The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-13
FROM CLOUD COUNTY.

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EDITOR TINES: The two great political
parties have spoken in their platforms
and careful comparison of the principles
enunciated, and the doctrines laid down,
will enable the most careless observer to
see that the majority sentiment in both
conventions is in favor of "hard money"
and Of the "early resumption OF specie
payment" The Republican party, by a
positive plank carefully and artistically
concealed in the ar Dor of political virtues
declares it the purpose and dnty OF the par
ty to continue steady progress to specie
payment" While the Democratic party
by we'll studied system Of negations and
affirm ations calculated to mislead the pub.
lie mind, but which read in the light oi
debate, and the decisive vote of the con-
vention, adopting the majority report OF
the committee on platform, stands equally
committed to ''hard money" and "early re-
sumption"
such is the declaration Of the majority
sentiment Of the parties who now ask the
control OF the government. And such Is
the platform which expresses the sentiment
of both Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Hayes
1t Is not our purpose to trace the de-
grees of difference which may exis, in the
minority sentiment of the two parties, but
to call attention to the fact that ON the
currency question, both parties, occupy es-
ssn,iaIly the same ground Both are
governed by the monied and national bank
i.terests oi the country.
In such circumstances, the practipnl
question for the thou-ands, who look upon
early resumptIon, forced contraction. haru
money.and b ard times, as svponymou. terms
is, what action shall We take in this surren-
der of the country's prosperity, to The mon
led power of the pstione The question Is
not whether Eve shall honor or pIiphted
faitl," "our solemn obligations" to pay our
national PROMISE, for on this question there
is hut one sentiment among honorable men
of both parties. But the question il, shall
We have forced resumption Of specie
payment This is the real, the living issue
Of the hour. Both parties vorphip in this
temple, and both bow at the feet of the
monied power of the country. One partv
says, let us have resumpt. on in 1879. The
OSiCI o4yA1 lcs o1 uSVC u8Iu u1O0ey, let u0
advance towards resum mp,ion. Both parties,
while consenting to the proposition, that the
Government has not, and at present cannot
secure the gold and silver requisite to re-
deem her 100000, 600 Of gresnbacks and
fractional currency, still insist On "sarly re-
sumption" and thus compel a contraction.
The limits of letter will not permit a
discussion Of the currency question, or to
intelligently trace the results Of contraction
on the interest of the country. Any man
conversant with the extent Of our country, :,
and the vastness of It's resources, cannot
iail to zee that the volume of our currency
is not now greater than the dena and Of the
people. Therefore, contraction means the
Of values, embarrassment of our
and industrial interests: il
means general arrangement in business. a
loes OF confidence; il means the oyerthrow
Of our non-interest bearing debt. and a con-
traction o, the volume Of our circnI.,;ny
medium, to make the rich richer and The