, 1874-04-18
nR. FLaGG AND THE CURRENCY QUESTION.


70 tic Editor Of Tho Chicago Tribune:
Sin: In tho Industrial Age Of April 1 is tho
following editorial OH Mr.. Flagg's speech:
Wo publish In ths Issue the speech Of tho Hon. "
o iSStS ta~ weeTn t . NO. ae ] al H. apeeres i
tlows much thought and culture, and will we'll ropay
n atentlvo pernsaI Mr. Tiagg1s views about Ire re-
n1ent ut tho ha,s of tho people at the present tic
The best thought Of the country and especially west Of
turu to BpceicEayments The shaycra, tho mon WHO
hnyo nadp their fortunes, md most q the moneyea
Es views and sympuies, VIC know, are with .le peo-
pc md at 1osa to sco how he and the ban4ng
ercHts como to s1cl similar eoncluaions from 80 Re.
mats Btanlpnins. Tho 1nonoroliss nrD working for
themselves, md not for tho people and ne alt know
llcir tntonilon Is to nsalo nj tho money they out
pf the people.
Now, why say TINT tho !" best thought Of the
roltntry." etc., is 'sagainst q return to specie
payments Z" ask how do thoy know this ? /
think lust tho reverso. I bolievo-sincerolv be-
lieye-that tho ignorance Of tho country is on
tho Biao Of inantion. I ro1oco TINT Sit. Flagg
Ilas tho common sonse to SOC the hollownoss. tho
rottcnncsa and inconsistency Of the Hchomos
now advocated for the Intuition OF tho currency.
el,lnontg in favor OF wl,at lomagoguoH Gull
'smoro money - and to mo-a farm-
Of, and nothing olse-thoy scom to
10 nothing but tho wild, impraetcnblo
theories Ut visionary mon. casting asido tho
tearhahgs Of history and the lesAonh ct expert
cnce. II inllation III right, and ii the yal,1o Of
Tho greonback tloos not depona on the volume Of
greoibncks isBuod, why not havo tho Govcr,l-
,nunt kcop II printing E-presses running night
ard day dispense with taxation altogotler !;
make uN Ill rich, with plenty OF "monay" III
our pockota; and then mt fool its time away III
printing 81 hills or $40 bills. but. print
nothing less than 900 hills? This will inako
"monoy" plenty! Splendid authorizations Wis.,
iuns Of wealth! Who would work7
The wl,ole scheme IL lallacy. q delusion, p
Hnaro il + plan to got something out nf notl-
ing-to rob Labor Of its Just rlghts und would
entl III u general cEas!s &nA national bankruptcy.
Again, tho Age HayB: "Iio shaycrB, the men
who have made their fortunes ast most OF t!ae
,nunoyud ,uteroAts nre OF the Han,o oniuion an
l{r. F,arg )" md that "TAe mo,,opolists arc
working for themselves, eto. 70 this say TINT,
II lin farmers eansot, or will not Judge Of a..y
question simply on itB merits, tlloy will be. and
t,at h. jenf,abls nf over arriving at the truth.
Ahoyo all, tl1oy muAt exercise common sonko, 10
IN to discriminate between friend and foo, and
not Iutlgo Of queHtion bccnllBo 1t III advocated
t,v Ii hanher, OF 3nerciannt, or anyhody else.
lily rxpnrioIco IL Just tho toyerho OF tho Agea.
! huYu Nuynr HeG,. II more At."yer bnE wh@t
wa4 III favor or Initiation; a'lt why try to
destroy ths gorco Of Ms. F!agya argument
hv nn entlenvOr to rnlH0 tho tngar OF
scorM ara contempt on lin M Anl4tnE the
"rHnla OpiHloil aa nhayorB and y mn1iDPollHtaf Z
III thsb st,as1y asgnHent9 1n It la!g p!.y2. Is It
thn way 10 Arriya attl0 TRUTH Again, as though
M eria.ut. !.g!I by haMksr .nnHt 30 wrong, the
Ago "tG At loHa to Boo how lo (Mr. Flagg) aud