The New York herald., 1878-10-20
THE coNGEEssMEN.

The candidates, great and small. for Congressonai
honors IN the city "thick as loaves in vallom.
brosa." The following tho questions which they
asked to answer
Will you for for the full establishment
Are YOU n i.yor Of an unlimited coinage Of slvst'
g. Areyou hostile 70 The nations a bankss
Miii you vote against All land grabs tor raroadsf
s. Will you support adequate appropriation for shs
g Vim you sdyoeats the Harlem River Improvement
8. you suppor. postal savings bankss
8. What are your views ON the labor question:
10 Do you regard tho Presidents title rrevocabl1
settiedr
FIFTH DISTRICT
In answer to these questions Mr.. Peter MITCHELL
who seeks the Tammany Hall nomination tor Congress
In the Flltn district represented by Mr. Nicholas
Muller, who is also q candidate for denomination,
sad:-
l. would vote for measures that would make gold,
silver and paper an equal legal tender In othss
words am In favor OF making currency the same
that OF England. where Bank or England note ID
equivalent 20 u gold sovereign.
= am not III favor OF an Unlimited coinage Of
silver.
g. am IN favor Of the gradual substitution or the
legal tender TOR tho nati0cal bank notes with the
OF saving the interest which the government
pays on the bonds deposited by the banks and which
amounts TO over $40. QUO 600 year, but not Ia .
manner winch wouid 90 aay injustice to the banks
4 In reference 10 granting lands to railroads, am
the greatest Outrage that was evor perpetrated on
tree people that such enormous grants o land should
have been given away to without
auy say on the part OF the people
am In favor Of adequate appropriations tor the
army.
g In Congress would support any measure for the
improvement Of the Harlem River.
Z. am IN lavor Of free ships or anything that viii
revive the shipping industry of the country.
8. A proper postal savings bank bill ! would vote
for.
O. As 10 my views on the question OF Iabor-L
would say that prepared 10 advocate any meas
urcs that will revive Industries the country and
give employment TO the unemployed.
NTH
Mr. Thomas J. Creamcr, national green back-labos
party candidate, from the Seventh disrie sxprssseS
]. II forced resumption shall not prove too oppres-
10 the people in shrinking values and raising the
purchasing power oil gold or is equivalent alone wiz
vote ior the full establishment Of specie pay msnts.
2 am.
3 / lnlnk it wourd be better for the banks
aud the people in the long run II grssnbasks we're
substituted Tor national bank notes
S. WIN never vote Tor . large standing army -
8 All improvements to give employ ymsnt 70 the
vote for.
I II Is a shame and disgrace that the Americas
flag Is seldom tho high our carrying
trade must be restored TO American bottoms
s. the postal savings system works well in England
classes, and approve Of It.
o. think on the labor question that Q board Of
srbitra,ors should be authorized by the State Lsgs-
ture TO settle disputes that may arise between the
railway and other corporations and thcir employees,
In case the corporations refuse 10 abide BY the
decision hcy should be onJo'ned IRON running or car
rying on business.
10 In regard 20 the Presidents title would say
that pfima facie of fraud has been made 0us
clearly against Mr. Hayes, and II Is Tor him 20 show
sne contrary otherwise no must vAcats his prsssas
alleged usurpec power.
NINTH DISTRICT.
Mr.. Fernando Wood, candidate OF Tammany frou
the Ninth Congressional district, was found By the
HERALD reporter IN his simply furnished eyre up "
the building IN Nassau street marked No. l1h M.
Wool, on being shown tho LIS, OF questions a. ths
head OF this article, courteousv bot firmly declined
to anything In reply. "You wtll," he said, 'say
that declined TO be interviewed, aud do not waas
let Il appear that am solicuinR . nominssieu
for Congress- have not been nominated 30 far bel
whcn sm shall gladly answer all thess Questiona
" right that any ssctor should put them TO me
Ny record IN Congress- however should be sunctsni
answer most OF Them. and that 10 easily ascee
ta,ned. As u IS l would rather not say any shin1
until the assurance is mado that am actually eaD
didste Tor Congress-"