, 1879-07-02
THE SILVER QUESTION.
). .Arrn1Rntuont ct the 1lntacratA--A Cohstl-
tutlonnl I&nanttfnent pr1,l>oteh 10 Guard
Agntnst 1tnprnrrr Influences.

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.n.,nn"' 4.n,t.ns,t ~. @ ,sn,,,..oI ~ G"s.a
tutlonn1 Amah'''hent = ir'i'oso" :" '"'ef"
tn Tho Editor o' Tar Tribune.
TA1RHuRr. ILL.,, juno 2s.-1n the examination |
of all subjects It js TOO often the casc thnt the
I'D ma, yt,o, fort. oro 1cft IN ozcr,,
".'a ht.,saa All ..t,,,.,
ty. or esch coa,pletety h'u"cn' anu Aotneslmes
It Is even trnc tEat the moro discussion. tho |
more are the greatest and most material facts
nm t,,cy In mt .icnart. ,;nr ran
s,'a ~, ',t,.a,,oa ,sa ,nn,,,nfn. h,a1o, fnr
the5 pe "lspensu. l.ss 1"ea"".e'' ~ a" 'n. .o'
d time ny the foEe anu fapoFs OF INC valley,
they stayd silent and immOyablc, like Gods
acnttucls.
G..s,.., o,,,,p ~, +,,c orc,+ mil n,o,r trn}ta
1'sa.eNt asno's ~ Nv 'a 49,. "m a..,sn
bearing on thc s!scf faest'ot is 4't "el''zetlea
md un9ucsttnncd TACT that the United volume
Of specie, both gold and silver, In tho civilized
yord or IN INV nart of It. or tn the who]u worl,1,
WIN :" - s,'. IT.. o,,o,,oh ~ ,o.n, .,,o,,~a
10 not "oro tna'' o'''c's cho,e" :" t'' " aee"io
basis Tor ex'sttn paper cfcast3 IN various iofhas
Including papsr money, exchanges, bonds, debts,
etc.. Whose yast aggregate, rs compared With
~. ....,,n. ~ s,.rlo ,,u. boou tt}v co,n ror,1
.'c @''or ~ ,'ss..a Se ~, s4.r,,tn,. ,,,'n, ~.
to pyramid 'hsestea ana stahu'ns UPON 'ts
apex.
The amount Of nil the specie, then, being
onlv cno1,ch for security md stability. 1t IA not
o. n" s.s ~. .,.non.t,,o,io,, l., E,w,ts,u, oftsr
arrange t1'at ue'no.c''1as4ou -, IHIiA''s' nt..l
LII 0AkbIG u ""tItteo o"ou" AtA ~ -sN"''t ."
transferring property to fewer owners, md re-
init the masses to desperate struggle for nrcntl
a,,5 fo~ i,f, o,u1 frrrlai, m oiuundnnrc NJ very
a''a -, "s IT,. ...s,,orhoa,,r ,,,a ~ -
that mighty fcudnlism which now dominates
over nearly 800, 600, ,000 Of people, and currt'pts
no1ftfcs. )icsaturc, civilization, and even Clss-
t,nn,tv ,,self
In Geru1any tho Same transfer OF property
and ruin o! debtors followed decentralization;
md here III tho United States almost oil mort
r.roJ nroncrtv vii, hc socrtflc1 IN, Ia ycry vol
Known NJ NJ. VIM "isn ~ h"o"h "'Iess lIa
people arc allowed tl'eIr clear. u'ldoubted' IN
hcrlted and God-elycn right to the :nll ,lso Of
tin erttrc nrod,,ct of our silver n,tuos, as well
d " guy. ,,.. a,a T., r,,,t,,,,, +,,,,,
After the discovery OF eo'a III Iasnorh'h lhefe
was a tins when the plutocrats of Europe pro-
fcsset, to believe It right md necessary, In tic
Interests " Ioou e.'',1''.t, 49,, ".I". -,
vanccmens, integrity, CIVILIZATION, anu osacT' 10
1elnonctize Rold, anil mike silver The exclusive
standard. Aa recently with silver, It was then
ur,,c, t,,ot ~. ou,n,;tv wn. m vnst TINT debts
,ranh1 ha naId ~ mn "hcanr. mi in i1onrcciatci
mcta}.-coji bt fnr relatively Jtprccfatcd bY tilo
% riss il rriees Of othcr commodities. 80
ShrrTdcr pottc,cs prevailed, however, ABROAD;
AMI hv ,,cans If rn,rnnd b,iilitns NH cxtraya.
o.",s bnre III. wnnt Of nn,innni noiiry nnI by
riril wnr. roli proiuct uucxamplsd on Garth
xinre thr hertunInv al history was transferred
from us 10 o,irr countries. '
Ti,cn. in ii" Isrnvlt]enrD Of evrnts. IN o,,r gold
,ninn. ,,ertncd md nur rrsourvrs ,Iiminishcd.
.n,nc an the iiseoyrrv md onenins of mr. stly.r
mines. And Mr. lincoln. ns any s,ntcan,nn
shn"i,; anw ri, rrnvI.ntini rnjics mi nr.
nn,,Td n,,,1 snf. ,,nthwnv wnnj,1 tn nncyed. md
s,r"r Tonfl nrorr ] mir tit,nnriai hnlwnrk'
Sn, ti,.n. IN tho saIrn vror int Tie rrrot md
.rts,t. T",,,,i IVA an.is3 In In vaar ts1,E ~.
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