, 1874-09-27


.,,.uh,t backward in the Third District, bu.
| t:,ry intend to take hold now with redoutled
s.s'ey.
TIE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TR1CT.
II, political situation in the South Side. as
,c-.rds Congress- remains unchanged. John x
Eice appears to 10 ahead with the Republicans,
,l.houeh Arthur Dixon is working with his usua
&oercy to control the Convention. Rlces trends
e.ecr st Dixon, but tue latter PAYS no attention
:oi4; III, looks nystcriously at au questloners,
kat SAYS taa: he has got the inside track on Mr.
Eee.
NJ, BERNARD G. cACIFIELD
s.ens to be .la lie sdlng cardidate Of the "Peo-
RE" He has long been talked Of for Congress,
bet never really took his coat of ;" fo1 the po-
at:oa before That he means business Will be
sen By the following interview, which occurred
yesterday afternoon:
keporter-You are eoirg before the First Dis
srict Peoples Convention for Congress, nr. Caul-
fell:
1tr Caulfeld- have msde up my mind
10 tia.
E.-Do you accept tho Springfield platform Of
the Opposition How are you
Of TIE CURRENCY?
Mr CaulGcld-This ia what think about that:
ILipk that the agitation OF the question hss
done harm instead OF good It h.s caused mill
lcrs OF money to be locked I'D that would otner-
ri*c havs found its way into our BANKING and
tusIDess ctEcles-
R.--Are you in favor Of contraction?
Ir. Cauldcld-Let ms state my position.
taTos leaving well enough Alone and letting the
currency segutte itself By degrees. am not IN
favor OF abrupt contraction, and am equally op-
posed to iufa;iou Of any kind Ny yiews do not
t.Eer from those put forward in the Opposition
l!a:fo1m- They take step toward resumptlon
Ct specie payments at the earliest practicable
moment, or words to that effect. I believe the
anc. / favor approaching that state just as
toaa Is ws can, but do not f.ycr any ruiuous
jumping to extremes without considering the
ealseqcelcea
PAYING TEE DEBT.
R-sou favor the payment Of our national in
dab:ed1ess IN go1ds
III. Caulde!d-Nogt assrredly, because the
e3s1asl contract called for such payment. in thls
va The first grccnback Issue Vas made good
1c' III slnds Of debt, private and public, By Con-
e1ess ~lich did not then foresee the great de-
!eGatlon that followed our first disasters in the
w, W of the Rebellion, When gold went up to
~. Snd once to ooG, 70 honest man
eos1a ssy that gTecubacks we're legal tender for
Ie1t that Tas incurred when they were at par.
1aes ELL remaln deprecated, but the people
sao F&e gold for our bonds expect gold back,
tnl saoaia have it. Yet. legally speaking. the
,Aessl-tsnder act remaius unrepealed. and ia
!s:' .s much in force-n Congressional enact
..s.s tse OF auy sa1ae-as any other law on tho !!
.1sase books Of the United States. 1t is no
1 aose fe2esred than the Emancipation act" !
49,. ~. .ao'a9y speaking, the bondholders are en-
@ -stl 70 Epecle payment, aud nm IN favor OF !
.s:ss .,:;:s our national indebtedness in gold, &C
'o:11os to the later Law. /
nr.s-.! -un ~ the other plan1s you agree With tho
~: w. Canlfeld-Yes; but permit mo to correct !
easement -. made some weeks ago in TIE TR1B- ;
'S1 lela'lre to my !
,o.,..,. 1EAs1SG TIE UNITED sTATEs
i.,rs s'Ie tha n Ae1eo during the War. did not
uae United States until February. 1865, !:
~ eoe var MAS nearly closed. l then went /
49,, iaas a. sne lnstaoce OF Thurlow Weed, and !
s,a. s.s % See II the " hot landa " OF Mexico !;
~ d u tte richest 1ands in the world
y 80 s.., aot be colonized by americans,
:o+.ss, +.mnan ~ offered great Inducements
s..'aa ..n. Needs idea ras, that, il Mexico were
s-ea o5 Americans ii could all the moro easily
annexed. tss never Intended settling there. for
raass oot formed my partnership with Judge
~ ~ ~ Inc time left here in February. and
a,+ aA!uaAcs1ng ny business and making re-
IT, 1est 1ls:u1ned Cd TO Chicago In the beginning OF
$50 100. That IS all there was to the Mexico
, 10 PROCLAMATION.
"a ou ~ CID not issue proclamation to the
i, raaF na. Fou we're going TO become Mexican?
p.9. =. ..alneld-Oh, that suppose WAS joke |
,ia,s ou newspaper fellows got ap. didn't
nttuGta. G ~ pFoclamAtioos, unless BY the proper
h. lbs v" al LII. c.uldeld had to say Just
]
~ most Of Giepds who still hone that he nav
u.c.nSs, 70 go before the Peoples Convention
cce NJ .La 1or Congress-, though no assu1-
w ~. .as las been received from Judge Wal
cola, ,st & Judge Wallace is d man not only Of
eaE;n1 ,I1 ena1scter but Of = peculiar faculty OF
;ataG s11m friends. and, if he should DO .1ou.-
saks uu consent to run, he would be able to
%iss,;aa strong fight On his merits. Tho only
i1e n ~. Na1ch has been raised to his candida-
cass ~! ~! quarter II that his election to Con-
4ach ,9alo ~ t.ke him away from the County
ae t7,;sa raete be has the absolute confidence Of
-1e community.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICT.
rcsE.. go. eide Congressional race, on the Re
is ~ eide, lies between Jasper D. Ward and
.,ps s.oaef. The latter has created consid-
In a. As.1on IN his interest, and is likely to
t.o oonorahle Jasper some trouble. It is
!, w. y4o'ea ~ thAt John 4 Logan ia antasonistic
enb.."As "Asa, though how much influence this
Il 1s s.1s "" is not Jet apparent.
S..r = s other side Of the fence, Carter q. Har
~ talked shout, but very strong and
h!ce 1,s - es nocy OF the ''People's Party" arc
u TIA r. JUDGx EpuEHS
tSas rsr.,e Secoit Court. It is doubtful whether
NJ h-,f |
lser, ~ ones seem to think that, should he
sto.s ~ ~ sopld be pretty sure Of sweeping al
Il l1sa HR WII1IAN !. oEAuAN
s.sd pa;no;dste, ~ but is not likely to be noni-
y. Of =. Chances might be better but for the
~ ~ f.. S;3snheid being run upon the South
u. c.n7ss13la the Fust District fail to nominate
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