, 1880-10-05
Record OF tho Democracy on the
Resumption Act. =
Tho Party stcntlfnstly Opposed
to Prosperity.
Extracts from the Slate anu National
Democratic Platforms.
A Wise Financial Measure Denounced
by Hancock's Party. :,

hnd previously shown that tim Resumption
net wns fratlltai by Republicans, niiti voted
for only by Republicans III the Senate, n1il
by very few Dcluocrats III the House. I'lln
Nnt!0linl Democratic Convention which met
ut st. I.ouis III 1915 adapted n platform III
which, tile Resumption net WIS denounced as
IN llindrance to resumption" Ono OF the
first steps taken Dy tho Dcm0crnts IN Con-
gross In October. 1871, was the Introduction
Of thirteen bills Ii, onu dny for tho repeal of
tho net. One Of these passed the House; 1t
WIS ancu,es III tho Scliatc, and this ame,ul.
nlent. Atid tile sturdy opposition which ,the
amended bill encountered from tho Isepuh-
l!cans III tho House, prevented It's t'nil
passage IN TINT bolly. But tho Democrats
continued their bitter opposition 10 the net
extrncss from tho lsatfosMs OF the DGlMs-
cratic party, adopted in National and State
Conventions. md complied BY tho New York
T1mcs sl,uw ting pnrty's attitude toward re-
inx!li'i md merchant wltp Is enjoying the
fruits Of rcsI,MptiUli, ailll who has vote 10
cast In NNvelHhcr llGxt:
TESxxssEE.-D Dtmtc,1ttic Conrtntfon, dug. ~,
en-. oh,,,s Natio,inl hnnki,lr system. a,,'l tic
payment Of the holItls Ut tho Government by tho
GoTitltH TO tho cnntr1.Cf expressed md Implied Mt
~! 0t!io-De'a"e't'ttc C0nrentinn. +laU g. is;!-
frn,'rb,s ~; ,%e Nntna mts ~ iss,ss, @ rv
currency M s,i, ' US II" so,us en-, safely IND
nr,,,innfiv hc lima, nni ttui lin n,cs ~, " III.
1,wn hv tio lnt,ks l." rr,arrti % nj bw thn f;nst.r,,
u.iW ,ne,t Win III % rani. y c1rury ~ ''
.Thnt tho i'rmosrncy nf ohi6 rettcrnte their
ti, st,irjt ~ The inv, md III. - acnori ,,,,tir @
stumbling of tho community. were paynhc III
trr W ca ~ WI IN u npSssrw NM ~
wickr,i Sncrttirc ~ tfn ininrosts ~ I'm f"r ,.r
tns ,uImrnr,. f,,r tho h"n0,5t nf nnn.taxnnvIn0
imnihul,fers. 0 " " A "s
e." s1a as aseta4n, g ~; 70 dm ,,
oct Of Full. y. lstis ,,,,i s,eecrtlinr ,ots nr ds
,ssiy ~ ahcr IL ter.ms nne ~, yAc i,n, ~ ieGai
Mnrrh ja' 1StM. whrrrhv tarurnss s ' s"irm,,Is
niTtrt Tia fnifh Of thn irnltrtl Stntrs t{' cni;,
,n.inm iTpTo y a' was m utterly nh'us1'ao'o usar
Ttat ' wo fnvor Il repcal Of The Nh
| tiut,ui Ranking Inv and tho s,sHstltuti"n Df
Eav. tI,nrcly nroys1,ux fr n,t l,nmelIutu cs,r-
r.s,r,iiIua r1,IrntInnk 81 M s,l,r M Hotn iM,Int
mumy @ 10 am anv uyrrtMxrl m nc,,n VI '"'e''a' "~
' That ~ y" lie iernss trMior notcs of tbc
rniied stntes; ~ a.tisn d .eins rseclvae!o IL
w" sh,,a n o'sn luz o mna ratan a for g ,,as m T
p"sTTsiS, sTi, foroc,,,ro fror +ho n,otfr,,e -, 1874
NAV srrvn iiiiv IL i,trniI'cc ti,n fnlnwin,, ~.
trActs trom the platforms Of is1ti which wnro
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~. Mtcaie MdftH
~, !S.e.-lhat tuo stMtite tnr tha resihrI1of, nt
san w. = hs.s hsusMts oa stis tse IVY ns ,anasur,
iets. is iliEtlssuo ~ eAtc4ao IL y y Hel!DelAte
VII, r', itt ankrptew @ t' uI'v II rnlvlns ial,atrx
creutcs ,lstr,ist uf tp future, turns ih., iubrsr
and nlp,l,,rer out ii employment, IL 4 standing
thrrnt npom tho i,sincss -t1icn, ana ought to bo
forthwith Repealed.
| iSDiAkA-if,a''crHfloC Conrentton, 1lpra %, i97o:
NO oppost, stio contraction nt the volume Or or
1,usiun n nIslns % "knu II tc II "rn" ~ nv NV
t,t";nnmt ~ sl,n tIrt"fiun nj nr ri tbH g N.tft,nnI
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