National Republican., 1873-10-07
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,. TUESDAY OCTOBER 1873
<OIITICAI NOTES.

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his sympathes." What he don't know about
''anti- wceyil wheat" Ia not worth knowing. |
OF course Samuel Ia q farmer. He always
makes hay while the sun shines.
FouR members Of the lower house Of Con-
grcss have died since March--Mcssrs. James
Brooks, Of New York; William Whiting, Of
gan, and Joseph q. Wilson, Of Oregon. An
other member, Mr.. Ambrose X. Wright, Of
Georgia, has died since bis election.
DnTwHks this and the 9th Of November
elections will take place In ten States Of the
Union. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin will hold general elections
on the 18th Of this month; Massachusetts on
November 4, while on tho same day New
York will elect Legislature aud State off,
GERS In Texas an election will take place on
the Sd Of the same month.
A SAD instance Of backsliding Is narrated
by the Pontiac Qll.) Sentinel. Several prom
incnt candidates, whose heartfelt sympathies
were with the farmers In their fight against
monopolics, and who believed that the only
honorable occupation was that Of till,ng the
sail, since the convention OF the ID instant
have gone back to their legitimate pursuits,
and declare that the new party scheme Is q
fraud and managed by dcuagogues.
GEORGIA Democratic papers arc again
clamoriug for convention to frame new
constitution for their State. One Of them
sagely remarks that, ''like the testaccous COW
cring oil mollusceous tsfcl animal, the con-
sttution OF government should conform to
and Of the living mass within" And another,
speaking Of the present instrument, says that
II Is "a long, scrambllng, disjointcd, picbald
affair, with q carload OF plstitudes Mt Its
head and q most attenuatcd cut and sadly
maDgled tall"
The Rock Island (In.) Union says Of free
banking, There Is but one remedy, and Il Is
ono which, at the next session Of Congress,
will be fully discussed, II not acted on-and
that remedy Is FREQ banking absolutely free,
under such restrictions as will protect bill.
holders, Under . frec-banking law there
charters as the necessities Of the country rc-
| qulre, and no more, and an elastic currency
viii be supplied, adapting itself to the vary.
Ing necessities Of the country. There Is nc
danger Of the thing being overdone, or only
danger to those who may recklessly under,
take IT,"
or the campaign In Iowa the Hoopcstor
| On) Chronicle says; "Thc campaign ID
Iowa demonstrates conclusivcly that the Re
publican party intends TO take advanced
ground upon the leading questions Of the day
strong opposition having been taken by nj
the Republican speakers against railway mo
nopolies, and similar questions upon whici
there Is need OF reform, 80 that no ground o
complaint can be urged against the party OF
account of Its being derclict In duty. tn,
cx-Liberals and Democrats did their hest I,
capture the grangers, but from present indi
cations tho Hawkeye State will send In he
usual Republican majority at the comm
State election. II Ia thought Governor Car
pcnter will be elected BY $1,000 majority"
WHILE the temperance folks arc anxiou
to secure Congressional action to prohibit tn,
sale Of intoxicating drinks throughout tn
country, the anti-prohibitory people arc a
work, their object being, In part, TO procur
, the enactment by Congress Of a law, or,
necessary, the amendment of the Pedera
Constitution, so that no law In any Stat
shall be valid which declares criminal an.
business that the Federal Government con
sidcrs legal levies special taxes upon, or i'm
: poses import duties upon. The organization
Of these people In Massachusetts demands 9
as an admission fee from liquor-dcalers, an,
81 dollar monthly from other citizens, beside
! other contributions. Liquor-dcalcrs fine,
only sl0 by the court are expected to pay tina
amount; but II the 1nc Ia greater, they ar
expected TO appeal the case, and the assocla
tion to engage a lawyer for the defence.
THIS Is what the Richmond (va.) Stat
Journal says to the Conservative press abou
their anticipated majority: 1--WE say to III
Conservative press that your majorities ar
too far off. You know that you have none q
them near you. You know that II they hav
no existence In the Valley and the southwes
they arc not to be found elsewhere u: al
You know that your case Is hopeless, unlcs
! II Is to be retrieved In the region where Gen
; kcmper has wasted whole month. An,
| your brag and bluster concerning the south
west Is like the boys whistle while passin
through the graScyard-an cxpedient to kec
your courage up. Our time Is now to com
In the southwest, and we shall teach the Cor
seryatives how to carry for the Republica
cause the last stronghold which they had LEI
In Virginia"
A CONTRAST between Democratic currcnc
and that provided by the Republicans, fror
) the indianapolis (Ind.) Journal: In the goo
: old Democratic days, when banks began I
I tumble every man who had any money at a
! became at once apPrchensive and anxious
trade II of for hard money-much more Ia
7 convenient to handle, but much safer to holt
5 Ifhc held the notes Of banks other than thos
which failed, even, he lost something by dc
I preciatio, born OF the distrust engendere
J by the hard fortunes Of those that "weu
down." And one Of the chief Of the dc
! plorable results Of financial panic was tina
y mOutus uuu CtIt tuttG WINS u
, instability In the value Of bank notes whic
i had an unsettling effect upon business matter
= generally. To-day the case Is different.
: the events Of the past two weeks were te
: times worse than they have been, the nationa
. currency would not suffer In the least. W
have no depreciation. A dollar Of pape
money has the same purchasing power to 'da
that 1t had ten days ago. 1t Is doubtfal II on
Of our readers has thought TO examine none
handed him TO see whether any Of 1t was l.
sued by any Of the suspended banks. lie ha
no occasion 10 look.
The Madison (wis.) Journal says Of III
Republican party; The Republican party ha
proved Its power as a reform Organization b
The way 1t has influenced the Democracy
When 1t was first formed II found the Demo
cracy controlling affairs. That old autocrati
party struck down all who dared to oppos
Its insolence or bolt Its nominations. II wa
ruled by the most corrupt gang that ever al
hicted free country IL fre-eaters an
slavc-dealcrs Of the South. In their Southcr
dominions they throttled free speech an
lynched political opponents, while at I'll
North party machinery was mercilessl
, worked to crush Independence OF thought
/ The election of Lincoln inaugurated rcvt
luton of freedom. Free thought, free speech
I free homes, internal improvements, increas
Of manufactures, progress and reform. Tn
DctnOcratlc party, repeatedly peaten, cam
\ at last to adopt Republican platform and
/ Republican candidate for President, and III
! recent Democratic convention Of Wisconsi
! used the Republican platform as q guide
/ some Of Its resolutions. 30 long as Its wor,
9 enemies arc forced to follow the Republioa
4 party, why should Its old friends torsake il
THIS is the idea Of the Dubuque Qows
9 Telegraph on the financial needs OF the cour
= try; "We favor one uniform currency, an
: that 10 be the currency Of the nation aud ne
!, Of the banks. A bank currency, no matte
" how founded or regulated, will he huctpa tinl
u unreliable, and subject to shocks and :. u,
s citation. A national currency can he Il. ad
b staple, reliable, and, II not non-fuctuatinl
4 at least not subject TO large depreciation
Such q currency as circulating medium III
l country needs. Thcru Is no necessity, eve
r for banking purposes, Of any other, for sine
: the national bank currency Is secured by
pledge Of national bonds, II would be bette
TO give the banks at once the use Of the Coz
ernment currency, and relieve them from III
responsibility Of redeeming 1t, and from III
restraint of keeping large portion OF 1t
a reserve for purpose which would no longt
y y exist. Every consideration In connectlo
! with this subject inclnes us 10 favor uni
/! form, single currency, and that 1t be na
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