The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-08-05
The Republican Party and the Silver
Question.

In view of the prevalent distress throughout
the country, resulting manly from the setting
aside OF the silver dollar Which was the legal
unit of value Tor eighty years of our history, we
call upon the Republican party, as represented
IN the Senate and House noU to adjourn TIL the
old silver dollar Is restored by law and basis
lald for the immediate prosperity OF the com.
try. We warn the Repubncan party that If the
contraction which has bdnkruOted 81 many
firms during the last six months should con-
tinuo up 10 November next, there Is every Tea.
sou to believe that Tilden ami Hendricks will
peril Is serious. The abrogatiOn OF the silver
collar as measure OF value was affected in FeO-
rnary, 1873 by q law pissed clandestinely
through Republican Congress. 1t was done
covertly, without a general hearing, without
debate, and, there ls reason to believe, at the
dictatlon OF the bondhOlders and capitalists VINO
are manipulating the pubhc debts OF the civil
lied world Nobody knew what occurred, eX-
cept, OF course, the manipuatOrs of the financial
committees of the Senate and the House. 4
these same agents are found opposing the re.
monenzation Of silver, they must be held to the
sternest account.
In tlis cOnnec ion we call attention to a let
ter published in another column, written by ex-
senator stewart. 1t summarizes most ably the
salient points of this silver question. The cOun
try has been so long using paper money and
knows so little of com that 1t Is but Just begin
nlng to learn the facts concerning the use of
silver ana gold as currency. new generation
pract lcaily has come upon the stage since ire
deemaDle paper was made legal tender. But
as Jne Iacls become known JnOSo VINO aunefe TO
the single gold standard VIII find themselves
wiIhOuC any popular support. A continuance
OF the single gold standard. says Mr. Stewart,
will drive the people TO madness and bank.
ruptcy." And ne also says 'tne people feel the
pressure. but fev know whence Inat pressure
comes, Thev do not know that 1t is a contrac-
ton OF the worlds CON, and that such cOntrac-
tion has only Just begun"
but the discussion now going on in Congress
and soon to be general IN the columns OF the
press OF the country will make the facts known,
ana that party which fans co do its utmost 10
restore the double standard will be rehuked aud
repudiated at the LOlls the first chance the
people nave to get aJ them. II the Republicans
III Congress wish 10 secure the YCte OF the ma
uOn for Hayes and Wheeler We demand that
they throw upon the Democratic majority in
the House the responsibility for the failure to
remoneuze silver, We beseech the Republicans
in Congress, If they have any wish 10 keep their
party III power. that they ponder well before
they agree to an adjournment with this silver
question unadtusted. Before the election takes
| place every voter will have learned that the
financial misery Of the country Is due in great
part to the ''coverp legislation in February,
1873. The people viii not be driven TO madness
and bankruptcy" without wreaking their ven
geance upon the party which Is most respOnsi-
BILE for This dire condition Of ahairs.-Ddslv
GrGphfe