, 1877-11-16
SILVER AND GOLD DOLLARS.

Letter from Thurlow Weed-The Colnne es
of n stlver Dollar Equal In Value to n
Gold Ono tho Hight Course-tn1ustlce Of
Paying the bonds in Gold A1nne.
New YoRH, Nov. s.-7o The Editor Of the Ntp
FORK Tribune: In your edition Of yestcnlay, on
the silver question, vou say: awe make
broad distinction bctwccu them and tho III.
me.alllsts. Tha hitter think specie payments
can better bo sustained by the use Of the Two
what have earnestly urged IN lettcrs which
you were kind enough to publish, hut which.
regret to SAY, found no favor with our leading
Journals. And thls Is precisely what can be
asseolnpll.llcd with tho consent and co-opera.
ground for constitutional money stani.
a, dstoulsts,' %Kspuia!ors,S 's'ijt %Demssoeucs,
etc.. whose mallsn influence y nlwAss to lie
tent themselves witl the money stand
orls Of the Constitution, and solution Of
that question will soon be reached. Resumption
without prosperity will prove alike Temporary
broad % possible. Congress Is Invested by tho
Constitution with full power. The silver and
gold dollar ean be male Of equal value. Neither
ias at'y money value without the ''sunerseslp-
rrael oy IL It. de%on2eisatou witt Wit r.; sol xss @
appreciated by the passngc Ut the law Ut 1873.
Repeal that law. and authorize the cotnaKe Ut
tic silver dollar equal In value to the gold
dollar, and We shall suon rcaiize that truth of
the proposition which sou deny, namely, Tint
silver and gold will " lind common ieyel.n
1Nhat Mr. Weed means by this fs not made
clear; does 9ln mean TINT tho gold dollar shall
be made smaller, or that the silver dollar slial
10 Matlc latxcrf Or docs lo nnGaH that re-
coming sllver dolars and n,aking them legal
tenders will raise their value to 1cyel with
gnldf THIS Is the View contcndcd for by tbs
TRtnuNE.-Ep.
&1or ~ .Am iii
fall. The basis wiil bc too narrow. But by avail
Ing ourselves Ut tue double standard bot! cquaf-
y previous In the Language anil spirit U. the
Constitution, kesnmption and Prosperity, twin
ings beautifully amidst u rejoicing people. It
Is urged avatnat tho du1blG standard that thu
single one Inns been adopted BY tho Latin tIoy-
crnncnta. anl that for this rcasun wa should
voluntarily deprive ourselves Of one-ha1t of
tho money power OF Our country III working out
the resumption OF spcflc payments. To this
reply. that our ltst duty Is to be Just and true
to ourselves Silver a,l gold coin arc the tnors
etary standards Of tho Consultation. We ugrccd
principal Of their debt IL coin. We ltavc for
% meso .an s eaSs s FL 7 Sy"ao'l'sis' RS1S' ae1"
while gold Is ut premium, Fecciye 'argcly noru
And thcao premiums, - Ina been truly
tho sweat OF labor." Now, labor has
b0rne, with exemplary patlencc, quite
enough Of nJusticc aid oppression, and Il be.
hoogcs CONGRESS aud the Administration to
bring their best Judgments and their patcrnal
eynnputies to the confederation Of this question.
When the insklious Law Of 1878, .lemonctizlng
silver, shn1l have been repealed, VIC, hhaiI be
prepared " confer With otACr uoycrnll.cnts Ii.
relation to tho doubic Or sIu9lc standard. lu-
teruatIonRl Congresses laye tcen convened for
tho consideration Of lar tesa important subjects.
Meantime, ict US hopo that our Government
WILL mature and establish lnauctal systctn
which will equally protect the credit aud honor
Of thu uattun with the prosperity md huppincss
Of tho people. lIluaLow WgkD.