The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-05-01
The Eject of the Veto On politi-
cal Parties.

Forty wears AWo inc veteran irNfN
Statesman. N. THirR~. ,aid 10 the Legis-
ltgNe Chamber, III YOU will not cross
ihc channel with me uoW to find q Gov
rgnmrut. you Will have - cross the At
amiic o, ana hN In other words. the
Trcnrh mouprchi-ts c0gld then t,Se the
British monarchy asamodcl; hut ifthey
neglected ID. Francr wou'i bcrome a
inture Republic. like the United states.
30 ~ sav. iu similar spirit. 20 the
Eastern National banker lni nond-hol-
tar nul uonpvol capitalist: \ ou would
noi take in 1874 the very moderate eN-
l,au>inu uf tho currency which was de-
manlrd 5y The pressing necessities %!
the lahoring and business interests.
You have brought the iinaucial issue in
to the Congressional and Presidential
election OF 1915. where il would not
have been hul bat for the veto you pro-
cured. pom il you will be >isnally
beaten. and as the public necessity i'm
crpasc>. instead ut expansion 10 eight
hundred millions. You may expect il tn
hc a thousand millions of dollars al
least. This veto OF bill which origin
alv passed the House OF Congress by
vote OF more than two aud Il half 10.
one which had the almost Solid sup
port OF the delegations from twenty-five
Stale. out OF the thirty seven r. a mea-
sure which received tie votes OF n large
msioril, in Congress OF the Republican
party which elected The President -can
not but be attended with iar-reachng
political consequences. This settlement
of the currency question has been ALL
most the only political issue which has
been before Congress this session. Mo-
thing since tie war has been debated
with greater asperity. II ha. complete
Is ohlitcraicd all old party lines and dis
tinctions. I'm the course OF the prntrac-
tcd discussion, aad many test votes toI
which il gave rise. the two parties = the
people OF the West and south on one
Side. and the capitalists of New York
and NV England on the other were
81. di>jictly recognized rs they Were in
the old divisions OF Democrats aud Re-
pbicans. With few aud ncnn,ider-
able exceptions, there was q fusion OF
parties at The West and South. while in
tie East both Democrats anl Republic
cans were under the domiuon OF the
grasping mcneycd power. This is fact
which can not escape attention. The
East. in order 10 maintain an oli0u-
moueyed monopoly. has drawn the sec-
iioual sword and thrown away thc .cah-
bard. The interest. ii not Che pride Of.
tie West and south. impcra. vely re-
Quire them 90 accept the issue. We
shall see whether Wall street Gun govern
this country. or whether thi- country
shall govern Wall street. The country
needs and must have greater monetary
circulation aud better business laciliiie~.
To accomplish that end the people OF
the West aud South must stand shou-
der 80 shoulder. ~ their representatives
do ia Congress. We can not permit the
sacrifice OF any man who las been true
and faithful on this question. whatever
may have been hi- pJ'iiira anteccdrnfS 4
The oongfe> >-meu who are -iaunrh and
true against the moneycd power. AMI in
favor OF public relief. arc our polite
friends. whether ihey Lave been Rfpub- I
Leans or Democrats. The tools OF Wall
street. the champions of dear money
and cheap labOr.w utterly rcpndiaic and
contcmn. and The more rmphalically ill
they assume 20 call them selves what
they have no right do--Democrat~ Just
two decades or twenty years agn. ui
1854. the repeal OF the Missouri Com .
promise led 10 an orglnizi zition at par
ties and 10 tie downfall 81 the southern
oligarchy. Ia 1874 ;hr blow +. struck
THAT promises similar result 20 tie Ea.-l 4
tern financial leader, and money kiu.s.
Now j. the time 10 shake on the Eastern
monetary paralysis which ha. opprc- el
the people OF thc West anil south sol
long and severely. ltwould lie well andl
cXpedient Tor popular meetings tc b.
held 10 approve Of the fnancia action OF.
Congress and thank majority ol it,
members. ami 10 disapprove OF tie wan-
ton Interference OF the President with
il. This j, the first veto we ever had
in tie interest, o. monopoly ANA OF "A II
privileged class. Noihiug bui 0hjeciiom
on tile ground OF IT, uncon-ttutiona.iiy
would justify any President ia with-l
holding his assent 90 q iaw of Congress
which related 60 such subject a, an in- |
crease of the volume o. the cirruli'n.
medium. That j. peculiarly within thel
province of Congress, alone ~ Settle
We had hoped better from GRANT. butt
without any real reason. From the De
ginning OF his Administration hc ha
manifested the utmost subscrvicncy tol
lie demand, OF lhc New York capital
i-i- They have dined him and winri
Aiin and made him valuable presents.
aud in return he has flwned upon them.
ile hes been anxious to obtain social
si.Roing iu tlle ,hoddy circles OF wealth.
in which they move. Elected from thel
West. De never in ends io return 10 thi.
secion 10 live. bat conicnplatcs per-
Inaucnt residence ia Washington