Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-02

that the Democratic party simply practiced
deception at Baltimore, and dtdu't mean what
it said, then We will, unfortunately we pre-
sumo, be found in opposition to Senator Thur
man. Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. %, 1872
''The use of bad money imposes an unequal
and dishonest tax, which bears most heavily
on those who work for wages; that irredeem-
able paper currency, by whatever name
known is bad money, and that it is fraud in
a time of peace for the Government to make
anything a legal tender except gold and silver
of fixed standard. The Republican party
has proved itself unfit TO rule, because with
unlimited opportunity it has failed to make
the bad money which it has forced upon the
people equal to the good money with which it
pays its bondholders. ."-Connecticut Demo-
cratic Platform, 1915.
''And now you propose to give further
continuance to the violation of its provisions
by again declaring this irredeemable paper
equivalent to specie. And you
compel the people TO receive this worthless
paper, by that omnipotent coercing power
which exists in Congress alone. By long
continued course of error, by an uninterrupted
habitude of crime, the mind becomes habitua-
ted to the contemplation and reconciled to the
practice "-WM. ALIENS Speech in L. s.
Senate.
~. The public credit must be sacredly
maintained, and we denounce reputation in
every form and guise.
''S. A speedy return to specie payment is
demanded alike by the highest considerations
of commercial morality and honest govern
ment. National Democratic Platform, July
10, 1872
81. Gold and silver the only legal tender;
no currency inconvertible with coin.
''2. Steady steps toward specie payments;
no step backward.
SO. Honest payment of the public debt in
coin sacred preservation of the public faith"
New York Democratic Platform, 1874.
''The evils necessarily attendant upon an ir-
redeemable paper currency should be removed
by removal of the cause, and not
conceding the right of the Government to is
sue and maintain a National paper currency"
Missouri Democratic Platform, 1874
''The restoration of gold and silver as the
only true basis of the currency; the prompt re-
sumption of specis payments and the payment
of all National Indebtedness in the money re-
cognized by the civilized world.-New Jersey
Democratic Platform, 1874
can economical administration and an hon
est currency the only assurance of National
prosperity. No more financial sham Congress
sional legislation; specie payments are the de-
mand of the people. New Hampshire Dem
ocratic Platform, 1875.
''The restoration Of gold and silver as the
basis of the currency of the country. The
speedy resumption of specie payments and the
payment of all National Indebtedness in the
money recognized by the civilized world. -
Illinois Democratic Platform, 1874.
"a steady effort should be made to bring
the Government notes to par with gold, and
to secure return to specie payments at the
earliest possible period that resumption can be
effected with safety. y."-Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic Platform, 1874.
'Protest against any increase of the circu-
lating currency, but demand that such meas
ures be adopted by Congress as will result in
the resumption of specie payments at the ear
liest possible moment. Maryland Democrat
ic Platform, 1875.
''It tends to aggravate the inequality of for
tunes; to make the rich richer and the poor
poorer; to multiply nabobs and paupers, and
to deepen and widen the gulf which separates
Dives from Lazarus Thomas H. Benton.
"The speedy resumption of specie payments
is alike demanded by honor and recognized by
all the civilized Nations of the world as the
only sound and healthy basis of currency
Mass Democratic Platform, 1874.
"a paper currency is great curse to any
people, and particular curse to the laborer
of any, country, for its depreciation always
falls upon the 10 borer. Andrew Jackson.
81 can not foresee what truths investiga-
ton may evolve in the future. For the pres
ent, repeat am hard-money man."-Pen-
dleton at Gallipolis, 1875.
''Protest against continued issue of an un-
constitutional rrency."-Delaware Demo-
cratic Platform, 1874.
Demands resumption of specie payments,
opposes paper y."-Oregon Demo-
cratic Platform, 1875.
''Specie payments. Wisconsin Democratic
Platform, 1874.
''Specie payments. Nevada Democratic
Platform, 1874.
Judge Rufus P. Ranney, Hon. Henry B.
Payne and General Durbin Ward declare
themselves uncompromisingly opposed to the
financial plank in the Democratic platform.
The only leading Democrats in Ohio now
favoring the initiation humbug are Cary,
Campbell and Ewing-all old Wings. Yes,
there is Allen, but he is no longer of the lead
ing; he is now of the led.