, 1876-07-06
: ICE FIVE CENTS.
this country shared that wish. In cTcrv
t VIC believe that facts aud reasons viii
more weight this year than bitterness Of

/! . th1s country SHARED that Wish. In every
! = T VIC believe that facts aud reasons viii
more weight this ycar than bitterness Of
<, :salon. Therefore re turn ourselves dsstlv
"a .ose which relate to sound financial policy.
= Is general1S known and undlsputcd fast
]; :, whilt the Republican party Is certainly not
& 'gcthcr FREQ from the imitation element, nina.
tlls Ut tho innatfon!sts aud repudlato.s ara In
Democratic ranks. All important election
contests, In which the finances have stood in thc
lore ground, lavo been conducted by the Rcpub-
llcans anu Independents u tho champions Of
llatd money against tho Democrats as tho ailyo.
datcs OF imitation. VIC recognize with pleasure
tnat tic platform adopted by the Democratic
National Convention indicates progress in this
direction. II speaks cut for specie resumption
only in theory, II Is truc. But that Is
an advancs on many Democratic platforms Of
this and OF preceding years, and VIC bid II wcl-
co'no. But what does tho Democratic platform
propose os tbs first practical ncasura to carry
gut this liarl-tnoney thcoryf Tic repeaI Of the
resumption measure of the law Of i815, which
sets thc resumption oi specie payments for tho
So far rs The Resumption act Of 1875 Is con.
ton bcealsc It vas not strong enough IN
Its, provisions fur the restoration Of
spscie ,paylnenta But We also expressly
ta'losscd ,Isss T., It, o The ground that thc iaw H.
debt at d certain time. With ti,is nror,ise.
,., tI,'s express Tcsogntton Of rightly defined
eury ey. y H. te IT, GGyerasnt much was gained,
payments was thereby removed from tho realm
u vague Gencralltcs Into the category Of liked
!tn!l'ss' II tho l.x which CONTAINED this PROM
duty for every honorable, honest cbat1p;on1 ~ hi
tlle hani.'noncy policy, to-'vlt: to TO perfect ita
astas a,a.l' that thy would suffice for Tho object
form pronoses Not TO complete Tie law and To-
make 1t a'nplc fur thy attainment Of Its aim,
but stnply to recall that PROMISE. And what
does o. tl'c RECALL Ut this Resumption art mcani
Nothing tat the open rcpadlutiun Of q promise
given W Congress, tn tho form Ut q law, of IN
vpligattun must sule1nnly recognized 'by tho
Gayertiifcnt Of the United States.
Ilc M reasons assigned BY tl.c Democratic plat
resume 6tootl In thc way of thu practical re-
liberty OF saying that this Is absolute madness.
But It ts sotmcthlng worse thai sheer folly. It
H. a.ycry tra4sI,arcnt excuse to cover step ot
Which every honest har,lnoncy 1naii must feel
ashamed as an uet Of trcuson ilnl tseacllcry to
the got't! cause. Everybody KNOWS that tue re-
psal o. Tug kcsuHlption act llas for
lnaatlonlsts Thu tntlatsonists IN Congress have,
o.. every opportunity, tnauc this repeal the MIN
q tleit csertions, and I'll every, one Ut their
t3<S F4~AS'ua LAGt i!Afc lu!louSly uema1uCU
tug pe!nocratlc Convention, mil consent 10 tho
population u this promise. THIS Is the simple
statement Of tho clsc SHOULD thu Democratic
lcsamption act po woad, ao sSe aseoaans ~ To TO
Us PLATFORM, bc tts tirst mcasurc, and
tue inslhtloilists would zcalousiy nil
thci,, ; and @ thg Demosratic hnrl-tno.lcy pcopie
Tho Democratic platform also spcaks OF a num-
ber Of 9ther things by whtc4. tic way must 10
paved for The resumption nf spcrie paytnruts-..
stcl rs economy. etv 1il1s IL All admirable,
but W. know fhia talk. VT heard au abundance
oi 1t sast yeat in the ohlo ea1'inasn, fruul tho
taso ts o. Messfs: Ewn restss etc Then
tha pcople that tue resumption ot
specie payments could not be- thought Of
1ur soMe time to come. T}s4t which
waa theL used III an argument ngninst rrsump-
ton We now see III the Dc.n0crntlc national
plsti,o;rEm pa,;'E Us means Of bringing it about No
egnsi!!!c NAH eau co!nc To any usilcs conclusion
t!.an that this platform, this express rrpudin-
t'ese ncautnul expressions o1 gold, notlnE but
4 concealed, unI very poorly concealed, afAir 10
compromise with the luflationlsts
1nls compromise appears yet uofe distinctly
II the clloiee VI caldiuates. We neliero that Ar.
llutn y insa-'noucy niai1. We asauue that
he would make Ill possible efforts to carry out
sotllit1 financial policy. Whether liz would Ito
It, in slGw Of tue controlling Initiation element
q t!le western altl ooatheFn democracy, Wu
uouGt' but on tnat the DemocTatic ConYeu-
taosi mas rut up along with hill Ar. Hendricks
" aa Gaauidaie lor the sicc.fFesiacncY. VINO IS
fe M pS1 pi,,san ea1aan.e q r. tae ,aton'sss Were t
dic,-sllauId anY fatal Mshap befail
lttt.-what thcni Then Mr. Ucn1rfcka thn