The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-08-13
HILLSDALE MICH, TUESDAY, AUGUST l3, 1873

a sponge. il is nevertheless practically
unit in favor of its extinguishment
by deprecated currency, which is
but
THE SHORT ROAD TO REPuDIATioS.
Now, Mr.. President, as / have said
before, the south practically controls
Congress to-day. IL would not do so
il the north did not give il aid aud
comfort. This very Texas convention
further made the specious and hypo-
critical resolve that il was Sin favor Of
one currency; currency for the gov
ernment aud for the people, for the la
borer aud the office-holder; for the sol
dier and pensioner; for the producer
and bondholder;" meaning by that
currency this very illegal tender" issue,
as / have stated before; and this re-
frain comes sweeping up from Missis-
sippi, and all the south, and ID is re-
peated by every demagogue who can
borrow a dry goods box To speak from
at the street corners, for this very cur
rency; just as though any party in the
country was in favor OF any different
currency. properly considered and pro-
perly defined; this currency, Mr.. Chair
man, which we all are in favor of-an
equal currency. When Congress-, by
the aid of such men as the Absolute
money-William Il. Kelly, Of Pennsyl-
vania, aud the Greenback- George II.
Pendleton, of Ohio, and tho anti Bull
lionist- Daniel w. Voorhees,, of Iudi-
ana, and that prince Of demagogues,
Henry B. Wright, OF Pennsylvania,
voted that the interest on the bonds
and notes OF the United States should
be paid in coin-ever since that time
there hdre been two currencies-one
currency for the men who held the
bonds and notes, the other currency
for the men who did the business of
the country. But, SIR, IL has been
THE PROUD DISTINCTION
Of the Republican party, 10 wipe out
that difference Iapplausel; to make
these currencies equal. not by degrad
ing the currency OF the bondholder,
but 10y eleyating and enhancing the
value of the money OF the laborer aud
the pensioner, the soldier aud the pro-
ducer. Sir. we honor the greenback
We dignity il. We enstrone ii in silver
aud crown il with a crown OF gold
Applause. This cardinal principle
being granted, that the dellar shall be
an honest dollar, recognized as such,
aye, more. that it shall be an equal
dollar, and
WILL DISCUSS WITH ANY PERSON MEAS
UBE
i'm reference TO the volume of the cur
rency; / will endorse any feasible as
surance that shall give US the safest,
aud best. aud cheapest currency; the
currency that shall meet all the wants
and demands of the trade; / will do
further, MIR. Chairman, i will vote In
favor Of the United States government
receiving its own paper for duties on
imports. 10 fact, / have already so
voted, Notwithstanding the fact that
the great apostles of "this new Ameri-
can system offinance" have opposed il.
That being the ground upon which we
stand, of making an equal dollar, 10y
enhancing the value OF the current dol
lar, and we need ns legal enactments
in reference 10 the payment Of the
bonds, in reference TO the payment Of
the interest on the bonds. The illegal |
tenders" will pay interest on the bonds,
OF themselves. The legal tenders will |
then be what ON their face they pur-
port TO be, payable in coin, in coin |
checks. payable ON demand, and paid !
on demand. Applause. But, Mr..
Chairman,
THIS OUTRAGEOUS PROPOSITION,
instituted by the south, and accepted |
by SO many honest people in tho north. |
o A. 4 - ia.
or large portion OF IL, should be |
paid in "absolute money" in "iiat |
money!" chat the business interests |
shall be swamped by a flood OF depre- |
ciated and irredeemablc paper. shall |
fight. Applause shall fight it so
long as God gives me common sense. !
[ applause. j shall fight it so long a.
| have financial honesty and political |
integrity. | should oppose them.
through / felt--which do not-that ia |
80 opposing / should 60 under. APP |
plause. 10 not believe Mr.. Chair
man, that the honest and intelligent |
conservative voters OF the Second dis !
trict OF Michigan will ever endorse such |
a proposition. Applause. And be-
lieve that when the polls close next Mo-
vember, there will be registered
An OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN Favor |
OF AN HONEST DOLLAR;
dollar equal. in the hands OF
honest toll. to that in the palm of the
richest bondholder. Applause. On !
this principle | am willing 10 stand du-
riLg the contest. Matters OF detail and
other issues that may come up, pend
ing the campaign, shall be happy TO
discuss before the people at such times
and under such circumstances as may,
TO me, seem best. Bot say TO you in
closing, Mr.. Chairman aud gentlemen,
that l thank you again for this renew
ed expression OF your confidence in me,
hoping aud ardently expecting that the
contest will have successful issue. -
prolonged applause.