The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02

free institutions, these things must be
suppressed. Parties may attempt to
cry down Currency Reform, by an ap-
peal to the prejudices of the masses,
but, let the people be true to themselves,
and the cunning artifce will receive
deserved rebuke. We cannot urge you,
fellow countrymen, too earnestly to un
dertake this work. The moment has,
assuredly, come for it. You must as
sumo the responsibility, put forth an
effort, give your whole strength to it,
else 1t will undoubtedly fall into unwor-
thy hands; it must be handled by some
party. The issue is impending over US
like every change which is the natural
product of the wants of the time.
We are conscious of the old-time pref.
ndices existing respecting specie re-
sumption, ETC., but, when we call to
mind the fact-that we have not suf-
fcient specie in our possession upon
which to base our currency, and that
we can only hope to secure such by de-
ve!oping the resources of the country,
and fostering and stimulating it's indus
tries-that the true meaning of the cry
"return to specie payments" is, that
favored few be permitted to issue their
notes-promises to pay, based upon a
commodity they do not possess
assuring the people that they will re.
deem 81 for 81 in gold whenever re-
quired, at the same time flooding the
community with from $40 to 500 of
their promises for every 81 of gold they
hold in their Golfers. We say, when
we call to mind these facts, addressing
the better judgment Of the people, we
have confidence in their choice between
such currency and the national green
back made Il full legal tender.
The National Greenback, but now
partial legal tender-which will account
tor the appreciation of coin, it being
full legal tender-has become incorpo-
rated into the business Of the country,
and its constitutionality has been affirmed
by the Supreme Court Of the United
States. When paper currency is
made, by the sovereign power, a full
and complete legal tender for ali debts,
public and private, it stands equal with
coin in the discharge of its functions
as a money. 1t is based upon the same
security, the act in either case being
conventional, and is alike redeemable
through the exchange Of the productions
and wares of the workshop and the
farm. 1t is redeemed whenever and
wherever it performs the Offices OF mon
ey in facilitating the exchanges between
man and man, or between the citizen
and the government.
The propositions emanating from the
conference ut Cincinnati, do not differ,
in the main, from those enunciated at
Cleveland, Ohio, by the Independent
party. The purposes and aims of both
conventions being Identical, the national
executive committees, respectively,
have united their efforts in the common
cause, and are working together as a
joint committee.
In submitting the above for your con-
sideration, the committee have a right
to expect that thoughtful deliberation
the gravity Of that subject demands, and
would solicit an expression Of opinion
from individuals and organizations espe-
cially those of the states, in order that
it may, the more intelligently, arrange
for the assembling Of properly repre-
sentative body, authorized to put in
definite shape the pleasure Of the sew
eral states.
coNNITTEE ON ADDRESS.
VIM. G. Crooks, 500 South 18th St.,
Phila., Pa.
J. r. Winston, Milton, Caswell CO.,
NC.
B. F. G. Brooks, Nashville, Tenn.
VIM. Elliott, Box 9l5 Rochester,
Olmstead Co., MINI.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE coxxIrrEE.
S. NJ. Smith, Kewanee, Henry CO., Ill.
DR.. VIM. G. Crooks, $50 South 18th
st., Philadelphia.
J. r. McCann, Nashville, Tenn.
L. s. Linn, Piqua, Miami CO., Ohio.
Jas. L. Moorehead, Parkersburg,
West Va.
= VIM. Elliott, Rochester, Olmstead
CO., MINI.
Samuel Leavitt, "A CORTLAND St.
New York.
John G. Garretson, Salem, Henry
co. Iowa.
J. Cope, Cross Timbers, Texas.
J. R. Winston, Milton, Caswell CO.,
N. G.
Henry Hales, East saginaw, Mich.
A. Warner, St. John, Carthage, Mo.
E.. NJ. Chamberlin Adams House,
Boston, Mass.
E. A. Olleman, indianapolis, Ind.
R. F. Trevellick, Detroit, Mich.
jackson II. Wright, Cleveland, Ohio.
John Siney, St. Clair, Penn.
A. G. Cameron, Chicago, Ill.
T. J. Durant, Washing ton, D. G.
J. H. Osborn, Oshkosh, Wis.
NJ. NJ. Hooton, Centralia, Ill.
Egbert Hasard, New York city.
Robert Schilling, Cleveland, Ohio.