Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-21
WEDNESDAY. ..... JUNE 81. 1893
New Issues Between the Parties.

new issues between the vi tIcS'
Major W. 4. SuTnEHIIS advises the peo-
pie Of Virginia 20 vote for no man for the
Legislature or Cor Governor who is not in
favor Of the repeal Of the United States
Law taxing the circulating notes of State
banks. Major SuTBEHLIN is not csndi-
date for Governor himself, we think. bnt
has. IL we are not mistaken. expressed
himself as being wiling 90 serve the peo-
ple in the Office Of Iieutenant-Gover IL
they should call upon him to do so. II his
suggestion is TO be carried out The sooner
the fact is known the better. II BufORD.
O'FFRRAII. and TYLER are TO be compelled
10 declare themselves upon the question
Of repeating the tax on State-bank issues
and TO be defeated of nomination in case
they do not favor the repeal OF that tax,
the sooner the fact il made known to the
people the better. All the candidates for
the Legislature also are 10 be required TO
declare themselves in favor of the repeal
Of the law aforesaid upon penalty Ut being
elected 10 stay OF home-that il, If Major
SUTHHRLIss suggestion should be carried
into effect
that the Democratic party of Virginia is
&C abandon all the issues heretofore di-
vIling the people into two parties and to
70 before the voters on the question
whether State banks Of issue shall or shall
not be- established IN Virginia. IL IS
worthy of mention that General F1Etb
the leader Of the Populists. and who was
last year their candidate for Vice-Pros-
dent of the United States. argues before
hand that the issue proposed by Major
SUrHERLIv shali be one OF the ISSUES on
which his party will offer 10 do battle in
the approaching campaign. Il claim and
my party will claim" says General FIELD,
THAT DO State nor bank can properly Issue
money. and that no bank should be al
lowed 10 pay over its counter anything AS
money but the coin and Treasury notes of
the supreme government"
Major SUTHIRLIv or ANYBODY else who
supposes that be can outbid or silence the
advocates OF plenty of money" by
going half way 60 meet them will find
himself greatly mistaken. The promise of
Siate-bank notes IN abundance will be
drowned IN the promise to issue MS many
millions Of grecnbscks as the people may
choose TO demand. Whenever the Demo
Gratis Of Virginia shall decide to go
into political campaign upon n platform
promising TO issue "a many Stste-bank
notes as the popuace may ask for they
will find their opponents ready 10 accept
the issue and declare themselves in favor
Of issuing as many greenbacks as the popu-
lace may ask for. IL we are going into
with paper currency these opponents
will say. let us food it with the
best paper currency the world has
ever seen. certain MALONE editor in
Virginia once proposed to issue green
backs until they covered the earth TO the
depth Of SIX inches. BE sure if we pro-
mise to issue notes that will not circulate
in the money centres. the Populists will
promise to issue notes that ,oH circulate
in the money centres and that If we
promise 10 issue an abundance Of State
currency. the Populists will promise TO is-
sue an abundance of national currency.
If we promise 10 issue ten millions of State
bank notes for use in Virginia, thoy will
promise to issue fifty millions Of bright,
new, beautiful greenbacks for the same
State. II we promise the voters an abund-
ance Of currency 10 be issued by the State
government. they will promise q still
greater alum lance of currency to be Is
sued by what General FIELD significantly
styles the supreme government"