The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-01

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ith Is yaaf niethod ID discuss ihe financial ques.
Nea Il FescFs 10 iAs asssrtiod 10 sustain your rtys
sAeaf care not q preteng te eohhoversy, and now
eay ash the privilege to set myself right boforS the
public and correct your misstatemonts.
In your last effort you say our Harrisburg CORES.
ponden, repudiates Peter Cooper and his greenback
platform now. but stood staunchly BY It fow months
ago. Yet stiil he accuses the Democratic party Of
changing its base" The latter sentence Of the quota
tion reafarn; tho former deny. Idid not support
Peter Cooper nor endorse his Greenbaek platform but
positively ropudated both. admit the Peter Cooper
platform was preferable tho National Democratic
PLATFORM accepting either as nality Of the nancis
question But knew that such would not be the case
as both platforms were In direct conflict with iusc,
and the intsresss Of the people, The National Dens
cratic platform was eaorOus for specie resumption
which meant that United States bonds and all other
obligntonsoi tho governments must bc paid IN CON-
Tho Peter Cooper Platform favored the issuing Of Uni
ted States notes for the payment Of certain
obligations, but Masking them convertible into United
States bonds at the option Of the holder drawing but
little less interest than large proportion Of United
States bonds under existing law. That portion Of the
Peter Cooper platform that would withdraw from cir.
useless, untaxed Understanding bonds, did now,
and ever win ropudiate and denounce wrong in
principle aud grave crime against the puhc good.
Yet this ceegou Democracy inject into their plat
form this obnoxious, repudated nterconvertibls bond
theory, raked out and squeezed from the rubbish Of
the DID, abandoned Peter Cooper PLATFORM and call 1t
''old-tme, consistent Democracy But suspect this
oal of Peter Cooper is becoming little unsaTory in
the nostrils Of the unteTied they did not allow Il
appear in fun in tho platform adopted At albany
the 18th inst. The insnuation that the HARRISBURG
correspondent designs repudision nothing but thC
harmless vaearies Of a party poisoned brHio, and ex
cites pity only for its author.
Again it is said 'sThere is no longer any point-i
there ever was onein our correspondents persisten
charge that the Democracy favor the payment of tht
bonds in gold for our party in Congress have Just
cured the passage Of the act for the remoneszation
silver" ETC. The passage of the silver bill will onl,
change the payment of the bonds from gold to coin
which means gold and silver The act Of Congress o
1850 that makes government obligations Of every kfnt
payable in coin is the law that Greenbacers repua
and demand its repeal while the silver bill that 'ou
party has Just passed. and which is likely TO bscom
law leaves this Republican strengthening act in faI
force and effect. And the editor Of tha DExocRA,
seems exceedingly Iubilant aud happy to proclaim Il
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honor and credit for tho passage Of the silver bill tha
indicates the Endorsement of that iniqutous Radica
public strengthening act that violates the pubf
faith and repndiates the solemn guarantees OF the gov
ernent pay the principal Of Jnted States bonds il
currency or other lawful money Of the United States
We dispute some Of the glory to which the Democrat
party IS eAtitied for the championship of that silys
BILL Tho Greenbaeksrs positively demand an Sh.olu.
and complete demonstration Of silver cpin and tile=
Objectionable point in the pending silver bill;
much So in my opinion that 1t VII materially interfer
with its relief to the people, Tor the reason that
: stamps the silver coin inferior and sccoldsr
money, which win necessarily compel it 10 work At
decided disadysatage Tbs new silver dollars arc to
full legal tender for all debts public and private
where otherwise expressed and stipulated in III
contract This clearly implies tia. there is prefe,
able and better meney, and with this fact eyerywheE
prevailing there is not prudent business man any
: Vhers but VIII draw his note for thu BEST money
which is gold And in consequences Of this fac: ther
viii be demand for gold, and believe there win be
discount silver under the operation Of Tho silver bill
Tine alone eza tell.
VIII the editor Ct the DEaoeRA1 now tell as II heea
his party are going to stand by the Radical publ
strengthening act of 1850. that may not fail in,
the mistake Of 'Eaisooastrulng and distorting tn
meaning and intent Of ths Democracy in the future
GRERNBACKER.