The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
"a Granite. Like Taft or Rowland, to

"a Granite. like Taft or Rowland, to
hold the disaffected. And, as to the
issues. we shall have a great advantage
by holding our Convention first. If
we stand up to our position of last
year on the resumption and silver
dollar question the Republicans will.
be whipped, whether they meet the
issues or dodge them. But we must
take the initiative in order to bring
the attention of the people strongly to
our position, and force the Republi-
cans to define theirs.
Correspondent you feel conf
dent of success on these issues!
General Ewing-I do. Three-fOurths
of the people of Ohio agree with
us on them. They agreed with us in
1875, but the shadow of the Presiden-
tan election, with it's sectional and
personal issues, was over us then.
Governor Allen had to fight a Presi-
Dental, as we'll a GubernatOrial battle
in 1875. He fought rivals as we'll as
enemies: the Southern question as
we'll as the financial question: and the
people did not express their convic-
lions on the finance question. But
these distractions will not exist this
year. The Republican party came
over to this on the Southern question,
and that question, will hurt them, and
not us. If we take square ground
against resumption, tens of thousands
of Republicans will jump at the
chance to teach Hayes that the people
of Ohio want the greenbacks preser-
we'd and silver restored. They know
that the resumption Law means death
to business, bankruptcy to debtors;
and pauperism and starvation to
labOrers. With an overwhelming
popular sentiment against that law,
the DemOcrcy of Ohio can't comprom-
Use or daily with it, but must take it
by the throat. 1t is it's duty to do it.
as the friend Of the industrial classes.
1t is it's interest to do it, if it hopes
to triumph. If it tiinches; an indie
pendent ticket will be put in the field.
ton.
Correspondent is there no
danger of dissensions on the questions
in our own ranks!
General Ewing-NOt at all. The
Eastern Democratic leaders and press
couldn't hurt us if they would. They
have just had command of the party,
and they led us to a surrender after a
victory. Ohio Democrats, whether
they be for forced resumption or not,
will not be troubled about Eastern
threats and denunciatiOns.
Correspondents Onr Con-
ventiOn should cOntine itself to the
silver issue!
General Ewing won't do at
all. 1t is subordinate question.
The paramount issue is whether the
greenback currency shall be destroyed
and the interest bearing debt enor.
mous2y increased. Besides, the
Republicans will declare for the
restoration of the silver dollar in a
general way, while they can't equiv
ocate about the Resumption Law.
Correspondent-Do you think the
Republican Convention will declare
for the restoration of the silver dol
lar!
General Ewing-Certainly; but they
will do it in Il way and with intent to
deceive. You see there are different
silver dollar. 1t may he restored as a
legal tender for private debts only, OF
for private debts and customs, but
not for interest on the public debt; or
| it may be restored as legal tender in
small transactions only; or the amount
of silver authorized to be coined may
! be SO small as to make resumption in
silver and gold involve nearly as much
( contraction OF the paper currency. and
consequent distress to the industrial
classes as resumption in gold alone
But on the Resumption Law the issue
can't be evaded or ohscured. The
administration and leaders are com
mitted to it land no step backward.
It's execution involves more wrong
and suffering. past and to come. thai
the war Of the rebellion cost the Nortl
and South. If the devil has invented
Il plan to make the rich richer and thu
poor poorer this is it.. Let us throw
that law into the arena of public dis
cussion this fall. and the people o
Ohio will tear it to pieces.
Correspondent-B won't tn
European war give us prosperity il
in spite of forced resumption!
General Ewing it shall last Ion:
it will mitigate the evils of resuml
ton undoubtedly; hut it can't max
resumption possible without a
enormous contraction of the currency
because our vast debts: calling fo
coin interest land other causes proven
, the accumulation here of the col
needed to resume on even half on
! present volume of currency. An
contraction of the currency necessal
= lily brings with it reduction of Il
, values of labor and products. and pa
alysis of productive industries.
TERRIBLE INDICTMENT.
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