The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-07-06

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Empire or such legislation within
Constitutional limitations as sha
( prevent the further importations @
Immigration of the MOngolian race.
Criss OF "GOOd," "Bully," an
cheers.
MINORITY REPORT.
General Tom Ewing, of OhiO-A
the request Of several members OF th
Committee on Resolutions, presen
a minority report as to the platform
The undersigned members OF TIN
/ committee recommend tbst the fol
lowing clause 10 the resolutions re
ported by the committee be stricken
out:
"As such hindrance, we denounc,
the resumption clause of the act o
1875, and We here demand its repeal.
} GCheers.
And they recommend that there b
substituted for that clause the follow
ling: s
"The law for the resumption o
specie payments on the Ist of January
1876, having been enacted by the Re
publican party, without deliberatiOl
in Congress or discussion before ia,
people, and being both Intellectual +
secure its objects, and highly injuri
GUS to the business OF the country
ought to be forthwith repealed.
llCheers.
THOs. EWING, Ohio,
ID. w. VOORHEES,, Indiana,
JOHN G. Brown, Tennessee,
MALCOLM HAY, Penn,
81. H TRIMBLE, Iowa,
JOHN JDAvIs, West Virginia
T. l.. DAVIS, Kansas,
G. II. HARDIN, Missouri.
], therefore, move that the claust
referred to in the resolutions reported
be stricken out, and the resolutions
have read inserted in its place.
Mr.. Eaton, of Kansas second thu
motion.
Mr.. Ewing-Gentlemen OF the Con
vention-
Mr.. Cox-Mr. Speaker, 1 have tht
| floor.
Mr.. Ewing-I-
Mr.. Cox-If the gentleman from
Ohio intends to take the floor,
wouldn't take it from him.
Mr.. Ewing-Yes, sir; l have got Il
anyway.
A delegate from Michigan-The del
egates in this part of the hall have moi
been able to distinguish the difference
between the parts stricken out and the
amendments to the pletform. re-
quest that part of the platform to be
read again with the amendments.
The ChaIr-The request OF The gen.
tleman shall be complied with. The
Secretary will read the part of the
resolution sought to he stricken out
The Secretary will read the pas
sage stricken out, and then [ will
read the resolutions.
Gas such a hindran0e, we denOuueC
the resumption clause of the act Oi
1875, and we demand its repeal"
Now, I will read the whole resolu-
tion :
awe denounce The financial imbeci.
Iity and immortality of the party
which, during eleven years OF peace,
has made no advance toward resumP-
ton, but instead have Obstructed re-
sumption by wasting our resources,
and exhausted all our surplus Income,
and while annually protesting to in
tend a speedy return to specie pay
ment has annually enacted fresh
hindrances thereto, and as such a
hindrance We denounce the resump-
ton clause OF the act Of 1875, and we
demand its repeal"
The Chair-Now the substitute, or
the amendment rather, will be read.
Mr.. Brown, of Oregon-I move to
lay the report of the Minority Com
mittee on the table. Cries Of "GoOd,
GOod."l
The Cnsir-The gentleman has not
the floor yet.
Mr.. Brown-I withdraw the motion
il / have not the floor. Laughter.
The Seeretary-I will read the re-
solution as il will stand il amended
ave denounee the financial imbeci-
lity sod immortality OF that party
which, during eleven years Of peace
has made no advance toward resump-
ton, but instead has ObstrucTed re-
sumption by wasting our resources
and exhansting ali our surplus in.
come, and while annually protesting
to intend a speedy return 10 specie
payment, has annually enacted fresh
hindrances thereto. The law for the
resumption CT specie payment on the
Ist of January, 1879, having been en-
acted by the Republican party with
out deliberation in Congress or dis
cussion before the people, and being
both Intellectual to secure this Object
and highly injurious to the busines:
| of the country, should be forthwith
repealed" Applause.
The President-The gentleman
from Ohio Mr.. Ewingj has the flool
now, and the Convention will please
be silent.
Mr.. EWING's SPEECH.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMES
OF THE CONVENTION desire Il
briefly state the objections to th'
clause which we propose to havt
stricken out. 1t denounces one clause
only of the Specie Resumption Law
What clause is that The clause fix
ing the time for the resumption o
specie payment, leaving the rest %
the act to stand znobjected to and by
implication approving. But why
does it object to that clause i? because
it Is destroying the business OF thu
country in connection with the bal
snce of the law ? Not atall, but merely
because it is q hindranee tn specie
payment the fair inference being
at any rate If not 8 fair one, an infer
enee that will surely be drawn-tha
the objections of the National Demo
cratic party to the Specie Resumption
Law Is confined only to the date o
resumption, and the object of that
that the date is q hindrance to re
sumption, and the construction viii
be given, and with some degree o
plausibility at least, that the D5mO
i cratic party want resumption earliel
than the date fixed. Applause.l
object to that clause in the resolutions
because it has the effect, and yet
will not say that it was intended tC
palter with the subject ia q double
sense, keeping the word of promise Il
the ear to break it to the hope. ]
said that by inference, the balance O
the law is approved. and it is rea
sOnable aad fair inference, If not |
necessary one.
And what does that committee saN
about it? It commits US to the issu
ing of gold bonds to take up the cost
less fractional currency. IL commit
us to the reduction OF the legal-tendel
money by having bank pAp-r take II:
place, thus increasing the power Of 81
already dangerous monopoly, mon
opoly that is thoroughly hated by tn
mass of the Democracy OF this conn
try. [Applause. 1t commits Us T.
the Derpetustion OF the National banl
system, for, If we have no objection T.
that law except the date of resump
ton, we approve, then, the provision
for the raising up Of two or thre
thousand great mOnopOlies to eOntrO
the currency of this country, in add
tion to the two thousand We alread.
have. [Applause. 1t leaves tbeSec
retary Of the Treasury with, perhaps
the bare-I will not state positively
but, perhaps, the power to issue gold
interest bonds of the United States t
( buy up gold and lock it idly in tn
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