, 1874-07-04


Correspondence q} yhe cAteaao Tribune
gkrHoun, Ind, July !, 1874.
Tho Convention for tho nomination OF Dom.
ocretic candidate for Conrroea in TIM ,rh,rd IN.
diana District aasomblod hero to.aav I ~'~'1
Ou1ing tho day. while tho do'cgatcs wero a.
homotin8 from different directions, o FREQ min-
Cling With tho crowd rovoalod tho fsot that tbe
delegates had come up with oua n,rnoao. on5
thou nBh tho Convention was nothing Ike ~ 1sros s
90 .o'o1y Aabo"D!oa III thie ufsfrlot, yet it
WAS respectable aud all Tor tho Hon. II. G. Korr
for Congress-.
To any that pArtY.enthuaiagm no lonnar re3ooa
trtnrnn1,apt hr4 fo.1,r x.rxo...t ~. 49, -.
.tto, Tt,. 49,, ., -et' 1eoA.o '1o .6oo STU
guido thoHo conventions that wore alto Attempted @ to "
bo aasumod In tho proceedings lore, romin cd ono
war il cndaJ hi, ,h.hhv unIforro ~ ,s, s. ~
VA. - - oaa' A.a o."J au!ao1n, VI "hoo out
s'ng!o Duston OF swo arc lolt' The fact IT, thls
old Gibraltar, shorn OF part Of ita bulwarks BY
being undermined BY. toalousios and noraon.i
bickerinua. and the narty, A. auch vii, ~ ~ :.
.,.,,.t - =. 5t.t,t ~ "'- w 40 ~
oukn' ~ 10, o17'utegfa'eo+ ol'' hofr received
ano nomination a. there yrs no CONTEXT by thoso
opposed to him; but
THE Y1o ut WILL, NJ usnrAp7rn
r. Ia nndoratoo,t th,e r,n .a"a. ss .a-..1. .An.
n,ra. r. an. ~ w. ~ moe. poPu'a. uon'-
1oias ~ ouo VI sno l"fgoes countess nanked by
Two e1-uon gfessmen and throe or four promt-
| mont Democrats Of tho district will contest tho
field on elccton-day, aud It ia claimed that ho viii
have the support oi tho drangors, Republicans,
and Roform independents. Tho district stands
now about 5000 Democratic majority. l. WA
noticeable that neithor s. K. Woifo, tie present
member OF Congress- nor Gen. Crayon. nor John
! 8. Davis. WAS present at the Convention. This
looks 9minous, md gtvea ooloring to tue runos
Before tic Convention assembled. obtained
| . short Interview with tho candidate before The
! Convention, and olfclted the following views m
tho financial aituation:
"Whst 10 your Judgment ooncernpg tho cur-
xency blll voiced By tho Prosident. md the at-
feet lts approval by him would have produced on
the country ?"
worthless both a. measure Of reIief and s.o aa any
Of policy; and that it would oastainly hsye
operated rather to contract than to inaate tho
onrreacy. It would hayo legalized an Increase
in the grconbaohs Of sis, ,o96, 600, and nominate
would haye really inuroasod tha Reserves boyond
| any precedent aud worked matorial contraction
1t also enlarged tho powers Of the Nationai
Banks. I think, therefore, that tho Demoosats
tho President did right In vetoing It. It vas >
legislative fraud"
SWhst Do you think Ri will be tho srect of tho
| 1t IL iLtlQ G4kf4f thai q Di6Gh OF THn1naa
patchwork, It inoroasos tLo privileges 'i1 n the
banks. without adding to thoir ohiicationa r.
servo tile people, or ia any way Improving their
currency, which CouRross cannot do. nobedv can
do. ena 10 perer r., oaa regu1ato oxeopt lie azed
e!ohango; for tlp currency Of any ooantry Wi. G
requires t. t is neoaod i to mako " sIobanros s ,
and Il viii ro in sn;to NJ hmman awu 1shors ~
chanree ara most nurnernns' Datt,or Ats tst, III
l. onrrannvmakinu from thaaa hanea r. ~ ,a,,et ~
hayo irroIoomahlo anf Ionrociatoi nu,-n.,"
y. 1t u havo tho ereoab9eLs' and lssa ts1atoa.
tho @ country needs currency oy'f baaoa 20 'nS' uo6a
onin wnoh tEa cnnat;tntinn rcnnIra, nnIa upU1 pui
beyond tue control of monopoly, and and
flnancial slyenturcga, aud gamblers. rhat
s65 }11 nm Of National hank crranoy W." Iyae4 To.-
fo 1ca9;ee tnat IN tha aat an annth n,on TJm, ,eh,
Want to become National nankors % vii I'm nr.oti. "
oally bo ron,1irot to obtain Of tha ourrcn6v nnsg
tha East anl hWv honas aud +" san teso hnna,
~ 10 danoatoj IN Wa.h;noto, IN ur5on tiot
ti,oy NAV ohtain from, he fsoyornnant a55 f1
mn IN NatinnaI Rank nntas to hr;n~ h,rk ~ nu,i
Snuth rive s70' 1oo. .{l1j TO the East to ret s53 @
ot, nh, fnr ~ Woat is ,o,Io1,. ~ Gus
Suc;, an oneraton nm nrrori fnano,aI rei,et tn
si,o cantre r"'oS o4N aD'A0 @''@"o'@' 's4'oA ~
'u ~ ~ t ~. =. ,eor that .rou +,,,. Iva,
~ - t'ot 'n@' "" tA'o& 's
n'es1Sse ~ ~ asounP1'gGp 1a ~
o ,rnod ~ pan "ts'r ao .auo o1
an, liza no};cy NJ liz rntrr tn IN sat r. ~
1rocton ao fat va nav nr,dr.,1r ELL a.. ~ LINZ I'M
wit%nmt s1,nct ~ ;mfnetics sratnr T. H'ie eua
~aars .na ssnec,a1{v f1'ot ~ "1,a1 az ~ Low aew
11tan baaKward Hd"'' :" ~'''' Nv '''"'' '@Ao "o' WV
+ Than I s,Innoae vou aro opnoao1 r. ,nao+o.
| "a = raiisf at nrossns 3S 'o 0rs0''o ~ 4oA""'3
Imitation would not bring truo or honaat "a.
| liof to lie people. Il IL MI What fi,ny naag
They naed mora capital mora oS ths sar;tnes ~;
! labor and The acoumulatops Of aconomy. ani
| ieaa credit, iaas dabts.--not unra donre,
ciatod currency, Imitation. ike proteo.
enual. II all The products Of tha countrs
were Hprotaotod :" to exaotiy Tho same artont.-!
| that ID. canal on oyery commo,lity. -theo. in,
etantiy and c1rmorously. eyory protectioniai
would lasoma a Free-Trador; beosuso what lie
wants is not equal taxation, but tho contrary
ho wants to self daar and buy cheap. So II iu-
aa.ion Of tho currency would equally initiate tho
pricos Of all products, then iobody would ba
benefited BY imitation, and noboay would want it.
But 1t noyer does. Il chictly advancoa tho prices
OH things ownod by tho rich, the capitalists tho
gamb1ers,-auch AZ speculative houds and RQcu-
Fitios worthless stoaks. fancy real estate and
Immense supplies Of goods and manufactures on
hand and awaiting buYora, Il raues tie prfcpe