New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

The farmers of Virginia will hold State
Convention at Richmond on May 90
The Philadelphia Inquirer suggests this plan
for accomplishing for imitation what was prevented by
the Presidents veto To gain what lost In its
defeat the authors and friends OF the Currency bill have
but TO bring before Congress bill authorizing the issu
auce sealed sOoOOOcOo OF National bank reserves
To this proposition valid objection be raised ard
veto will defeat IT, We ask for this matter sincere
and prompt consideration by Congress-"
The repeated assertion that the West is
strong for initiation is not borne out by the statements
OF the leading journals and influential business men in
that section The Detroit Board Of Trade met the other
day. and declaring that 1t represented the uDdoubted
Of the city and State, adopted resolutions warmly
prasng the President for his Veto Speaking for Min
nesota The ST. Paul Press says there Is no popular de-
mand there for expansion of the currency but that
all the people is that Congress give them stable
currency then leave alone. IL feels assured that
the thing becoming true OF the entire West each
day. that the hard common sense Of the people Is
reassertlng Itself.
The temperance men who met at Albany
recently and made arrangements TO oppose the re-
nomination Of Gov. Dix meeting with pOthing but
reproach all Sides The Democratic journals find
fault with them and charge them with political trcEery
and the Republican papers are not more kindly disposed
towards them The Uhca Herald has no hesitation in
predicting that this and all other attempts to defeat the
denomination Of Gov Dix will fail because the Republic
can party OF the State as whole believes in the Gov
ernor and can reflect MIN easier than any other man
II believes the cause Of temperance has never had a
frmer friend in the GubernatOrla chair than John A.
Dix and that he will every wise piece or egsa
which is calculated 10 InJure temperance rather
than benefit 1t.
The danger of a sectional war growing out
Of the Initiation secuted by The Wheeling Va In
te0encr says the present outbursts OF passion Will
not amount ANYTHING a few months hence, and that
any attempt make imitation an issue in the South ana
West will fail. There is nothing in the currency ques-
ton 1t says. as sectional ISSUE since more money
would have the same effect on all sections IL then
places the whole subject in nutshell by showing that
It 10 not scarcity OF currency which as the South and
West scarcity of values in the shape or surplus
cotton Tobacco wheat corn, and pork Continuing says
The West shipped s5OOOOOOOO worth OF provisions to
England last year. ana could have shipped more If she
had had more to spare. She is well of to-day as
compared with what she would have been had her va
rOus crops failed Another year. IL she has large crops
will probably give her money enough 10 entirely
change the present sectional prejudice engendered ny
the veto In years the West and south Will oOth
he very rich in surplus capital The present feeling Is,
therefore. founded an issue that VIII endure
wears of prosperity will bury 10 in oblivion with mo
excttements that are continually SprnSing up
aud dying out IN a great country Ike this