The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-30
INDEPENDENTS.
Few Remarks Upon the Political
OnflAnk.

INpEPENrENcE Kan, May 20, rs.
EDITOR TINES As We approach the
iles of November and have work before us
Of vital Importance, and while We are
busying ourselves with the usual duties Of
life, il becomes necessary that We know
where We are standing on the live issues Of
the day, as Republicans.
The fall campaign will witness great life
on the part OF candidates and corresponding
activity with the people to elect reliable
men to he several Offices to be filled. But
nothing will be so sedulously guarded as
the position Of those aspiring to Congress
and the Legislature, upon the financial
issues of the day.
We cannot afford to be wrong, nor yet
uncertain in this matter. The universal
demand is, mo further contraction OF the
currency" We have to
MAKE CHOICE
OF three Representatives and Senator
also; hence the necessity Of the Legislature
being with the people upon that interest.
SO strong is the feeling in this matter that
few Representatives to the Legislature
could be elected if known TO be in favor of
further restriction Of legal-tenders. Nj re-
sumption means consumption as Secretary
Sherman seems to think, thin Congress
should not adjourn till after the resump-
ton act has been repealed. The people
would be far better pleased with the isslie
of $3.50, 100000 additional greenbacks and
the unrestricted coinage of silver, than to
feel certain that the legal-tenders were TO
he wholly withdrawn after the first of JAN
uary next. Congress ought To issue. before
adjOurning
ENOUGH LEGAL~TENDER
notes TO aefray the current expenses of the
Government for the next fiscal year. Ii
this were done We should feel that their
coming together had not been without
some good results, and Congressman CON-
ing home with his pockets full of the new
issue would be a welcome guest. When
was section 1919 X. 5. repealed? That
provides that "When any United States
notes are returned to the Treasurer, they
may be re-issued, from time to time, as the
exigencies of the public interest may re-
guire" Does not the public interest re-
quire" it now? When more so? Section
:55S2 X. s. reads: "The authority given to
n = ,ha o,,rancv hv r.,;r;n, and
eo,I;,a I,;,aa S,.,.s ~ !. s,,sr.n-
H. H,s tbs, section heen r.neaied
Csr,,;,iv No, nnies. bv imnlioa,ion the
.Ssnn,n,;on 40, rsnsajaJ I, ami II ia not a
.'1aa.,i'.,, .a,s,rlo,;or ~ ,ha, 90, ia !,
- 80, s.r ono ,vorJ in Il .hout the
"oe' nv 90. 80" y
hEDtNrio> of HE
cor the retiring and cancellation of United
States notes. How happens it then that
we have destruction Of the peoples mon
ey at the rate of - 900 900 monthly, and a
sfudied effort 10 dispense with the best cur
rency ever known TO the country? This
embarpo upou the interests of the people
is laved by the coin-eaters of Wall street
They interpret the law and have shaped
it rs well, till the interests OF the new West
nave been parailzeo anu P,os.ra' W we
don ask :he money VI 'He i..s. We on,!
ask the privilege Ct making money lor our our.
selves, WIN currency anunuan!' tne Mes'
would double itS wealth. over NOT 'xlc,
during the term oil once oil Nec'etaIy
sherman; We canno. MAKE ProPt! Sh
straw.
WHEN CURRENCY Is pLENrifti,
il flows into the hands of all industriously |
inclined persons But men must have be- |
for ,bex can olive We ar. most nrofopnd. |
l., :, -, snJ v~;II NJ, ba dan;eJ !. |
f,;r onnortnnitv in The race for nrosperi,y.
With = country the fairest and hest that the |
snn oyer shone mon there il aIsoIutelv no |
nrosna-ons save and eYcan,;ng that No are
m ade 10 nav tribute to gold mongers Who |
boss the job of Legislation 1t is high time
that the government OF people showed
itself stronger than me. faction or moi
ETY. of that people. Iha, en- much in
terested in the letters OF Srnor Robin
son and others upon the d ..s Of men who
have not voted uniformly it'll the old par