The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-10-22

Of Artemus Ward in our great civil war.
who on all occasions was given to pro-
testing his unalterable determination OF
putting down the rebellion, though it
should take the last drop Of blood of his
| wife's able bodied relations think the
Governor would have acted more wisely
| if he said to the people: "Bide your
time; vex now yourselves With suits with,
those monster corporations, but make
note Ct all the wrongs to which you may
be subjected, and elect men to the Legis-
lature this fall pledged to the amendment
of the railroad law so far as to put the ex-
the State" 'What care the railroads for
little suit, backed by farmer 10 recov
er $50? Tle. more the better, for the
sooner will tie farmers be broken down
ane discouraged. But plant the State
once behind the suits, and THEY will cal
out directly. They have already done so
in the case OF the State ag Ainst them
which the Supreme ICorr' has recently
decided. The Supreme Court of the
United States, in the Fond du Lac case,
recently decided AS to the power Of our
ST ,e under our Constitution, and our Su-
preme Court has declded the same thug
ana wont abuse your patience by treat
ing it as question longer to be discussed,
lest they should say that was nnderrat-
ing your intelligence, aud riding hobby
to serve some personai end.
THE CURRENCY.
This question was discussed by the
Governor at considerable length, occupy
ing nearly half the speech, and we have
ouly room to summarize what was said
with d few extracts
"The Democracy, while generally unit
ej in maint aiming that the Government
hould do nothing in aid of cheap trans
portation, and in apologizins for rnuFd"1
uD~4 assassina ton IN the South, are entire
Iy at skies and sevens upon the question
Of currency and National credit. The
Democratic Conventions of the State OF
Indiana and other States resolved recent
" that our $40 bonds should be paid off
IN greenbacks, whercat the New York
V0rld raises howl and says: That
dead horses had better be carted off to
the rendering watts as soon as convenient.
!, The stencil would not be good for the
Democratic party"
my views on that question have under
gone no change since the war ended. Our
first duty then, always believed, was to
close up the wounds caused by the war,
and re.tore kindly feeling and good EEL
lowship between the different sections OF
the country, so far as it was possible; and
the second, to bring our currency to the
: ouly UNI ring standard known to the
world. The usage and experience oil
centuries has demonstrated that gold is
the best. most certain unchanging and
convenient measure of value that can be
adopted, and all attempts to substitute
irfedeemable promises to pay In place Of
it, have not only proved failures, but have
resulted in disaster and financial ruin.
Money is measure of value. and should
be unerring and unchanging, as the
standard bushel is an unerring ana un-
changing measure of the farmers grain,
or the yard stick of the cloth of the mer-
chant or manufacturer.
i The Governor quoted from his message
of 1872, giving his views on the question
of the currency and a return to specie
pavments and then referred 20 Presidents
currency bill veto message and his COM
munication to Senator Jones, and saId'
In the main agree with him, though l
think he is in error in saying that cur
greenbacks should be called in, destroyed,
and no longer used rs a circulating me-
dunn. We are not going to dispense with
q paper circulation. 1t the grtenbacks
are withdrawn and national banking
made free, notional bank power will axe
the place. Why should the greenbacks
be Withdrawn. if we are to have as we
should have, other paper sertainly no bet.
ter in its place? The greenoack circula
ion is a great favorite with the people, as
we all know, and will be still more so
when it is made the equivalent of coin. II
there is any advantage in furnishing cir