The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-10
An nnnl.nnd.om lnan,lon Rc-oInllon Adop,ed

fuiphnttr Condemnation ot the Ring
Thc,c--Cyru- l.. Pcrshing for Governor.
FuE. Sept. 0-Thr currency question
vss the all-rhsorhing one here from 10 A. NJ.
Yesterday until L. VI. to-day. All other con
tidcrations were apparently overshadowed by
Tie nerr- struggle which was wared between
honest. Intelligent, and prudent members Of the
Convention and the crazy advocates Of the
rreeuback here.y. There IS no doubt that the
Mng men were steadily at WORK -timulatins the
friends Of the Ohio platform to accept no COM
promise, but to literally drive the hard-money
men OF the n Id. Tnese shrowd schemers knew
that If imitation was favored b; the platform OF
the Democratic party. the Treasury issue woulu
De sunk out of sight in he campaign Accord
ingly by all their arts they intensified the con-
tcsi over this part of the platform, and have
no doubt that 1t was this influence alone that
prevented the compromise resolution adopted
Nv the committee last night from being carried
through the Convention to-day. THIS COM
pron.ise resolution. which was adopted after
long struggle BY vote OF % 60 "a, as follows
1hal thc cof traction OF the money. currency and
ri. ul.i.rA medium lgrcioiore MAZE by The ReQuhll
t Nm fn f,rr,d rrs,i pti1n of srer,, payiuents
is,c ,r auy nroue disaster 60 the cuisines. " the
cc.nfy. and threaten general balkrupcy, aud while
Agr-.h snuncaie tac pria' pc inat sound cur
efhc pr,sen' currency and ~ou1 ica'e The re.tora.
;a omSSs me Rsg Rs@ ina, q NE 's PeGg, pss,
so5i.'ius tue ceal tenders and giving the national
re & d u4' an Srsa da6sarSas Sursa' monopo
slltl, enormous burdens now expressing the people
bout uprusatlng advantage that 80 the nat ohil
esns circulation be lro np 'ly spo perm,nenty retired
uas % s peSe o ~ & SiaH6, @ 1N1I oney teS "nd
shnud m, It, legal tenders receivable for all pubiic
oues. Acept wnc ercspcCt for the obligation Of con
pr.,ui NATIONAL banks ana the esiahIshmcnt IN their
toi o system OF tree banks o discount ana deposit,
Ir, ro, ami NJ pauer money Issued, except such as
fcicral e. 0yernmant. afor'iisg pfactcaiy currency
ts,,d gold aud silver ana The other property OF the
Whole people OF the country.
A. soon as this was done number OF the
widest imitation members Of the committee
left, ana declared that they would take no fur
ther part In the deliberations. and II they could
not succeed in defeating the work OF the COM
nittee In the Convention they would leave II In
the same way. The resolution a. adopted did
not suit the hard-money men, but II was oil
they could get, and they were forced to be sat
i,ncd with IT, 1t was the same in substance ne
the resolution OF the Olio platform, save that
II contained this emcudatoD, that a sound
currency should be gold ana silver, ~ redeem
able therein. The mention Of gold and silver
was the red dag that made the imitation raw
ting mad.
The Chairman Of the committee Is Frank ". .
Hughes Of Schuylkll county, who Is almost a
Communist IN principle. lie advances the ab-
eurd theory that any piece OF paper stamped by
the Government and representing on it's face 50
many dollars or cents l. OF IA much intrinsic
value A. n piece of gold Of the legal weight and
nneness representing a like number Of dollars
aud cents. Greenbacks were redeemed by the
Government, he claimed, every time one man
paid with them a debt be owed 20 another
Other members OF the comutttee frankly ad-
mitted that thcy did not believe IN the principle
Of paper money. Il was not. however, ques-
ton OF principle with tncm, but of policy only
They wanted To win and get possession Of the
ate Government, ana as u was eVident that
the people were wild on the greenback issue,
therefore they were willing to pander TO the de-
In-ion under which they iabured
Inc hard-inonoy men aud We mlldesi Of tlae
greenback udVoc ites were m hopes that the
compromise resulu ion could be retained In the
platform, and the report a. whole esriied
through the Convention TINS morning; but all
nsnt long the outside rcssure Wa 20 great a.
10 induce one of the members Of the committee
who had voted for II To agree 10 move its re-
consideration this morning The inuatiunists
were here NJ gre q numbers, and more thtn one
OF this outside lobby l. known L. bt connected
with the Treasury Ring 1t D. also known that
some OF MaCkeN IS ndhereuts ia Pittsburgh were
telerraphing u members of the Convention ure-
iuc them 10 adoUt the ONO platform, and
promising. 10 case tui- was done. that thousands
of Republicans In Allegheny county would sup
port the Dcmocra iC ticket. These strenuous ei-
forts Of course h an effect. and wnen the
Convention ueilthis morning hpshes, the Chair
man OF the touItnittcr. Wf ulu not submit the
report he had been directed o. nuke.
lne n miraton of candidates for Governor
was the unfinished business tuat came over
trum the adjournment last nleht' but trick
was all arran-, q To- prevent the Convention from
proceeding with its regular business, and thus
secure an adjournment to allow tine tOmutt tee
on RESOLUTIONS to be again called tOge her.
Sgeer Of Huntingdon led oG with the nlibuster
ihu''i'eh'' ,tiu ",t'l "'. "'H' ~ 'uoio ~ ulin-
l'N INv'ttuluE- w" ,NNct'l Ndi"AlHlhcht was
secured MS was tulluWcu bl a meeting OF the
Committee on Resolutions. and the declaration
IN favor OF gold and silver was stricken
out ana fhe Onin nitIfnfut .Inutad. VIII, the
,,''r i.'r,. ,r ~ i, H. 49, ~. - a. ~.
i"lESl' it,fci3 ~, tHNtt 49, ~ vas mau' "
nave tue lolloMlhK au"pteu as a SUBSTITUTE
Tat while we expressly enunclate the principle that
A.luul currency should be gold nnl silver or redrems.
h. fU-rrlp. We would have ia, r-.f0ral1u Of legal
-r- i par IN gnld 10 be brought about by troinoi.
il me bs interests of the ucopr rather than y
Cr. rowing them.
a.. 80 =. --.t =, =,
Nheh the convention fehsseu bled az 8 l.. NJ.
the committee . report was read by Hughes as
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