The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-11-02
Pendleton 10 PennsYlyanla.

PendletOn 10 Pennsylvania.
In response to an invitation from the
Democratic State Committee of Penn
sylvania to assist them in their canvass,
by his presence and speech, Hon. Geo.
H. Pendieton has sent to the Chairman
of the Committee the following letter:
CINCINNATI, o, Oct %, 1875.
Hon H. B. Wright, Chairman Democratic
State Committee, Philadelphia:
My DEAR SIR: I regret extremely,
that it will be impossible for me to visit
Pennsylvania next week and take part
in the pending canvass. The reasons,
which | have heretofore explained to
you as likely to prevent, are of a purely
personal and domestic character but
are, as you know, imperative.
pc ] take the liveliest interest in your
struggle Its result seems, TO me to in
volve-i1 addition to all questions of
local policy-all questions of reform in
the Federal Administration, both as to
the Civil Service and as to the Southern
States, the prosperity or ruin of the in
dustlies of the country in the present
and the possibility of returning to spe-
Gle payments in healthful and benefi-
cent manner during this generation
The last year of Republican legislation,
The law for the dis ribution of the cur
rency and the law for the resumption of
specie payment in 1879, have put gold
from ITO to lit. The failures during
the first six months of 1875 were 3,377
in number, more than in the whole year
prior to 1873. and nearly as many as in
the year 1874. The Times of this even
ing reports twelve failures for yesterday.
The depression Of all the industries OF
the country has increased, and the con-
sequent suffering of the laboring classes
is greater than ever. "Never have so
many honest men gone without bread,
or eaten the bitter bread of charity OF
credit" 'f' :''
The powers confined to the Secretary
Of the Treasury to enable him to bring
about the redemption in silver of frae
tional currency are quite as ample and
very much the same as those conferred
to enable him to bring about the re-
demption in gold of legal.tender notes
These fractional notes are about forty
millions of dollars. The legal-tenders
are about three hundred and seventy
millions. The telegraph this morning
from Washington tells US that all the
officers of the Treasury in their forth
coming reports will treat the proposed
redemption sof fractional currency a:
utterly impracticable. And yet these
Republicans assert that they can, sue
cessfully and amidst prosperity, execute
the laws for the redemption of the lie
gal-tenders in 1879, and, pretending
they are the advocates of a sound cur
rency, assert most falsely that Demo
Gratis, because they will not applaui
their system, are 'for dishonest money,
''infation" and "repudialion.' Shame
upon such hypocrisy! Ha;l feamLa;
The success of the Democratic patty
will result in currency stable III
amount, fixed in value, regulated ia vol
ume neither by arbitrary laws nor b,
the caprice or even judgment of Con
gressmen OF bankers, but by those laws
which commerce imposes upon all it
instrumentalities, and ultimately con
vertible into coin, and the knowledg'
that this result will follow, will, in thu
meantime restore confidence, revive bu
siness. and put into healthful motion th
now dormant energies and activities o
our people. T" o5li 9f
The loss Of Ohio has neither destroy
ed our cause nor abated our energies. =
Defeated by. majority of 5000 in
poll of 100000, we have won NOR
votes than any successful party in Obi,
ever had before. Weighted with heav,
burdens, and opposed by an organiza
ltion almost perfect in its discipline
abundantly supplied with money ant
struggling for its life, the cause of tn
people has Won victory even in de
feat The Republicans have the Office
and the salaries, but it has been show
that even in Ohio-Republican Ohio
in order to secure them by the smalles
majority they were obliged to brin,
"every man and every dollar into th
field. A.'''i-' s'''"
Freed from these burdens, resting O
its own intrinsic merits alone, the caus
tof the people would have won its vic
tory, offices, salaries and all, by twent
thousand majority. l rejoice to beiiev
that the Democrats of Pennsylvania ar
more fortunate than we, and this crown
ing glory is reserved as the reward {
their fidelity. an 70
Iregret beyond expression that Cal
not aid them in the struggle, and b
present at its triumphant close. al
very respectfully, ''''''s7i.i's ie!i-
A. GEO. II. PENDLErcN.;