, 1870-01-03
THE ISSUES.

It seems to be morally certain that. with the ex-
ttnctlon Of slavery and ts adjuncts, and the rat1
ncaAon OF the Fifteenth Amendment, questions
relating to the Public Debt, Taxation, and tho
Currency will be the ruling and governing Issues
upon which the country viii he divided 1t Ia
proper, therefore, to Indicate the views those
questions which TIE TRIBUNE will maintain and
defend. 1t holds
That m l;redeemable and tuctusttng currency
Is the most expensive, Injurious, and fopptesatvo
form Of circulating medium for all classes OF
people, excepting Only the speculaso1s and stoce
Sa1nber1,
3. That the credit Of the nation IL lts moet
vEluable possession, and that the efforts Of the
government snou1d be constantly dlrocted to the
Improvement Of ita credit, TO the end that tia
bonded debt m2y be refunded at = lower rate Of
Interest,"
s. That, with the restoration Of the public credlr,
the buAlnesa Of banking should be made free, sub
ject 10 the safeguards which are noW OF may here
after be prescribed BY law. --...
1. That ali taxes imposed upon the people
should bo adjusted solely with view to the Tals-
ing OF revenue for tho government, and that there
ehould be a material and speedy reduction In the
existing rate Of taxation, both under the Internal
revenue and the tariff systems
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