The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-09-04
POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE
CJ7RRENCY

The currency question i'll politics ia Just now
assuming the most anomalous phases Of any
political question that hp been brought before
the audience OF the people during the last de-
cade. Both the leading political parties appear
to occupy the same position on this question IN
some States, while in others they are divided.
7 re currency question seems to be one on
Iich neither party has taken a distinctive
stand either for initiation or for gold basis, 80
I II as IN be Uncovered by the party State plat
forms put forth IL |, year, with but few exeep-
ii ms. In many or the States both parties are
about equally divided on this question, thus
leaving 1t an open one to be discussed by the
individual in spite OF all the efforts of the
lie iders to commit their party to the one side az
the ether with prevailing sentiment for a
coin basis.
10 the great State of New York both the Re-
pub lean and the Democratic parties occupy the
same position on the finance question. The
lac session OF the Legislature OF that State
protested against imitation by a unanimous vote,
and insisted on resumption Of specie pay
ments. In Pennsylvania. Maryland, New
jersey and Delaware both parties occupy the
same attitude OIL this money question as that
OF New York. while in the elk New England
states tho two parties occupy exactly the same
position, each STRIVING to out-rval the other
in the demand for an early return to specie, End
the payment of the National debt IN coin. We
find no diversity Of opinion on this question II
any or the States already named. But when
we arrive at Ohio we find both parties divided
and the members differing one with another on
this policy. OHIO is represented In the l.. s.
. Senate by one Republican and one Democrat
both OF whom favor resumption and oppose in.
fatlon. The Republican party OF that State ~
not decided on that question, while the Demo
cratic party convention treats resumption ans
specie payments as an evil to be postponed al
long as possible.
TheIllinois Republican members OF Congress
with two exceptions, and all the Democratic
members, with one exception, voted for infla
ton and against the Presidents vote, go tina
the declared policy o. the Congressional dele
CATION was in favor of imitation while in Iowa
where this question has been more freely anC
fully discussed befo-e and by the people thar
80 eAy NpbOi ioOoutN VI tuc Ncbt- Tue DuDu
sentiment is decidedly ia favor OF fair dealin,
with our public creditors and currency eQua
to coin
We have been told that the Democratic part
Was going before the country on q hard none
platform, and push the Pepublican party to h
wall on The issue thus presented. In the YER
outset that party will encounter formidabl
difficulties that cannot be avoided. AS take tn
State OF Indiana where both parties have
candidate for the Presidency. Ali considers
tons have been subordnated to the persons
elevation OF these men by their RESPECTIVE
parties The conventions have engaged in out
bidding each other for popular support by prop
ositions to debase the currency by imitation, an
degrade the National credit, until public opinio
has. so far as it is represented by the parties i
that State, settled on much lower plane @
political commercial morality than in any othe
State in the Union, except the States of Missii
sippi and South Carolina. 1t may be truthful
SAID that the condition of the two pronainer
parties of the country is extraordinary On th
most important question.