The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-09-06
irish vs.. lrish.

The platform upon which John +.
Irish is now placed rs 4 candidate OF
the Greenback Democracy, has this as
enerof it principal and most conspic-
uous planks:
That we favor retension of green
back currency, and declare against
any further contraction, and we favor
the substitution OF greeubacks for
national bank bills.
or course this means. that the seven
hundred millions of PAPER promises
to pay. now circulating a. money.
under authority of rational Law. ia
these United states. shall not 81 al h.
diminished in bulk and amount
Every rag thereof must be nlsintaiUsi
in circulation. The only change 10
be AT all allowed i that Of national
| hank notes to greenbaeks. Then We
should have, or an attempt is 10 be
made to make IL have, 500, al0. 90 of
Illegal and unconstitutional currency,
experimenting sn increase of the
/ ~
For il is TO be remembered, that under
| decisions of the Supreme Court of the
United States, Congress has been de-
| MED the right TO issue and make legal
tender any paper currency beyond
that justified under the war power"
In the exercise of that power the
limit of issue was expressly placed At
500. 900, 900. Beyond that amount
Congress cannot Issue paper currency
having the impress of legality. so Mr.
Irish is candidate upon a platform
which makes it the duty of Congress.
TO do that which it cannot do under
the Constitution.
But Mr. Irish will find more diff
cult II than that To crack in pursuit.
Of his candidacy. In defending hi
| present platform he will be eampellei
TO meet no less an Antagonist than
John i. Irish himself. Ouly week
ago, that gentleman, in the editorial
columns o. his paper. the Iowa City
Press, gave his views on The currelcy
question at length, in a carefully
| prepared article. In that be earnestly
advocated an early return 10 specie
payments and specie currency, and
said:
/ Gold il alone left TO occupy the field
a. y substance - generally desired
and ~ diff cult TO get. that its value
/ i not affected by vaFiablene-s in pro-
ductlun. aud il becomes therefore. q
standard of value, aud consequently
proper medium Of exchange. II
needs no eusorseF: unlike the geaen-
back, no government need promise
10 pax gold dollar, for it i payment.
IL i value: ualike the National bank
note, 30 bonds nes~i he pledged 10 So
cure the gold dollar, IL i. is own So
cugity. II l. worth the same in the
hands Of the lai orer thlt II i ia the
ecf.er- oftae capitalist. It's value j.
intrinsic. The mint adj. nothing to
1t but the stamp watch tells the GUAM
tiiy of Intrinsic value In each piece.
IL goes through fire aud j. sIneltetI out
az tie ashes a. bright aud valuable a.
before.
Now let Mr.. Irish rise up aud tell
u, If he can, why il j. that he has
50 sua.ieniy gone hack" on that |
shining, understandable and ever |
valuable gold dollar and desires to !
thrust uron u instead, and indefinite
IL, what j.. g. he himself has admitted, |
only government promise 10 pay . /
ioliar." Will Mr.. Irish, the Demo
ratio candidate for Governor, please ,
1roceesi at onc- 10 bring himself into !;
relations with Mr.. Irish |
he editor s-Dueaport Ga-etts-