, 1875-10-02
POSITION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ON
THE CURRENCY.

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foSl3loH oE III TAE 1;5as9ln1 MEp9sLtGhh PARTY ON
TIN o,,;,ono Iat.r gJa: 0c"an o,a;,,. .,,.. 49,
o.o,on - .,,o n;,,.;oa;.., - '
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1ehtns OF the l1epuollcRns OF the Northwest,
and TINT The TRIBUNE ia opposed to tho
Republican party in advocating an honest
redemption Of the nationnl promises to pay.
This is matter easily susceptible Of demon
atrntion ono way or the other. The Tribune
is uncompromisingly in fevor Of honest money
md opposed to tlilution of tho currency tho
Intcr-0eean is confessed1y and blatantly in
favor Of diluting the currency and cheapening
its purchasing power. We presume there
will DO no dispute ns to this statement of tho
caso. Now ~ to the position OF tho Repub-
lican party. First, the Inst NATIONAL platform
Of tho Marty. in 1879, Gec1Rred rs follows:
w. s.ao,,,,s ,,,,,,,,,4.o,, =, 4ho ,nh1,. a.,
yorn ~ dl,onlss NJ r,tor,1 c-t.a ~ ,s.aa., 80.
1,, ,L,e ~ .5s.t,. - H.. .-sI, ~ ,sL,s.
md of the rstcs Of Interest pou tbe b.1sncc and ron
.dont!y c1pect that exeecn. national currency te
be ep<Eeted 1ya soetdy r.'".p4o" o. sptet pav"tns.
Ihts 10 tue !ast oulclNl nttefance OF the paf-
ty at large, AMI tho 1nteT-Octan now opposes
It,
ho1t los US tako tho declaration Of the last
state ltepuplcan Convention OF Illinois,
which, after tavor1ng frco banking, which
that concern now opposes, declared
That wa rtaffit the declaration nj tho Nstonal Hc
publ,can Convention Of 1874 in favor of Il r<turn Il
speetz ,ap,ntn, at tho <ar!ttst pruettcoot< dan.
This is the Inst official uttorance Of the RI.
publican marty in tho State in which hosb
Tug TRIBUNE and the Inter- Oceau ore nuh.
lishel, and it was adoptod after tho di1ntion
reeo1nt;ona trc,,orca hv tbo o,1;+or ~ +,,o
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A"S' 'oestt'' A'4' pee1 AoJoe'cu' ..-
No1t, let Us tako tho last pIatform adopted
W tho Kornblican stato Convention in Iowa,
Tue state 1rom which tho ed1tor OF tho Inter
oeea" migrated 70 tmcago' and the very Pnr-
ty that formerly sent him to Congress. The
present iowa hepaolseana say:
.,.ss,s ,, tns cary ss1ntn. OF currency con.
RESUMPTION Of ,pee. paea b. On .aaa
steps in sha. direction.
Docs this mean the dlIn&son Of tho curroncY
which, tho Tnte-. .1cnon odvoc.+a, ~ tho -
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e.t'AP''on " epce'o p"yMeA1s WHICH LIE
An.nosE ao'oua'es'
Ne1' VIZ "1n taae eno AePablaoan platform
.aop'co In sno ea}acens stase OF "iscons'n
thls year, "hlch contains the following roso-
1ualon ...--....
xo,ha ,a'ot ,t sae ea'y .. currency eo
~ ,n-tt ,,7,n.1r. n, eo,tf,t,,. 49,. %
that dfrerto I such msnncr "A to dIaturh IN, h,sI.
mesa interests Of TIM country - little a. poasbts
Wo ,unv r,ox ~ n 1itt1e frrthor fo tho North-
~ amy ~" ~ q 4'slao Ao4 s1let W .uc Not1a-
- ".a'' "'..t sAAa ''".ns ~ sepfo-
eon'' ,1au .',Ao 'he ose'nfa''on .. .ne A1lnhe-
sosa ael",o''cans, wac nave sa'a this year:
,n.t ,oe, Of iauuco which sbsI stsadiv t.en IN ui,s
The return 10 ,peci< payu<1t..
Having now shown that thero is oonsid-
erablo portion Of tho '*Northwcst" in which
tito Lnter. Oceuu does not ronrosont tho aonti-
mpnt Of tho Republican marty. hut grossly
,r,a,a,roaonta +ba,, nm ,nov t.;on,. .oa.-,.,t
t.'a1 a1oFt"ooae' 'uotl' NJ u4AS o11e4l} fecouHt
tho position Of the Republican narty in other
SECTIONS Of the country. The Ohio Repub-
licans aay In their State platform, and on
which thev nrf ,nakinn t1,o;r oroot t,oht,
That tho nocv OF snsuee should o ,te.ttlv nnrsu.a
which wfthnut un,,.re.a.,v ,hock In hr.n,.. ~ to
viii u,tm,.c,v .ouof,. n, ,,,--so.,, .as.,, - ~
erin and paper doItar. y '''
Tho Ohio Democrats, on the contrary. all.
vocato dilution In about tho same yyay and
degree III tho Inter. Oceon. Tn ponnzv,var;o
uhnro +ho non,,..o., 49,. T.. ~ -,
~ aAo - "seo1" Will VIZ
."eef-o1e1" III ta7or OF uobasement OF the
currency, the Republicans In thoir State plat-
form assert that
Free banking, ssfo sud Uniform, p,t,on., cnrz
scncs adiussed To the growing wants Of tho busincss
n.an., .. 'ho country sud stsad5 reduction Of tho
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