The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-03-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Although the surreptitious work Of
1873 by which Congress demonetized
silver without seeming to know it has
been undone so far as appears practical
ble- National finances are evidently
fated to hold the prominent position
they have come to occupy among the
ruany subjects of National import dis
cussed in and out of Congress till the
end of the session The purpose OF the
imitation element to force the adoption
of their views through legislation, be
comes more and more apparent The
enactment of the free coinage feature of
the Bland Bill, emasculated by the Sem
ale, the repeal of the resumption act,
and the issue of greenbacks, backed by
the National faith "to an:amount equal
to the wants of business and trade" and
to be, like silver and gold. receivable for
all dues to the Government and individ
uals, are parts of the programme now
openly advocated. All disguise is being
stripped of, and the original supporters
of the Bland bill who refused to vote for
concurrence, have come to be recognized
as distinctive faction working to &C
complish unlimited imitation In view
of the many weeks-months indeed
devoted to an exhaustive investigation
of the silver question in all its hearings,
the complaint that the House and Senate
acted discourteously to the President
seems i'll founded. Nothing was to be
gained by delay and the mails and tele
graph lines were burdened with mes
sages urging imploring, or peremptorily
demanding the immediate disposition of
the matter both that business interests
should be relieved of the paralyzing
effects of doubt and uncertainty and that
other matters of momentOus import
ance might be reached. The chief OBJ
lection urged by Vice President Wheeler
Is said to arise from the feature of the
bill making the interest on bonds paya-
Bile in silver when the dues collectable
by the Custom Houses in gold were
pledged to that purpose and hence, to
that extent the bill amounts to practical
Sec'y Sherman is disap
pointing many of his critics by orders to
the mints to at once prepare for vigorous
work in carrying out the provisions Of
the bill; and there appears no valid
ground for supposing that he is not act
ing in entire good faith in the premises.
DIR Linderman is of the opinion that by
next month the mints will be able to
untertake the coinage of S3500OOO, full
capacity at present. The veto message
has not added much to Presidents rep
utation, apparently, among any Of the
Congressional faction nor among the
large number of intelligent men who
have watched the progress of this long
contest with the intensity of deeply iE-
terested observers. But the indifference
with which his utterances were received
was, perhaps, due to the fact that opin
ions had been gradually forming from
the additions daily made to the fund of
information on the subject through the
discussion in Congress and elsewhere,
and they were not likely to be over
come by any new contribution based on
facts and fancies which had been cited
thousand times to support theories Of
the most diverse nature.
The new coin will have on its diverse
side the head of the Goddess Of Liberty,
with wreath of wheat and cotton leaf
entwined in the full-howing hair, and
weaving a cap, upon which is inscribed
the word Liberty. Immediately over
the head is the motto in semi-circle
az Pluribus Unum" in Roman capitals
while the balance of the circle is COM
posed of 13 stars, and at the bottom is
placed the year of manufacture. The
reverse side shows what is known in
heraldic terms as the displayed eagle,
with the wingtips up, an olive branch
in the right talons and rrows in the
left, the bird encircled by a laurel
wreath, and immediately over its head
is The motto ain God We Trust" and
still above that the words "United States
of America" while just beneath the
laurel are the words "One Dollar"
The Presidents refusal to renew
Simmons commission as Collector at
Boston hu5- again b-o-7I.t up Ear rauiApu
all his utterances relative to Civil Ser
vice Reform, from his letter of accept
ance down to the latest intimations, on
that subject known to the public. The
relations Of Mr. Beard the successful ap-
plicapt to Messrs Dawes and HOar, par
ticularly the latter, are being rigidly
and it appears to be the
general verdict that no great progress
has been made by this change towards
the "disestablishment of the machine
Under the provision Of the silver bill,
the President is instructed to invite
the countries composing the Latin
Union (France, Switzerland, Italy,
Belgium, Greece and Bulgaria) and
such other countries as he may deem
proper to join the United States in
common ratio between gold
and silver, so as to determine the proper
weight Of the silver dollar. 1t is thought
Russia and Austria will be invited to
participate and perhaps some others.
Wood and the members Of his Commit
tee to revise the tariff, seem to have got
Just far enough in their work to make
their incompetency ridiculously appar-
ent- They are understood to have be-
come so hopelessly fuddled and to have
got their work into such a mess that no
hope is entertained Of their
extrication this session.
No hope is now INDUCED Of any Fed
eral interference in behalf Of Anderson.
The other members Of the Board and
other Republicans who have made them
selves exceptionally offensive to the Ku
Klux murderers of the South in the
past, are to be made to walk the plank
in their turn. Executed cIemency is
believed to be hinted at only to moder-
ate the first wave Of indignation sweep
ing over the North with no idea Of its
Maxwell.
The boiler in the Miami distiIlery, at
o., exploded last Monday
fatally scalding David Nor
ton and John Milts, employees.