, 1874-05-07
SPIRIT or THE WESTERN pAE99

press-nll against imitation Of tue oulroney-
by saying:
To this lIst may be added MI this aer1n4n-Amerscan
jheh7aa jouraI tls AIed. Tos., ind liz Toik.6iat
Of Detroit, nnd tho Ztiiug, Of 8annw. And wo NAV
add too TINT the German vote Of this sta.o, without
side.
Tho Toledo Commercial, commenting upon
our rasurnB showing tue Wogtorn press to be
largely against imitation, Gays:
Ths w BE- In a asooy
!sta hive clailed to hold supreme sway. and 1t don't
strength than In ohor Of the States namoi. II aicl
mus ho In other portions Of tho country Tho truth
H. TINT she prevailing sentiment, in nearly syery a.
practicable period.
Tile Cleveland Herald says OF the attitude Of
tho Ohio country newapapdrHs
majority of thom think tho veto .gIee tho minor
~ thiak tht Tho President L he erred DID 70 Or te
fht sd' A9st . he weekly Ohio press
vsst psoss had 0s nS @
gcncy, and that the ruraf districts are moving on ~
usual in thclr accustomed activities.
Tho Quincy (1ll) Wing thinks, from tho
attitude Of Western newspapers, that "tho Neat
ia at least very fur from boing unanimously, Or
oven generally, infected with the inlation
malady," md adds:
Without rofcronce to the attitude of tho press, It
must have bcou APPARENT 1t would seem, to any INTEL
lgent observer, thas the substantial businessmen Of
the West have at no timc approved Of The imitation
easron Of Congress-: has 1t been ut any time a,,-
parent that tho farmers Of tho West, as cass were
clamorous for further food Of waterad currency
Since the vcto was published wo have not
found q single man In Rock Island, whose opn-
ions arc worth learning, that docs not approve
Of Grants veto. II there nro any of tue intla-
frff,
shady. Tue interests Of tue lahororo, tho me-
cllanics. the farmern,-iu fact of the whole body
poHtic-are In favor OF honest money and a re-
turn 10 e-paymentB.-Roc Island (IA.)
argus
-Wc do not believe that the people can DO led
astray BY tho sophiatry OF such men aa have
| tnken the lead IN Congress In favor Of oheap
montoyY.-Rochelte tyY (1A:} Register.
roncy would 10 Of any benefit to anybody but
| the stock aud gold gambling speculatora Of the
| great cities where the new currency would have
| necessarily been put loat.-Har,}sbu,y (6al.ne
| County. IN.) Chronicle
[ Although NO have not been an indorser Of
I Grants Administration in general In thiH par
ticular instance NO beleve his veto Of the lnAa-
tson bill was right and aound in policy. It will
hRye restraining influence on Btoek-ga1nblng
and the various wild speculation TINT Invariably
follows Ill imitation of tho currency, and is also
followed BY financial crash, III which thoBo
%ho hold the best hand win.-Aason Oily (lA.)
! Independent.
At present there arc Indications That tic
papos-nouey now atloat may bo made soon to
approximate to tho value OF coin, and ultimately
to bo swopt away; but Imitation means years Of
struggle to accomplish oven tho fair prospects
OF to-day.-Ghester (IN.) Clarion.
All the people Of Illinois want is a good
crop-season. With our granares full, aud our
prairies Rwarmlng with fat hogs aud cattlo times
will improve, and money, which IL now abundant
In the East, will pour into our Golfers in ex-
frH 1j.o.s|u
Democrat
But how do tho LoganR, and wildcat specr-
lntors generally, propose to give uB more money?
By further di1uting the currencyl They propose
equal quantity OF water; increase tie quantity
OF sllgar By adding sand; give ,'s more flour by
grinding up chalk with the wheat. IL this itl-
crossing tho quantity OF money in tho country7
-Ot!0tca (IM.) Free Trader.
How could all increase in the volume of
currency he1p tho West? Will tho authorities at
Washington make it and aonl 1t out here to any
ono who wants 1t BY no means.. We must
give our corn, wheat, and cattle IN exchange.
Tho moro printed money thero ia, tho moro Of
it will be given for q buHhel Of grain or barrel
Of -four But IS tho nun who sells tho grim or
hour w;tl hayo to Eve moro Tor what Ae buys,
Danvite {lN) Times.
Opposition to imitation Is merely the effort
Of every dollar in the country anywhere TINT is
worth dollar to prevent being made worth loss
than q dollar for the benefit OF specula!ors. II
tlloro ia moro opposition in the East than 10 th.
Weat 1t B becanao there is more Of theae dollars
In the older section than in tho newer.
There IL almost tinge Of crimlnality in tho rep-
resentations Of some Western papers that tic
imitation isHuo Ia simply tho issue Of tho Wost
rule Of the Eastern money y-krugB who want to
bind us hand and foot financially. Such rep
rosentation is Misrepresentation, md cannot
fail Of Of bud effect. Keokwk (1osoa) Gate oity.
frsv1ff 10 }t4n%Sr II
condition, aud tho aurest remedy that can now
be applied for tho roliot Of the publlu Ia aettod
policy which shall inspire confidence. This can
never DO obtaned until Congress shall stop
possess tho money to sock safe ohannela Tor in-
vostinont.-NeW Albany {Ind.) Lelqer.
--Sinoe tic PRONUNCIATION Of tho prosident'a
veto, there has manifesny baon q chango for
the bottcr in the tone Of public opinion on tho
financial question. Persons who wero crying
out hlind!y for more irredeemablo logal-tonlef
notes have been constrained to pause and, in |
their sober second thought, layo come to bo.tor
conclusions. They perceive that tho iHaue OF |
moro irrodsemable Government paper mems ro-
pudialion. dishonor, aud ultimate bankruptcy
to every legitimate business interest. Ailtoautee
Wisconsin.
An intelligent gentleman. who has, during
the last ten days. Visited number Of tho tout
towns In the interior Of Kansas. aud has taken
some trouble to got at tho vsws Of Leading buai-
nosa-mon On tho all-aDsurbiug topic Of tic veto
Of tho Currency bill, saya that, willis nost Of
thom favored tile bill during the discussion OF
the measure In Congress-, but very fow Of them
condemn the action Of the Presideut, and tho
cooler-headed, conservative thinking ouos SAY
they believe tho President was right. They
believe that wh,Io limitation" might Aave
given temporary rollof, tho danago to our credit
abroad, and tho repetition that must inevitably
follow Initiation, would leave tho country In fur
worse condition than the present stringenoy Of
seated conviction thnt the bottom of hard ti,nes
has boan touched, aud. it the growing wheat
crop natures without any great calamity over
takingit, the peoplo-e1cept that class with whom
tlmos are always hard-will rejoice that tho |
President had tho courage to protect the credit
and honor OF the country against the Insane
cutlery Of people who did not really know what
they did want,-St. Joseph (afo.) Gazette
PRISON REFORM CONGRESS. +
PHILADELPHIA, May 0.--To-day Gov. uartranft
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