The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-05
THE HON. FRANKLIN LANDERS
ON THE ISSUES, OF THE DAY
The Most Paramount Of all Public
Questions Argued in
Business Like Way.
MONEY MATTERS.

MONE n
FULL TIKI OF THE SPEECH DELIVERED BY
THE HON. FRANKLIN LANDERS AT GREEN
CASTLE, TUESDAY EVENING, AND PHoNo-
GRAPHICALLY REPORTED FOR THE sENII-
MEL.
Mr. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS: / am
very much gratihed at this opportunity of
meeting you. You are aware that congress has
adjourned until the 5th day of next month.
Tsis gives the members an opportunity of going
home and mingiing with their constituents,
and learning their wishes. We are in the con-
dition OF servants. 1t is our province and our
duty 20 carry out the will of those who
have placed us in the positions we occupy.
can assure you, gentlemen, that nave n other
W III, no other esire than TO carry out the will
Of he people of this district. presume that
am at as little loss to know your will as any
other member o. congress is to know the will OF
his constituents No man could nave oSen
70 amer than was when candidate. l kept no
views concealed from the people. don't desire
TO represent this district unless my views are In
harmony with the views of my constituents
sent people whose views OF pub
lie policy were not in accordance with my own.
congress has only orsanized TneEe mas moth Io
last thing dons before We left Washington was
to nnOunce the com nittees. l am of the optn-
ion, gem. emen, that there is a misrepresentation
as to the views of members of congress upon
the real questions of the day. 1t would seem
by looking over the committees, especially the
important ones, those which are to shape the
dnanci Il question, that majority OF the
members composing them are in favor of spe-
Gle payments. If am not mistaken, there Is a
majority of the lower house of congress
IN FAVOR OF THE LEGAL TENDER CUR
RENCY
as against that of the national banks. Jap
plausel. L think whenever a vote is taken in
thai body you will find that l am right. This
quest on of the currency did not enter much
into the organization of the House. BY looking
over the list of officers elt cted you will find Mr.
Kerr OF Indiana, as speaker; Mr.. Thompson, of
On o. eh airman of the Democratic state Central
Committee of that stale, sergeant-at arms,
and Mr.. Adams. OF Kentucky, CLERK OF the
house We Sis. Thompson and Adams are or en-
back men-avowedly o. Mr.. Thompson was in
ful sympathy with the Ohio democracy in Their
late contest. He was the chairman of the CEN
tral COMMITTEES that led in thai gallant fight for
tn people. / think that the speaker will nnd
the sentiment of congress Is diff
ferent from the sentiments OF his committees.
i, for one, was not willing 10 ignore the financial
question in the organization of the House.
had been ected in this district upon that ques-
ton almost alone, and, knowing the views of
Mr.. Kerr. notwithstanding he was distin-
guished citizen OF Indiana notwi thstanding
he high toned gentleman and
man OF honor, lett IL TO be
my duty, as a representative of this gr at GEN.
trail di tr1ct, that Was much interested in this
question TO cast my vote in the caucus against
him. 1 voted for Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Randall was in full sympathy with the
to our own. regretted very much 10 separate from
my colleagues upon this question, and cast my
vote az inst 50 distinguished and upright citi-
zen of Indiana, as SIR Kerr. could not afford
to st vote which might be construed as IA
voTing turn To specie payments while the
county j. burdened with the present enormous
national deOt. We were told that Mr. Kerr.
being an honorable man, would 80 organize the
members Ny notion VS. that If a man was
honest and honestly wrong l believed Mr..
Kerr to be, We, the greenback men,
COULD NOT EXPECT MUCH FROMHIM.
When Yer a man is honestly mistaken, you
will always find him more difficult TO change
than one who will adapt himself to the circum.
stances which surround him. If a man is wrong
from policy, you probably can do something
with him, but when he is honestly wrong you
will find him imnovable. There has been
nothing done IA congress except the in trodnc
ton of "A few bills. Thus far, L n ave introduced
but a single bill-one for the re-
peal of the resumption law. heers.l
am glad to learn since came nome that this
has not only met the appreciation my demo
cratic iliends, but my republican friends as
well. / have not heard, during my stay at
home, single expressi Il but what was in favor
of the repeal o. the resumption la y. Our repub-
lcan friends suppose that all the repub
lican patty in congress would see
the i'm )0rtance ofthe repeal Of that law and that
congress wou.d almost be unit in favor % its
repeal. But since eSids1t Grant in his mes
sage Ommends the repeal OF the legal tender
act, and ha al contracts made after 1877 shall
be az able in gold, our republican friends speak
you, gentlemen that there is but little difference
IN city of indiaI apOIs between the demo-
cratic and republican party upon the que I'll On
question comes up in congress you
will no. find II party
gu sfion. If am not mistaken, you will ind
ever Iepresen tatIve from indiana voting in
favor of r repeal o. that law. In appe ring
before y& this evening, l do so more for the
you mite. 1 wanted to meet you. aud inter
change opinions with you upol subject con-
slider OF so much interest 10 The merican peO lie.
m h ar " IN VI To-
with me shall be pie ased to hear from you.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION
regard as paramount o all other questions. !
have regarded IL for years, and in vie of that
fact what shall say tonight will be upon that
subject. almost alone. We have two kinds OF
paper money In our country, and as Mr.. McCul-
loch said some years ago, when lie came to the
Uniteu States to see the national bsnkers
they can not both remain and circulate amongst
the people as money One or the other
mnIt De retire. f S h ssa ann andd lor T1e
rency, because tits in the way OF specie pay
mont He then warns the national ban kers He
legal tender currency, there wi be an irresistible
demand for more of IT." Now that is true. The
Ion .er this question is agitated the more infor-
nation the peoD get upon it the more deter
mined thay.wil be 10 have their own money.
When their credit is used 70 sustain al national
money, whether national bank money legal
tender currency, they want the profit of 1t.
We are all in favor of banEs of some kind; al
business men understand the importa ace
of banks ia the fr transactions with each other
We can not ge' along without them, and bank
ing is an honor BILE occupation, and the men
engaged in IL are eItainly engaged in an hon.
orable calling. But the question il, what siDd
of banks shall we have? shall we have bank
OF issue or banks OF deposit and dis
count alone? Now this is great
question, aud IL is for you to decide IL.
irink the true policy OF the country II for the
fedora gov rnmeat alone o issue the cur ENJOY,
and that our banks should be ban ks OF deposit
and discount alone. Banks a business neces-
y r
RE on uccessfuily. But now when you
speak of man who Is in favor of
hard money it would be unjust to
say hat he was in favor . doing the business
OF the country on specie alone. That is not
whatne understands, IL is not what we under
stand. 1 wish to do those men justice, and
then
ARGUE THIS QUESTION IN BUSINESS WAY.
The man that Is In favor of specie is also in
favor of banks based upon specie. He is in favor
Of banks. with their hills cnnvertihIa tnio