The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-24
Senator Thurman.
His Views on the Financial Question,

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porlant letter rom Senator thurman was
read In the Democratic caucus Wednes-
dav nipht,
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MY DEAR SlG; am much Obliged TO
{on Tor your iavor of the llIh INST, ana
.cheerlnily comply Wllh your request To
glVe You my opinions IN reference TO lhe
resuu'l,.1ii "ol' Ior ! nave 10 op,hiol's
upon PuPIiG measures 10 conceal ana
leNVI '"No l"u' '0'',Vr NY Ne"s ~
oorIv'V cI eIIoiecuS' ~ IelSy nave V',e
lheTll oi u"Vlug lral'Nly s[a'eu 'heni' as
20 ~ .he resumption aci, nave eeIlalhIy
lel. no rGou, lor hi'SlnuerS'anoiug; - =
no'eu % ,'gu.i'S' ] w. "nu si'oNe ega'ns' ~
ulore ~ 'a'Ic ''l"u any olleI 0euator ~
ull'loS' cNe'y SPtevn l ,la1' upon .ie
1,u'np it1, C,'' "V 'IS''9neIu, nol't"pui"'
",ane' II,e, T u",,U Is'J,'Onu Jnn1 aV ~ LII Ill
m"'u = W oNH,i' tG'ioG,iyeI NM ~ " LILY
Ums noronnrssc 9 doctrira t%at @ smooio oa06 10 tho
nnlu 70 hos;s for orr % cnrrepcv c ,onS
iI ,ni1Ie ,, 70 sbow tbot tha ras,,nan,;or oot ;s
Im,nroct;rahle r,,S and franght witb ininry NV 70 to
tba M conntrv insisted that tbs 6bio
% atfornn trnlv intarnretad ala not renn.
5;oto a onecia hasis hut on tba contrary
recocni2ed II 40 dasirsbla In this I
concnrred with tbe foIlowino remarks Of
Nv Pendleton in his sneech of Jnlv 81
1873 at Gallinolis. He said "I believe
I intarnret trnlv its fine Democratic na~.
ty,sI oninion and nlatform when I saw
tLat we are in favor of coin as the basis
Of fire cnrrancv. that a naner currency
should ba conyert;hla into coin at mar.
hot wa desire a return n snecie nav.
n,onts 40 snea6iIv no the interests of Ia
hor % and business will nermit. that we
would he Glad TO return immediately if
honor and good faith and iustice would
nerno;t and Il were nossihle. We are NOT
bow and nevar hova been in favor of an
mnIimited mil issne Of creenhacks or hank
nntoa. we ore % NOT now and never have
hoen oe Nv f,vor Of renndistion in anv
forn,
W. Thoso Thi :, r,u or,,ion uoso ,,,.o ona
.,,n "oSo' ~ ny opinaon, VIZ "i1o "aU
nue ea reL" NS g.. "U Opyi M on
SpGSo aUr ~ 10 noo W 10y Ie o1iieu to. 'ir"O
rdot;n% Io 10 tbo teae6ingo 'Vlo of tho 'iS fatbaro
S ,S tho teosnnS s Of nnIitiool " aoono Sn9 I"ir in
anu Wv i'Jaoo W G,,O'0". eTo,.oy i
sisG uPoti HHiUm1in,s S2lu anu siiVe,,
anu Ilia' viilG ~" ooioo' t tLiaei yLGeeu oi
sC le"sU nigiy lH.orPre. 'iie G"io P'sI.
loIlil W sun uiIli viemo nnu ye., lol
eA 'I pressing " pIeGlse'y Ile salne VIEWS do
Siloee ~ oilu.oSo;i @UoNe q''I.9u, iiato
Deoli 1" uoiiouiiOoI - OiiU 40 l"'so W ny
Deuiocracy' anu ny celSal! Joutliais ~
Olle EasS as an a'olosleC iol intl"violi ~ anu
an lrIeueelnapie currency. ~ requires
no e'eav saHaol'y WI ~ sec Uiio "nllnuS VI
!hese assaulIs' leh 'V,le views ol an
lhuiyluqai 4.m are aisa a?sa'leG ny lnetl - ula-
lneIiic"!ly I GPPosiIe oPlLlons' ~ is liaV'
ural 10 inquire wilaC PIouuGes t!lls phe
lioulehoh' puosequeliS Lelleclioll anu
the Prac'lca. woLAins VI 1i'lo le?uiilPIloi
acV nave sIreileIl Ilie!leu NY coAHlcllohS Vi
us llJusllCe anu lhlPoilJy' 4ielee' On
the llh of IasC month"; spoke III 'ie
oeLiSte IiSt as lolloWS' ,u
lhe senator mere quoIeu Ihe sPeecil
ne NJ ueIlvereu III the oe,lale asa51sC st61s 'iie
Resumption .cl Act on January !, iol3'I
vi course, wJVL Iliese VIEWS silail COLI
tlhue TO oppose the ACT, ana nope 70 see
IL repealeu, ana proper measure s suo-
sttuteu lor H. l DeieVe Ih"C such
measure VIII pe agreed upon ana CHaV
al reasonable ana natflotlc men VINO
look TO the welfare OF the party ana the
country WIN consenC W ~; uo noI eA-
Pect IhaI any measure wl'l Satisly every