The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-02
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Seaat"' form.
:, =, Mans tir1d, Oaio, last Satur-
II hi> ',,,-,, senator Thucman said:
do .'"H ,,Il,v Democrats OF Rich'ano'
\on. ~. c,,Ied hsrG.mouey men, and
So W0'' :" >,cy man that is to say. we 40
sn:H NF'" n an irredecma5le paper cur.
n'' vc bell We that such S"I'''s, nmn
"I,t ,rily t.uctua'e In fa'us' YEA" :" se ave-
E',, and c>'ravaGancc; auu orn ,,s Nv We
N'' ,rnncv-shave!s ano sl~e" ', s,s, ~
M, -" ,hs, our currency shouio c"usss. W
believe ,""N sna for convenience, paper
So,'rGrtlh'c at par into so'o Az" s'.,,, ., .;.h
", coz ~ The holder. IN tn,s we 49, mors,,c
""' ,,,;,orm teachings OF Tue nena
'"t ,,,.hthc opluion o'cVcryr ean5 tn,." ',
iN'';s economist the worin over, WV W.
r'''n" # ,y1ciieuce found IN the n,s'o,.
F'>', ,.,r, commercial nAtion. ana WIN 'ne
- ~ y most TIC cn'ire o'ay oi 'he Jus.
o,cn Of America Now II mas 49,
~, asserted. and win 'ioieuoc "
49, that m,.h, be cons'oefeu 'n.elupe-
,1qr The platform OF our rare NoH'eu'
,,,,n, lust the opposite o. on' op'n.ous,
-, r,,tIi. an igrcdremahte paper cur ehe
.''' o.l forever. aud Consequent! 'uas s''a
.,,- ~ p.ucr convertible INTO goa ana
'- shall never form par' OF our CIR
S.'' ..,.,.,, ,;rm. Ea' certainly no such IDEA
"....,.,s,. IN the platform, nor 40 oei'e'e
,. Entertained hy minority OF 'no>e
=" ".,.r.y,.r. know that there are men
VIZ - ,-,-,. ,hc abandonment OF goid ana
WIZ COMFY. u no scout the idea OF re-
t.',,.,.l.y al the currency; VINO sssei'
90 liver thr q nveTnmcnt calls money
'"'' md who regard i,redcemAhlc
I" r g. the hcs. currency the world
IN. | do no. think that these
.,,.,,,u,,l a majority OF the Hte Con-
,,,,t,, mr. rr Is crmmttee on reSoiut'ons.
boon the case their views would
~ t-,., eyorr.Spd without ambiguity.
;,',' ...I,,L. n vain in The platform Tor 4
i' ,l.,.rr--..,,.7 in favor Of irrcdeema5lllty,
I,,,.c, ,.>rrr,na that gold and silver
- ,,I -, a,maucllZa.l. Il advocates the
.;r,;n,l oI rrtcuUackS for nallonal Dank
n,- II nos here says that The green
,. sh,uld hc irgclcemloie. gu the
s,r,r.ry /, coutsmpIa,es that they shall DE
S~',.,', "a mar With gold, and although
~. ma, lie quite able 10 see now
49,, ,,n H.. done in the mode proposed,
=. If,i.,Ilenc,S is NEST distinctly ana luiiS
r..,,p,z,d. And thcn, rs 10 'Dhatiop, tue
,,,,,rin doe. not expressly demand more
1,,~r,u,y. II denounceS coDtractlon. Out
49,. nG. -av in pila words, GIVE US ln-
a,-,-. What j. does ray is, That the
,'r...,.. ii currency be made and Kept
,rg. 10 The wants Of. trade;;' ana thls
.ui. Now. suppose that there Is not, AND
r.,.r has been. Z Iuan IN any clVli'Z'u
r.pr,-v waa would not say that the volume
n. currency should be equal to the wants
,r :-luI. To say so is 10 utter mere
.rr,i.1. mere abstraction. The practical
ru.,.jpD j.. Have we that volume now! and
,,ran This QUESTION the platform is SILENT
H. him VINO believes that the present volume
:. sufficient, il melus 10 iutlation, for IN bis
mud j.I> al-clly quite "equal 10 the wants
-, trade" To another man, who thinks
tia, murr currency is needed, it does mean
,ypqn.,ou: and 50. whether it means the
r!.. tlu. or the otler depends upon the
rr,r1urryrh opinions Of every one VINO
rad. il. suppose, Tor instance, tnat ar
Uli, member of Congress. having 10 vote
amman inhl'ian bin. should look to this plat
to,m Tor his cuilaucr. what light would ne
~; What is therein tito tell him whether ne
should vote Tor an increase OF currency Of
ten millions, huodrcd millions, i've hun.
dr,d lallions, or no increase At all:
NoH, the gentlemen who framed this pat.
form ale able aud bold men, masters OF the
Euyli>u tongue, capable Of saying what they
mean, and by no means afraid TO say II.
When, therefore, they pllinly dcnounce con-
traction. but tail to expressly advocate Iuti /.
ton. is not the presumption far that they DO
not 'mran Initiation: Understand me, am
not defending the platform, for in some par.
ticn;arS do not like il. and leave TO those
WAC appruye il the task OF its advocacy
Nor an. | critici>Dy it, Tor have no diSpo-
sition 10 be critical, and leave that role to
orr cplnuuu advcisarics. But i think II but
iu,lic,. TO say thar the platform mas been con.
>.rurd to mean more than is Expressed 10 It,
and mole than was meant, as l be
l,.y". hv those Who framed it. In sayins
tu> DO not lose sight Of the Interpretation
placed upon il ty some OF its friends.
kuaw Tint some OF its %armeSt advocates re
gard i. - 4 declaration against god and sli
", and :or an irredcemable greenback cur
I.ucl now and forever, coupled with Srea
aud permanent iUtiiti0n: hut for reason
liza, have partly stated. and others that
have ru time Ia state, | believe that theS
nrn arr comparatively few in number. Tn
tIl.:A j. tilt there is a wide diversity o
";lui0u among tie people OF all parties npol
THIS suhrrt. There are Democratic hard
mDa,y ln"n aud Democratic paper-mone
men: R"pubIcau hard-noncy men and he
Iar.,rsn plper.mun"y men; Demncratic.r re
eHUplou!>lS and Democratic inf ttionist>
and RrpEh.ican resumptionists and Repub
c,a utlGivui>ts. The question is not strictl
Il party question. Honest men of all partie
may b" found on is opposite sides, and SO
h. ever been after every great pinic b.
4, IL, .ffi pt p1
hlNr not heard au argument, pro or con, tha
has no; been advanced hundred times il
Europe aud America before the panic o
1915 But in the end truth Is sure TO pre-
vail, aCd in the mean time hard words AM
bitter accusations serve no good purpose
No man has tirmer convictions on this sui
ject than | have. They are the result @
much experience and of long, patient, ant
conscientious study. have expressed then
tim" and again, IN conversation, 10 publ
meetings, in conventions, and in my plac
10 the Scnate. l stand by them whaseve
may be my politcai'iatc; but do not ASSUME
10 he iuIalIIble. and ruthIessly condemn mel
IL sincere as | am who entertain dlfieren
opinion. Much less can sanction disruption
OF The Democratic party, because in singh
state il has 80 happened that convention
chosen 10 nominate State officers only-ott
,tc, who will have no jurisdiction Owe
Tbs currency qleStion-has, upon this ont
question, adopted = platform that my judy
meg; does not approve. 1 have been {
ID tAecrat all my Lille. and when and where t
be Democrat was to be politically ostra
cl>ct. have chung 10 the party in its darkes
hnuts US well SIS in its brightest with some
Thing alan to devotion. because my head ant
III; heart approved its fundamental princi
pies. l yet look 10 it as destined to restore
t. The Republic constitutional, honest, anC
ct9nomici Al government, 70 promote frater
la! feelings bewecu all its parts, and to per
l'rtuate free institutions for ages to come; ane
cannot, by any word or act OF mine, con-
trlhut. ia IL, op.r,hrou kuoE that IL Il