The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-26
The Democratic Programme when Con.
gress Meets Next Week. g,tf

gress Meets Next week. .,fj
WASHINGTON, November PA promi.
nent Greeubacker and silverite, who has
talked extensively with his Democratic
brethren, says there is but one sentiment
among Democrats who have arrived here
in reference to fat or irredeemable cur.
rency, and that is one Of unqualified oppo,
sition to this feature in the platform OF the
''National'' party. They, however, still
adhere, he says, to the notion that silver
and United States Treasury notes will fur.
nish better currency for the people than
gold and national bank notes. The silver
men assert that they favor the double
standard, but that II single standard Is
insisted upon, that must be the silver dol
lar standard. He says that among the first
measures that will be urged in the House
will be Mr.. Buckner's bill providing for
the retirement Of national bank notes, and
their substitution by United States Treas
ury notes. W ~
Thefinancial question will be brought
before the country in various other pro-
positions which will be submitted to Con-
gress early in the session. Among them
will be several measures to be presented by
silyerites providing for the free coinage Of
silver and the issuing OF silver bullion GER
tificates. The silver men here, among
them Judge Buckner, chairman OF the
Banking and Currency Committee, are
also discussing proposition in the shape
OF a Joint resolution instructing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury TO pay out standard
dollars now in the Treasury : for
interest on the public debt and for the
payment OF called bonds to the full amount
OF such silver in the Treasury, and to con-
tinue to do so as fast as silver may be
coined. They say that the Mathews joint
resolution Of the last session declared that
the interest and principal of the bonds
were payable in silver, but there was nc
provision in it instructing the Secretary oi
the Treasury to make such payments. The
resolution, therefore, they assert, was
merely naked declaration Of the right o.
the Government TO make silver payments
on the interest and principal of the public
debt.
The resolution to be introduced will
make it imperative upon the Secretary @
the Treasury to use the silver now coined
and which may hereafter be coined tol
that purpose. This, they declare, viii
bring into practical operation the resolu
tion Of Congress already passed. The sill
yerites declare that they are not to bt
frightened from their purpose to MAKE
silver part OF the money Of the country
by the action OF a few New York bankers
who have undertaken to demonetize
silver by refusing TO receive it OF
deposit the same as greenbacks and
gold. This same prominent Democrat
who is Western Congressman, says tina
the Southern and Western Democrats gen
erally favor platform for the Democratic
party in 1880. having these prineipa
blanks. The retirement OF National Banl
notes, and substitution therefor OF Unitet
States Treasury notes, the full remonetiza
lion and free coinage Of the standard sil
YER dollar, and the payment OF the bond
in strict accordance with the letter OF tn
laws under which they were authorized Z
be issued. This, he asserts, will unite Al
elements opposed to the continued ascen
dency OF the Republicans. Is Ito b.
wondered that the Democratic party !
rapidly falling to pieces, when some Of II
leading men In Congress hold such hnan
cial views as the above?