The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-11

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Ia looking over he atla for Sorain
rial ndida,cs rcanO the conc lsioi
tlin. Ol. hcith. womb mil ''ic hiil. en-,
lex pressed nur preference 'or him in ouI
issue OF the lath OF November in re-
,ponse we have received from him th'
FOLLOWING letter; though marked Phi
lvate" We feel warranted. under the ciT
Icumstauees, ia giving il 10 the public;
EVANSVILLE. IND., Nov % 1874.
HENRY A. Pred, ESQ.
Editor Martin Couuty Herald
DEAR k:-No on did me great homo
in yOur editorial OF the islh inst il
recommending me Tor United State
Senator. Such distinguished conn
d4iion coming from gentleman of yOul
high character aud ability will be treas
lured up by me, though am unde>ery
ing OF it, thank you heartily.
Your article demands al my hand.
that should treat you iairly. cauno
accept ia silence such honorable inentiun
and leave you in doubt a. 60 MY po~.iiot
on tie main question TO which You al
llude.
The position of United States Senatoi
vi never he sought By me. NV Nonl,
not be drcliued ii IL were offered.
lad th0nghi ihat the democracy lmt
generally conceded ,lai iloH T.. Ne.
DonalI was tu be Inc senator. .ay Z,
YOU frankly ;hat approve t-is ronrln
sion. IL did MOI occur {" me TO mtbC
the iina cial question test but fivOrc.
his election on account OF the luug ser
vices. the ,aiiEfulnc>-. iie many virtues
the ability aud the high character Of the
man. ! came To- this conclusion before
knew that Mr.. Noorhpe> wns candidate
and have not changed il since.
During the late struggle Democrats %
all financial views stood shoulder iC
shoulder. Since Ire victory has been
won. We must compromise our di.ler-
emces. II the pubic gooi snail requig'
that neither Mr. Mcdonald nor ar
\ oorhcc- shall be- ihr recipient Of ih,
great hsmor of ;Ae Scna,oiship, tire,
SOME new snd umtried .nan mus, be se
iocied.
picsuu rcar'v every wan hss some
sort OF financial theory. The platform
y heincr 20 inirud,r. or not. wr. suci
thar every man might fird plank 4,
NiNNlNN Nlis ttf NN|NtNfA ~ ttAN y itf tNftl
and our own know igr demuusirltrt
that no democrat Vclea agln,t hiS party
whatever fiuaurial views he might have
entertained. We itd tine Lour~i, II cti-
'rious, spectacle 90 the chairman o. the
Democratic Central tommiil.c and tli
President 81 the nominatin, Convention
rcpudiaiimr Some lortivu~ while 'he,
supported Others. aAd lesser mea Uu
.cac. side followed tLcig example.
iind no Gin1rulis in sulFort.ug The
platform except on lhr qu -tion ~ re-
lpcaling the aat of 1868 and paving 900
five twenty bonds iA grpcnO9ck,. II
had been niemurr ~ Congress | should
have voted against than sea. DuI ihr accd
Is done cannot enter irip the discus
sion of the prOITiciy Or ~,
Of repeating IL npN. Dut iny ulirion =
that the attempt 10 repeal Il would h'
utterly disastrous 10 the Democratic
party. would utterly fail and on souna
reasoning could not be- upheld. II in-t
this question j. iHr tesi You silude tu II
yorr article. 1 must forfeit your support
But cannot forfeit Nour rc peci, nUi
on deprive me ot ne plct,u.e Of re
lmemberiHg the h;sA compliment you
have paid me.
I agree that tie National Sank cur
trency should be Withdrawn. ana green
backs should supply u place with ih'
proNiso that Congrcs- shalt pass ian
isubiectih- Government notes 70 taxa
tion. Ii will not do 10 exempt the mon
ey ~ The wealthy classes ilUm tANiiioi
while The property Oi the poor i taxed
Tie Bond. are Euw exempt. III We eN
enpt an the money OF the country also
the burden viii be umeguailN and op
lpressively borne by tie poorer classes
However theory, and even history
may extol specie payment, l agree Una
I'VE cannot now enforce 1t. Time mus
develop whether we ever can. IL .lubli
lpositiun should obey the wishes OF ,n
ftiends aud neighbor-, who are beyon'
doubt without regard 10 party afiiiiatloI
in Indiana. opposed TO resumption Q
specie payment
III seems to me that the good of ih
country. which j. dependent on a
continued success Uf the BemotiAt
marty. demands that ITO ultra view
should prevail, but that some iinAnci'
theory should lie adopted whicl sAa
I. serve as a compromise. Having oeen
life time Democrat. can ia.tAfuli
promise. that. no vote oi mine. ia or o'
of public position, world tend TO mii
: tate against the welfare OF The opdy
the people. Iagree also that gIe,noacI
!. should be receivable for all public uue
have ms kcd this private and n
\ for publication. | have done 20 becau