, 1880-06-04

le believes to be tile right, with a few old
men for counsel, and plenty OF yonng, actfyc,
courageous mcn for action. From such
m nssembnge tho country has tho right to
lO0k for tho highest md the best results, and
for n candidate and a platform TINT will be
synonyms of victory.
THE PLATFORM AND TIE CURRENCY.
In tito excitement which Inns existed
throughout the country and in this city con-
cernlng the various persons who have been
suggested NJ possible candidates to bo noni-
1,ated for tho Presidency, little hns been said
concerning the platform to he adopted by tho
Convention. 4 wiso and proper platform Is
us essential rs IN available candidate. 1t Is
Of little concern to select good candidate
and then bury him under all Objectionable OF
offensive platform.
Since 1876 tho problem Of specte-rcsunp-
ton has been successfully solved, and that
question, which was then Of vital Importance,
Is no loMgor a matter Of controversy; the
whole country has accepted and hailed specie
payments will, thanks To the Republican
party for It's perseverance III accomplishing
the beneiicent result.
The people Of tho United States arc now
EltufliSk tIG Rt3L EhllNlC$ A4luHA W ktlC
history Of the Republic. We have money
Of gold, Of silver, ana Of National papcr,
having MI interchangeable al,d convertible
value, md equally lcgaltcndor in NIL Its
pnrts. Never WIS there people III general
,aorc contented ur bettor satisfied with tho
currency Of their country than arc the
American people, who have the choice ot
gold, silver, or National paper, and find cacll
with the same legultcndcr and purchasing
power value, rs tho other, Tho wild de-
lusions of unlimited aud irrcdcenable scrip
have been practically abandoned, ald the
! currency question ought to be considered BY
the Convention as settled md In the best
possible condition, and therefore to bo loft
undIsturbcd.
| But this is not satisfactory to Wall street,
and SO the New York 1Yn.es Of June thus
appeals to the Convention to open up by It's
platform the whole subject OF the currency,
and ill the country not only with alarm but
nlso with determination 10 oppose and re-
slst the proposed changes. Tho New York
Tl,cs' proposition ls Us follows:
Wo have no vreat hope that the Convention at
Chicago will Rot beyond tho general .aud very
the Immediate rvssilts of tho Huanoinl policy Or
the purity. They WY tn az probability centent
| themselves with Qn tInphaf!c btAtHHlGnt or what
| tho purity bus accomplished Anu q comparison ef
this With tho cnnseliieuces thut would huyo ro-
suited from @ ths polioy supported by the psmG.
such treatnont Of tho qagsunn VIII loso no
votes, will gnin oot and It Will fall entirely 70
sas h hSse VIZ 1S xsd r woe g sass d r. fos so n;
ssPs src snafa aees e ~
epnSoan party, il 1t 70 pe eeo9ptea Us en.s
hod1.d y existing financial legislation. ta abso-
tat sa 1sasa II S us
leNll;ts,tdsr 'Yiex, and tho tatoanlt coinaxo Vt
icy I'll, 10 Whloh RepuSlicans oopstan.i5 :poaint
With prldn." los us snre!y ns harvest Y tho
le1npt!on, MS 1t NOW works, Is to bo continued
rhts fact has received the recognition Of tho two
ESo thon tho @ h,xbestthorIty ] p
ind Mr. silcrmul,. Secrctaryof tho Treaxury. 1t II
Ml6o recognized by anothor lcndcr whoso mime Is
anaihosisy ni i aesve3 aos % masa {rea iii hs pesi:
tton Us from tho eminent Btntcsntnnshp Of which
Islniunds. Why SHOULD It not bc recognlzol b5
the Republican, National c Convention II o!ea1
end which L hts attnlned fnr tho tlny beinE, ant
fnr that purpose e Sfaaiiy fft1'c ts gastsn
faiiure7 lohn Weare en,lrciy, CONVINCED ttal
sss wsad a sss'tns 9 u tRs Seaa'e% sees q s
tyt1.;1 y nna would be Of 'mn'onso raluo to th'
. Reduced to m actual definition, this dc
n,nrld by interests OF Wall street Is, that th
Convention shall declare, as the policy Of th
J Republican purity, that-
/. The legal-tendor notes. Of tho Un!to'
6tates shall DO stripped OF their lsgaltende
quality rs money: and that
q The colnago Of legal-tender silver be dls