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based TIE decision sslaFeiF ca lBs heple-
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TIE qa-suou thsn Nss merely whether
the b0vsluGleut - The Jaited states Va a
sgy@Feisn government. because. a. tnr cous.
said. -1s isSsl tender power Nas one he
longing 70 soysFesgnty IN other eivil.zs (
na-lons. Holding. accordingly, that toe
/ bliod -tates Is NalIOu ana The Govern
Mens oas ol sovereign authority, ne court
declared .lag Z had necessarily the power
% provide Z national currency. "a tnls
srOuud. anG on thIs sfOund only. tie
-sreeu84ck currency row rss.s. Since the
Dsmoerafle parry deu.s ss that The y SstlOual
Government - sovereign and regards the
States on.y as being sovereign. il cannot
logically or consistently recognize the
.feenbscka. ACCOsdlLc 10 Democratic doc
tfiae legAi tender notes can DC issued only
by toe A,cs.
General Butler now realizes that the
prineiDls Nhico be thought secure and fiu-
ai-y established Is SAIL 40 danger. No can
cid msn who has followed the course OF the
pfeseol AdnlinistFzLlon and noted its citi-
cl-l demands for a repeal OF the law author
iEnk the reissue OF the grsenbscks. can
doubt hat u regards the legal tender notes
financially from the standpoint of Wall
rect gold mOaometsiism and legally from
tas point o. visw o. ol4la s0yereisnfy-a
doctrine utterly destructive of Lslional
greenosck currency Mr. Cleveland has zd-
dsi go The Supreme bench two justices. one
Of wAOm Laul@r-gOuld certzilly rein
force Field. and JON him III deciding
agsiuss tne cOnsiiiusionality OF the green
backs. The position OF the other IS Goubt
iui. cut II the GlT<Ct issue should be forced
on him. tae STATE sovereignty doctrine
would prevail If Ar. eveland ia reelected
u sill DC IN his power 20 reconstruct toe
Supreme Court ara give u into the Aands
OF The believers Il Safe supremacy. In
that event greenbscks viii be plunged into
great peril, n indeed II 3 not made certain
that the legal tender decision will be re-
veTssd and the country forced 10 endure
gold mono-metalism, with money made
scarce and dear. eyeryihiDg else cheap, and
The borden Ol dscts and mortgages scaled
up. That would be a tremendous victory
for Wsil-st. aud the gold5ugs. and It could
De achieved in spite OF any amount OF pop
uiar protss: If the Supreme Court should DC
packed with anti-Nstlo9aiisis. No appeal
could be taken 10 the people. The tariff
may be voted up or down every few
years. out II a new Saureme Court should
4 4
hsve 10 stand during the lifetime of the
Cleveland judges. The indignant people
might vote in a Republican or Greenbsck
President. but be would 0e powerless so
long IS the Cleveland judges should sur
vive.
The Ersenback pTincipls - exposed TO
seriogs danger So long as u dared the
Dem ocrstic party openly aud boldly an
tagonzct the ereenbscks. bat 10 - nOw
pr opposed TO throw the OdIum Of destroying
the lessl tender currency on tie shoulders
OF al independent and sutOcraiic Demo
cratic cont. The present administration
took steps towards the Outla WY Of
The green backs, bat as the proposition vas
treated IN Congress with great contempt it
vas seen the better course would Dc to Ere
construct the Supreme COun and seek the
victory there. Cleveisnd = fsyorite Secre-
tary o; toe Treasury. Manning in his first
messsye 20 Congress officially demanded
repeal of the act making compulsory issues
ard reissues Of lsgAl tehdsr notes. and pro-
nouncsd tnst law a menace n public tran
qaiiity and injurious 20 public m0rals and
pubic fsith. AZ this recommendation by
Clsvs.snd ; financial Secretary met with no
favor t,e zoldbugs turned thsir attention 70
ths reconstruction ~ the Sap enc Court,
and ciegsand ssii no trora except in his
letter accepting Nsnuing's res. gnaiion 20
indorse the wisdom Of his views and ex-
press regret thai Congress hsd not accepted
anA srrstf 1~o1 them