Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-31
Address OF the Republican State Cen
trail Committee.

10 he Friends Of Honest Money IN Wisconsin.
As the canvass nears its close we think il
proper to address few words to the voters of
OF the State, who approve of the postson as
sumed by the Republican party upon the
principle question now before the people.
We address not to Republicans alone,
but to every citizen who is in fayornof safe
and stable monetary system, a system that
VIII lmpart steadiness to values and therefore
confidence to enterprise, a system founded
upon experience and sanctioned by laws
which no fiat of Congress can permanently
modify or annul
Inc question OF currency is not properly a
Republican or Democratic question. IL ought
not to be party question. Ia the nineteenth
century and in land of free schools il is hu
initiating to find that it is necessary seriously
70 argue that promises to pay are not money,
that the prosperity Of the people is not in pro-
portion to the number OF irredeemable notes
which its government keeps in forced circula-
| ton, that debt is not wealth, that govern
ment cannot create money, which is the name
OF specific coin, either Of gold or silver con-
tanning certain weight OF one of those me tails
and is nothing else can never be made out
| OF little paper and ink by any human enacts
ments.
Such, however, has been the propositions
| which the Republican party has had to mains
tain during the present canvass. 1t is not its
fault If the established principles of finance
and the common places of political economy
have begun to wear almost partisan aspects,
and to read like extracts from Republican
platform, That is the consequence of the
blunder and crime of the leaders of the Demo-
| cratic party when they abandoned the long
settled principles of their organization upon
| the cuhtaaf nf an Az
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, if attained could only be
OF brief duration, If they could achieve vic
tory, defeat resumption and deluge the coun-
try with new issues of deprecated paper,
| their triumph would be short~ved. bank
rupt people would recognize in them the au-
thors OF its ruin and heap upon them lasting
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 greenback ban
ner. In every congressional district in this
State they have either adopted candidates first
designated by the Greenback party or they
have placed their candidates on platforms
which propose the indefinite postponement of
resumption, new issues of government paper,
and the the regulation Of the volume of cur
rency not by the natural operation of the law
| OF supply and demand, but by the arbitrary
VIII OF set OF scheming and not always very
enlightened politicians at Washington,
With equal unanimity the Republicans
| have nominated candidates. pledged to sup
| port the resumption of specie payments, and
. to the maintenance of currency of coin or
| paper convrtible into coin at the option Of
| the holder. This should be the attitude of
| Republicans and Democrats alike. AS already
| said, the question af honest money ought not
| to be party question. Having been made
such and made the chief question of the can.
| vass by the action of those who now shape the
policy OF the Democratic party in this State,
| 1t remains for those Democrats who still cling
| to the ancient faith of their party to deter.
| mine whether they will keep that faith and
| act with the Republicans or ALLURE it and vote
| to encourage and strengthen the decisions
and faliaces of Greenbackism.
We believe there are very many Democrats
| in the State who will keep their faith and vote
| to snstain sound financial policy Repub-
| lcan victory this year will not be so much a
party triumph as triumph for the cause of
| an honest currency 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 Republicans. In the documents they
have circulated, in the utteiances of their
| speakers before the people, there has been
nothing which Democrat who cherishes the
views maintained by THOMAS JEFFERSON and
ANDREW JACKSON cannot cordially approve
1t has not been partisan canvass, but can,
vass in behalf of the principles which until
recently were held by all parties, which are
essential TO the business prosperity of the
country, and on the maintenance of which sos
cial order, The rights of property, and the ma
tonal honor and good faith are dependent
The success of the Republican party means the
success Of these principles No Democrat
who now votes to sustain them will have
cause in after years, whom 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 by-gones"
The Republicans of Wisconsin have taken a
bold, unequivocal stand in favor of resump,
tion. The result is awaited with interest
throughout the country. Whatever may be
the general result of the elections throughout
the nation, the voice of a great State speak
ing in clear, emphatic tones for honest mon.
ey will not be without effect. Even If the
soft money Democrats and Greeubackers sue
coed in securing majority in Congress. such
an expression will blunt the edge of their ia
naticism. 1t will be victory worth strug-
Cling for, a victary that will bear precious
fruits. We therefore call upon all Repnbli-
cans and honest money Democrats to stand
side by side, and during the few days remains
ing before election, to give their active, earn
est efforts to the achievement of such vic>
tory.
The advices we receive from the different
sections 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 deluson is
waning and dying out before the strong light
of reason and logic that is poured upon it.
The false leaders of the Democracy are cowed
and disheartened. Having neither courage or
convictions they have not ventured to make
an open and manly fight. They have left the
open work of the canvass to their fanatical
Greenback allies while they burrow mole>l
in the dark. Their followers are without en-.
thusiasm and many of them are heartily
ashamed of the attitude of their party. All
the indications of public sentiment point to
sweeping victory for 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. Republi-
cans 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.
If you have any deuded neghbor misled by
the sophistres and Misrepresentation of the
Greenback speakers and journals, enlighten
him. Give few days to the service of the
country, and the promotion of wholesome
principles. Let us not be content with a mere
victory; that we regard as already certain, but
let us strive to add to it the moral power and
impressiveness of huge majority, majority
that will show that Wisconsin stands so firm
ly on the solid rock of sound financial policy
that, though all the wiads of false doctrine be
let loose upon her they cannot shake her i'm
mutable fidelity. HORACE RUBLEE,
Chm n Rep. State Committee.
J. H. FOSTER, Secretary.
Milwaukee, October 25th. 1878
THE TRUE ISSUE.