The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06
CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.
MIR. LANDERs' PROGRESS.
He Meets His Constituents Through
out the district.
PROSPECTS AT PITTsBoR0.

PROSPECTS AT PITTSBOR0.
A LARGE TURNOUT TO HEAR OUR MEMBER
AN ABLE SPEECH BY Mr. LANDERs-
WHO'S FOLLOWED BY MR.. BARTHOLOMEW.
PITIsBoRo, IND, August 28.-The Demo-
cratic meeting of Hon. Franklin Lsnders
here, tonight, was a great success. The
meeting was called together by the Pitts
boro Band, and when the
meeting was begun at least
five hund cd people were present. Mr..
Lsnders upon beng introduced was re-
ceived witL applause. He commenced his
speech by showing his record in Congress.
He said MS first act in CoDgr ss was 60
introduce q bill 10 repeal the resumption
ACT. because re telt if il was not repealed
universal bankruptcy would be the result.
Mr.. Landers tnen read the resumption act
to the meeting. He said: Redemption
has been DING oT; ard by resumption
mean destruction OF all redeemed notes.
The Republicans pretend that there has
been no contraction. Mr.. Lsnders showed
that If it was not contraction then there
could be no such thing. That the
Republicans were contracting the cur
rency at the rate of forty million
each year. He showed that what the peo-
pie want is a legal tender currency, good
IOT all purposes, anu bnAb WuliO LAC kON-
eminent is in debt she has good basis to
found the currency on, and should control
the circulation, and If the government re-
quires the people TO take certain kind OF
money, he wanted the government to
take It too. The greeDback CT culation
has proved to be the best currency the
country has ever had, and should be con-
tinued, but he showed that the Repub-
lican party Is making war on this currency.
"a ahnUod all tho lpOfalQfiOn Mt the
Republican party had been in the interest
of capital snd against LABOR. Mr.. Lam
ders reviewed the speech of Mr., Curry
where he undertook to make US believe
that there had been no contrac-
ton, but when Mr.. Lsnders
had finished his speech on this
point, the audience were convinced that
Brother Curry was purposely or ignorantlN
misleading or attempting to m1slead the
people. After showing he immense con-
traction caused by the Republican parry
and the ruin that has been wrought Dy it,
he showed the only hope OF the people to
relieve them from these evils was in sufh-
Gent volume Of currency as wOulC
be In its amount sufficient to
do the business of our country. H.
showed that the debtor suffered grea
hardship il not being allowed to pay hi
debt in the same money as when ne con-
tratced the debt. He showed the course
OF the Republican party, il successful, will
result in building up great aristOcrscy al
the expense OF the poor and laOorlng
classes, and that by the government issu-
ing the money $40 10000 can be saved
He showed that the Republican party MT
content with contracting the paper cur
rency, were anxious TO Contract the
currency and demonetiZed silver, which
he proved by showing that they in 1873
6emoneIiZed silver, when up TO that time
silver had been a standard Of pay ment for
all things. This action was all to
make gold more valuable and
for the benefit of the bond holder. de
showed be stement Of Senator Morton,
that the Republicans we're in favor OF gold
and silver as loyal money, was untIus
Mr. LsndeTs is thoroughly learned on all
these questions, and has the faculty OF
presenting the facts in convincing llght
before the people, and as he arraigned the
Republican party he carried his audience
with him, aud by bis convincing logic
will gain many Republican votes here
At the CONCLUSION OF Mr.. L3nders' speech
he introduced p. w. Bart nolomew, Esq +,
of your city, VINO spoke upon general MAJ
tiers, and be reviewed Mr.. Lsnders' record
in Congress, showing he had been faithful
to every pledge he made the people when
candidate. He as) review d Mr.. Ian
ders' course in such a way as to convince
peal of the rssum ption act, that the repeal
of the date of resumption in the House 0f
Congress wss due more to the persever
auce and continued labor of Mr.. Lsnders
than almost any uthe representative, thus
showing the power ana efficiency of our
representative and that If the p9o-
PIE of this district expect to
maintain the advantages that have
thus far been gained by the
skill and exerGIOus OF Mr.. Landers and
those who God by him in the repeal OF
the resumption bill, they should return
him to Congress and by an increasing ma
jority, and relles will be accomplished
The people sll through this section SET m
to rally spontaneously TO the support of MIR.
Landers and his sdherents are increasing
Many OF the Republicans are beginning to
see that the only true greenback candidate
is the Hon. Frsnkia Lsnders and a. e
joining in to help elect him. 1 beard msp y
OF the Independents, alter the meeting
declare they would vote for Mr.. Lsnde-s
In October.