The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-12
Ghe Bulletin.
HON. GEORGE H. PENDLET0N.

INTERVIEW WITH A REPORTER OF THE
cINCINNATI ENQUIRER-HIs VIEWS on
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
Kepor er-Mr. Pendleron, have come
to have little chat with you on the cur
rency qle,tion, and to ascertain your
vi VS..
Answer-I have spoken on these subjects
so often in the Campa gn 10 QUO, an1 the
Enquirer has alway- done me the favor 10
givr my speeches sach vide and favorable
circu atom, that supposed thate'eTy body
who cared t. know my views understood
them perfectly. However, [ will with
pleasure answer any que,Ii on you desire
10 ask.
q D. you stand on the currency ques-
tio wh.re you did il 1868, when you was
tue Recognized ieale OF the greenDack
,usy?
A. Yes, precisely.
Q. Are y,u Ia law r OF greer backs TAX
in. tue pace oflhs ma ional bai k tel
A. CeraJuy an. | said so from
Iilne to Wise ,nsin Ii 1873. repeated
the II, cIifaliOn in very campaign in Oslo
since larsued the question a. Ga lipolls
a Warren, al Cuiumbus, and hoDiItou's
oLeia house. in TINS CITY. Here are copies
n the speeuhe,;yJu can quote tuen II "ou
ike.
Report r-The speech at Columbus In
1872. contains this p r graph: The poll
cy OF the Republic n party Is wrong Tue
contraction o The currency, the 1'me'
Lion VI thu, bonds from taXatlpn, the colIec-
ton OF custom, m coin, lhe in bill OI
1863, he ma nal b. nix s!stt IN, have pro-
duc-I their meet ssar! result They have
de,tr ycd all Duslns-s," Are you IN fIyor
Of duins away ain the uat ona banks and
having The government is ue all tn mon-
ey.
A. / have advocated this measure on
20 many different ca-i n, that ain eur
prIseI to be asked III question.
Q Are oul favor vi the repeal OF the
sumption Law aud are you In favor Of
liking apolhrr date or resump ion'
A am in favor Of the repeal Of the re-
sumption law, and have said so in very
spec rh .ince its passage. indor-e hearth
II tue do;trine II the Democratic platf I'm
fOhio IN 1916, whi'h said: ~ forced
iuhtt,un, no force / contraction, 10 forced
=, sumpti n"
Q. Are you 10 favor of greenha ks be-
in. received Tor du irs and gu ,mss
Il. always thought, ana still think, the
goyernment 81 u d take its own paper iar
Its lue.. 1t always did receive its own pa
Der Tor all its dues wnen the p per wa not
,gal tender between individuals, tut 50
soon a. it is made legal tender amo z the
CT zen, The COVE rnment-thst is the Re-
publican prty-sets TO work to dis redit
it and by law to derreci lie its vslue, Thi-
is mon,tro IS wrong upon the p 'ople.
Q. Are you in favor OF the remonetizs-
ton OF sIlvsIS
A. lam in favor of the rem nnetiz ton
OF the silser dolla-, with rec coinage aud
urIimirei egaI tender capacity.
Q. Tai, Stems u be the doctrine OF the
DcnocIaic party OF OHIO; yet, in rome
quarters. your alherelce 10 ii has b en
cs led IN que ton!
A. lam aware OF it; ami yet m st un
| jq.ty. utter now no newly iormed opin-
| inns. These opinions are Ound In all my
speeches II you take the ouble to ex-
anime them, will give you copi,s. Here,
Tor instance, is Il sentence from my speech
a. Columbus, his year: "The Democra ic
p ,rty proposes the exact opposite OF this.
Tracing the pauper SIN of the people, and
,rO,tfation OF all pro perity, to the vicious
poll [of the Repu lican p'rly] which |
have desc ibed. be demands the repeal Of
he res IN i on act, The restorati OF the
old liver dollar, the retention OF the green
backs. the cessation of their cnntrictl n
md. tna ", the issue OF all circulating me-
ium by he governm mt, m king 1t lie. al
tender, AID the paper and coin intercon-
yerlible at par. This will give us stable
cure cy nd a safe currency. This viii
star the wheel. OF industry, give sails to
our commerce and labor TO our artisans.
This will lift rom our enterprise sad ener
gy the weight which has long oppressed
them. This will revive hope, renew cont
de,c CO, and hy removing the uncert ihty
as to the future, stimulate the activity so
long dormant 1t will act just conIrawi-e
to the Republican, policy All business
will Instantly feel it. influence, and within
a year alter its adoption It will rebuild the
places which have been made waste for
years.
Q. Are you going to Columbus during
the contest Tor the senat orship?
A. am. should prefer not; hut GUS
} tom 1 Ohio seeu to de msnd II. My wor
thy competitors are on the groun !, and
know 100 well their bland and persuasive
ways to allow them to occupy it exclusive
ly.