The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-18
Democratic Utterances on the Cur
reucy.


We invite especial attention to the plat
form of the New York Democracy, to be
found in this paper. Manton Marble, editor
of the World, was chairman Of the commit
tee on resolutions, and has set forth the
principles of the party in no ambiguous
terms.
The Nebraska Democracy, also, on the
same day, reiterated the sound and solid
platform of last year.
! In Maine the Democracy passed the fol-
lowing:
A sound currency, coin or its equivalent, essen
tial TO stabilitytin business and restoration of
prosperity: steps toward specie payments. and no
steps backward.
In Minnesota the following:
return to gold and silver basis of the cur
rency Of the country, with preparatory and effect
i've measures to secure the resumption Of specie pay
ments,
In Wisconsin, in favor OF sound cur
rency in coin or its equivalent.
In Maryland the Democrats said:
We protest against any increase the circulating
currency, but demand that such measures be
adopted by congress as will lead to the resump.
non OF specie payments at the arlest possible mo-
ment
In Illinois last year (no convention this
year, the Democratic state convention
adopted the following:
The restoration Of gold and silver as the basis o
the currency; the resumption of specie payments
as soon possible without disaster to the business
interests of the country by steadily opposing ina
ton, and by the pay ment of the national indebted
edness in the money of thekcivilized world.
In Iowa, the Democratic-L Lib erals strad
died the fence as follows:
We are in favor of the resumption of specie pay
ments as soon as the same can be done without In
maintain q sufficient supply of national currencyfo
business purposes, Opposition to the present ma
tional banking law. .-.
1 In Ohio the Democrats adopted the fol
lowing cheap money trash;
| That the contraction of the currency Heretofore
made by the Republican party. and the further con
traction proposed by it with view to the forced re
aster to the business of the country and threatens
with general bankruptcy and ruin. We deman'
that this policybe abandoned, and that the volume
| of the currency be made and kept equal to tn
/ wants of trade, leaving the restoration Of lega
tenders to par with gold to be brought about by pro
noting the industries of the people, not by destroy
ing them. -
4 And in Pennsylvania the Democrat
adopted the Ohio platform, with here ant
there word or two added or omitted. I
amounts to the same thing, and reads a
follows:
l That the contraction of the money currency an
circulating medium heretofore made by the Reput
lican party and the further contraction proposed
It with view to the forced resumption OF speci
payments, has already brought disaster to the bus
ness Of the country, and threatens general bank
ruptcy. We demand that this policy be abandoned
and that the volume of money be made and keI
equal to the wants Of trade leaving the restOratio
of legal tenders to par in gold to be brought abou
1 by promoting the industries Of the people, and nc
by destroying them
Il 1t Is hardly necessary to say that tn
: ARGUS considers the Illinois and low
platforms wanting in that positive an
direct expression of opinion which shout
characterize the utterances of party aspil
ing to national control; and that the plat
forms of Ohio and Pennsylvania are s
e devoid of correct principle that the part
: deserves defeat in both those states.
: New York, Maine, Wisconsin, MinnesC
ia, Nebraska, Maryland, as they ha,
spoken this year, are sound and deserve tt
appreciation of the country.