, 1875-08-26

Luis Settles tue Mhtter' lhere IL hotalbB 10
do but to let tho ministerial Agent mud the
Christian contractors keep on preying.
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THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM IN 1873.
There IS no mlstaE1ng the evidence OF the
hmea' thcTe Is heree contest IN tue
Democratic party on The issue Of the cur
rency-shall 1t be redeem"ble Or not III
struggle between tho faetions whether tho
party shall enter the Presidential election in
taTorof Government currency, inflated and
irrcdeemable.
LIE Aepnoltcan party Will not be at Liberty
IN 1876, even II so disposed, to hold any
questionable position on this subject. It is
the question OF the day,-one on which
every mna OF Whatever occupation md
eaA4ng IN AL parts OK the coansry takes
aeep interest, ahd one on which ne expects
and intends to vote at The next election
Ihere ean oe no question o. 10 lne Posanoh
which the Aepno14can party must take on
that question. 1t represents the great mass
of tho intelligent people engaged IN produc'
'lon' commerce. ana uahsPoFtation' IN
all thelf ofahches' II represents Tue
productive labor and tbs active cap'-
tn empsoyed IN fado anu mannfac-
tnfes' anu IN Inc pfodactlons OF tue
soi', tue mines. ana Inc 1orest' 1t repre-
senta Inc capltM enp!oyeu In fhe commercial
l'ansact'on8 oS WHICH 'ne e1ehanges Oh
products nFo managed and tue surplus OF
one scetlon IL naae 10 supply tne oeneieneaes
OF .he otaes' ~ represents tne agencies oy
"mcn 'ne pfoauos OF one man LABOR oeyona
eae need 1or hfs own consumption la 81.
enaneea tof 'ho pfoaac' OF otner men anu OF
oInef i'nos'
ooeh q paftg. Fepfesent1nR s"cn cohsu1u-
ehey' cannot hhora 70 occupy an esas''s or
donn1't1 Pos'1'oa Oh soo)ect 1nVo1''ng Tue
felaslona OF the efoVesnnens 70 liz oremtors.
Enc national aeot "os created TO preserve tho
netlona1 EXISTENCE. ~ no time GU tne Ae-
papnean party Intimate mat any portion OF
thas dept would De fepudated aaFec'4y or m
roctiy on the contrary holdng that tho
aeot WAS cteatoo LOT asac1eo purpose, lib pBy-
fnent was dee'ased 10 os an oohgatloh WHICH
coala not Do a7o'aed' In March, 1oo9, II
placed ITSELF on record th@t Inc national debt
III Whatever 1ofn ~ might e4'at' anu eePe-
c'ally the BfoenoacRs' WAS payable IN real
money. 1lio hepnohcah party could take no
otAef posltlon. on the Oeinoefatlo siae
there wero twelve STATES IN which tho
whole debt was declared to have been unla"-
iul purpose Of coerelng seeded sovereign
States. anu shonld therefore never DO pad.
IAe Republican party, oelng responslble for
the Government circuit, had no alternative
but to put on record In the authoritative form
| OF national law, that the whole DEBT was to
be pa'd' and to 10 PAID IN coin. aaye IN such
caHes na 1t Vas other~ms provided IN ths
debt 'sSeN' .....
Yhero whs' however for > time sooseneas
on the part OF hnmber OF Aepnb4lcan atatos-
men on this subject and thess was much wild
Rhetoric by many prominent men IN favor OF
moro g1eoaoacks' an expanded fssns of
Government paper, and tina inutillty OF pro.
viding for the redemption OF paper "baeked
by tho faath resources OF the nation 1hls
loose morality on vital question round e.
prossion In an act OF Congress, carried mainly
by Democratic votes anu ths votes OF Nepub-
llcans acting thoughocsaly and rachesaly.
The measure, however, was arrested by the
timely Veto OF the Prestdent lie required
congress to pause aud consider tue conss'
quenees OF any departure from the pla,n psta
OF national honor ano the ~eu"eseabhshed
principles OF nnanclm poley' inc country
owes much to this voto OF the President. 1t
appealed TO ths good sense OF al thoughtful
men IN tho country. 1t arrested tho dangeF'
Gus drifting OF politicians toward inaation'
and attracted the attentive deliberation OF ths
country. 1ta elect WAS felt by the Deno'
cratic party. Al ovor tho Union, Democrat
Of standing and ability Indignantly apuEned