The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15
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odious, whatever shape it may
take; and the adage, 50 liar is not !
believed when he speaks the TRUTH"
aptly illustrates the contempt in |
which falsifiers are universally held |
by all honest men. In its last is
sue Harper's Weekly permits Mr..
Thomas Mast to occupy portion |
OF it's space with cartoon which |
might be witty if it were true; but |
which, having no relation whatever
to fact, is wanton SANDER The
picture purports to represent the
hall of the Illinois Republican Con-
vention, over the door of which is
inscribed the words Headquarters
of the Springfield, ILL.,, Republican
Party" and on a poster near by
appears the following: mo infla.
ton; let us return to specie pay
ment." A crowd is represented az
shouting the words of tho poster,
and Senator Logan is represented
in the form of a frightened dog
escaping in disgrace from the hall
Of the convention. Now, either Mr..
Mast is ignorant of the proceedings
of the Illinois Republican Conven
ton, or he committed q deliberate
falshood in the form of cartoon;
and the Harper Brothers are igno.
rant, or they are guilty of publish
ing what they know to he untrue.
What did the convention do? 1.
It recommended free banking. 2.
It declared that it would be inexpe-
dent to Immediately retire single
dollar of the existing greenback
currency. 8. It voted down a pro-
position to retire the greenbacks
gradually! Now, these are PROPOSE
tions for which Senator Logan la
bored during the entire late ses-
sion of Congress. More than this.
He appeared before the convention,
at its unanimous request, was re
ceived with every mark of enthusi-
astic appreciation, and reasserted
and reargued the proposition for
which he commended on the floor of
the Senate. Every cardinal point
of his speech was heartily indorsed
by the convention, and as he retir-
ed, three cheers were given for the
speaker. These facts, jointly and
severally, af1ix to the cartoon in
question the brand of falshood; and
the additional fact that the pro-
ceedings of the convention, as here
detailed, were published in all the
principal newspapers in the country
fastens upon Mr.. Mast, the artist,
and upon Harper Brothers, the
publishers, the conclusion of igno
rance of passing events, or intent
to mislead. But the falsehood is
not only proven; it is superlatively
illogical. The Illinois Republican
Convention declared that the exist.
ing volume of greenbacks-$3S2,
OOO, OOO-ought to remain as a
permanent circulation. Senator
Logan supported the proposition
in a speech before the convention,
and the United States Senate, by a
vote of 43 to 10, and the House by
q vote of 221 to 40, Endorsed it by
passing, and the President re in
dorsed by signing the bill provid
ing for legalization of the precis.
sum fixed by the Illinois Republican
Convention as the maximum amoun,
Of greenback issues. This act
agreed to by both houses of Con
gress and by the President, was al
act of expansion, for it added $26,
l OOO,OOO to the permanent volume
of the greenback circulation ant
the act has been approved by tn
Republican, of Iowa and Indian,
as we'll as of Illinois.
The Mast Harper Brothers car
toon is, therefore. from every poin
of view and by every rule of appli
cation, q shameless and indecen
falsehood. If it is paid for b.
!. hullionists, with a view to insul
the Republicans of Illinois becaus
they received with every mark G
confidence and approval the ma
who stood for them and their right
in the National Senate on the cur
rency question, it will recoil wit
greatest force upon it's publisher
! and their purchasers. Ifitis aime
at Senator Logan as the mos
conspicuous defender of the people
rights, with view to crush him b
ridicule and awe the people b
striking down one of their truste
: public servants, it will fail of il
purpose, for the generosity to thes
defenders of the people of the Wes
4 will go hand in hand with the re
|, ributive justice they will mete OF
to their enemies and betrayers.
Q A convention was held by tt
l Democrats of the Twelfth Congress
r ional district, at Fort Wayne, 9
y Wednesday, and nominated A. I
T.. ~,