Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-09
Waggpd BY its Tail.

That i, what j., the matter with the
! Democratic national ticket. There was
/ supposed to be Il difference of opinion on
the currency question | e wcen Eastern and
| Western democrats. The Ohio canvass OF
! last wear was fought on the financial ques-
ion and all that those dreadful inilltioni-t>
protested was that 1.-The volume of cur
,cncv should be m ede and kept equal TO
he wants of trade
The Ohio democrats were denounced by
heir Eastern brethren for their currency
notions and Gov. Hendricks has been
ruund'y abused for going OH the stump
for them. Tilden has been proclam-
ed rs a hard money man and a man
# Great power. The two Interviews
,uwccn Hendricks and 'rillcn. at Saratp-
q, have been hailed by Tildcn's admirers
t suspicious. because Hendricks was to be
converted 10y the master mind of Samuel
The keformer.
The letters of the two men are now pub
shed. Hendricks, had his ready Il week
before Tildcn had his Even then Iil,.cn
wanted mole delay but til" Indiana govern
II wa, sick of his INDIGESTION and rrmor>c-
0r>,!y hurried up his nominal superior and
.Io-cd out h> tinhcriny with words and
,hra>eS. Meantime Eastern democrats
we're opposing ana lltndIick, insisting On
ne repeal of ihc RESUMPTION clause of tn.
a f of ls7J. that fixed Jan /. 1879, Il, the
Il tie of re-unng specie payments.
NJ sooner are the letters out tlrin it is
-ccn that 'IiI.ien instead of Hendricks h.>
.ivcn WV and The Democratic house at
once poses bill repeating that clause.
Anl there i, no danger that Samuel will
, i ct. for his beautiful and concise and
crf,cjly clear notion about RESUMPTION is
his:
/ he proper time for resum} ton i the
m" when wise preparation shall have
opened into pen feet ability to accomplish
ne object with II certainty and ease that
viii inspire confidence and encourage tie
ewing of business. The earliest time
II which such 4 result can be bruunht tbout
the br~t. Even when preparation shall
i I'VE been malurtd. the cXnrt date would
ave To be chosen Wltlrclrrcncr to the then
XI>tlnG state OF trade AID credit opera
IONS IN oar own country the course of
olci@n commerce and lh" condition of rX-
h.tn@r> with oihcr nations Tie Specific
measures and artnal date are. lnl>trr- of
Irtill. having rcicIcn t. tVtr-c!4aH-rilr
conditions.
Which, reminds Oh" of The ,unuutruln IN
lie ~ong. "Aron't W. beginning To begin
yet ready to begin to give the old nlan
= cll1nrc1' ~ lhr ball swiftly passes un-
Ter the thnnbl'> tie ringer rcmtrh, th.,t
he tImr and place of finding It are sub
Get TO g o'"r-ch,n@ing conditions" The
Iiid"n pr"nunciamcnto Is simply tina when
( Is convenient to resume. ii ever under
he di~pcn-tlions If 4 wise royi,lencri it i
convenient. then some mighty Statesman
rl better carefully consider whether we
lt'!n br;t'r r,sum".
O' the resumption clause The hard money
Iillcn say
g Th" legislative command, the ot1irial
promise, fixing a day Of resumption. have
in' FIR been b1rren Andal-o: Having
ir>t denounced the barr,nne>> of ihr prom
It Of day of resumption, il he St Louis
,lGform next d,nounc,, that balr,n
promise II Il liinlrlnce to Resumption "
The democrats might Just a> well have
ken old BIZ Alien . and done with it .