The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-10
The Greenback Party.
DEMOCRACY AND FINANCES.
Shreveport Times.

yentions which have been held thus
far in 1875:
Indiana financial planks:
That national bank notes shall be
retired, and in lieu thereof shall be
issued by tile government an equal
amount Of treasury notes with full
legal tender quality.
That We are in favor Of making the
United States notes, com monty called
greenbacks, a full legal tepdrer in
payment Of all debts, public and pri.
vate, except such obligations as are
by the terms of the orr ginal con-
tracts under which they were issued,
expressly payable 10 coin.
That we are in favor of the imme
date and unconditional repeal of the
resumption act.
Illinois Democratic financial planks:
That We are in favor Of the imme-
date and unconditional repeal of the
resumption act.
That we applaud tho action OF con-
gress in the enactment of what is
known as the silver bill, and accept
| it as a partial measure of financial re-
lief; but we demand such further leg
islation "a may result 10 authorizing
silver bullion certificates and legaliz-
ing the coinage of the silver dollar,
the demonetizat,on of which We Dc.
uounce as an act meriting the con-
domination Of the people.
That is il in the exclusive preroga.
tive Of the United States to issue all
bills t. circulate as money, and q
right which ought no to be exercised
by sny state or corporation.
That no further contraction of the
volume of legal tender treasury note
ought to b. allowed, and they should
be received for customs, taxes aud
public dnes as we'll as private debts,
and reissned rs fast as received.
That the national bank notes should
be retired, aud instead thereof there
should be issued by the government,
au equal amount of treasury notes.
Ohio Democratic financial plank:
We demand as further acts Of justice
as we'll az measures Of relief, the ab'
solute repeal Of the resumption act
and the liberation of the coin boarded
in the treasury the removal Of ali
restrictions to the coinage of silver,
and the re establishment Of silver as
4 money metal the same as gold the
same as it VAS before its fraudulent
demonstration tho gradual substi'
tuition If United States legal tende!
paper for national bank notes, ant
it, permanent establishment as thu
the sole paper money of the countr!
made receivable for all dues to gov
ernment, aud of equal tender will
coin, the amount Of such issues to b
81 regulated by legislation or organic
law as to give the people 40 assur
ance of the stability ia volume of cur
reucy and consequent stability o
value M further increase 10 tn
.. bonded debt aud no further sale q
bonds for the purchase of coin TO
resumption purposes, but the gradna
; extinction of the public debt; rigi'
economy and the reduction of expen
, ditnres in all branches of the publ
service, aud tariff for revenue only.
Iowa Democratic financial plank:
We deprecate the funding of on
: non interest bearing debt, and insis
that the bonded debt be refunded q
} g rate not exceeding four per cent. 7
We favor equal registration Of gol'
and silver and United States notes i
, the discharge Of public aud privat
obligations, except where otberwis
r provided by contract, and to the en-
. that the same be secured We fave
the unconditional repeal of the re
sumption act, and tie cornage of sill
a yer on equal conditions with golt
: We oppose any further retirement
. United States notes now in cilcala
: ton, and favor the substitution ,
Q United States notes for national ban
Q bills. -" '-"s''. '.. -: ..s FL
t Missouri Democrat financial plank
: 3. We, regard the nstlon bsnkin
Q system 40 being oppressive and bu
: ionsnnna and demand itA abOlitn
f and tie retirment from circulation I
. al bank notes sud issue Of legal tel
0 der notes in lien thereof, and in qua
,fltitiee from to time sufficient to su]