The daily gazette., 1875-09-13
FOURTH EDITION.
The Financial Platforms,

The following are the respective finan-
cial planks Of the platforms of the Penn
syivania republicans, the Ohio Demo
Gratis, and the Pennsylvania Democrats,
to which we invite the attention Of our
readers;
PENNsiLyANIA REPUBLICAN.
18th Free banking. safe and uniform
national currency adjusted to the growing
wants OF the country. and steady reduction
OF the national debt"
OHIO DEMOCRATIC.
sth. That the contraction of currency
heretofore made by the Republican partT
anu the further contraction proposed BY IT,
with view to forced resumption of specie
payments has already brought disaster to
general bankruptcy. We demand tnat this
policy be abandoned and that the volume of
currency be mado and kept equal to the
wants OF trade, leaving the restoration of lie.
gal tenders TO par gold. to be brought about
by promoting the industries of the people
ana not BY destroying them.
9TH. That the policy already Initiated by
the Republican party OF abollshIng legal ten,
ders and giving national banks the power to
furnish all the currency will increase the
power OF an already dangerous monopoly and
the enormous burdens now oppressinx the
peop Q, without any compromising adyan.
tage, ana that we oppose tine policy and de-
mand that all the national bank circulation
be promptly and permanently retired. and
legal tenders be issued in their place.
lUth. That tile public interest demands
that the government should cease to discredit
| itS own currency and should make its legal
tenders receivable for all public dues exospt
where respect for the Obligations in contracts
requires payment in coin, and that wa favor
| the pAym ymeht OF at least one half the customs
| in legal tenders.
| llth. Tho extinction Of the present nation
al banks ami the establishment in tnetr stead
OF system Of free banks Of discount and de-
posit, under such regulations as tue state
may respectively Prescribe, and no papsx
| currency except such as may be issued "a.
reetly oy anu upon tue faith OF the general
Cover nment
| PhNssrLyANIA DEMOCRATIC,
lth. That tha contraction OF the money
currency and calculating medium hersluIugs
made by the Republican p,uty, anu tue tur.
ther contraction Proposed BY it with View
/ 70 forcing tue rscam Ito OF sp- eis pAyusnIs
have Already uIouxnt about ul..stsr In ths q
business of ths cOuutry, All th.satens Zone.
faI oankruptcJ. wee usnaAI,d tnAL t.lIs pvl.oy
, be Aoandonsu, anu taRs .ns volume OF Laouvy
be Kept equal 10 the vans OF I. ado, ls~yi. r
the restoration OF 4ega4 tenders to \ ar l.. gv.u
10 DC Drought sDous " prom ting tho lnuuA
tries VI the people, and not oy us.uoylpg
tnem.
eta. That the policJ Arsady initiated By
the Eepubilcan party Ct apu ~ nlns lssaI ten.
ders anu AlS Ins tls Aat.UnAl pAAAs tas pow @
TO IurLlon al tns GurreGSy VA increase TIE
power of AN alreauy dangerous monvLoIy ana
tns enormous puIusn VppressIEE the p % pie
without com mpen satlNE Advantage, anu tpAG
aL t2e national Dauk S4rcuIatlyn 10 promptly
and permanently reured AID fuIl 4eaAl ten.
ders oc Issued IN their place.
tn. 1haL inc puollc lAtsrest demands that
the government Should cease 10 u screuis It's
own money and should MAKE lis IL gaI tenders
receivable for al pubic dues. except wheie
respect for the Obligation of Contracts re-
qulrss payment in coIA.
lVth. DemInGs the extirp patton OF the
present national banks ana he estab lii hment
an thtir stead OF system or nee banks OF
discount and dopo-lt, under suca regulations
as the states respectively may prescribe, and
no paper money except such smay be Issued
directly anu upon the iaIth OF the ederal
government, anording pracucAlly u currency
based on the gold anu sIlver anu other prov,
erty OF the Whole people OF the country.
1t will be observed that the Ohio and
, Pennsylvania Democratic hnaneia
planks are substantially the same, ex-
cept that the PenAsyl vania Democrats
advocate the payment III greenbacks oi
all publc dues, except those specially
stipulated to be paid IN coin, while the
ONO Democrats require the payment OF
, Ut least half the customs duties IN green
backs. Both recognize the necessi ty
Tor Sumclent Increase Of the currency
TO meet the requirements of business,
and the dlscontlnuance OF the expensiye
national banking system, which costs the
ax-paysrs some twenty-siK million dol
lars annually Reading Eagle.