The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-16

development OF the industries OF the coun-
try. The progress in this direction was
checked by the war. Commerce and the.
productive energy of the country have be On
parslyzed. 1t is now time to arise out OF. the
sloth aud lethargy of depression and press
forward in the business of life i'm the
normal way. This effort the measures
of the Republican party will defeat,
and the people see 1t, and are
ready to resist. They will not endure
the oppression that the Republican leaders
propose to inflct upoA them. There are
large number of people in cities and in the
country VINO have entered upon business
enterprises of various kinds and made con-
tracts that will bring them to utter ruin if
the resumption act continues upon
the statute books. If it is not repealed, ruin
sSsres many in the face. The effect OF
taking away the greenbsck currency is
contraction, and the pressure is already
being felt.
The leaders OF the Republican party say
in their speeches that this is party meas
ure, and the struggle over its passage last
January showed that they have determined
| RoAsJ ASSuOs AAO W.
publicans voted for it and now sustain it.
The Democrats voted against it and now op-
pose 1t. The bondholders and bankers
| favor it. 1t favors the bankers and bond
holders. 1t Expresses the people. The
Democracy have ever been On the side
of the masses against the few, and
we find it so in this pending
issue. The leaders of the Republican party
can not be permitted now TO run off after
some other subject and make capital oct of
questions that do not affect the people. The
war is over. The blood upon the shirt is
dry. The temple of Janus is shut, and the
people are disposed to devote themselves to
the arts OF peace and eat the fruits of indus
try and labor. The Republicans say no.
Tney say that universal commercial crash
shall come. That three-fourths OF the peo-
pie shall be pecunisrily ruined. They come
| like Shylock and demand gold upon the
bond and the utter ruin of the debtor
And now, when the people arouse them
selves to resist, the effort is made to csjOle
them by turning their attention to some
thing else. 1t will not do. The issue IN
Ohio Is the issue before the country. The
finance question is the question that divides
the parties, and the people know it.
The Republicans forced this issue
upon the people and now they can
not retreat. The people accept it
and will fight the presidential campaign
upon it. If there are here and there Demo
cratic papers and speakers that sanction this
Republican meas ire and fight against those
xryI,r ~ g
battling abreast with the losing party
Nothing short of sitting the clearest convic-
tions of duty and self interest can prevent
nearly orlquite one halfofthe members ofthe
Republican party from severing their polit-
ical ties in the coming campalgn-for they
see and know the necessary results of the
resumption scheme, to which their party is
pledged. The issue can not be ignored The
greenback party will be on one side, the
contractionists and national bank party
on the other. There can be no COM
promise or third party in the
race. Southern outrages will not be
able to cut any sort of figure before the pee
pie. Old, musty issues will be laiG aside so
long as general bankruptcy threatens the
people. Until the resumption act is re-
pealed and safer policy is assured, there
can be but this one question before the PEG.
pie upon which its parties will divide.
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