New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-28
TIE OHIO CANVASS.

THE ONO CANVASS.
nrp,TE OK THE FINANCIAL QUESTIONS BETWEEN
Gro. II. PENDIEToN AND GENERAL GARFIELD.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
SPRINGFIELD. O., Sept. 27.-A public debate
on the political issues Of the Ohio campaign between INC
Hon Geo H. Pendletou and General Jas. A. Garfield oe-
curred this afternoon at Blacks Opera House. ABOUT
$500 persons of both parties being present
MR.. PENDLEToN's SPEECH
caorre Arthur introduced Mr. Pendleton who opener
with courteous allusion his opponent General Gar
eed and referred to the beautiful and thriving Guy oI
Springfield lie rcoiced in the prosperity "hich AZ sd"
about him to-day, shown in fine business houso''
residences afd mammoth factories YET even "'i0 ."
mon out Of employment This is state o. 'hihss NV'
ovists elsewhere TO sn greater extent IL Is
soan In the ten thousand failures when haNo
occurred in the commercial world "l'hin 'n'
last twelve months 1t If seen III INC "
preyailing in the iron regions WHAT rs the cause " %
WHY are men idle who willing TO work' shco ,,i
dent HAYES has so successfully established goou Iees
htroen the North and the South, this is the great proo
Ion, % no solved These results, Mr.. Pendleton clane"
are due 70 the fact that the Republican party mas scI
feed the caused OF the aboring man IN peha' oi ue
money power At the close Of the war us waste III %
Tho North and South demanded the summation u '
arstv The producer should have been aided by the es
tahshmept Of an ample currency. Instead OF THIS we
hcoan 70 contract the currency and TO pay wa"
debts at peace prices. The energies OF INC poo
nc were crushed prices fell and commercial aus
tross followed In 1865 twO-thirds OF our National
debt was held at home by our own people ana
os ooslv controlled and yet in three years the secIe
~ ., the Treasury announced that S1,1OOOOO'OOo
of this debt had been bonded the interest u
which was to be paid in gold and TO 90 abroad Inc Ie
suIt OF this is that the country Is oTaned OF oon'
This funding process has contracted the currency
60 ,ro extont of more than S7O000,00O The five
tor+os ere ravale in Creenhacks in accordance with
Low and contract, and the interest only u 70 ne
mid in COIN Thaidcus stevens and senator
Morton were quoted 10 prove this, vet the hrst
oct under General Grants administration provided
tlat crcenbacks should he paid in CON- ana
fr This came distress 10 labor and industry tmposng
ON chem an additional burden oi rsOoOoVuU;; ~ 80
denly durinc this year. WHOM now Dat"n OF Dhs Is
h. f forth n IS aruouucod hat the Interest Is 70 ne pa
not onv ID COM Oui ~ ~ fcr nc irfer A. If those
1ord. VIII he paid gold, and hrre van De n" ruCaD;
sver Urfl then IL and gold hal been equally lega ten
der coins This vas devised - n' So NE bo 11iuc ,i
greatest deGor nation on me ,6 st'o2 hat T
100000 COG onrol1u;.iltoa j. Of the $50 600 600
n silver produced In the whole Wcih alIcr IN.4'
NicD w., increased the vaue Of gold We increased ue
t1rlen ON industry. Gcn"'W Helt'i4 Nos ~ hcln;
when lie voted tine bill hc understood th"t II Womb
toward spec. nay I'D III Mt M Z, , , IN &c no
nossa-e: r. YOU demand hat the silver dollar shaI
DC ,,r, and Hero vas vigorous applause from
The Republicans i'm the audience Mr. Pchoei"n sS,I
, oc,a cora. and that it be mad, legal tcuder
Without limit" An that was neces'ary to crush me
NE fesnmr tor Jaw, and ta' has been done. A.. Iel,
r,,,I, IN ne amount Of S15OO0OO0O End sad:
40 not Ie'cvc tnat resumption can DE 'elched ~ 1873
T iiea b.itcr course; len repeal tlat law; leg
rs recor7 silver: ct us Srh' QUIZ LV'lC' ,
T Tase 9od i@T R Ra19 bsn'acant
paner STA COM Nj Pendle'on was frequently ap-
r'u"''' CENTRAL GARFurp's REPLY.
General G. Warren Koifer. Member OF Congress elect
from t,c with District introduced General Garfield.
who was received with great enthusiasm The General
refrigerated Mr. Pendletons courtcses. and settled
down NJ once 10 business giving his attention 70 the
CHARGES NJ MI Pendeton AGAINST the Republicans In
r,nv to his first point General Garfield said Mr. Pen
Ieto claims that the close Of the war the true policy
was 10 keep MP war prices and to pay war debts in ac-
oordauce with them. An enormous market was pro
drroa nv the destruction If the and 1t was main
t,,ncd even 10 the end Of the struggle. All at once
IN 1863 the war ceased and million OF men again be-
came producers instead Of desroyer Could war prices
be maintained under these circms'ances I9eIe was
only which this COMO be Gons, nhn nat Tss
by getnr M another war. General Gmne" referred 10
sato,ent maj our D. nds were pow held abroad on long
fine SAID business man who cud n0i paw AZ once
,neTt gave s debtors good bonds 10 be paid waen eg
in good money, and agreed to nav interest IN Fol'
n was simply an act o. National good foith.
SunrhocTs General Garfield declared that tins
Snestion was brought before the people and they de-
cded that The bonds should be paid IN coin 1t was not
cfed mix matter. The speaker quoted from speeches
NJ Thadieu Stevens his assertion that these bonds
should he PAID in coin that they were 20 De pa no
thing else than coin adding, that Secretary Ch7se
declared in letter that the bonds 80 700 the huyeIs
but the Democrats said the nonOs GOulu pau III uut
bills The funding OF which, Mt Pendleton coin4ialnel
we had to nav 600 m interest ana We nave now
reduced the annual amount nearly tiiy m1ious Re
sunpton las done this Tire Republicans were charged
with the denonet cation OF silver IN 1873 "hen all
do
dollor Even the act Of 1873 did not moneuzr the
was in Of some far mems 81 k"ehng Dolh goa ana
silver in circulation and that u was me uuty OF congress
e. provide the means The General nag nay peisoIti
knowledge concerning me . Dill VI 10 80. . ne
had his information OF its character rom
leading Democrat ana a leaing .hepuDIcah,
and did remember whether he voted tor u b there
was no opposition all 10 the bill, Ooth the Republic ns
and Democrats voting for H. The resnmptl0n law was
charged a. q mistake made by the Republican,; mt.
Pendlcfou had himself made mistake OF S3OOOOOOO in
the amount 81 contraction which really amounts 10 ohY
about $40 OOOOOo aud portion OF this - actually IN
creiatn In the form Of certificates Of deposit. When
tie resumption act was passed mere was pre-
MUM on gold o. 1872 cents, ana nov y1cye ~
In0re boarding get down the premium cents more
Sacks Tho Democrats have always been looking the
Snerai Gsrfied said "As I passed along your
fo-dav saw that hundred thousand dollars was being
put into the enlargement OF factory can STAND sucb
grief as That"
Al the close OF General Gar6eds address, Mr. Pendle
ION respouded briefly without bringing up any new
points admitting that the Democratic party had changed
It's views on many points and closing with the sentence;
"Tbe wise man changes bis opinions the fool never
ooeo The prepoudeance Of tie applause was in favor
Of General Garfield.
OHIO REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL.
GREAT ADVANTAGE or THE RKGIs1RAIIoN LAVA
MAJORITY As LARGE As LAST YEAR EFFECTED.