The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-13
JULIAN'S SENTIMENTS
Substantially the Same as Seven
Years Since.
STILL FOR REFORM.


COMPARES WELL WITH THE ONE Re.
GENTLY DELIVERED.
To the Editor of the Sentinel:
STR-Bscsuse the greet Liberal leader
Julian, happens 10 be in accord with the
Democratic party on the great OVERHEAD
owing issues of the day, bis former Re-
publican allies term him an apostate, a
" turn-coat," renegade; in short. they
exhaust their vocabulary of epithets to
make up for his loss to the party whose
principles he once advocated. But has he
changed? Can Senator Morton and his
mouthpiece, the Journal, prove from the
record that Mr.. Julian Is an spostate?
w pile nls position ON the great questions
OF reform and the fiuspces is identical
with that OF Gov. Tilden and Gov. Hem
dri'ks and other eminent statesmen, IL is
equally true, and can be proven from the
record, that toe principles enunciated in
Mr.. Julian's opera house speech were en-.
tertaiDed and brsveiy uttered by him
seven years sgo. In q speech in Congress
IN 1909, upon tina subject of How TO
Resume Specie Payments" Mr. Julian
presented few plain and ola fashioned
ways and means OF reaching specie resump-
ton. Among other words OF wisdom to
be found in that carefully prepared spsecb.
extract the following which so nearly
Fcc0rds with. the Sc. Louis platform and
Coy. Tilden's letter, as to render the differ
encs indiscernible.
LsENTIMENrs SEVEN YEARS AGO.
"The simple aud obvious solution of our
financial problem is to be found in the re-
duction of expenditures and the increase
of productive capital. This lie the chosen
and sure way 10 specie payments, and to
real national wealth; and the time has
come to confess it, and to plant our feet on
the solid ground of sexual facts. TIE
country has been fed on mere theories
long enough. The brains of our public
men have been teemiog with ambitious
schemes OF finance, all radically differing
from each other, bewildering, rather than
eDlightening the general mind, exciting
false hopes, and kindling among the pee
pie a fevsrish discomfort, instead OF evok-
rug the spirit OF patience in the endesvor
20 accept the real facts of our condition aud
the lesson which they teach.
There Is no short cut to specie payments
ov the mere fiat of law, independent OF
our actual resources. Legislation can Gre
ate debt, but it can not pay 1t. We
might inst as reasonably attempt to change
the properties OF ths triangle by act OF
congress, to fix the precise
day on which this, our national
debt shall be fully paid or our green backs
redeemed in COIN" "Whst we want, 7
repeat, is economy OF expenditure and
increased production. On the ole hand,
we must cut down ali appropriations to
che lowest practicable figur3s; refuse all
frgntful subsidies TO railroads, steam
ships and kindred projects; revise the tar
II and tax laws in the interest of labor,
and so reform the civil service that tie
money drawn from the earnings of the
people shall not be squsndered by incom-
petent and corrupt officials"
HIS VOICE STILL FOR REFORM
When Mr.. Julian gave utterance to the
above and kindred sentiments, he was an
honored member of the Republican par
ty, a member of Congress from Indiana,
and was making an honest fight for re-
form "within the party" Has he then
changed because Governors Tilden and
Hendricks and the party to which they be-
long, share with him the same senti-
meDt.? Would he be consistent If he
were to oppose that par y which has "cut
down all appropriations to the lowest
practicable figure" that Republican Sem
ate would permit? Would IE be consist
emit in him 10 oppose "reiorm of the civil
SCI vice. under the lead OF tried
and faithful reformer, simply be-
cause Mr.. Tilden Is Democrat?
Hundreds and hundreds of Republicans
have had their eyes opened by the expos
ures made in the recent speech OF Mr..
Julian, and they no longer see, "ssthrough
glass. dsrkly;" they have crossed the
stream, burning the bridges behind them.
Many more are casting wisnful eyes over
into the promised land into which the
hosts OF reIorm sre marching under the
banners OF 1ilden and Hendricks, aud
tain would follow teat old leader, Julian,
nut they have not the courage 10 come out
from the corrupt old party now misnamed
Repup licsn. 10 all such, those of Us who
have taken leave OF the party that has long
since outiived it's usefulness. would say,
you'll be sorry after little while that you
dtdn'1 come and march with " TO victory.
We are In good company, WITH the spirit
of the lsmented Lincoln, Sumner, Greeley,
Sewsrc, Chase. and the living Julian,
Cows. Curtin, Blair and Koerusr, Senator
Trumbull, Geo. Sigel, and a hest OF other
good and tried men who gave vitality TO
the Republican organization in its better
DAYS. but who failed in all efforts to rescue
1t from the clutches OF Incompetent and
corrupt officials. Yours for Tlden and
Hendricks i76.