, 1870-01-08
THE ISSUES.

l. Il IL L - - - Lip.
It taeems to be morally certain that, with the e1
ttEct1on OF slavery and Its a1t1ncta, aud the rat1
ucauon OF tho Fifteenth Amendment, question
relating to the Public Debt, Ta1atlouf and tn
Currency will he the ruling and governing Issue
upon which the country vii he divided. 1t l.
proper, therefore, to indicate the views thos
question: which TuR TKlBCEB wIu maintain M.
defend. 1t holds
l. That an :Iredeeman1e and uuciuat!ny cnrrenc,
IL the most expensive, Injurious and oppressiyl
form OF circulating medium for all classes o
people, excepting only the Spectators 1ad stock
gamblers.
2 That the credit OF the nation ts It's mos
valuable possession and that the efforts Of TIL
government should be constantly directed to tht
Improvement Of ita credit, to the end that III
bonded debt may be refunded at loWer rate .
interest
5. That with the restoration Of the publ!c credit
tie buainess Of banking should be made free, sub
tect 10 the safeguards which arc IoT or naJ here
after be prescribed by Law.
:. That all taxes imposed upon the people
should be adjusted solely with view to the rails.
Ing Of revenue for tie government, and that there
Bhon1d be material and speedy reduction In the
existing rate Of taxation, both under the internal
reyenue and the ta1iu gystems-
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