New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-01

Winning ont the Internal Revenue suggested by some
There IA no doubt but that tho ver Coinage Act must
be stopped No merchant would be insane enough w
keep on buying goods that his customers do nor Ns
Nor wuuld "A manufacfU continue making thht Whlcu
nobody Wonld buy. All the silver coihhHe lIAt ~
possibly I've wanted is Iniiedby the amount requi0u
In your questions you say nothing abont National
BANKRUPT law. the passage OF which Woau 90 ,I 1no
XLYfTIth Congress much credit IheTe is nol mn a
facurer who does not feel the need % soh
law Give us short session strong endorsement OF
Civil Service. National Bankrupt laws. repeal Tue S-
yer Dill; let the tarln alone Win tnese tN %
give the manufacturer cheaper material ana INC oo
cheaper snppes give us Tree SHIPS nee cu
lumber free potatoes ana sugar; in ia MAKE all
material free, and then you may eAltc 10 se0S
any fair man yOu nominate In 1884 Tor fresiuehI
REPkKsExTATIvEELECT BAGLET, OF NEw-IoKK " /
think tho policy OF disturbing the tarin would be er-
it Oud be futile. Nevertheless II Is
the duty OF the Democrats to place themselves on reco
by resOutiDn or other wise expressing their ntenuoh
when the opportunity oer Of judciousy amending the
tariff and relieving the people Of she expressions conc
dent with the present excessive taxation
"The passage OF the silver Coinage Act particularly
its compulsory provisions, was considered by many OF
the wisest men in country OF doubtful eKpedleney
Subsequent events proved this view correct IL IL
Ike the play OF Hamlet with HuHet left out for
while the Government invested in the metal the coin re-
fused TO circulate 10 any great extent and the monde
script trade dollar, unrccpguzed aud ds0WHed Dy tue
Government, came thick as leaves In NalhlnOfOsa 10
u,rp Inc Mace of "A legal tender ana annoy and disturb
TadCspeOpe OF America, while the dehased dollar o.
4l2l2 grains sought aud obtained quiet secIsoh "lth
the dark vaults OF the Treasury. Had the CON pos
sesed the intrinsic value o. d. Lar, say $50 grains e
would not have been OF questionable honesty
The compulsory provision should be repealed. The s-
certificate Is uiteTcht matter II UIes llc hoA-
circulating fol- home commercial purposes IL mas
bac King and promises something and therefore, nor
monetary tramp without a home or friends. Inc
greatest objection II is that 10 promises to pay dollar
Wuen u only 90 cents. The silver CeiuHC@tc,
backed by bullion, Is worthy OF existence
me Hon. 5. - Cox is Cmpua!icdlly my cholCN TOT
Speaker and mean 10 support nln ana expect MN 10
DC elected.
ANoIuER DIsTINGUIsHlD NEW-YOER REPREsLAlA-
TIyE-EIECT 10 not believe the good OF the country
viii be promoted by an attempt to make
d general revision Of the tdTlh during the next
session. The manufacturing and industrial inter
ests throughout the country were seriously dis
turbed By the agitation last winter. To reopen the
question now before the operations and results oil the
present revised tariff can first known, would be in
furious 10 the Htere5ts OF the country.
81 think silver useful for small CON- ana that IT should
be coined only to such the OF the
country requires This must necessarily be left 10 the
discretion VI the Secretary OF the Treasury at least III
vacation of Congress- strongly impressed MIN inc
value and usefulness OF the National Banking system
do believe that silver certificates are needed or VIII
prove beneficial In my Judgment silver should not De
made legal tender beyond the amount necessary FOR con
velence business IN making change thlnk the COM
pusOry OF Silver Coinage Act Should ne re
pealed and the silver certificates stopped.
pom question OF the Speakershlp prefer not TO
express opinion until Congress meets. hlle mem
bers tins state be expected 10 prefer one OF
their own number for whom they have tie he hest ana
most aiectiOnate regari DO not believe there VIII De
any iacOus opposition TO any other candidate ne IS
Indicated by the majority OF the members