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Show There is one point upon which n:ariy all of the people agree, without with-out respect to their hard or soft money proclivilivcs. Ail are willing that silver coin should supersede the present dirty fractional currency, and it is generally believed . that the attempt by the treasury department ti make the exchange would prove cucce.-sful. . American silver now mlts at par for currency in New York. Tiie purchase ur.d coining of the slock of silver tiie treasury now has in store ba3 cost something to t ie government, but it is high time that it was put in circul Uioa and the K-a.tional currency, which has served ii-i p:::p'j?e, withdrawn. |