The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-09-21
JUDGE SIMPSONS SPEECH.

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Hayes and Wheeler club to address
our citizens, and some understood it
was to be at night, as other speeches
to the club had been, while others
expected itafter the adjournment of
the county convention. The conven-
ton held until after 4:30 o'clock, and
the late hour gave the Judge but a
small audience compared to what he
could have under ordinary circum-
stances. He will probably address
our people again during the canvass;
also at some other points in the coun-
ty.
The Judge is plain, earnest and
forcible speaker, not one given to
spread-eagle flights, but one calculat-
ed to impress his candor and truth
fulness upon his audience. He touch
ed upon the various heads of politi-
cal interest, and showed at once that
he was we'll read and thoroughly post
ed upon the issues of the day. AS
some criticism had been passed upon
him for his votes upon financial ques
lions, he explained his position fully,
and satisfied every fair minded man
that he was correct in his views He
said he voted against the repeal of
the resumption act, because he believ-
ed its repeal, without the enactment
of something in its place, or some def
mite financial policy, would be disas-
trous to the country's financial stand
ing abroad, and to its welfare at home.
If as time passes, developments prove
that resumption is impracticable,
some new policy can be adopted, for
there is plenty of time-nearly two
years and a half, before the act goes
into effect. But the act itself is cal
culated to give us standing and
strength abroad, and by doing that,
we do much toward making green
back dollar equal to a gold one, and
when that is accomplished we have
resumed.
The Judge is in favor of making
the old silver dollar q legal tender,
just as nine-tenths of the Republicans
are. When the bill was up author
izing the coming of silver change in
place of the fractional currency,
Judge Sampson favored that bill for
several reasons, first because the print
ing of fractional scrip cost about two
millions annually, and the coinage of
silver would thus economize that
much; second, it was one step toward
resumption. While that bill was I'M
der discussion, Landers introduced an
amendment to it, making the old sill
yer dollar legal tender. The object
of the amendment Coming from
man who had fought the silver bill
throughout was of course to kill il,
and Judge Sampson, with many 9TH
ers voted against it for that reason,
but it wss publicly stated by them at
the time, that the matter would come
up at a future time, upon its own mer-
its, when Judge Sampson will vote
for it, just as nearly all Republicans
will.
We believe the speech of the Judge
would satisfy any weakened Re-
publican that he was right in his
votes, and convince him that he is the
man they want to return to Congress
from the Sixth District rather than
the "fy-up-the-creek" who is running
on the greenback ticket or the old
moss-back candidate of the Democra-
cy. The Judge is an honest, incor-
ruptible man, whom no one would
think of approaching with a bride,
and surely he is the kind Of men we
want in Congress. Again he was a
gallant Union soldier, served four
years in the army, and is the kind of
a man we want, when the South is
sending its rebel generals there. That
he will be reelected we have no
doubt, and we hope it will be done by |
an increased majority.