The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-04
A srALwARr ON SILVER.


A srALwART ON SILVER.
The Chicago Inter Ocean is staiwart
m.ner, and strikes stalwart blows III
whichever direction it aims them.
There are no milk and water Or half
breed ways about it. The factions elc-
men: in its party has long since found
that out. 1t has now turned Its a:te'-
ton 10 t:cInOlisl,img nono-:'eta:iisSs. In
nh article in recent Issue "f that jour
nal. under the caption "A Plan fora
Panic" the writernsent!ons the E'c' that
the President seems to regard his duty
\. done wl1ou he Endorsed the recon-
,ncntlation Of Secretary Fo!gcr in regard
to withdrawing the silver certificates,
and then gives expression 10 the follow
ing sensible views:
The law provides that any holder O,
silver dollars may deposit the same with
ID. treasurer ot any Assistant Treasurer
Of ih. United States in sums of not less
than $40, each corresponding" with the
denomination of United States notes.
Said certificates shalt he received for
Customs, taxes, and all public dues, an.l
when 50 received may hc rrissued. Bot,
the President and Secretary of the TrC;.s-
u:y say that this provision WAS inserted
in the law as u part "fthe policy vt the
government to- maintain the standard OF
the silver dollar ut or near til" vClus OF
the standard gold dc'!ar.' II this were
true it would hardly l,ca valid oil; ccsion
10 The issue nj the certificates: but III
,i,<. conn cti:.n USE! hy the Secretary
liz. statement gives false impression Of
~. design oi Congress. The fact is that
when tic silver dollar was again legal
in,l ii WAS the desire IF Congress, that it
:,I:ut.!;l !.. given SIT equal c.n,li'.. with
rs gold brother, and, what Was Of more
consequence, :'u :! should ;~ made
av..!:,s':c -: - part nj III" cir, ;l:.-
ton Of the country. \ provision for
Tx. isS,,C Of .:c.si certificates Isal already
been made ard was III force. and tie
SAME advantage was given to silver. Il
wsMni l." a. Just, therefore, (" say that
gold certificates were authorized in an
attempt I" make the gold dollar },"p:.-
lar as ~ affirm, the like Of silver. TIL,
.ru:i, is. a. ''very'",H:' knows, ti,at 10th
:-0'I :n'| silver arr. 700 bulky fcT uh;.-
W" ,i:.:: is ;'iHnr:. Tie people n": Only
| y" per money -: two kinds i;::>.:l un,n
coin iii the 'rsvasury--ln,s..d uEnn coin
;l:at t. Il iers: tender for III! dt,es-anA
w:,:,t va!i;: anil weli-!,:.nt:,yl o:.;c.: inr
here is 1" their use it would I've interest
| I'M: t. snow. T:.c actual and real ca,.~c
| oi the opposition to these silver ccrtiii-
c:l!:.s Goes hack nf tn" cstcnsii,!r Reason
therefor, and - '.ased on cnlnity to the
>i.vc: dollar itself. TIL. paper r,.pr.sc,,-
| t:..iT.-s a.: ~" silver dolis: ::,r trD Io,,,,-
IL: - ,;;cn'y H.: tie !'t;,'.. rt mind nf
THESE wh" have SO Professionally opposed
that coin. One fact aiOn? shows the real
stat" g. iii: familiarity better than an
hours re ,>Hningcoull' l". The Secretary
.:a%>: THE department haas issued sill
Yer cert :tiroit's al the several s.,l,-tr,,>-
ur% offices. u.mna deposit Of gold coin.
III! thr";.:;. this :.":,l,Sccr:i;;ratc. were,
i*s';:*' Tor nearly al the silver held Us
tn" !r:'Stry.' Ti;cr.. j. :: mast INN r.
t"'h statement. ~ enc breath The SEC
r.'i;:ir tells Us t:.;t III" u'.iccton t. i,,r.c
ct:t.ii":.'tS Is that :!'v are payable. IN
~':E''r 'lc!'"rs wort, hut 81 cents in COLI,
;n.; ia tn" NY: ti'at the ...nr.rurc -,
.1,,s'v Is" :!,"', LAT :l..v ha,r even d..
.*'' .s'.a' IL millions ut the s..tyr;
>,'!'~ u :>u'i;': ~ obtain .:,"tii:ca,rs
v'''":! ~ rl!; rI.:y;':ic il: IT,, 81 HS cent
':'''"!.. And III: j. the la.t. Tie ,,r,-
;'t = %nt''s PAPER E,..,ey based ;pon m
,":i h!,,c c:,in q: ~: :..,i::,. COZ! ;,.r
III! rvs. "n:i" hci'! =, -, tanks g:
;'..'; ~ their rt>crvr. .in wet ,ir ;,,a,c :,s
ban not. Therefore: IT,, !"s!,i:. y! ~
~ t:.:'.'.'.""n tie cI!.::c,:>,',,1~ .:o!,; r..,
in '''rir Possession tor evidences: 81; ;u-
;l..;'''s'nc>~ calling only for silver. ;;,,.!
M '""r;.n:'.:' To-day j. IN The E.n.!.; -.
TIC i;'"ii!" /" tNc a.i,,,lnt OF So. .ah,,sA,
40" - THIS the Il aalsNst OF silver ,c:,,
u, ''iri'A'; ION. aE'! we have 500 ON, ON,
~ w: currency of til" country made III,
o. silver :t!on" and lis REPRESENTATIVE.
- 10 WEI say '':*t t!,;+ i!,nit.i:!n SIN,
.i;''. not !cr':"t: IN important f:,.tnr
III me prosperity which ia: :.ttt need H."
Hh"n'''a! :;'!.,:''* ~ ~" ,,;,ntrv ,;.r t,.e
M'>: ~" years And s,.u:n.c tx. s:,,,-
='";'"h> "n'! Recommendations Of ,.,c
$50 italy arc accepted an,: art"., ,,.:,,n
y! Congress, wiz, :vi,! IA" {: p III; III nm
t"t business Of I'll" country: Can :,,v
III -l;!c~s man view ,',c r,o.:;;i,:. ar ,v..,
!m;ss',,ic results without apprehension
:'"r;;i! :ipwar q: .$1U, WN,. OM nr cuvrr,,,..
"hi'n Ii :" :'"i that gold j. ca:scr!y OK.
changed for it. amd What will h.. IN. ~.
:t:' ", inc trade aM" general commerce.
81 INC nation: What would L.. the cf.
iect on wages, on real c,;..te, OF, mann.
~: occurring on all kinds OF Industry,
', mere IS not a single interest il The
:,, ","n t''at would not suffer, except thu.
brokers' and those who make n l,usinrs.
az ,,,r "1' '.! money. 1t would lc the
could we'll he devised. and s!di" s'I' =, that
fore meet with the most ,lat..,"';',' ','e'e-
position from all quarters. "" .,'' ",.
whether even the men in East.r,, " '';t:
who are theoretically with the S..r ot.,e*
would approve such q co,,r.1. ,sv,.a '
eyer eyer, the feeling there. howev.r" I'LL .'
w est and South are determined =, +,' 'mc
opposition, and, happily, have str. ,,,sir
c =. IN Congress tn pfeyentth" ,"ion