, 1879-05-17
4 Howard Of Merit,

To The ElH0F OF The Tribune.
cEAAPA1oN ILL.,, May n,--1ho State Uniyer-
ttS at Chamuaign has Just received from Paris
Tue gold medal awarded to tt by the Jury OF tho
International Exposition for It's exhibit. Tho
medal has upon tho obycrso beautiful female
tt't with Q laurci wreath. atid Tie legend :" Re-
psbique Psaucalse," On the reverse Is shown
agtarciul ftrpale figure entire, with the trumpet
.! lame ta ono hand and laurel wreath In tho
oaeF, With spread wings aud ample tlrapary,
Iost!ng as II N tho air above the palaces Of the
Exposition. From tue side Of the figure q
fased Mercury springs forth. bearing III his
oo9fstshed hands talbot. on which is tsl-
t.nnsa t.s industrial Univcrslty, 1linois." The
feEelle lnteFnatitnale do 1871
nj 100 ineha! y accompanied With beautiful
Mnogtapled diploma, bordcrel and nearly filled
sns enuienatlc !lg'lges appropriate to tue c!ass
10 1AscA TUG Hctlal WIS taken.
the cSllte!t son. 10 the EXPOSITION for wh!cl,
1as1 ,un mcaa! r. was a"ardel included students
.oEX II manuscript, drawings Antl dcsi11s from
VII n:., hhg19eesnE md Architectural Depart
Ments' A'tt q set OF s!1ty-aliMr pieces Of Gle.
aso1asy thop pruetice-w0rk from the woud-
'aop' fours truly. 8. CEctL STANTON.
"nat Is tho Position OF the Republican
carry tetoro tho Country ou tho Silver
Question:
To The Editor ~ Iat 7ftbuns
.H'FAGo, s'ay 10.-I hand you herewith an
:. ustae' TX from letter from Republican member
Wy. voa2ttss wil!ct, no doubt, reflects the pre-
EAI's sentiment Of the Republicans in Con-
stea o'' The silver question, thus: at is q
uiea tset that the Republican rarty arc deter
m'aea MOI to disturb the Aoantial question this
ssssoa u hey can llclp It, and I fmagino yery
Wv VI mem will vote for the pending bill as It
ssI1. @aaus' lho ehauce Of great iudatiou by pur.
trrias s no VI y eenls Of silver, and then getting
tnMssles .t.n.a.les u the Government for 100 ccuts,
n tSes ~ ts "a DANGEROUS" II seems, therefore,
tnOor%,. tur uSed fact" expressed not onty With
sa. IN Y: courssss 1es'lns pzd ,t ets1m,nt s epu
p,ps,uasb tae gold standard, with oil lie ron.
GSsnss sG.s H!llrs! tho staudnrsl involves, asnoug
.V".s.A ~, are eonttnuca depression OF values Of
losyS.,as los y.aas essept gold dAd ho.,sls, continued
d., hassa, ~ y. continued Impression OF tho hebtor
rurepey y!c,!u,i,s ca,., them 70 my their debts IN
tne sun naa aos. part ereonbacka not worth at the
n sS .S moFe than silver, un pcrliapa not 80 ,,eh;
t,v,S, seltehcc, tile suhordfnntioti, may nut
u1e ennsayslncnt, OF Ill Interests mud indus.
III mona n'Ehly respectable but far too power
;s,es'sat ID W. s.nEton sst!s to Po f. a"S.t G1
esee'sssniatiTe. se ais in Congress- represent.
- o1r interests aud Ytshes. or
ihr.a I5 llooripE u,sder nisconceptton a. to
uH"s ,nteIfsts an wishes, hua are thus unw,t-
thty .a.Melerfesentlng their constituents whom
hs . us:to 70 rrrrcsent corrcc.lyl II my doubt
suS,,c,nan y - w position Of n,a,,y Western lu.
lie lrttns.l ls ~ congress, eau Elro extracts from
IT, H. pta nl oltcr congressman 10 prove It. Do
spde, spdpanitaas s. of tie West t!esira 10 haYs #
ts1n, vo,! ~ 1iiat they ara about entering IN tfie
st,rh rn.s! y! !eso u, The platform of d policy
lie eonIntI IHtlatea tile gotu standard restricts
a,,rom,sE aaa circulation Of silver within tho
1Is':aa aId uxrmauy 10 dspret@tata @ @ ua a nroirt
Ii ~ ~ im'ltt All discourage liz use rs 1uouev}
Il ths t44l We could not put Into tho hands
lJe,deni3 ea t!tc Republican party IN tho ncxt
'''s s'ees4oH. j. Ii. Kspz1E.