The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-24
First Financial Skirm ish in Com
greSS,

iinois I" increase The legal tender eur
s,'ncy ,oriy-tonr million dollars. AL
ihHgh the question was not dirrtl I,
takrw. IL involved the policy ut imitation
ar contraction. Some attempt Ia place
nisoM the vote the construction thai II
WAS merely for delay. and to give time
hsr tho nambrrs 10 consult with their
constituents. The sect 0l,al character a.,
s.' vote tli>pels this illusion. in conncc.
Zion with the fact that majority Of the
sommittcc ON Banking and &, rrcncy. 10
which the bill was referred. aic regard
cd IA hostile Ia the measure OF Mr.. In
ycrsoii, or any that will favor the cxpan-
sion OF the currency. II is stated Ina
six "a. thr nine OF this committee arc
known 10 be in favor OF contraction.
Such being the case. if il depends upon
the action ut the committee. the propo-
siton of MIR. lngcrsoll will not be heard
from again. or one thing the country
may rest assured: The influence of the
Administration and the leaders Of the
party in power will he given 10 the pol
Icy or contraction. for il is only by a
reduction OF the present volume Of cur
rcnrv that mn early resumption Of specie
payments can be reached. The vote of
the ll"usc. although only preliminary
question:. gives an idea Of the DRIFT and
develops The spirit that will influence tho
legislation Of Congress upon financial
questions. AS we have have already in
fimated in previous articles upon the fl
'iancial look out. there is determine
ton to force the resumption Of specie
payments and it will be well for the peo-
pie who will he affected by such a nica-
sure to prepare themselves for the alter
cd circumstances that such policy will
bring about. The continual agitation oil
the question of resumption has the eff
feet to unsettlc business affairs nearly As
snuch as the actual fact, and il is evidentI
there will be agitation upon the subject
anti! the end is accomplished. Indian
HpOlis Sentinel.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says on the
same subject:
Among the ayes that is to lay on the
table - we noticed Mcssrs. S. S. Cox
formerly Of Ohio) aud Brooks OF New
York, Mess. Getz, Haldeman, O'Neil.
Randall and Woodward, OF Pcnnsyl-
yania; William Mungen, of Ohio, and
Kerr. of Indiana, and some other pre-
tended representatives Of Democratic
sentiment What can these men be ID
about! What do they mean by this cx- Il
traordinary vote! Is it not notorious {
that the country Is already suffering from II
o scarcity of currency, and that con- Ic
traction is only for the benefit of the
anonefary interest? II
We Invite the attention particularly oflc
the constituents Of Messrs. Munycn, oflc
OHIO. and Kerr, Of Indiana, to tliescli
votes Of their members. They repre- Is
sent the two strongest Democratic dis Ie
tricts in their States. They were elected
because they were supposed 10 be in ac-
cordance with Democratic feelings onI
this subject. That they will be disap- h
pointed and dissatisfied with such con- u
duct on the part OF their rcprese natives, lI
we haze have no doubt. Daily expert II
ence cOnvinccs us more and more of the
Importance Of selecting members of in d
tcgrity, who can be relied upon to thcls
end Of the battle in which we have ell
listed against the money oligarchy. Mcnlt
Of courage are needed, who can ncithcrif
be bought, coaxed or driven. {
THE Cincinnati Enquirer" can rest
assured that 1t il not yet The DemocrnticI
party, and that when 1t docs become SO.
If ever, tl,e party will be insignifcantly
small Neither is it the exponent of the
views OF q majority of Democrats oil,
Indiana, and the only influence, it has
cxcrtcd for years has been one for evil, !
and has tended 70 disgrace the country,l
and keep the party in the minority. -
Through the influence Of its managers
in the last National convention lion.
Thomas a. Hendricks was slaughtered,
and the defeat Of the party in the Prcsi-
dental contest insured BY the nomina-
ton OF a gentleman who was anything
but popular with the Western people,
and all because the party would not flat
ter its cgOtism, by putting in nomina-
ton lis fayOritc. The talk about the in
tcgrity of such sosnd Democrats Is Mr..
Kerr, under these circumstances, from
such . source, will not influence any one
with . memory reaching back as far as
that National Convention.
The favoritc "green-back humbug"
of the Enquirer was most thoroughly .
repudiated by the people In Ohio last
fall, when they defeated it's godfather.
Mr.. Pcndlcton. And in no State where ,
1t has been made an issue have the party
succeeded. The fact IL the working peo- |,
pic - outside Of rings and speculators--
are in favor of a speedy return to a spc-
Gle basis,on whichthc country prospercd ,
rs 1t has never prospered since. They
see that with gold at 100 there is fair
prospect Of accomplishing this result.
and are AnYiOtslv 0wo;f;usr Il NJ Ko..