The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-20

spised, made Infamous After various
references to the constitution, the old
flag, &c, he said: If we must have war
| cannot preserve the constitution by
ballot-America must save her constitu-
ton in blOodl Let it comet am readyi
Great cheering.] We of the south will
rally under the old flag of our fathers"
Such was the speech, attended by the
widest applause, of United States SEN
ator who had taken a solemn oath to
support the constitution, and who will
be, in the next session, chairman of one
of the most important senate commit
tees. Mr.. ingalls, asked Republicans if
they cared to vote for party that talks
like that The flag under which they
would rally would be the flag of what
JEFF Davis calls the cause not wholly
lost. We can not afford to give our at
tentiOn to side issues-and turn over the
control of government to the party of
Ben Hill and Wade Hampton.
Mr.. Ingalls, then discussed at some
length the money question. The Dem
ocrats claim to be the friends of the
greenback; to which he would respect
fully dissent. The Republican party was
the author and father of it. 1t arose out
of the necessities of war-was devised by
the Republican party, which is the au-
thor of the only wise financial system the
world has ever seen. Mr.. Ingalls, then
summarized in most eloquent language,
which it is impossible to report, what
the greenback has done for the country.
The effrontery of the Democracy in
claiming to be the greenback party is
unsurpassed. Mr. Ingalls, voted for the
coinage of the silver dollar, and for the
act to make greenbacks receivable at par
for four-per-cent. and Q. S. custom du-
ties. Had the latter measure been adopt.
ed, the effect would have been to place
gold and silver in circulation, and ou1
circulation would have been increased
to 81 600, 100000 This did not happen
because Tom Ewing and his Democratic
friends in the house opposed and killed
the bill. The absurdity of those who de
mand absolute money was then shown
up. A piece of paper purporting to be-
dollar is no more money than a paper
with the name John Bay written on it is
John Bay. If we have fiat money We
must have fiat steers, absolute sacks Of
flour, and papers on which is written
"This is an improved farm" Mr.. In
gals then related a conversation will
DOster, the Greenback candidate fol
congress, to whom he propounded tn,
questions: How shall we get this mon
ey in circulation? and who will sus
tain the loss of this irredeemable cur
rcncy when it wears out and is de
strOyed: To the first question ne an
swered, PAY the bonds;" to the sec
Ond, "Let the last man take his chance
The difficulty in this financial question
is that we cOnfOund money and value
If all money was destroyed-paper, golC
and silver-the country would be NJ
poorer, except by the slight loss occa
stoned by the worth of these as commod
tiles. Money is a measure of value,
medium of exchange. The only road t.
wealth is by labor of brain or hand. TIL
standard of value must be kept uniform
and the introduction of fiat MONEY
would result in confusion of values. TIL
people of Kansas should be the last one
to aid in securing this result, because thi
confusion would quickest affect them a!
tillers of the soil; men who depend OF
labor for their support In CONCLUSION
he made an eloquent appeal to his hear
ers to give this matter careful consider
alton; referred'to the growth of twenty
years he had observed in Kansas, anC
called upon her citizens to look we'll t.
the measures which involved the wei
fare of themselves and the state, rich a!
she is in the elements of present pros
perity, and far richer in the prophecy o
future greatness. [Applause.I