The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08

AN ENGLIsHMANS VIEWS ON THE QUESTION
SHARP CRITICISM OF THE MEASURE
The following letter was written TO New York
merchant by distinguished English gentleman, who
is largely Interested In American securities
, MARCH 81 1878.
DEAR -:-I am beginning 10 feel very uncOm-
Portable The u.ure prospects Of the United States
and fear It IL gong 10 snow itself to the world as
East Yankees exhibited IN Sam SIickl II seems now
clear beyond doubt that the silver bill has been
passed BY such majority IN both both. chambers r e. 70
Sans creditors must just submit 10 be mulcted oil their
eight or ten cent or whatever II may prove to be
An American, named Arthur I.tvermore, publishes
defence Of this bill In letter 10 the Times Of yester
day, goth, whicn dare say you Will have seen. and he
argues that injustice done, neither there any
vestige repudi by the measure, because when
the bonds were drawn up the word sRold' was not
spsched tho sentence being 40 be paio IN OF
value Of the United states tho l4tn day Of
July, 1870 And what was at that date the coin
renrexent,ne the standard yaluef or course IL WAS
gold and il was so meant and has bcen SO paid ever
since until these cute gentlemen from the Vest found
that II would be cheaper and more popular among
y cute people to pay In o dobased silver coinage and
tho pth OF Mr.. Lvermores closing paragraph 10 that
Mcssrs. 49, told tnelr client, 49,, that such and
that because foolish enough 10 believe them ne
deserves to lose his money. Now, u unfortunately
cal cuseness another money QUESTION comes before
Congress. and Is being discussed there n0w-namely,
the payment OF the money awarded by the CANADIAN
fishery Arbitration. clearor case oil right ! never
saw at If arbitration is TO settle interna
tional differences. ! suppose the payment will DO
made, but very iact Of tncre being doubt and
discussion about II in Congress is dis.
grace 10 the country. When tho award Of
the Geneva arbitration tribunal was pronounced
against England though tho highest legal authority
In ths protested against It, and vndicated his
protest Oy one o. hs asss . ana ,n mo @
TO the arbitration and must ABIDE by H. and likc an
honest old TOOL las cute Yankee might say), he paid
the money. The result showed how unjust ana exag-
gerated tho award had boon, Tor after every possible
claim had been examined and satisfied there re-
States could snow any claim. know what IN such
the governme oil England, France or Germany
would have returned the ovorpa,d amount 70 It's
rightu owner, but such an idea never occurs 10
Uncle Sau
coming times IN tho United Statesf Whether q
souuder moro honest feeling is 10 pervade the
from bad 70 worse Have you read toe
insane political and social programme published by
The socaed "national party" IN Ohio W "iour hum
dred delegates representing twcntyfour OF tho thirty
eight States Of The Union2" ! nope the members Of
this body may attain any importance, but the
SO great, and they arc 80 easily led by mschievous
demagogues, that am not without apprehension Of
some very serious results OF confusion and violence
the dissemination Of these national party doc
tr,ncs. have read similar rubbish In the speeches
and pamphlets OF the socialists and intcrpatonals in
England, France and Germany, but they kept
check by u much heavier mass OF law and military
than they In tue United Staies and you saw
last summer the enormous amount OF damage and
destruction committed tn lew weeks by branch
only Of union oil Workngmen. You saw also tncn,
what much worse icasurc, that the militia. when
called out fraternized with the rioters and yet with
territory large all Europe In which to keep the
peace and enforce order inc UDited States govern
ment refuses TO MAINTAIN an army OF regular troops
equal 10 thnt Of the smallest and most Insignificant
State In Europe-that was all very well when wages
enormously high, provisions cheap and aud
could be bought Tor au old song, or DO aquatcd on
without any idea Of purchaser but now that you arc
beginning to feel the pressure TO which wo have long
been exposed, Of dense population, low wages ana
FOOD and clothing, the raI OF the United States
constitution Is also beginning, and II romans 70 be
how IL will stand the STRAIN. have for SO many
years felt a deep interest the United States, not
only on account OF tho many good aud great men
whom they have produced but account also of the
affection with which have regarded and still regard
many belonging 20 those states, that ! cannoI
wiihout pain that country which claims TO have
RED the blessings OF liberty aud education to higher
pitch than any country earth gradually
falling of lower standard OF sound aud political
morality, a state in whicn the ignorant masses
cruiied annually from tho ranks OF the socialist OF
scourings Of Eurooe, and led by mischicvous aud de-
signing domagogucs, threaten 10 overpower even In
the Legislature, tho pcaccabio, educated and indus
trious citizens IN the upper strata OF society bopo
you Will DO able show that my cars and anxIo-
vain.