New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-14
WRESTLING WITH THE SILVER PRO3LEx.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Mortimer Clugston, Editor and proprietor OF Inc ls
Doodeve Yeper,' sat at his Office table, with ms
head leaning upon his hand, and looked with pro9una
abstraction at the wall In front OF hcb a{ Ss dnnei
into the ink from time to time under vague impress
sion that he about TO write something. ,,aons
Editor ClugStOn thinking. \ cOrrespohdens
had written to ask him TO explain in his next issue
whether The Yelper' was in favor OF inc snEe o o
bimetallc standard of currency. ana ne was u}lhs
make M his mind about IT, If he decided IN favor 0t
the single standard he would probably onenu tnoIo
Allen sparks the most influential farmer III buoktnrn
township who had taken ms paper ever sinse ny ~
started and If he came out IS an adNGcay u Ru nLo
Who advertised 10 the extent Of - year IN INC
Yelpcr might order the card OF t Rsv Ionng and
rising journalists have been confronted WITH prop
lem NOR ag matter Of fact Editor Clueston ddnt
eyactly know how he stoOa on the question himself,
Thought struck him lie PIT on ni haI ms's aD Da
the street, made his way 10 the WIG i' ~
on coming ont Of the bank he went 70 tne sT1ngo
store where he was fortunate enough 10 u ',Ht %
SIen sparks and for half an hour he cohVerSeu "'h
him financial sublectS. ho ioc,ed himself in his
,ctv1n and ar the end Of an hour ana nan ho
emerged from II with the following ,.,..,
>. constant Reader asks what stand the leipcr
M has watched the course OF this paper II Is naluy
necessary 10 say that we have aI"aSS ybich will
sposcn ,re ~ us the liberties vOuch;afed by mo
fonnders Of our glorious Republic We nave ~ diu
tuOn ,ne The world over must always hold conf
VI ,loco standard coin OF the nltcu o'ic'
a. ,I,a ane time II must be- apparent 70 every ,pet'
"a rnmisnaticS that silver. as preennlchN NY P,v
I o.. ~, mn own mines the foundation OF many an
Gu,t ~ nolitical career indispensable Tor I've
Establishments Of plating and small chahte nus nus ~,
a,ablv he regarded natural ana pUPV' o's 80,
Tational and International commerce Nv IL ~ ,bo
Ne.to cbo Non cod medium o barter the other Il mo
a. .-r,ed imppmcnt Of trade. Nations may ,ono
d ~ omnres rise and fall and dyhas,les oIu'no9
do ans, but the foundations OF eterhal tru'D 90
nv ca 1iu remain mistaken. and the ehdurlns Laoi'
l''r h.no,,s system OF finance, founded on the IN
,.ohi nrinciples Of National honor ana ihteri'N.
,riu stand through the ages. secure anlu t!,e 80
'" ord tho crush ~ worlds down 10 the la,esV
=, ,,n%ie ~ recorded time. standing pronoy errcI.
81 NV ole eve gazing mfinchngly at TIE glorious oro
~ dow The goddess OF freedom VIII forever hoiu aols
rho hammer of equal and exact lu>u'e 10 az, III
J ~ The peopie by the people and for the people,
now and forever one ana m''P"'"oo'
We are under obligations 10 orr od iIleIu -
,lon sharks for a mess Of the finest Bcduty oI ncu
,notoes that ever melted in hungry editors ul'';
Uncle Allen is OF the leading agrru uI,ee a.. a..
nv rountv man of rare Intelligence. ana owns as
good farm ~ ola bu'"'"o'" i'''f
Long may he wave.
our worthy and accomplished friend Juuee p Ut
rcr the GENIAL president OF thc DooucN, .,d N.
snrnt last Wednesday Wishing MS ma1l, .io -
ti,rkers' Corners, The Judge Is ehtltleu ~ |" ~
@ ana ,ben IRON, the arduOls labors that nave macs
l' I Iii cortinuc 10 make the Doodevllle BANK 0uo
NJ the safest Institutions IN AherlS" "S noorna
In enioy these refreshing seasons oi r"s' an" i'"
non for many year 49,, ,,n.-.o, rrining the nerspi-
There - exclaimed Mr.. CmgSton wpifS me PcsSP,.
ration from his Jove Ike brow, Inat uV 49,
plaster the difficulty over ABOUT re"' ~" ~
my head for gonFu'