The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-25
GEN. s1NeIEToEs FINANCIAL VIEWS.

Want Of help to set the type was the only
reason We omitted that part of Gen. Single
tons speech in Darts Hall, relating to the
financial affairs of the country. II was ut
terly impossible for US to set it all, for that
DAYS paper We must omit some part OF 1t,
and we thought the people were 80 familiar
with the democratic policy in regard to the
finances that we could omit that part of the
speech better than any other, and then pub
lsh it as soon as we we're able to do So
We therefore, in our report, alluded to it as
follows
THero the speaker entered into complete and
thorough exposition Of the financial state OF inc
country, occupying about 40 hour, explaining 'ne
democratic policy Of recalling the national bank
notes, md paying of the three 10 four hundred
millions II bonds now deposited for their security,
thus reducing the public debtby 50 much, stop
ping the payment Of interest, and yet not at oil in
creasine the volume Of our currency. Also the
plan for reducing the army and navy to strictly
peace footing, abOlishing the freedmen's burenu,
and applying the vast sums Of money now unnee.
essariy used for their support to the reduction OF
TEN Of collecting internal revenue, and snbstitut-
ing state authority for collecting money to pay
the interest on the public debt, thus getting rid
Of a great political machine, and avoiding source
of great corruption and dishonesty. Also Of re
duGing the enormous prohbitory duties imposed
by the present tariff, and substituting tariff for
revenue. Also of paying off the 20 bonded debt
in Vreenbacks as fast as the business interests Of
the country will warrant, thus returning the Dor
rowed money to those who loaned in, and placing
the vast sum where it can be taxed for the support
Of government.
We are unable o-day, for want Of help, to give
only brief aliuson to this very able part of Gerh
| Siugletons speech. but proceed with the balance
| Of il, a. follows.-EDlToR ARGus,I
Since the publication Of Gen. Singleton
speech our reporter has not, until yesterday
been to the office to do an hours work HI
was sick, and only got about in time to re
port Mr.. Edens speech, and then was taker
down again, and, of course, could not write
out his report of Gen, Singleton's speech un
I'll Yesterday. He did recover sufficiently
as we thonght,to report Mr. Hawleys speech
but after working ten or fifteen minutes wa
obliged to give it up, leave the hall aud &
to bed. Yesterday was the first day he wa
able to be in the Office, and to-day we SUI
ply the hiatus in the speech. Our reader
will perceive that, upon the subject of in
creasing the volume of circulating medium
Gen. Singleton is n little in advance of Mr.
Pendleton, Gov. Seymour, or Mr. Eden,
but he very frankly told his audience that
while he fully agreed to the principle lal
down in the national platform, he had hi
own views as to the details of carrying tht
principle into practice. But, if elected
congress. he should consider it his duty t
adYi3e with his fellow democrats aud sustai
such policy, as to details, as might b
| Judged best FOR the country, after full an
free discussion. 1t is also proper to say tbs
Gen. Singleton occupied good deal of tim
in illustrating his views, but these side di
cussions we do not think it at all necessary
give, as every man, on reading the prime
pies he advocated, the grounds he assumed
can reason upon these principles to suit hin
SELF With these remarks we give the repor
as follows