The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-10
PENDLETON INTERVIEWED
His Views ON the Currency Ques'
uiOns

Reperter-Mr. Pendleton, / haye
come to have little chat with you on
the currency question, aud to ascer-
tam your views. -f5tl+
Auswer-I have spoken on these
subjects 80 often in the CAM
paigns in Ohio, and the ENQUIRER has
always done me the favor to give my
speeches such wide and favorable Cir
culaiion, that l supposed that every
body who cared to know my views
understood them perfectly. Howev-
er, / will with pleasure answer any
question you may desire to ask. ..l
q. Do you stand on the currency
question where you did in 1868, when
you we're the recognized leader of tho
Greenbsck cause? ia
A. Yes, precisely.
Q. Are you in favor of greenbacks
taking the place of National Bank
notes3
A. / certainly am l said so from
Maine to Wisconsin in 1868. l re.
peated the declaration in every cam
paign in Ohio since. l argued the
question at Gallipolis. at Warren, at
COlum5u aud at RObinson's Opera
house, in this city. Here are copies OF
the speeches: you can quote them if
you like.
Reporter-The speech at Columbus.
in 1875, contains this paragraph: 1.-The
whole policy of the Republican party
is wrong. The contraction OF the cur
rency, the exemption of the bonds
from taxation, the collection of the
customs in coin, the Coin Bill of 1863,
the National Bank system, have pro
duced their necessary result. They
have destroyed all business" Are
you i'm favor OF doing away with the
National Banks and having the Gov
ernment issue all the money?
A. have advocated this measure
on so many different occasions that
am surprised to be asked this ques-
ton.
q. Arc you in favor Of the repeal
| of the Resumption Law? and are you
in favor of fixing another date for re-
sumptiOn?
A, am in favor Of the repeal of
the Resumption Law, and have said
SO in every speech since its passage.
would not fix any day by law. l in
dorse heartily the doctrine of the Dem
Ocratic platform of Ohio in 1876,
which said: "No forced imitation, no
forced contraction, no forced resump-
tion." .f.
Q. Are you in favor. of greenbacks
being received for duties and customs
A. always thought, and still
think. the Government should take its
own paper fer it's dues. 1t always did
receive its own paper for all its dues
when the paper was not legal tender
between individuals, but SO soon as il
Is made legal tender between the citi-
Zens, the GOvernment-that is the Re-
publican pArty-setS TO work to dis
credit ii, and by law to depreciate its
value. This is a mOnstrOus wrong
upon the people.
/ q. Are you in favor of the remon-
citation of silver?
| A. am in favor of the remoneti-
zation of the silver dollar, with free
coinage and Unlimited legal tender Ca
pscity.
Q. This seems to be the doctrine of
the Democratic party of Ohio; yet, in
some quarters your adherence to it
has been called in question?
A. am aware of it; and yet most
unjustly. / utter now no newly form
ed opinions. These opinions are found
in all my speeches. If you will take
the trouble to examine them, will
give you the copies, Here. for in
stance.is a sentence from my speech at
| Columbus, this year: "The Demo
cratic party proposes the exact oppo-
site of this. Tracing the pauperism OF
the people, and prostration of all pros
perity, to the vicious policy OF the
Republican party which l have de-
scribed, it demands the repeal of the
Resumption Act, the restoration oi
the old silver dollar, the retention OF
the Greenbacks, the cessat. on OF theil
contraction. and, finally. the issue OF
all circulating medium By the GOrern.
nent, making it all legal tender. and
the paper aud coin iutcrcOnvertiblea al
par. This will give us a stable cur
rency and safe currency. This viii
start the wheels of industry. give sails
to our commerce, and labor to ouI
artisans. This will lift from our en-.
terprise and energy the weight which
has long oppressed them. This will
revive hope, renew confidence, and
by removing the uncertainty as to the
future, stimulate the activities SO long
dormant. It will act just contrawise
the Republican policy. All-business
will instantly feel its influence, and
within a year after its adoption it will
rebuild the places which have been
made waste for ten years."
G. Are you going to Columbns
during the contest for the Senator
ship3
A. am. 1 should prefer not but
custom in Onion SCENE to demand it.
NV worthy competitors are on the
ground, and know too well their
bland and persuasive ways TO allow
/, th.n IN occnnv II exclusiVelY.