, 1877-10-04
llEMONETIZE SILVER.
rbirtv-tvo Good Reasons Why 1t Should
be Done.
uor TO Mako SpccIe-ReaumptFon Prac-
tlcnblc. Fair, and lopniar.
Enffnnntt Commercial,

II cannot he denied that II all Of thr dozen ns-
aoas Which nnw employ. only gold IN thetr cnnarc
",r1 sna so II
snrrrnt, int promiscnon. trcnlatton mnnry. the
1esrosas5I'ic.c q s.tablr ,s.io hct"ccn ths Two
mtr sstarn ia IT. old prlcr hut 10 have nowhere
hrsri that tn silver apitators in this country pm
s pe,e rrturn b. the natl0hs con,p,,ang ihr L..in
Convention to she free and untetttleifd coinage q
1cr % tne contrary we hs'n m naa"r'tooa a.. s 70
Representatives srtnrct 10 adopt the resolution Of
thc senate Atus the President 70 Invite the t'reat
'nrS,r,nn,it,nai ei1nrt- When such 4 Congrcn. Of
Sstton. i. held, ami II agrees tn accept donh1t
" .iIscr 10 god. whIr shall make That standard
rtaly annh1r ans mt merely alternative. we fh*ll
certainly not htvs secession To- pfn.sst ~ xe npw
sTn ri oliver piece and declare lA vhlne 10 he ono
do.r wLc ! !. y rsa,tty e Gny eighty eight or
W. submtt to The consideration Of the etlftor
~ the Hv4ld the following pnintA:
I. II We wait for other nations n act With rs,
nothtrg viii be dnHr.
2. Tic decentralization of silver In this rom.
t,r took place without public demand for T.,
md tho people were for years In ignorance Of
the fact.
n. THIS decentralization occurred vlFrn the nc.
rrceass Of indcl,tnese In this country WAS o1-
trclnclY largc,-1arecr, indeed, at home and
.bropl, than tho money obligations Of any other
peopio. -.
i. Tic maas of debts was chiefly contracted
during the stspcnsion Of specie payments. autt
TIC decentralization Of silver occurred In The
ssmc rcriaf.
rold and silver. Tho twn metals remained tho
measure Of nancy until xntur wears after tho
termination Of tho War. TIE u.e nf the green
back dill not tl|acstnbl[s the double standard.
In frFI Rn1An S1S1fPn In
n+opie whether they vus,IA haze Tho money
measure changed; whether iber would cT.
change the double, tgoa and sIlver) for tho
On tic contrary. the legislation msting
the change WINS concealed in obsrurc SECTIONS
oi twn yonnnnus acts, neither expressing tho
thing to lie sl,nc. ~
i A tlrno for tho resumption of specie pay
mcnts bus bern sxcd-aitccn months from this
3. The condition Of the country is favorahletn
carrying ont the policy o! rra'isnption; tho tnl-
uucc Of truic In IN orr favor: tho value oi the
0overnmcnt's promise. 10 pay arc within per
cent of the Enld standard.
H. Il IL the tr,tc silver policy to ath rcsump-
tton BY tho reconciliation Of that ncta]. VIZ
c,ntcn.l TINT tlls would complete the pEtpara.
tlon for rcsulnptHt.
H. Public Justlrc requires the ,,sc Of silver in
The coinage; demands Tint debts that wrrc w.
pail In Eo and silver: md It ,s clear that pay.
mcnt fDrrrsl IN Eufu ALONE Wonld be tuc9utnblU
and e1tortlonatc:
sset st H. p aune 70 s i"n. ,ar. " r. n1d III
sesume on .,c ~" ..s, aM a ~ .s III n
money Nrasiisc' Fnlr Hcalln9 fnhhot ne nnu
without tlIr double sfanaar'l. Lhn aGnss ; were
measured hv fl'nt statl'latu W,icn tnsy were
msdc anil they must to measured ny IL when
they aIs paid: - .,.-. ,,
II. Ihr GnIy lnFort2nt aueslfon, that eoull
arsee IN congress 9, sai'ons wou!a " %,,etncs
silver shoilhl be abol1ahc1 ~ money anu u tnat
proposition 'sas neEn1lyetl. what tito ratio be-
tween fiiver nnn Eoia Fl't'niM tS. ,,.,
u. The ato!i'bnseht ~ e'lvrf hs money WnNM
nc w3Iiti."lts calnfiity. ne fepfeschtatNek
o. the Cn:t''i states s'lo''iu hot even oeoata
thal qucst!ufl. ,...---.-....-.
y, ~ ne nr'ses.t cirennetnnees We aFe nt
opinion t,Ic !f,'e fat'o net"esh snsef anu so'u Is
that .! sIse WHEEL Ttaa.H-m a. ~. !. L..
~. y PLAINLY ear p'"rr 10 rsnenet,no ns,e
sser ~ tuAt IattG - s' tna 'm' Es. nM.'omn s
nlast o,.ow ~; ~; We thaea ~t.is os ~ "Po' o"F
COURSE tHey ~ WI. !.ae. ~ WI w.. l..
~. iHe 91f, ,'asnss t,N.s,,,ar I'LL ~
t'aM .,.u IT, .E-,,rh H. ng"n,n ~ ,our.t a,,f