, 1879-08-09

Convention, now in session at 8aratoga, N.
T., In which be discussed the history Of the
decentralization of silver by the act Of 1873,
and repeated many Of tho exploded sugges-
tions and explanations go often given in
apology for that bad ACT.
80 much Of the speech ae relatcs to this
subject was wholly out Of place. Il had no
reference to ths subjects before tls Conven-
tion, and was Al impertinont, II not an
offensive, sttompt by subordinate officer Of
tho Government to aefend an act which tho
country denounced with great nnsnimity rs
soon M It's passago was genornlly discovered,
and to impeach policy which las boon
adopted in obedience to the donasnd of nine
tentba ot tho American people. The b.
metallic policy Of the United states existed
before Atr. Knox was born. Il in bis distaste
for 1t ho was able to effect its temporary
tliscontinunnce, a. q mora subordinate Of the
Treasury Department and personally in no
wiso responsible for National Legislation, he
might conaont to abide the emphatic decision
which restored that policy.
Mr.. KNOX undertakes to establish the ns-
sertion that everybody in 1878 knew that
silver had bean demonstrated, because in his
report to Congress in 1870 he had advised
tho tl;scont,nnanca of tho .itvor dollar III
adds to this tho stntamont that tho or,hor
of tb;a 1cnort !. drau, ,h.t eaot;o, ~ tho oot
which. with s,irht nmenamcnt tboroaftor
discontinued tbs co;naoo NJ The a;,ver.do,lor
niece" ": md that :. t1,o ti11 VA. nrinted t),;r.
tenn t;nos f" an1 cona;3orad i7rr;no f,vo min
ceaaivn sasa;ona trhn ,nfer,nc, from ,,oso
atatomcnts "a that Tho krou,r rrr,,oeo ~ t,a
hill lcfo7o conpres. t}urirr ,1,o f,go ~ ,no-o
aasa;on. ,voo b., aa,,,,ot;sa z;,ro~, ard .,,,t
that boino t},a ao1c do.,or ~ tha HI, ~
nrpa,ed ~ IN foca ~ t;,Ia m ono no,,11
n,oaa ionoranco ~ q. ,oesono Nav Mr
Kvor kno,,. vor,, ,vo,, ,,,st tte IN, 49,. ro,..
vo,nm;no,,s ,no, .h,+ :, na,a-a,1 ra.,s.,
fortv ~ NOW .,r;nto1 noaa,. t,..t = w.. ~
~. o,mo;,,,,a ~ -.ara;sx ,..s 49, ~ -, az
oo,a ~ n. ,,n,.ro,nant ae .,,n xa;a.s ' ~,
that fror, tbo F,rst ,;no - ,1,a ,a.t .haro ,~as
~ .r,,1 t,1 ,r,,;o,, ~. s,.,;,,..., -.
not IN tla sccrst won,d ha.a 1non, s,a.
~ ,;,r., a.,t.. - a;-11". ,rn
s;,vor ,7o,,.~ m,. d.,,..ss.,ss. -
a;on n.of.,,;n, - s -. " 49, ~ o.1s
,,,o III, roa;.aa H.. - 49, S..,"' s .s:" .I"'
,sn,,,1 49, =. - ,,a ae:..a w s - ...'a 49,. a eo,.a m,a
,;at H.. .,,,,,. s.,,.- ,ut ,t. r.
.e'at' "noo ois. nsoA
speaks OF the Dill having been printed "thlr-
teon times" ho leaves tho impression that
something WIS priuted tl,;rtaen timcs vl,,1,
oave no.;c. tn t1,a ,,o,,,1o - th, 1r,;t..7
t0o!"o ~ 'uo cn''co
,,o~s.s.,,a - M ~ ..,a % as @, "*.s "lou' n, ~ ~
s.;,oa ss ...u, As' ,.,,.. 80 l"s'' .la VI 'o'''
a,.,.,,', - ~, ~ 49, ~, :, V ~" ~. ~ ."as suoos
% .ha p,3.a~ M sa,,sr ILL., ns. o ss y. .uefoa'.es CONS
IT, .'o' o..',:u e: ~ uu'sa,ou u .h's aol.
-. "A'' asoo'','as ,,., ~ mr. hNo1' printed
tn,t.eon n sl.nsa VII mr. nso1' VINO elalms
20 ~ a. snu as .. .uo a0oslon OF INC not OF
800 "hiea o'seon1'huea tho coinage OF tho
s'1vel.ao'iAt 81 p'ece. iatn'sn Inc pubic with
',1e e1a'' "o1as ., '''as soouon making this
un""se' Hnu NJ, "n'Sn wefo printed thirteen
,''l'os. Ano u0aesal-co'nago oi1l might
hAso oeon pF'n'ea .a'rtson hundfod times
anu 10 ot.e "oa'a nave oeen informed by