The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-23
FROM MICHIGAN.
DErRou Oct. 18th, 1915

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III thr Edt.r u the WoRal>oN,S's ADVOCATE.
We have ha4 that convention, that
Michigan State convention. Il was, a.
you ana Your readers viii remember, la
bclled " hard money ana was called by
the executive committee of the "Retorm
party Of tins State 1t was to enlI-hten
the people uf this town and state ~ the
subject If finance ana sound currency,
according To the ideas Of the mortgage and
bond holders, and 70 elect delegates 70
that convention, which is called To meet AZ
Cincinnati on October 25th where It ~
essence Of hard money Will gather from
the four corners Of the land. If the Gin
cinnatl convention is of No more conse-
quence than our State convention has
been, its efforts to advance their cause
viii De but feebly rewarded
The address IF the chairman II the r.
form cammittee, Mr. f. A Baker, was III
type IN the Fire Press office before 1t was
delivered To the hye Or SIX self-constltuted
delegates, and few others, mostly green
back men, the largest number in attend
ance, as stated by one Of our hard money.
early resumption papers, being nineteen
persons If the greenback men had met
with such complete contempt and neglect
from the public, it would have been
heralded through every city, village and
hamlet id the land, by that subsidized
hIrellng IF monopohes, the Associated
Press, as an entire abandonment Of their
principles by our people, and they were
no longer worthy of the attention of any
one
The only matter Of Importance in CON
nectiou with the convention, was a
letter from the Hon. j. r. Christiancy,
United States senator from Michigan. He
has most emphatically placed himself On
record as an enemy TO the cause IF the
emancipation Of the working people Of his
State. May God help them during his
term Of office, as evidently his influence
and strength will be thrown against them
in every question relating to their welfare.
II is astonishing with what arguments he
supports his theory of specie basis for cur
rency He concurs with Carl Schurz IN
his reply to Wendell Phillips, and says,
il would be vain attempt Oh lis part
to endeavor To equal Dir Schurz, who ~
his letter, our senator thinks, the advocates
Of government credit for currency are so
completely answered There is many
worklngman IN the humblest walks W hfc
that possesses more profound knowledge
Of political economy, and whose cpuvic-
tIons will BE- Id noWise disturbed hy the
utterauces w those hi-h in office, even
though they may be surrounded by thar
glamour Of authority which position gives
them.
All the points ia Senator ChristEncy
letter are answered completely IN the arti-
Gle by Col. A. J. Finch ia THE ADVOCATE,
Of October 9Th, ia which Carl Schurz j. 50
searchlngIy reviewed, and the whole stock
IN trade, " set phases that constitute the
hulhonist arguments, are set aside
The contest III Ohio has been a severe
one, and though the money po exvrted
itself 70 the utmost, It has barely secured
majority. The deductions from the re-
suit are, that, heavily loaded as was this
issue, by the school question and other
local issues, We have at least two hundred
and seventy thousand voters who we're
willing to vote for men who pledged them
selves to support platform, the principles
If which, Id relation to our currency, must
sooner or later become embodied in our
legislation. O. c. HoDGDoN.