The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-26
sreenback Principles and Policy
h;dltors OF the Register:

I-ulpOio VI WV
l do not know that your journal has
ever published any of my feeble contrl.
buttons to the cause of fiscal reform, yet
| know that personal journalism Is
striking feature of the West Virginia
press Except the REGIsTER) and that
our editors generally have echoed the
sentence, from " hich there Is no appeal,
that the greenbsck doctrine is y "heresy,"
It is not my purpose At this time to
discuss this, the most momentous ques-
ton every brought before the American
people, but briefly to tell your readers
what are the principles and policy OF the
Independent Greenback party, as L I'M
derstsnd them, leaving them to embrace
or reject them, as their judgment may
dictate. Before doing so l ask to state
through the medium Of THIS article II IN
nootherwise, that that party proposes to
hold a State Convention in the city Of
Charleston on the 18th day of August
nsxt, with a view TO concurrent action
with the National organization of that
party, whose cardinal principles and
sims are:
l. That all money shall eminste direct
" from the general Government. Hence,
that National bank notes shsll'be retired,
and their place supplied with full legal
tender Treasury notes.
2 That the paper money ot tho gov
eminent shall be declared equal to and
interchar geable with the coinage OF gold
and silver, without limit ~ to the capsbIl-
itia. Of either paper or silver.
3. That National Indebtedness shall
be discharged in strict pursuance OF the
spirit end terms of the original contract
(which implies good faith to the debtor,
IS well rs TO the credltor). Hence,
[. That portion of the public debt
made payable IN lawful money, shall be
discharged in currency of the same
standard as that in which it was con.
trscted.
IL. That portion of the public debt
which is made payable 10 "Coln' to be
discharged 10 gold or silcer ut the option
of the government, or in full legal ten
ders at the option OF the creditor.
III. That portion of the public debt
which Is made payable in gold to be
discharged IN that commodity a. rapidly
ss il can be accumulated in the Treasury.
And for the speedy discharge OF the
same, and of all other interest bearing In
debtedness of the government that sale
he made by the Secretary OF the Treasury
of Treasury notes, of full legal standard
for qoLd, as early as the monetary condi-
tions otthe country may require the same.
h, hans nf mani
should be equally borne by property.
Hence, that incomes derived from accru-
ing interest on National bonds should
be made subject of direct National
taxation.
V. The speediest payment of the IN
terest bearing indebtedness OF the coun-
try consistent with good faith and It's
monetary wants, as above indicated.
VI. Encouragement TO all manual
employment, and an ample medium for
its just reward.
1t lily COMFORTS with wise legislation
70 pursue n governmental policy that en-
courages the sentiment OF national repu-
dlstion, yet as certain rs that legislation
ignores the material interests of forty
nIne-ffteth- of our population, will that
sentiment find dsily TODD .oc future
s.rength, growth and final triumph.
Human wants must be supplied, even
a. the sacrifice of National honor, but rs
political evils in government are certain
t. fad redress, when the people are
brought to feel them, every patriot
ought to work Tor monetary reform in
oder to arrest revolution that may not
be hloodless. JANIS VI. LAIDLEY.
Charleston, July 20, 1871.