River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-31
ADDRESS OF THE REPUBLICAN
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
10 the Friends Of Honest Money IL
tTiScOusiu.

As the canvass nears its close, we think
proper to address few words to the voter
OF the State who approve OF the position as
sumed by the Republican party upon tn
principal question now before the people.
We address them not to Republicans alone
but to every citizen who is III favor of sat
anu stable monetary system, a system tina
will impart stesdiness to values, and there
tore confidence to enterprise, system found
ed upon experience and sanctioned by law
which no hat OF Congress can permanent.
modify or annul.
| This question OF the currency is not prop
| erly a Republican or Democratic question.
| ought not to be party question. In thu
| nineteenth century and III land OF ire
| schools, it is humiliating to find that it is
necessary seriously to argue that promises t
| pay are not money, that the prosperity Of
| people is not in proportion to the number o
| irredeemable notes which its government
| keeps in forced circulation, that debt is moi
| wealth, that government cannot create mon
1 ey, and that dollar which is the name OF
| specific coin, either OF gold or silver, contain
| ing certain weight OF one of those metals
| and is nothing else-can never be made out
OF a little paper and ink by any human enact.
ment
Such, however, have been the propositions
which the Republican party has had to main.
| tain i'll the present Canvass IL is not its fault
| if the established principles OF finance and
| the common places OF political economy have
begun to wear almost partisan aspect aad
to read like extracts from Republican plat
form. This is the consequence of the blum
der and crime OF the leaders OF the Demo-
cratic party when they abandoned the long
settled principles of their organization on the
subject OF finance ami Engaged in the wild
enterprise OF trying to capture the Green
back vote. In this action they were neither
honest or sagacious Success was doubtful
from the outset, and, ii attained. could only
hsa nf l.eIaf a "A aah a
victory, defeat resumption, and deluge the
country with new issues OF deprecated pa
per, their triumph would be short lived. A
bankrupt people would recognize in them the
authors otits ruin and heap upon them last
ing condemnation and disgrace.
These men, however, have obtained full
control OF the Democratic organization. They
have hauled down the old hard money ensign
of the party and hung out the Greenhack flag
In every Congressional district OF this State,
they have either adopted candidates first des-
ignated by the Greenback party, OF they
have placed their candidates on platforms
which propose the indefinite postp0nement
OF resumption, new issues OF government pa
per- and the regulation oil the volume OF the
currency not by the natural operation OF the
law of supply and demand, but by the arbi-
trary will OF scheming and not always very
enlightened politicians at Washington.
With equal unammity. the Republicans
have nominated candidates pledged to sup
port the resumption OF specie payments, and
to the maintenance OF q currency OF coin or
paper convertible into coin at the option Of
the holde r. This should be the attitude Of
Republi cams and Democrats alike. AS al
ready sud, the question of honest money
ought not to be party question. Having
been made such, and made the chief ques-
ton Of the canvass by the action OF those
who now shape the policy OF the Democratic
party i'll this state, it remains Tor those DEM
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their party to determine whether they will
keep that faith and act with the Republicans,
OF allure it and vote to encourage and
strengthen the delasion and tallaeies OF
Greenbackism.
We betIeee there are very many Demo-
Gratis i'll the State who will keep their
faith and vote to sustain sound tinan-
cial policy. A Republican victory this year
will not be so much h party triumph as
triumph for the cause OF an honest curren-
cy. We invite the attention OF all Democrats
who agree with us upon the financial issues of
the day, to the manner in which the present
canvass has been conducted by the Repnbli-
cans in the documents they have circulate
ed in the utteranees of their speakers be-
fore the people, there has been nothing
which a Democrat, who cherlshes the views
maintained by THoM. JEFFEgRsoN and ANDREW
JACKSON, cannot cordially approve. 1t has
not been partisan canvass, but canvass in
behalf of principles which, until recently,
were held by all parties, which are essential
to the business pros perity OF the country,
and OF the maintenance OF which social order
the rights of property, and the national hon
or and good faith are dependent. The sue
ess of the Republican party means the success
of these principles No Democrat, who now
votes to sustain them, will have cause, in az
ter years. when his vote in 1878 is referred to,
to hang his head and ask that the past may
be forgotten, or to plead that "by- cones be
allowed To remain hV-QoneS ~
The Republicans of Wisconsin have taken
a bold and unequivOoal stand in favor OF re-
sumption. The result is awaited with inter-
est throughout the country. Whatever may
be the general result OF the elections throuh-
out the nation, the voice OF great State
speaking in clear and emphatic tones for hon
est money will not be without effect. Even if
the sott-money Democrats and Greenbackers
should succeed in securing majority in
Congress, such an expression Will blunt the
edge OF their ianatlclsm. 1t vii be victory
worth struggling for, a victory that will bear
precious fruits. We therefore call upon
Republicans and honest money Democrats to
stand side by side, and, during the few days
before the election, to give their active and
earnest efforts to the achievement OF such
victory
The advices we receive from different sec
tons of the State are most encouraging. The
friends of honest money are working with
energy and courage. They are full OF hope
and confidence The Greenback delusiOn is
waning and fading out before the strong light
of reason and logic which is poured upon it.
The false leaders of the Democracy are cowed
and disheartened Having neither courage
nor convictions, they have not ventured to
make an open and manly fight. They have
left the open work of the canvass to their
Greenback allies, while they burrow mole
like in the dark. Their followers are with
out enthusiasm, and many of them heartily
ashamed of the attitude of their party. All
the indications of public sentiment point to
sweeping victory tor honest money. All that
is needed to assure it is active and persistent
work from this time forth until the polls are
closed ON the eve. of November 9Th Repub-
licans and Democrats of the ancient faith
the country expects you to do your duty.
See to it that every voter who shares your
convictions deposits his ballot on election
day. II you have any deluded neighbor,
misled by the sophistries and misrepsenta-
tons of Greenback speakers and journals, en-
tighten him. Give few days to the service
OF your country. and the promotion of whole
some principles. Let us not be content with
mere victory; that we regard as already
certain: but let us strive to add toit the NOR
al power and impressiveness of huge majori-
tv, n majority that will show that Wisconsin
stands so firmly planted on the solid rock of
a sound financial policy that, though all the
winds OF false doctrine may be let loose upon
her, they cannot shake her immutable fideli-
ty. HORACE RUBLEE,
Chm'n Rep. State Com,
J. H. FoLTER, Secretary.
milwaukee,, Oct. 25th, 1878.