The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-02

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own party. Yet in the Cincinnati convention
every prominent politician in the Republican
party was found there opposing Bristow's
| nomination. They dictated the Nomination
| OF Hayes, aud in my opinion i; he is success
ful they will dlclae the policy OF his admins
IL means four more years OF Grantism
| in this country with all its maud
and corruption. TAeplausel DO you suppose
tnat IL elected by The people of This country
that Hayes Gao carry out his promises in his
letter OF scceptance? Do you suppose that
men who dictate the legislation of the Repub-
lcan party, VIII permit Hay es to carry out
that policy? No, my fellow-citizens,
A MERE CHANGE IN PRESIDENTS WILL NOT
That change must be thorough
and systematic. 1t must be COM
] pIete. 1t must commence at the head of the
government and reach down 70 the post
master as Martinsville before you can expect
reform. Daring the last year we have made
| D oks. We want to examine the official fig
ures We want TO see that the great items Of
public expenditure that / have called your
| The election of Hayes and Wheeler means
that such men as Bsbcock, and Robeson, md
Belsnap are endorsed by the people OF this
country. Are you willing, my Republican fel-
endorsiI the administration of Grant for the
swer this question for yourself before
y9nI TiI In,a make up your mn mind nd hS,o how you
party in its platform and candidates
give you any more assurance of an honest and
economic al administration Of yOur public af-
/ fan is que tion for your consideration. l
remember but a snort time ago that the New
/ York Tribune, Timss and other leading Inde-
pendent and kepub lean papers o! this coun-
i try were laud1ng on about every page the
| Conduct OF
SAMUEL ]. TILDEN, THE GREAT REFoRMEP,
who had destroyed Tammany, and as COVER
nor of New York, broken the power OF the
canal ring. The unfounded charge that is
now made of his conne:tion with Tweed and
rammany will not do. HIS indor ment by
his own state destroys the founda-
| ton upon which all these charges rs st.
Samuel J. Tilden MSS shown himself willing
to ceal with corrupt officials, not alone of the
| Hepuoiic4n party but OF both parties. And
| this record, single and alone, commends him
| tion, and in this election may hope
once more 10 have economy and that
our govern ment VIII be restored in its
administration 10 the old Landmarks. desire
now briefly TO call your affection TO a subject
upon whlcA great deal is being said, a Ques-
ton that is being considered as IL was never
considered before in this country, for the rea-
son that ii is becoming practical question in
! The every day life of all classes of community.
For we all recognize the fact that times are not
as they We're a few years ago; that
the laborer is not fnGipg the same
t5e produceP Is not fnding the Same demand nS
for his products that he did in the years
Just past. Let US enquire who is responsible
] for the present condilon of your national al
I fairs. Is il the Democratic party? No: every
act OF legislation In at stands upon your books
bearing upon
THIS QUESTION OF FINANCES
Is the act of the Republican party. If to day
there are hard times in this country
lit is the direct result of the
egislation of the Republican Tarty.
la rec with all that is expressed in the 81.
| = nlaffOrm unpn the OupStf0n finances
but say 10 you frankly tnat 1t does not con-
tain all tnst would have said upon this
question had l writ el IL. We say in that
platform that We denounce the financial I'M
becllity a I'd immortality Of that party
which during eleven years OF peace has made
no advance toward resumption, no prepara-
tiCn for resumption, but instead has OBJ.
sttrIc,ed resum prion by wasting our resources
and exhausted all our surplus income, aud
Willie an ually protesting 10 intend speedy
annually enacted fresh hindranc S
la 1878, ihe question Was discussed and a2i-
tated by the people of this couEuy as 10
whether your o.2O bonds weIe payable in cur
reney or in gold. great many OF Us though
that these bonds were payable in lawful
money in legal tender notes. and the
maae nsSSO0iR the s6 6y that ytar air apUs
that platform. In 1862 when Grant came into
ese asb n cp as
words, adding large amount to the nation al
debt hat YOU Will have 10 pay sometime. This
ed Win thaS 6Gt passed the
bill for the funding OF this portion
of your debt in long time bonds, prip-
This was the second hindrance Then they es-
tablith he'd the syndical e for the pu pose OF sell
ling your bonds IN Europe, thereby compell-
ing Ou TO send large amount of coin from
this country TO meet the aterest upon these
bonds, and this is one of the most serious and
insurInountable
HINDRANoEs TO RETURN TO sPEcIE
In 1873 they passed an act destroying the
legal tender quality of the silver dol ar, pI e.
venting you from paying any part of yopr pub
lie debt with this kind of currency.
This is the fourth nindrance 10 a return to
specie payment. Lastly: On The 10Th o. Janu-
airy, S15, they passed q law known as the
specie e. umption act, providing for a forced
return to specie pay ments On Ine tirst day OF
by the destruction OF all your legal tender
notes now in circulation, which, in my
opinion is the best currency the country ever
had. [Applau e.l For the purpose of carving
out this law they propose to add at least $780,
O0, o. in bonds u your interest-beari z
indebtedness, and Sl5,@ 100 in gold 10 the in
teresi paid by your government. i have not
the time To d:t cuss this Oiil Iully as would
like to. You see Is resuI every day and feel
them more aud more as the time approaches
when this act snail be FULL carried out L.
today is a threat upon the business of the
country and blight upon its industries. II
would have been far better If Congress had
payment, for IL would have removed
that dread uncertainty which now
pa alyz al our business By that act in lie
large part of your Iculating medium is TO
be taken cut 0l circulation. Your public Cebt
is to be changed to a large xlent. We don't
know what will be the result. Capital is cow
aroly, and the result is to-day that the capi-
talisIs sre Withdrawing their Investments
from the active channels of trade.
THIS ACT SHOULD BE REPEALED,
and II had had the framing of the st. Louis
i platform 1 would have said that Its uncon-
tdiiional repeal was impera lively de-
manded. i would also have said that
4 this national bank system that is
cu sing this country be wiped out.
q during last year. These bankers aid
TO their stockholders on an average