEASURE"
M.,r ~ ac,h ~, M.,a'a ,.,s. ,,ou \.
the l,la Silver TILL, which passed Tho House nf
Representatives yesterday Ivy more than ma
jdrlty of tho cntIro number Of members, has,
Nc arc harpy 70 ~ no cn,sG y =, E. ,Gcrom!nE
nnA the President may he relied on to veto It II
By any chance It should clip through, This Ms
surancc, however, ta by no means m ottsct to
tbs rGrans spfssore o,s,,. Of s maosty 81 tic
il1w At the National credit for tho sake Of a
little ticu,agogcry. They, stand rce'r.lcd 10
favor Of the monumental dishonesty That such |
as paying then, IN basc coinage ,nrltcs. The
gentlemen who 1cEia1ate for tho ignorance of
their constituents tlo not, VIC suppose. charge
their brains with tho ramlhcat1ons OF such
Is capital Joke t" them, and The tl,onsasds and
thousands Of savlnEs-Eank dcpositors, whom
the h!ll wosltl a1s, rob, Are pack Of fools who
do mt know that robbery Is goosl ior them,
from ii'icves of a,iother knd. II Is enough for
tho tollar.of- of-our-tlatl'yltcs II somo poiiticnl
Quaek Inns told them that silver is a safvc for
everything from soft bulls to hnrd times. II is
they can make charity market 59r somebody's
bullion. The B1and bill IL stupidity and d!shon-
'' "TiiE DOLLAR or 7na FATHERS"
The r,a'nucs q" q tfhe e 1vofld's Judgment lust
now frcEinca to The single standard, and most
authorities OH the subject think It iit'poss!he
for any co:lntry TO retain both so!d aud silver
will always 10 fluctuations In their relative
values, md the cheaper currency Will Invariably
drive out tho dcarer une. a propoeiti1n to try
tl,o experiment Of Tug do1ble standar.i won,n a
would bring no stain upon tho Nationnt honor.
Would the silver incn agree Ia this plan by
no means. They have constantly secuted It.,
viii With % Ionlcr % rianor for r. Tie aollnr oi tho iath.
crs." 1t is mistake 10 cali Then, bl-nctalltsts.
They want hut ono metal as n standard, and
that tho cheapest they tan get And If green
nacka were not now worth more thsn m silver,
AIM Il to make It lnwfuI 10 discharge dollar OF
debt with 92 cents worth Of silver cGin. a.,
"orEs naPuntAT1os@ TO- @ AND ROBBERY"
The Hand bt! Is measure sahctionlng open
reputation nntl robbery In tnan,cr rs 1agrnnt
ns tho schctnc Of The Grconhackcrs, an!! with
tho sarno tendency to imitation. How ttcpub-
licans who Affect q regard for honesty when Tho
Erecnhack fs iu disputo can reconcile to their
Gnneckcnces the support accorded 10 silver
dollar which today IL worth lvc cents less than
tho grecnback dollar, ae compared with gold, Is
d puzzle VIC ahnll not attempt to explain. II Is
folly 10 preten1 that the strength whlch threat
CHS To 10 Irresistible In the House will submit
to tho rcstratntnR process which We arn told tho
Treasury Will insist upon as condition Of Us
acqu!escence In tho reconciliation sclienc. thu
President and tue Secretary must mak up their
minds either TO resist tho scl,eme at the only
ooint wl,crc resistance can hc lcgnll, or elect
iyrly Offered or to allow the evil to run its
which unlcrlies the silvfr movement and tlIei
prescribe conditions 10 iiarmnnize 1t with their
scnse Of duty. The popularity Of the move
nIcnt Is tho result Of It's sweeping character,
declaration Of tho purpose 10 keep lnviolato tho
colintry's flith with Its creditors, and to pre-
vent the a,lcccas OF q measure that would legal-
ize dishonesty between man and man,,
"cRAzH FOR CHEAP MoNET."
1.-THE Silver cIation 's5i a bl Should S be nopt
cd by hutt branehcs Of CottErcss, President
degrees Of popular favor Of which The good feel
| lug which already goes out toward him Is 9 very
inalequato measure. The country honors litu
for his eIOrts to restore peace " It md 70 cgf;
gain still greater honot when he sets his face
| aud bis official signature against q breach q
fatl,, In Whatever shape 1t lnay be presented
| THIS craze for cheap money Is passing tnaA
Tho proposed iaw Us the worst and most sid!ca
ous ono TINT ever was thought OF. Ia ridlcli
os fu.lcel; but, II 1t should taka ctlect. its Cyl
consequences would soon transcend it, abstirdl
Is correctly reported, tho public will accept villa
he says as committing the Administration 70 t!l'
| most energetic opposition. to thb scheme OF re
pudiation. The President :sannot vt to'
promptly Or drctdctlly to correct tug a. aniufioa!
ct1ert OF tic movement upon our credit at hom'
.rnnNlcious NONSENSE"
There are pcupIc ase .itpsc one aim In life is I,
flnl some trick bY which they cau pa{ io!la
In something that is not worth dollar, The,
must have "cheap moDey."o OF some kind, and
when thuy could not Eet cheap gfeenbagks. , LUG
"tlle iollur Of the iAshcrs y 10 10 put throug
with a pluut II tho country Is mot alread
tired uf this rerticious nonacnsc, it Will be bt
fore lung. ii Is hartIly possible that tho Unite
Slate, will now take w the tast.oH iduas Of th
world and establish Tho silver STANDARD; but,
this should be done, to tho InsettltDs of a
| values hnu tho renewed disturbance OF OIL
whole financial system, another CONGRESS To,,l' ,
would be l,cn:a louder aud deeper than ~
culnpsIgn cry f0s ''ihe dollar Of tile fathers"
"w1Lp AND SPECULATIVE scuEAz."
nnnuy, ~ We shall At sone time, aud 60 BAG
to tl1u Aard-moncy Ieas Ut tllu statesmen {
earlier times, VIC shall regard tue action ot Cot
grees In practically decIcetng That % cent
worth Ut silver shall be legally accepted - wurt
l00 cents, iu tho same light Us II that bod
should pass hill declaring that a piece OF clut
thlrty-threo !nchcs In length shall be receive
by tho purchaser for thirty.sIx tnci1cs n
friends of u aoun.l currency now look to II
Senute fur the defeat OF this Wild md spcculs
tive scheme Of tue lluusc, Or II least for such
! mobilization Ut the measure - will limit Il
coinage an1i its lcgal-tcnder power. Tho coul
; try may. 1t least, rcasonahly expect that
, | Important question Will he discusacd by 4 bo
where tile gag us the previous question canut
be applied by bonanza legislators aud chen
lonry champions.
"unosa DIsuoNEsTr."
, | 80 {nlftdstnAiJ Latig<T.
= A bill ID reported - haVtnX passed tho Lon
of Representatives yesterday to compel &C
tain ati,ount 1T silver tu be taken ns legal tend
for dular whether there Is uollar's worth
elvet in It or not It there Is anything In
l transaction OF this kind TO distinguish Il fro
+ grossee kinds OF dlahpnesty, except tho nc
.1f tfF.ra,