The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-09-25
COUNTY CONVENTION.

! The proceedings Of the convention OF the
Independent Reform Party of this county,
held in this city on Thursday, are published
elsewhere, and we refer to them with pleas
ure. The nomination of Mr.. Raymond FOR
reelection as county treasurer was one en-
lnently fit to be mace, and puts at once 10 the
! lie the i.s,nuaton of an obscure local sheet
that the convention was called to compass
his defeat Mr. Raymond has been tried
and faithful public servant, and has succeed.
ed in so discharglng the complicated duties
of the oSce heretofore, rs to win universal
appreciation, both for his exceptional ability
and his promptness, pleasantness and suave
accommodating spirit No business man
having in his employ clerk, book-keeper,
or accountant who had discharged his duties
with equal address and taithfuness would
think of discharging him to employ man
less experienced and tried, and for the same
reason it would be an equal folly on the
part of the people to discharge so faithful
and competent II servant, to employ in his
place at the same wages man necessarily
more VI ItSS luCApCI lCutcu anu uh'iiNu'
The office of county surveyor is one of
much less importance, but in the election of
john Gray, of La Sale, our people will have
man of lifelong experience IN his pro.
lession and in every way trustworthy and
competent
So far, certainly, the convention did its
work admirably. Nor shall we quarrel with
them about the resolutions they adopted.
They reiteratc, on the financial question, the
resolution Of the recent convention of the
Pennsylvania democracy at Erie, which, to
say the most Of it, amounts to very little. 1t
starts out with the assertion, which is at least
of doubtful verify, that the currency for sever
al years past has been steadily contracted,
and, on the presumption that sucn is the fact,
properly enough protest against con-
tinuance of the process while the present
strngcncy lasts. To this nobody, we appre-
bend, seriously objects. Nor to the other
proposition, that the volume OF the currency
shall be kept equal to the wants of trade"
The great problem ls, what quantity is ncccs.
sary to be equal to the wants of trade ?"
The os,.and.ou iLflationists insist that the
volume shall be so great as to depreciate the
currency and make money cheap grade,
trashy The Pennsylvania resolution means
nothing of that sort, but insists that the legal.
tenders be brought up TO par with gold
1t is true, the Pennsylvania resolution,
though it says nothing OF the kind, is gener.
ally Interpreted to favor inaation, and that Its
peculiar and ambiguous language is a mere
to cover tina. idea. We shall not
stop to argue the point. All we can say to-
those who arc so eager for the issue Of more
paper money is, that if their wish is gratfied,
they will wake up q to very surprising fact,
which is, that no additional issue of paper
money will make money plenticr than it is
to-day without IA restoration with it of conf,
dcnce. 1t is confidence, not more greenbacks,
that is to make money plenty When every
body's credit is good, one Thousand dollars
will do as much business as ten thousand
will now. Let our paper money philosophers,
instead of crying so Justify for more green.
backs, rcvolvc for while the meaning of the
word CONFIDENCE.