, 1874-08-01
The Spirit Of the Two Parties
Financial Questions
.'.Ciyil Rights.
The Temperance Question:
State Taxation-.-Cana-
dian Reciprocity.
T1lo WnFldf.-.EClcct0lal Cn1,
8cges"--Clheap Trans-
fpDrtatio1n. .

opsncd tho Republican campaign in tlsis ak,tc.
to-aay, by longthy speech at tho Opera-IIouao In
th8 city, to largo audience. Following lisa
comprehensive synopsis Of his address:
n THE ar1hrT or THE TWO pAnr1Es..
Cling to regain IT, It f the Opposition, md ayt!ls t.
sef of oyery popular disconten every local prejudice,
r s mi ot sa ao posy
no atels nt consistency !. feels ut liberty to pro.
fs" tss IN ono legality what + donlea in anoEls an
hka any position III cite aste without regard To the
attitude It nRs1ncs upon tho same dsala in anohcs
tstate. It oea not hesitate to any weapon of ~
similar tn tiat attaching to purity n tbs maorty aud
I'll consro! Of the Goycrnmen IL Maine tGo Dg,noo-
IL ID isna for
Is - varied ~ tho circumstances surrounding ID lho
soverhl locaitias It ay 10 generally said 60
n favor Of tho nnrestranod tratic IN iutesicating
liauors as + sa not 70 forfeit entirely tho and
Tor iconso law tho tenpotanee nsn ssi for e's
iow aye no tents 1T IT. wnatsvtr
be Devised to osscn tho evils Of 1ntemperanee, It Is
gssy to t oS Of r5oesys 1o
Ing goueraIitlea.
RESOLUTIONS AGAINST CORRUPTION
to be opposed to Corruption. and are really to exlosa
and punish 1t tn other partlos than thcr own The
o f so1rpoa IL s
ranka. Tried by thls test tho Republican party IL
sd Nsa4S ys Il IL a 1s I " s5 ssE q
corruption has beoa rosua!ed By It's own dtigcnt
ammunition and fearIcas sotcxposure Nobody believes
corrnption. When Il powor 1t noted for tho akl
and Industry with which covered tho pooultlons
ceo!ed upon opposite theories. Tue Democratic 1arty
sought t. project issef nal1at public opinion by
sss ts M @
lor IL continuance, IL power: TSere, no
H'I III parties M @ and III iho BAD viii vii umsty sorruns
the whole organization, unless roproased and
credit hIobitor. District Columbia Ring tho san
born contracts etc-while shoy may show, here aud
a p Ss'fx Fho ipy pary
sa . da9 ifssdSa SSsi't s Peril
VIM eysry Issue tal is presented. has H. to
normal and noecoaHry condltion.
For years to cons, the contest viii he between tho
there il no room for tlrd party, anu oyery QUO tlt
Ia organized will be feeble and epAenleral Tlcso
parties reprosent different Ideas, tonaoncies, md
modes Ut thought, which I'll irreprossibe couct.
TAH CURRENCY QUESTION,
Tho financial question WIS presented to Congress by
tho President III hia annual message lMt Deculbor, In
which a asserted that currency tie bast that
been dcyise that tho volums ofit not moro
thn necessary for the dlcst OF the year; that
since 1870 there had been actul contraction oi
0UU,00p aud a further contraction by the fucreasa
nf commerce und the rapid development Of the souh
l1o argncd III favor Of return to specie payment but
that 1t WaH impossible until exports exceeded our
imports, exclusive Of gold to pay interest on ind oDted
tho resolution of tho Finance Committee DECLARING
tt steps should be taken to Redeem the United States
sssas os
md anal!y tho cnacnlent by 1orB than two-third.
vote. q Ivy much M more expansive In It's effects than
ng the voluuo OF currency was directly recognized ly
hose WHO voted n favor of it. aud It OPPOSED tor
contraction Which hng tho business Of the coun-
try ke suspended sword, mud Is explicit dcclara-
ton against TINT policy. In thst debata took tuo
Ihese j. wrong t'mo to DO rleh. thing aaa IN
adept o1lnito measures to reccm tcse nutes IN con
unless tho time bo put o 80 far thai It will mol u-
crGHe hs present embarrassment or 1utonaiy tue Of
THIS position maintained throughout, md BE-
evs It %as ne Que substantially 9cee b thosa n
Dthory lave practically nrrtyel.
:S.rioNAI. nANKs AND PAYMENT or ftvE-rwENT1Es.
The third section Of tho platform Of tho De1ocratto
te CEaycnsiou declares for tho repeal Of tile Natto-
tor bankoos While the resolution does not aay SO
bank system, and neul not teu my Older hearers
what TINT means. The National Bauks offered cur
reney pesfectly .esnret IN which everybody has onso
country, not easily co,.uterfei!ed, aud Il ltnqucsol,
anly the best aud most satisfactory bankcarsacy tho
repeal Of the syston H. that tic Government has to
lr!y interest tho bonds pledged for circulation,
Itnro This ought not to deceive my Intelligent person.
obanks did not tho bonds, sumo eae wou,
s ard es @ T ssso sa
them with the Government as sccurtty for their notes
thus n1aking tcm absolutely safe: while the banka
have tn IAy thu Government for the expenac Of pfins
Ing and furnishing the currency-hR provision being
= check uron tho Issue VI any more currency thna
resolution. the Government should lsaue $35i 900 900
more greoLtbAcs to taae tho place of thcso Nationa-