New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28

purity OF government, 10 promoted ~ m eAPA"'
of our irredeemable currency, or - even ]" Any ~
compatible with IL Let Ne look ut pain prncucs 81
OF the question. It has frequently bcen ASKED no.
YOU going 10 get your additional grecnbacks anoa'. A
query seems 10 have caused some embarrassment ana
the answer has usually becn-"O OIL we snan set " oe'
somehow" But there is 10 need OF inaenhi'ehe A,
Tie matter IL capable OF precise statement. obvious,
there are two set additional cnrnGy IN
re n Y or = . s. i. ssa e s on
swr Gny , ,ri. t new srecnbaeks with prospect
Of largo emission the grecnbacks viii rapidly deEre
cato "a 10 gold and the bonds arc payable
and intercs In gold they will maintain their gold .aue,
and their price in paper money VIII tneleps ~. NV or
ss saa s1 ss % and be
cropped. Or u yen mean 70 repmao We 70 Seclared
p Tnp them a Of you win simply repudate them
and not buy them up at all
ereenbacis II is by carrying the expenses Of the Coy
eminent beyond lbs revenue. and this have no nOo
what that Inosns1 Imagine a Congress making appro
priati0ns Of money for the ayowed purpose OF eens
and adopting systematic eYrsyagance IN expenditures
as necessary measure OF financial policy, to the end or
wants OF trade What day OF Jubilee there viii be
among the thieves and rseas who tn iney can g
not only wealth but Responsibility by stealing aS hueh
possible OF the public money.
CARNIVAL OF ExTRAvAGANcE INEVITABLE.
Let Ii be known that bitches must he dug. that en-
bankments must be thrown up and that railroad and
steamboat lines must be subsidized for the purpose
of spending money that the volume OF the currency 10
made and kept equal to the wants OF trade what
harvest of jobs what crop OF rings this blessed country
will bear! What glorious home for enterIrising con-
tractors What seductive for Congressman 10
help a friend for little share in the profits! WHAT
carnival Of fraud What y ing about OF stray niiohs
FOR mind you, money viii be no object on the contrary
II must spent and the spent TIE better TOT inc
rcenbacks be got oct in obedience to the manda'e
to make and keep tho volume Of the currency equal
TO the wants Of tade" No. fellowtizens, this is no
lest This is no eraggcraton. You adopt financial
poicy mixing II the duty of the National TO
PAT out Issues of currency IN any Way tnit
The object quickest. and Unlimited extIayagance H De
fhe necessary tho inevitable consequences There never
was state well administered; ,here over Wa
rcope frugal; there never waS 10Y n,r,o
ever SO careful which did not, by the emission OF aige
quantities OF rIedeeIabo paper money run IN the yorfn
o, dr % 9S,bcr w II ia the very nature of things
When you manufacture this soc;led money ny lheIey
costs nothing You are delnding yourselves with the
idea thai you ore creating Ten %hah dgnads
The settlement OF accounts A.. ..o-.. ,,,.,o,o =,
tti" ont lie Widest eatiayagance is unavoidable
and tie extravaganza OF cover nnet aHays ~ We 'eth
thrive and The honest men viii ray mo ce: h1 o o
only the Government officers does IL cor u s' ,
gievousy viii il denOralize Inc people, ehch ~ ,ie
fluctuations OF vicious monetary syis 1ne poses s
siOns Of every body become uncertain run u!
eirciyiustaIice, be made a gambler. What is
o Sl 9 a t1oa be Of s xST,e
aud every body 10 save himself sees himself forced
ere esy FORGOTTEN The sting of necessity stimulates
upscnlpnous greed end the general example slcpces
tie YEse Of S m I've on os wits bomes the order
OF the day The history Of nations is full OF pertinent
W te rs aiy ohnr, II We ood thia country with this
kind money, which In its very nature, carries 'e Io-
son Of false pretensc and seduction.
The DUTY OF HONEST DEMOCRATS.
nv Democratic friends We have in oar days many
startling cases OF cnezzlemcnt, REGULATION, and fraud
We have seen Cfedf Mober Rings. Whisky Rings, Mail
Contract Rpgs Indian Rings, and what not have de-
nmmeed these things no less earnestly than you but l
tel YOU all these things will appear nseHhoanf com
pared with the corruption and Profgacy which must In
cyitably ensue when you put IN operation financial
policy which, in order TO make and keep irTedee-
able currency equal to the wants OF trade,
vii! oblige the Government to spend money
in streams for the very purpose or getting IL
out. Reckless extravaganza with all Its "aste'ui-
ness and the corruption inseparab!e from IL VIII
no longer appear a incident. 1t VIII become INC
systematic practice " Government TIC very basis
of your scheme Of finance Democrats do you ask for
tie confidence people the ground that you are
enc mics " corruption ard friends OF economical honest
ard pure government If So then make aste 10 lraIH
Will the sigma OF condemnation tEose OF snu lc' .
WHO attempt TO mYti2e you lhiO tho aptIoso' W -
Financial policy which, by the force 81 Necessity, NIi
III
ever. venture TO atirm tfnt Whie tAe DehoeIs'c
party forth strict limitation or the powers OF Gov
eIrfArt and suppression or corruption ~ hs nrsI
objects those Democrats who advocate an imitation OF
oar currency advocating more GespOtc ara onGcf-
gjjling oprcs.i RgaI!cc ai corruption tlan We
ever experienced, thus hctiayg the very IIltlllcs
candid will deny that have made good my asseI-
ton. TIE Interested larlh an may llopc' Du' ho
Iat-iotie man win close his eyes TO the truth.
Tf,T FIImsY EXCUSES FO9 IMITATION
fhpu. he such q
travail Of proressod princplesi What adyanaSes can so
aueful policy offer To compensate for such curses
TIE excuses nut forth shine by their Gimsness Here is
a very curious one Gov. Allen himself In Que OF
his first speeches he said substantially this Not the
Democrats but tne Republicans forced Tie ereenback
currency upon the people The Republicans are respon-
sibe for It, They, therefore, ought Dot 10 Willy their
own child And since they have forced the greenlacks
upon U.s. they must not find fault with us II we accept
the situation and give them than they bargained
for All, Gov Allen. this will hardly do, not
even in pinch. You may not be satisfied
with the past financial policy OF the Republican
party Neither 1. Bot DO you not Cal! yourself
forneri Do you not ask tie people to vote for you
the ground that you arc lcormerl Is it not The Office
OF true re.ormcr to bad things and put better
things in their places And now you come and say that
you propose reform by giving us more Of It, You are
opposed to al dangerous assumptions OF power by me
Government, and you propose TO reform by giving
rs more OF that You opposed TO corruption aud
FrOtpaey, and propose 10 reform ny GIVING VA Lore Oh
that also. Indeed, fne assortment OF reforIatOry
sweets in that imitation In. No. Coy Allen. that Will
never do II You propose TO reform the eyils you so
loudly denounce by giving us more Of thcm you and
your friends not the cert OF refoiners sensible men
will take to-
H. indeed fiat should turn out to be tie real reform
a0iy spirit OF the Democracy, then prudent and patriotic
NE MIST feel ia duty bound TO around and look for
elevation somewhere else. But surely, even were q
lifelong Democrat, that kind of reiormstory sprt
should friend Of the party well as Of my country.
feel bound aid in putting down. 10 prevent 1t from
doing fatal mischief to bot Tor TINS kind OF
spirit might ut last reform Congress into an insane
asylum, the public service and tho machinery OF the
Government into the elements Of penite ntary, and the
Iarty into q terror ali honest and civilized men.
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