, 1874-06-11
THE INDEPENDENT CONVENTION,

Tue Independent Convention at Springfield
yesterday WIS respectable in point Of numbers,
and also III tho character Of thoao who COM
posed 1t. It was not confined to farmers or to
any class Or calling in tho community but was
sufficiently broad to include all who desire to
hreuk tho rusty fottara Of old party orgauiza-
tions, aud to bo delivered from tho body
Of TINT death. The delegates exhibited
eommondablo courage and determination
to 60 forward in the path marked out
by tho previous meeting at Dccatur. Tho Con-
yontion was composed IN about equal numbers
Of Republicans and Denloerats and tho showing
they made was formidable enough to produce
sonlo quating in tho rapka Of both of those
partieH.
The resolution adopted by tho Convention on
the currency question is mora rational than no
had anticipated. The noise mado by the 1ntla-
tfoniata had led us to expect some sort of de-
mand for TN "oxpanaion of the currency.
Tho resolution adopted il identical In language
with that presented by tho Decatur Convention
last year, before the imitation excitement began.
1t Ia In these words:
That wo favor tie repeal Of our National Banking
law, and helieye that the Government should supp|y
lcaltuer currency directly fra1n tho Treasury, ill.,
Interchangeable for Government bonds, bearing thu low
cat possible rato OF interest,
A moro explicit resolution would certainly
hayo bccn desirable, sinco this QUE neither
af1lrma nor denios tho expoliency Of return to
specie payments. It evidently oontomplntcs, NJ
permanent policy tho Hupply Of q paper cur
rcncy by tho Government. but wAothor this cur
roucy shall ho redoemab!e or not is not ststod
nor whether tito bondA into wh1cl. 1t
ahall be convertible shall draw such rate
| Of 1ntoreAt ua will mnko tho currency
| equivalent in value to gold. Tho "lowost pos
siblo ralo Of fntoroat" moans anything or moth
ing, according to tho personal bias Of tho reader.
1t rema'na to DO secn whether tho Republican
Convention mkt woo!r will succeed in delivering
itself III leas oquiyocal lauguago-whother 1t will
iudorse tho President or tho Congressional do,o-
gaton. Or neither, or both These he purlous
timca for polclauB, especially Of tho oflce:Aold.
ing persuasion, and it the proutdont yotoes the
pending currency Till thore will be no dry land
| loft for tho aolaa Of tholr foot.
With tho general purpoao aud aim Of tho In.
dependents VIC fully sy,npathizo. TAor coming
together Is ut onoo protest against tho rottop
noss of old parties, and 4 domand That tho coul
| try alsall 60 forward, and not stald aqueakiue
md gibbe.rng oyor doaa iasuea. That the trs
expression Of this protost and this denaaue
should DO homogeneous in somo partiouars--tha
those who havo participated IN 1t should cont
short Of tloir doHires anlintontous In part-waI
inevitable. This is tho experience Of all now par
tics. But aftor all this Ii aaid, 1t remains thn
Independence IL tho thug Which tho conntr!
1sow stands most In mood Of. TAo right to bol
ia tho only right not onloyod by tla ayorag'
American voter, aud IL tho ono which lle mos
needs to cxerciuo. When tlla right shall Aay'
boon 90 fully socnrod that public opinion hha]
not visit lts disfavor upon any person who axer
ohsa 1t, thats, aud not BEFORE will psttiss ba up