Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-09-23
Senator snyard's Msine y esier-

MORE ABusr OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAN
PLAIN TALK on FIsANcg-AH uNpI6NIFIsD Doc
UMENT
The following is part of letter written by
Senator Bsyard to Hon. Msrcellus Emery, a
prominent Maine Democrat, stating his inability
to take part in the Maine canvass -
WILaINeros, Del, Sept. l, 1875
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Although you arc engaged in cauvass to fill
State offices only,i recognize fully how issues OF
= national character muat outer into your dis
cuHsiops.
The crying need OF wise and judcious man
agement OF our finances, and the restoration OF
stable currency which shall be the standard OF
value in the dealings Of our people, and be OF
intrinsic value in ITSELF is almost universally ad-
mitted, and 1t would seem impossible that any
honest, earnest and intelligent advocate of q
sound currency on the basis OF gold and silver
coin. shall be now willing to rely longer on the
empty promises of ~ political party which bas
Reelected aud sustained Gralt and his admins
tration, and who, at the end Of seven years of
uncontrolled power and ample opportunity find
the country in a more embarrassed condition in
every respect than it WIS in March 4. 1850
The credit of the country aud tho business in
terests OF the people are in my opinion exceed
ly unsafe in the hauds of an administration,
which amid loud trumpetiugs of regard for the
public honor have never taken one resolute etep
for its protection; but OIL the contrary, ,1ihtOM
tcarraM Of lao, and against law, re.issued in
1873, S2s, ,00O, 900, Of "legal tender" treasury
notes, which under lao and q wise policy look.
lug to return to specie payment had been "re-
turned and cancelled by tho preceding admin
The bigoted and short.sighted folly OF Mr..
BontwelIs administration Of the Treasury Depart
ment lost golien opportunities for resumption,
9 sfforded by an oyer-howng treasury and active
business operations all over the country. and
tHl nf
1872.
The insubordinate and revolutionary action Of
the same patty, led on by Attorney General Hoar,
resulted III the overthrow of its fest deliberately
adverse dacisio TO the legality of legal tender
IN paper by the supreme Court OF the United
States, at time when the public was preparing
TO accommodate its transactions to the Just and
bebifcent results of such a decision.
Still later. witness the utterly false, unworthy
aud fraudulent measure, the fruit of caucus of |
tricky politicians, passed last winter into law |
nDder the title of ''an act to resume spece pay
ments in 1873" over which Morton, the rampant |
uhitionlst, and Sherman, the pseudo contrac- |
ZIONIST, chuckled and winked uublushisgly in |
open Senate.
Must not all this convince any one, not dis |
posed to self deception, that return to specie |
payment and u sound system of finance under |
the rule OF party led by Butler, Morton, Kelly, |
Logan and Sherman will be tad katsndds |
Grtec1s" and not soonerp 1t would seem i'll
1teHibie tuHt u party Will fuCu n record ana a |
history ehoul lave the effrontery to present
themselves to the American people as the cham
oions of sound tiuance and honest money.
We also now witness sadly all over the coun-
,ry paralysis OF commerce, manufactures aud |
III branches Of Industry, which in my belief ia in
! great measure calsed by the unwise, unjust |
'id destructive policy pursued towards the |
southern States of the Union by President |
fraut aud hiB associates, under whose influence |
he political control OF many of those States has |
leen handed over to class OF profiigate adven- |
'lrers whose many wrong doings have mover |
,een rebuked; but who, on the contrary, have |
iad the aid and conntenanoe of the President |
md his party, even to the extent of revolution
Try and Iswess usurpation, civil and military. |
The forcible overthrow Of the Legislature Of
Louisiana by Sberidan's dragons having been
approved by Senate resolution.