, 1879-08-01

10 ths Editor " The Tribune.
CHICAGO, luly Nu.-Tl,c Chicago Times OF To-
day says, "Wlsen tue existing Silver act wns
pending, iia friends Inserted most positively
that Its passago would instantly restore the old
ratIo.''
The fsic nds Of the Silver hill did nat assert
nnv a,c., thing, tho Ti,nes TO the contrary not
withdrawing. The Silver bill had fricpds be-
causo 1t was n step In the right direction,
Though only n very short one. Fos Tic salsc of
cul!gAicnng the Times, | will tell 1t what the
ftiends Of Tire Silver bill "asscrted most posi-
They asserted TINT The demonstration OF ett-
ycr In Enropo and this c0tintry, mil It's cxclu-
sloit from the stock Of metal srotD which money
IL coined, was iona bY the money power to In.
ercaso tho value OF money, aud has Increased
The value of money enormously, and Increased
ttm strength Of the money kings 10 1uat tltat
uxtent.
monct!zed instead ot silver, IT would have
fallen IN valuc far moro than silver lsn8.
Tie - asserteA' II u,at Il the European Stntcs
nnd this country should retnonctizu silver,
The friends OF tho Silver blu 'snsscrtct. +" and
do now aescrt, tliat nobody asked for the
decentralization Of silver except the money
power, and nobody opposes tts demonstration
except the rnoncY-ppweF ni,u It's un!d agents.
with few corrupt politicians.
Wtun the c0lnaGo Of Cold and silver Ia froc
and they hre M unlimited lcrnl tender, the tle-
tlIa.1d will be for the cfcapcr con, ad continue
10 oo Mntii u urass u np 10 W.. pcLn"ps III, apnFe
!mr Mt.i Int o.nGs, nno U'e'+ ''es Will act "s
Every nun l,tows that. when MI tho silver
nn,! a. m ti,e me-; eoa s coined ahto moneS, money
Wy! oe twlee ~ plenty As IT A. is when tl'u gold
nny sohGv ~, ,',1o !ootity. ~. Moaus,pp"es @
money It would come Into competition With
their accumulated millions, hence. their per-
s'stens opposition bEriiokl hiLphr11'
.. -
The c''fscna' Leasn" mud tho Grand Jury
f.,nn.no. ,tn,v ;,1.-f,ur nttcntlnu has been
~, .x,.,, "a.".' se ~. w..
caueo 70 your o1seFsa''on WIN toscleneo W 'l'o
present Grand Jnfy, wherein It IS stated upon
information that o majority of tho members Of
TINT boly we1o chosen with sneola1 reference 10
w.. I,,,,s'..n.. ~ th ,s,, ~.
~ 49,, y. ~ 49,, ~" ~. ,'',1 ~ -,
looh-Heepess VINO nave Dccn le'u to pal' ior
selling liquors to mlnors And IN confirmation
of this suggestion you refer to tile lnct tl.at
nn4t ,r ,hnac co.ra !. brv. hcen s,urrcd ovcr m
49,, 49,. =, 80. ~..I.. t,.,.r,,..a :,
INC p1ea u n'o'o pseds'''s oos'l'cos'
Wo wish 10 thank you lot the6c timely 'vofus.
| VIC hive not been ignorant tint since the In
n1.,nrntIon OF uur work mora than onc of our
,a. ..st,,.. ,,ao,, Iii. !.
u'"aa 'u.iea s.s '<e.''H4V ny W., ~,
VIC" o. dcieatlhE tIe WosA ~ WHICH tho C'si-
| 1eha LehV4e u euehRct'' 80 tlAt ~ ias neel W.
most impossible to secslre indictments. even
Whete tllc psooi WAS cohtiisise hhi tl'e DARIUS
lia1 occn uous'a pFef " tac c1afihltlE hlAEls,
tfate' bnt We Ieloice thAt you i!oso rev chllea
attention TO this owl. as We trust public SEM.
mcnt viii, now mat attention IS aiEccted 70 tlils
vicious practice. eoercc reform IN tats re-
gaM: - =. ,..
Let us add tl'ls, however; X Inc snloon.keep.
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