The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

Mr. Editor. Under the above heading
I'm your issue OF the 18TH, You quote what
Mr.. Carlisle said before the Currency
Commiue~, winch, III substance W%s
that the Gov .rnueut maintained thu
parity of the TWO metals by re-
CeiYing each in satisfaction OF any
debt due the Government, and
paying any debt the Government owes lR
gold, If the creditor wants It,. III the
creditor wants silver ne gets il; If he
wants gold ne gets It,
Now, while it is true that the ENecu-
tive Department of the Government has
for years assumed and acted upon the
assumption that the parity Of the two
metals has been and is now preserved
in the way stated and that hat for such
action the parity would cease, Dis II not
true that m the assumption there Is an
utter ignoring of the elect Whirh the
legal tender quality OF the tNO metals has
IN maintaining their parity. lEe lesls-
latiye department Of the Government has
declared that the coins of each metal
shall be legal tenders i'm the payment OF
debts and 1t ought not % Boz ignored
tha,, as On the vast transactions of the
people silver and gold ale on "a panty
because Of the legal tender capacity OF
each, this must. therefore, be- the prime
and chief reason they are Kept at par.
Without this legal tender capacity of
each Mr.. Carlisle would not be- author
iZeG TO receive each lnditterenttly, n one
was worth more than the other intrinsic
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the law declaring that each shall De
good IN paying all debts, as well those
dua from as those due 10 the Government
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