The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-19

in this district held forth at the
School House on the 18th inst, Mr.
Donnelly as every one knows is fair
retailer of second hand jokes aud stale
yarns, but as his subject was not his
particular forte nor does he live and act
in sympathy with the doctrine he tried
to preach, he made very light effort,
and did not get the enthusiasm in ia
vor of the particular kind Of reform
he so mnch coveted. He said not one
word against the republican party, but
thought that if the democratic party
came into power the prosperity Of the
county would progress backward, but
if the principles Of the great II"
could over-power the little co." the
people would ee no hard times-get
rich suddenly and prosper generally.
He did not seem to think that in a
country where crops are plenty the
people never know what hard times
are, but claimed that they were wholly
due to the non adoption of his fnan-
cial schem es.
The demonitizing of silver coiu-
that is making it not an article of ex-
change above the amount OF five
dollars, he thought to be ruizous, be.
cause no man could pay debts with
silver where they amounted to any sum
over five dollars Now he does not
believe that the commercial world will
refuse silver coin in any amount for
any debt, but tries to make others be-
lieve that silver is worthless as means
of commercial convenience. He we'll
knows that if any man, be he poor or
rich, has one hundred dollars in green
backs or National Bank notes that
they cannot be taken from him with
out his consent, and if the possessor Of
this paper currency wants to ''lay it
up" the coin is just as good as the
"promises to pay" and that for every
dollar in paper redeemed from the peo-
ple or taken out of circulation the
government places back in the hands
Of the owners Of the paper money just
so much coin.
In fact the displacing Of national
bank notes With coin. is modifying the
circulating medium, and coin having
an intrinsic value as circulating me.
dunn and matter Of CONVENIENCE in
all commercial Transactions, with FIX
ed value, and on which interest is not
accruing from day to day, places in the
hands Of the present holders Of bank
notes, IN equal amount Of better cir
culating medium, equally valuable for
all commercial trasactions. This Mr..
D. was careful not to tell his audience
but led them off upon obscure ideas,
soft jokes and silly parley, whioh was
mistaken for craftsmanship and ability
Mr.. D. spoke enthusiastically and
eloquently about the Anti slavery SEN
timent, from 1850 to the end Of Bu-
chanan's administration but he neglect
ed to tell his hearers that the Republi
can party is the giant out
growth Of 20 great reforms reform
which other nations were shsning
America for not sooner bringing
about, and which now stands an honor.
ed credit to the Republican party.
Upon the whole, W are not sorry
Mr.. Donnelly came and are equally
gratifed he vent, because he did the
republican ticket no harm, and exposed
no one, not even charging the eandi-
dates on the republican ticket With
bad faith or being incapable men.
Mr.. D's, ambition seems to be recon-
struction Of the great Republican party
only by changing the name and call it
the Independent party. He would
not change its principles if he could.
We are sorry for him to be disap'
pointed in his ambitious views, but
console him with the the assurance
that when the Republican snd Demo-