, 1870-01-04
THE ISSUES.

II seems to be morally certain that, With Il eeA
,incuou Of elarery and its a1tunots, and the fasl
1cation OF the Fifteenth Amendment, quest ION
relating to The Puh.ic Debt, Taxation aud tat
Currency will be the fnlinR mid governing tas 1e
upon which the country Will be divided II L
proper. therefore, TO- indicate the yiaws o tho II
questions which THA TR1BuS8 Wlil asl1tatn N
defend. 1t holds
!. That an I1edeemable aud uuctuat!ng currency
Is tie nos: e1peneI7e, injurious, and .op2resstEe
form Of circulating medium tsE all classes OF
people, excepting only the speculators and STOCK
gnmhlera ..
z That the credit Of the nation Is its moat
valuable possession, and thai the efforts Of tue
government ghouid be constantly directed to tue
improvement Of lta credit. to the end that tis
bonded debt MAJ be refunded at a 1oTe1 1ate OF
interest.
g. That, With the restoration Of tbs public credit,
the husluess OF banking should be made free, sub
Iect 10 the safeguards which are now OF Elay hero
after he prescribed BY law.
4. Tint all taxes tmpoeei upon the people
ehould be ddj1sted solely With yleH to the Fnis.
lng Of revenue for the government. and that there
should be material aud speedy reduction In the
existing rate OF taxation, both uDder the i1se1pA
revenue and the tariff systems
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