New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-25

soon 10 be publisher. Inc ITOlcSs"r ~ F'lS
sure that Mr. TIlden and Speaker Rauda I are very
bad men. and that Clerk Adams, of the House, pre-
vented the publication of hls-that j., the O."yrr-
report. Mr.. Wilcox takes very =Ombre views of the
future. but quite confident mat the AUpuDhc VIII
survive If he Is spared is an expert.
THE SPEECH OF TIE SECRETARY.
When | came to Maine some doubt was ex-
pressed as TO how people would vote this Fail. AT
INV fears have been dl-slpated by the magnificent
sembes nave met since my arrival in he state Last
night IN Portland, thought had the finest audi
cncc had ever behed, and ton ght see large
b!age " intelligent voters. nearly al u whom VIII par
cIpate IN the election in short time, and who
take an interest IL public questions and love hear
them fairly discussed
A REPLY 10 DEMOCRATIC QUESTIONS.
Iuave no a set speech 10 make TO you Tonight On
arriving ia Portland IOdud Democratic paper, sad
70 bee the most Influential democratic paper IN Maine.
and it propOUnded great variety OF questions.
II looked TO IKE o set Of uerrOgatOrlos prOpOuBded
By some clever lawyer 10 bother witness. looked
over these questions 90 ud what 1t was The people Oh
Maine desired me TO talk 20 them about. Judge my
amazemeu Co fud that Twelve OF these questions re-
lated 10 dispute that had occurred in Congress the
last ten years. whether bonds Of the United states
should be printed by private bank-n0te company or
the Bureau OF Printing This barren topic proposed
me, Mr. FIVE could have told you all about any day
without importing from Onto. This matter
act Of Congress three years ago. Jaw was passed
in Congress requiring that these securities should be pub
Isued ia the Bureau OF Engraving aud Printing. When
assumed me Office Secretary Of the Treasury. being
modest man, concluded that would refer that 10
Congress: and Congress- especially Democratic
House. directed that should, IN pursuance OF Jaw, print
these securities IN the ureau Of Engraving ana PRINT
in. and II was 50 done. and did suppose there
was any controversy about ~ but twelve OF these
questions related to this very important subject.
The balance Of the questions, sixteen IN number re-
lated ~ what il called the Glover CUmmittee-a commit
tee appointed by a Democratic House 10 explore the
Treasury department., II anybody had stolen any
money. NJ. Glover came 10 the Treasury Department.
Every facility given MN to examine all the receses
OF that great department He allowed experts %
and him in that work, and after 1t was al OVER
he did rot lind that anybody had taken any money
belonging 10 the United States of America
ana am glad 20 say you that for three not
single dollar OF public money mas been lost or wasted
from the Treasury Department.
Mr. Glover made a report that he did not find that
anybody had stolen any money, but he round that there
mad been some IRE guaruCs from time TO time COM
mttcd in the Department several years ago They
found one honest fair-uiuded man, Dr. LndermaB, aud
me Democrat. and they bounded him into his grave
upon what honestly believe was a false and unfounded
charge The report was made TO Democratic House.
and though some Democrats were drawn into the
meshes the House decided that it not worth the
cost OF printing.
All OF these questions that II was desired should
sneak about wera rejected by a Democratic House and
Democratic committee. Mr. Glover not returned
TO Congress- and some time after gave lis report
some newspaper print, at It's own expense or at his
don't know which.
COIN AND COIN BONDS.
Every knows That on the sofa OF June 1868 the
Understanding debt OF this country S2,39l $50
coo but it is 100000 or reduction Of over
S5OOOO0OOO. As early sG7. the whole OF this debt
was converted into bonds bearing the great mass
OF IT, per cent, ana some few per cent interest
Myself ana few Republicans tried to reduce this rate
Of interest and we defeated-evcry Democrat and
few Republicans voting to issue per cent Instead of
per cent bonds.
There is scarcely any division Of opinion on this ques
ton Of the unlimited coinage OF gold and silver II you
will make the silver dollar equal IN value 10 the gold
dollar Republicans favor Of the ISSUE Of silver
dollars; but We want 70 make them equal In
yalue 10 the gold dollar That has been the doctrine
held by our fathers. might quote ~ you from the
language Jefferson and Hamilton, and all the found
ers of tue Government When the nrst coin issued
timetable money provided for by law, and JeiIer-
sOu and Hamilton both coucurred in careful examine
ton analysis to dnd what was the
relative value OF the two metals at tpat
time. and they determined that Gfteen ounces
OF silver equal 10 one ounce % gold and that was
the true relative market value Iu 1885 Congress
temncl that sixteen ounces OF silver 90 one OF gold
the true ratio; bat sixteen ounces of silver are
not worm ounce OF gold. II would issue silver
dollars az the old rate We should nave dollar
worth - cents IN silver and gold dollar
worth 100 cents. Free Of silver al The ratio of
the nglc standard OF silver. What
OBJECT 10 :, the coinage Of silver dollar which is
worth ony - cents, and which thus viii demJuetLo
gold and leave silver the only basis OF our coinage.
Silver cola has been made the football Of dcmagOgneS,
until many persons led O believe that Re-
publican party opposed 10 tie coinage Of silver, while
II was tue Republican Tasty and the Resumption act
itself thai provided Tor the rccanaEe OF silver INTRO
anced into current Use IN place VI the fractional cur
r new and stands ready To coin without it atits
market ratio OF GOLD, while the Greenback element
wishes TO coin silver dollar worth only, on the aver
age 80 cents aud with cheaper money % i'm
ur contracts aud ban4Hn gold. They recOg-
nze the fact acAnO wiedged by all the world beside
that BY the laws trade silver las deprecated IN
comparative value with gold, and mat the silver dollar
Of twenty years ago worth iutrinscHlly 10 per
cent less compa cd with gold than u was then.
lThis Discussion continued in much the same
language as the Portland speech. Mr. sherman further
saidl:
TIE DFLUsIONs or THE GREENBACKKRs.
Our Ohio GreeubackeTs are OF little different stripe
from your Maine GreenDackers They the whole hog