, 1874-05-13

| politics put us down on the afdo Of progressive
Domocracy-a Democracy baHca upon tho isauea
| Of to-day.
nSss oatrsnsy sns eRI'a' 70 Tho rf''a'n' S''o
md Contraction theory. Politically, Ropub-
| licnn.
THO editor Of tho Majority Point Cumberland
Impression that t!mo will provo tho wisdom Of
tho p1esiaonta veto, md that tho roal meaning
Of tho recent Currency btllwas moro Of aaohcmee
t. he Il Al9rto1i 10ssna and .c o1merH sna
| wo cnnnot understand how any Democrat, for
moment, can oountonanco ali imitation Of the
| ourroncy whom 1t Is At discount now. Thoro Is
nothing In tho 1ncasure that recommends itself
! to Democrats, aud 1t is n violation OF every
| Democratic poaltton upon tho currency question
ovor onunointol by the party since tho days Of
jackson. Wo cannot 800 how tho bill would liavo
bonetted tho West, az we hayo nothing to IN
| wnH ever so much of It In tho country. What
tllo Wost moods is an initiation OF hor corn-orios
and stock-penH, rather than all intlntion Of IN
already irrodoomabo an'1 depreolated currency
little, politically, to enlear hia l,amo to the poo
| ple, wo bcliove ho for once has done commend
ablo act In vetoing tho rocont Currency bill.
Tue Waterloo Times (Domocratio1 pays; Wo
don't is i,ia reasons for tho yoto.
I Tho Waterloo Aduocato Is for tho yeto,--for
honesty and good falth,-for d curroncy that
represents 100 cents to tso dollar. Lboral
Democrat. Supported Graoloy.
Tho New Athous Era Is in favor OF the Veto
Tho E'lingham Republican ropltea to onr in
quiry that tho veto ia rather hard matter to
net Of tho President. Doth political parLtos scom
rather divided on tho question. Congress .wna
divided, and evon the President was divided
voo e5aod the ill., soao % i bnt ts fsss
! taken'ip the mattor dow. thlB way Politically
tho Republicans approve Of IT rs far as ascer-
Tho editor Of tho Carlyle Union Bannei' says !:
l,avo not got enough financial BonHo to- know
whether tho voto WAS 4 good thing or not How
ever, If f'compollcd to tako sides other for or
agatnat,:"I Should sslst3in the veto AS to pol
death Of tho frauds practicod by both the 1se-
publican mad Democratic parties This fall. I
shall Support tho candidates nominated by tue
Farmers unless tney go oaek On TIER pieaggs
they do shall "kinder slosh around and
| "cllsa " everybody
Tho Bonton Standard is Democratic in poll
tics, but opposed to MI imitation Of irrodoamabo
currency, and NAV properly he claBnod with tho
journals sustaining tho veto.
Tho Metropolis Journal ig Republican. Docs
not opposo the veto, but strongly opposes the
"thlrd term" Believes in tho earllest restlnp.
tion Of apooie payment 'conaistont with the boBl
interests Of tho country.
The Metropolia Times is against the voto. W.
think u President Should havo no policy to On.
force against tic will Of tho people. Nstiona
Danl;s aro rot pooplo. Politically the Times Il
Independent mud pnrsueg its own conrsc, but It.
oditor ia Republican Of tho Old School, WIZ
voted for Grant twice, but won't 4 third time,
The Flora Southern Illinois Journal austain'
The navana (,1aaon County Democrats
clarion, Democratic pnpor, says:
Although original hard.money Democrat, and np
poHel principle to tho sRtle Of lcga-tcnaors III IN
first place; yo VIC beevs, "a 1t has ecen dona anu
we have contracted enormous debts+ under nlate'
pricca It Is demanded by justlcn to the producing an
easa ht @ te n no e. u.ona kep
! nation are lncaanrsby out Of debt.
: The Ogb County Grange, IN organ Of th
Farlnora' Movement, says:
Speedy resumption to spoco payment is tho cry Of
Grcas liMny, but don't want gold to circulate a
freely % gece1lcks BECAUSE il It does we viii aye
j repetition Of things as II was before tho War.
0 Tho Monmouth Repie,o should be olasso!
I veto Of tho rag-currenoy bill. The Reu|cto IL q
: od-timo Democratio paper, hut. at proBont i
with the Farlnera' Movement. as against .
o devoted to local uowa. The editor. however,
}, inclined to tho opinion that tho President W.
o right, and aays: Wo do not think tho bill It 2
o its provisions wers carrod into effect would Ii
i very materially, while it would cause tho hoars
:" ing or goI il, hank YA.4.la, who's. Il wnn1d
Il unavailable, and would havo n tendency to u
H. fer indefinitely any attempt on the part OF tt
u Government TO resume speclo payments.
Tho Peru Herald took no part in the di
10 cuBsiou Of the Currency bill, but the proprioto
is for personal reasbns, Is opposed to the vet'
l. The paper was Democratic. What it, or its pr
:. | ,,rtotnr ia nn.y in hard .ounAti0n tn BDHNb
ia somewhat IN the condition Of THE Tn1DuN
Is trying to oppose. tho wrong until We find o1
IN What is right. .-..-.
10 the veto, aud il Farmer in polltics,-former
" " III, Tho Mt. Sterling Message, tho only Dem
e cratic paper in Brown County, sums up fts opi
r ion as follows:
In In tho veto Of tho National Currency bill pieade
ID Grant hus Identified himself with the dostrnmc
bonholders in degree that cannot reaoGt any gre
= credit upon his standardization IL tho nnds q Z
or tofore supported him with the ulldog tenacity
hbitetl only by his nopotsnl. Il 10 Hlmply,a step
tho ahorIpa Glasses o ono aocon Of the country
n pAcng tie laah Of the slavolsivor into the hauds
" ihe money holders Of another section.
ID The Edwardsville Republican, whtlo approv
tho veto Of Con. Grant, thinks that some log
h. ]ntion Ia necessary Tor tho financial roliet OF t
=. Woat and South As the name OF the paper il
= plies il supports tho Republican platforms al
nj tho present Administration
or Yho Washington Herald considers tho yoto
At tic President sound and proper moyo.. If
n. West could haye her pro rata Bharo Of banki
le capttal, without increasing tho yoiumo OF c
roncy double the snmo amount in the East.
70 arc In favor of initiating just 80 much and
it. more.
al, INDIANA.
d. The Valparaiso Messenger RustainH Graz