The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-26

Inc Hon. HoratiO Seymour has written q
letter. dated Utica Oct. 10. in which ho ex-
presses regret that he il not able 10 take an
active part in tho pending canvass. The letter
continues as follows:
The questions which now asifatc the pulr mind iour
S in T . Of aecr aG ..mmereo ami bear pron ne
The issues are unlike thosc wb ha , ~ ,s ~" !,
the late elections elsewhere Both Of the great partc
,.umtry A. Al! Of our citizens are not ~ accord with
discuss nj our pu1c netting vel thcre rc 81, w
grave questions witch call Tor earnest con.
sdcrauon A. my reasons for return 10 specie pay.
nents have been gwen to The public IN ofcia form a.
believe we can have good curr, ncy Tia H. not redeem,
s1ie ~ coin BY while lad currency Will harm trade
L true that II cannot Of make wealth nor prosperity,
and The commerce which exchange. what We make Tor
,hr, g, ",nt ma not ~ ne currency question
,"sr ne easer Cue 'nons Of men IA trouble Th,y ~sh
srt u' When We have enou.h 10 si AMI when We can
r,ncy 10 max. NOR. 'a.y ti, "A a. ~ ',' , no Va
N.w We nav rn'ush g. ~'ii ana should have NOR, W.
what We can Do To sci, what Nc have ani What We can
produce Ilc answer 20 that wii solve $40 troubles.
will make labor Alad. lisc comfort go our homes AMI
si'e l4e aud hopc every form u iuiustr,
Mr.. Seymour finds tho trouble in bad laws
which the Republican purity has refu- i 10 re-
peal. and especially IN the law furhlding citi-
.ehs To- nny foreign bull sinp4. lie refers To-
canal tolls A. a striking proof of tie mischief Of
imposing -u'h tnNe- IN trade In the year
ending July 81. 1871 tho exports from onr
country amounted in value TO SGOl 900 600.
They will exceed this in the year ending in
July ISIS. OF this vast sum. eNcoedinl.
81 100000 900, nearly the whole wits made up ~
farm products the great profit Of carrying
these exports across the ocean was given by our
Iohcy % strangers. American merchants were
cut 0n by our laws.
But for low canal tolls and the competition
Of more than 5000 canal boats the European
demand would have been used To put up
charges and many millions Of bushels 81 grain
would have been kept out Of market. and every
form 81 Industry would have been harmed The
cost Of carrying bushel Of wheat by water
from Chicago to New York. formerly twenty
five cents, has boon less than seven cents this
season. and railroad charges for gruin trans
poriatlon have been similarly reduced. But for
bad laws the ocean commerce Of the country
would revive. and every kind oil industry
would prosper, To get, rid Of these.
the people should send Democrats TO
Congress. There is no other question
involved in this election concludes Mr. Sey-
mour. which 50 deeply concerns us all as tho
correction OF our navigation laws. II will be
found in the end that the communism which
turks in laws which force men 10 buy Of certain
classes, and to pay more for what they want
than they can be bought for elsewhere. and
which also divide men estates under cover 81
taxation which indirectly 20 10 favored indi-
yiduals. Is more hurful and dangerous than
the communism which saws what it means. and
which DESTROYS Itself by an open declaration Of
lie PURPOSES.