The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-02-03

UNUSUAL tNltui, htti lNfilleucu DN tue
great pora ions. The new or lndepen-
dent party for whose existence We are part
~ responsible, has desired to do the right
thing, but its councils have been some-
what discofdant, its gulhbility great, and
ITS persistence questionable, hence lack
oi harmony, the support Of men Who do
not represent its IDEAS, and a lack Of faith
ia its future Under these discoura.ing
conditions the fact remains that Special
Privilege IL largely the result " legislation
ana that its abolition must bt secured
through the same agency. We must 90 on.
a. Independents, a. Republicans, or Dem
ocrats. Ne must prescribe every eIvant of
Special Privilege, and support only men
who are with aud for the people We
must kIll the owl, and this brings me to
consider the shapes that that bird of i'll
omen puts on.
". Oue OF these we declared to be the
National Bank Currency. We Mere in
favor Of having all money ISSUED directly
and solely by government. All paper
money ~e said sh.Mid be Gseenbacks, and
these Intercohvertlble with low w-interest
bond. 1t Is evident that nation with
debt can carry part uf It, at least, IA no
way SO easily as q circulating medium for
its people. Ittiu the face II this self
evident truth the Republican party passed
the Resumption Act. which encourages thr
retirement " the Grccuhack currency ana
places tile power pt expanding nr contract
Iug the currency M the option of the ul-
tIunal banks. The Democratic party I'LL
effect endorsed this act al ST. Louis. THE
managers anu representatives. of neith-
er uf these great ana powerful parties dar-
"a 10 take ground IN favor 81 a Grcenbark
instead uf "a national bank currency. Only
the newly organized aud weak party Of the
Indep, udcnts declared themselves for il
grceuback circulation. The large number
# Republicans and Democrats who believe
m Treasury notes rather than National
Bank notes are thus far ont generated and
uut-wIttcd 10y corporation counsel Ii viii
need a continued aud buluer agitation OF
tins question Iu and outside of the old par
ties 70 secure success and | trust tins As
soclatIuu vii do ITS duty iu the premises
through All ITS members, by memorial 70
Congress, by asking instructions To our
Senators, aud by continued discussion
such as We are promised 40 this meeting.
NJ. we declared ourselves ia favor NJ
the supervision and control of Irau-porta-
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