New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-31

open the eyes Of tho country to ITS danger
The bankers whose more aggressive Opinions
we have already given, should see to 1t that
there is no further delay.
At meeting of the American Neurological
Society, on Saturday, some of the misrepre-
sensations made 10y the advocates OF I'M
limited SILVER were brought TO light The
Act Of 1873. which has been denounced as
dcmonctizing silver, was not propounded with
any such intent; its object was simply to
bring our silver subsidiary cons into even
relations with the metric coinage OF
other nations. Furthermore the dollar
" Of our daddics was not demonctized ut all;
what wa done was merely 10 discontinue its
coinage. The whole OF the talk about demon
citing silver IL n mistake the old coins are
vet, as hey always were, lcgal-tendcr but they
arc no longer manufactured M the Mint. The
silver Commission has pigeon-holed according
to Mr. Ruggcs. large quantities Of valuable
information. which. If it had been published,
would have shown the absurdity and danger
of an unlimited coinage Of silver II the facts
can be- fully brought before the people there
will DO nm end of the silver luuacy. The
danger il that the National credit viii be ire
pamhly damaged before The people of the
West and South know how they have been
deceived.
Superintendent Pilsbury ia an officer who
has been dcscrvcdly 50 highly praised that it
is difficult 90 find new adjective 10 do him
Justice. And yet 1t does seem necessary 10
gropc about for new word when he pre-
SCENTS 10 tie State such halancc-shcet rs
chat contained in his first annual re-
port. The figures show what an almost
instantaneous change came over the prisons
when they were removed from the control of
three politicians 90 that Of n single specialist.
The Inspectors had the prisons five months.
Nr PH.hury had them seven. In these seven
months, the expenses were but little more
t1n they were in the first five bat
Do receipts from the labor Of convlcts etc,
were actually moro than doubled, and
tbc deficiency wax, therefore, decreased more
than 90 por cent This is as clcF proof as
could Doe desired that the State was losing bali
% million year on 10, prisons, not because OF
rirf corruption, because Mr.. PishuIy evil
d,u.'y could not reduce The expenses in the
slmc proportion that the receipts were iu-
creased. hut hc.aHH great numbers of conylcts
were allowed % remain Idle, earning nothing
for he State. MI lflshury hes changed an
uut. Not o. single convict n Sing Sing is
without cmWoymcut and the state Prisons
lavc ceased TO he luxurious poor-houscs.
The clo.cr $50 come To- % real knowledge #
| thc attitude of prrt.c- iu thc South. the clearer
| 90 .s chat thc Democratic party means the re-
wdiauou Of debt, and Tho spoliaton of the
/ National Government, both TO Dee effected 10y
/ thc m.n who fought against the Union IN 1861,
aud vho now mako lc Solid South. The State
ol Tennessee {. the latest instance ia point
I 4 letter. given on another page, makes it
/ a, clear as day that tie same brave men Of
| East Tennessee who were faithful - the
/ Union are now faithful 10 the credit of their
State and their country and just rs clear that
,hc same men who betrayed the Union are
now bent ON rorudiatns in large part the
debts Of 70 State which IS able to
Day them all. OF the twenty-five rep
rcscntltycs of East Tennessee in the two
Houses Of the Legislature, only five are for re-
pudiation. aud all five are Democrats. IL is safe
to say that all five, with their colleagues
from Western Tennessee, are IN favor also
of repeating the Resumption Act, of raid
ing upon the National Treasury for sub
sidics and claims and OF rcpudation, partial
where it must he. total where it can be. and
above all, of still further solidifying the Solid
South The writer of this letter asks the coun-
try TO remember that East Tennessee is not
responsible for this reputation. The request
viii hc granted, aud it will be remembered also
who "a responsible.