National Republican., 1880-08-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
AN APPEAL
COMMON SENSE OF THE PEOPLE,


no less his duty vote In accordance with his convictions to
what is best unnuenced by party by those assuming
be party leaders, In Republic every should do his
thinking and voting as becomes freeman.
Vital principles of government and public policy
are involved in the result of the approaching Presidential election
1t should be tho wish of every arrive just conclusion
these subjects This cannot be done without knowledge of
those principles and and the for and against
them The candid and thoughtful attention of the reader
spectfully asked to their consideration
The Republicans maintain principle essential to the exist
of the Government the of the United States
touching things granted to them by the people under the Con-
sttuton thus constituting them sovereign NATION while
ognng all the rights reserved to the States when the Cons
tion was framed
Southern leaders, who deny and denounce this principle of
ment calling it, in their Cincinnati PLATFORM Centralzation "
which they threaten to disregard:
In 1861 because Mr. LINCOLN had been elected President they
rebeed against this principle of government claiming that each
do They attempted to maintain this doctrine by making
upon the General Government Failing overthrow it. by
the Cincinnati Convention they attempting upon
control Are the plain honest people willing that they shall
next
The Republicans maintain that there should be- the ansac-
ton of business National circulating medium of gold and silver
and of bank notes for which gold silver may be had the will
of the holder The experienced of the enlightened and
zed nations has demonstrated the utter acy of all attempts
substitute anything else for them The leaders the Democratic
party opposed to this shown by the fact that every Demo-
cratic Senator and Representative in Congress voted against the
resumption act at the time of its passage The evidence of this
is to be found the third volume of the Congressional Record
part of the 43d Congress- I'd session pages 2OS and 39 should
it be denied This not ALL After its passage Neir National
Convention 1876 demanded its repeal and Democratic
Now that this Republican has despite Democratic op
position given the country the best and safest money has
venton prossed be in its favor in the hope deevng the
peopo Men better known by their than by their pro
son The people not the fools these to think
them to be- they honest and sincere in their professions
why it that they are now supporting candidate for Governor
deemabe paper money? Why it that they have formed coa
ton with the Greonba redcomabe papcrmoney of Mane
They honest hardmoney with vcngeance Are such
worthy the confidence of the people?
As the circulation of gold silver cumbersome
and nconvenen the Republicans established the National bank
ing SYSTEM which gives the people currency for which they
obtain gold silver demand AS every dollar issued by these
banks secured by pledge United States bonds deposited
the United Treasury blholde has by
them possible for him to do unless the government
itself becomes nsolvent.
Notwithstanding these facts leaders the Democratic party
determined destroy this system of banking and they will
udcos the people against it by the senseess of monopoly
Let how much ground there for this cry Any number
United States bonds and fling them with the Treasurer of the
United States to the payment of the notes they may issue
ness which any may engage desire to do so
Can there be anything ridiculous than this cry of mono
Oy"? 1t scarcely reaches the dignity of hrdae demagogcry
The bonds which their circulation
paid whether owned by the banks by individuals there
be objection to their for banking purposes Since the
establishment of this SYSTEM these banks have paid S92 59
into the United States Treasury tax their circulation and
deposits besides equal amount in taxation to the States where
located In addition to this advantage to the National Government
and to the States they of still greater advantage to the bust
ness interests people Located in all the towns where there
is enough business justify it, they afford great money facilities
to the farmer mechanic and manufacturer
banks the leaders of the Democracy that they must be de-
sroyed that Congress had constitutional right establish
them that this right belongs only the States and that banks
under the laws the State only should be established Thousands
of people have vivid recollection of the old Saterghs
banks brought into existence after the destruction the United
States Bank during the administration of General Jackson Their
notes had only local circulation and going from State
TO another and often from county another could
them except at discount And when these Saeghts banks
broke they often did, the loss bill
holder How different from the Natonobank notes. which now
Qhanks to Republican legaon par in all the great
merca mNrts Of the world Do the people wish go back
the old StatoIghs banks If So let them place the solid
South " again in power.
The Republicans say that the honor of the NATION be
maintained by the payment Of National debt report
from the Treasury Department shows that the expenditure growing
out of the Democratic rebellion amounted to S639 929 $685.
This however but when with the loss of
dred OF thousands Of lives and the suffering and anguish of tho
hundreds OF thousands Of widows and orphans caused by the
rebellion.
The very who brought all this and suffering upon the
country have again banded together solid South again
rule or ruin tho country viii the people the North and great
West permit it to be dono That question be answered at
the polls in November
National debt Of for which bonds have been
issued is yet unpaid Let the rebels of the solid South have
control OF the Executive Legislative and Judicial branches of the
Government and these bonds will be epu dated they
already cpud0ted the bonds Of several of their Sas They
already paving the way for by enouhcng those own
bonds heartess Shyo who have claim them SYM
pathy or payment
Who these bondhodor? THERE'S schedule of the owners
OF the four per cent registered bonds printed the
Printing Office