New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-03
yeCPETiRY UINDOWS REPORT

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'.r 'I o,r,(,nic oninions without any facts
.a,', =, snnno., Them. But all who have a
';a''o,., dos,o 70 know something on such sub
..;,, n,d :, Mr. WINDOWS report a mine
'r;,,r,,,,o+;or RaroIv. if ever. has there been
'i,I;a document Of greater educational
..or,o its array Of facts will be tircSomc only
70 those who want to know rs little as possible
I,. .ho hu.;,c.s and industries Of the Ma
49,: Il co.nplotolv di>poSeS of host of
,., ,,licb in recent elections have been
..,;.,hio,or.
rho notion that the Trca >urv is on the verge
,, boviro boon ompticd Nv Re-
W ,, ..;l,o is dis,ollod hv the official
p'''''I'''' .;,,+os rnr tho lo,t fiscal wear
fP'or"> "li" ;,rool,d aIont - So0,00O
customs pP'..,a ,i,,,,, 81, 700 o0o while
ANU ,I .;,., docroo.od ~ 700 600. and
PuO''' ;,'t. ,.oro substantially unchanged
"''i'' ,i :; .bo condition nr the people
"'I'' ;,,... o,,;,,, j. .boun bv these liz
an" - - ,..,, G,,,l vcar tbo surplus
ure>' ''' NV 30 ana ono which
Is VAPc'''" - -. ooo ooo ON
with III t,''",A'0u ~, ,an, ,hon suffice ~
ne next Hs'"' 'V"i' ",'' Lnlf ,,o, cont
clear OH 'ne ''N' " '''o ca,.,o,rLor Nuc5
bonus VIM" ..,,l,,,.,,io j., ,ooard 70
ihiS' apprehension .a,,,o,.od hv the Soc
pensions pay "'' .h.,r,, cha, -, reduc-
ietafF S'a'-i'V.,S ool noo g.. ,ho ,o,- 1so,
non OF 'oo"' ,... ~ ,la;,o. t,,,,, tho
will result from 'he cha"EcS VI ''|'''''
Ola 70 tho ne" Jaw "'.t ;,,.,,,.o,i,rt con-
ScSu'0i' - -. -. ,,or;ods tbroo months
centra'loh Oh pdHhi'H'S 81 PN'''
apart -, .....;cotlo s,,;s.
Inc >ecre'aI! ro''e"N "''" ~. r.
iacuOn 'he Po'''' p,'i'''O - and ,I,o
my surplus I" dN",' mum .;.,,.
comparison win ''c n''' na
administrator j. P"r''" a,,,
posts WIN '''lES "0'D - -, No..
inadequate IeiiouI' "'''" D.. Lr
'ly ol fe>o"iCo> i'' any ,. ALA
Tree purchases u oon"' WI ,;u
II put INTO CrcuIaHoh over NN''
ions within thfCe h"H'u'' "''
the report / Is 'no" '"'' '"' "' '''' ,
ton ont>.dc the treasury mas ',!' 49,"
seven huil"Fc" an" ',"'' =;
ana one '"'"'""' INV II ..
lSSo ~ oiie 'i''", 'i'' ''"' ,.,.'.,r
0i9hu hlI!lloHN 81 i'''' ".'' -, r.
neailN l"cH'H '"' ,..
nineteen HoH'"N VI .''' .u
| tration, bHt IIcred>e" MANY H'"''' IVA nun
| ions during me coIro>''"""t iiio"'"' '''''
| President llafnNoh Nh"IE > u ""'''''''' ~
also, are well met by PROOF mat l'TS'r c""''
| tons OF internal revenue nave p'c" cH'Vu'"
during the IaSt year WIN Ni,'i'cf "'S' - ''''''
| lions, and the report throughout pc'iN c''l" ~
| testimony 10 the cmcichcS anu H'ci'S u wv
| public service.
| Secretary WINDOWS remarks on tho silver
| question are especially crcdltd'Ic' bc'"u'e 'hc
measure finally adopted ~ Congress al lis Ia,'
scS>iOn differed essentially nom uHa1 "hIch
| he had strongly recommended lie docN hol
! hesitate To commend important ana uNci"i
changes effected by the act, Whilc pointing out
| the TACT that even better results hh-ht WIN
| reason have been expected hah the llca>uI!
| purchases been confined 10 silver OF American
| production. a by Mr. WINDOW bill II ""uIh
| have been. lie attributes me falhd dHNdIlC'
| which eliminated III August ana Inc Subsc-
qucnt decline in the price al silver bullion
| largely t. speculation based upon the great ac-
! cumulatiOn Of bullion in this city, III part by
importation> and expresses the hope that the
new law, upon fair and sufficient trial, Will be
found to secure substantial and permanent
advance in the price Of bullion. besides furnish
ing much needed increase III the supply OF
available currency" The report docs not again
argue the question OF free coinage but II sub
mitS strong reason for the belief that the eX-
sting act cannot he altered with wisdom or
adequate knowledge until It's workings have
been more thoroughly tested. II cannot be
denied that less than four months Is too short
a time IN which to decide whether Such meas
IRE meets pubic needs
Similar reasoning IS applied with even great
er force to the tanii question: HE new law
went into effect only III part October u. NO
portion OF 1t has been tested two months, ana
that is not long enough Tor markets to become
adjusted to new conditions OF demand ana sup