Year: 1877

Repeal the Resumption Act and re-
monetize silver, is all there is TO the
financial problem at this time. 1t IL
useless to go into all extended discus
sion of the questions involved, for
everything that can be said, pro or
con, has been said a long time ago,
and nothing that the people are not
perfectly familiar with can possibly
he uttered upon the topic. 1t is for
this reason that we do not go into a
fuller discussion Of the problem in
these columns. The people have, we
believe, been educated up 20 the de-
termination 10 demand the repeal OF
the Resumption Act and the Iemone-
tization of silver. In our judgment
this will be q solution of our financial
difficulties, and all that will be re-
quired. What we need as much as


need larger circulating medium
is the return of confidence. Capital
is shy, because it is uncertain of the
future. 1t feels that resumption in
1879 will be bankruptcy and ruin, and
it very judiciOusly proposes to keep
out of the general wreck. We have
about 500 GOO. 600 that should be I'm





is not. 1t is not enough to do the bus
iness of this country with-it is
scarcely half enough, but it would
make a wonderful difference if it were
in circulation. The repeal Of the Re-
sumption act will draw this money
from the vaults and place it in active
business. Business will bring us go d
and we shall thus be placed in posi-
tion to get our share of that coin, and
will be better prepared in three years
to resume than we shall he IN twenty
under any compulsory system of re-
sumption.


Then remonetizp silver and make
its coinage free. This will give US
what additional money the necessities
of commerce demand, ard resumption
will he made still easier Western
RurdL.


We endorse the above and believe
the opinions it embraces to he those
Of three-fourths Of the people of the
West. IfCongress would repeal the
Resumption act, remonetize silver
and then let the money question
alone, it would carry out the wishes
of great majority of the people OF
the United States. The people will
yet have to take this money question
in hand, and by their votes enforce
their wishes. In all probability the
question will not be settled until they
do this-until they make it an issue al
the polls. There is no question al
this time that is half so important to
all classes, and especially the farmer,
the mechanic and the common labor
er, as that of finance, and it is strange
that ere this there has not been a
strong combined effort of all parties to
settle the question on financial the
ory in accordance with the minds of
the people. Candidates have hither-
to been nominated and platforms
made without regard to what they
thought on the great money question,
or what theory they would be likely
to help carry out. If the candidates
and the platform are right on the
Southern policy and a few other
things, that are not of a farthiDg's 8
difference which way it goes, to the
mechanic who has wares or the farm
er who has produce to sell, or to the
workingman whose wages have to be
cut down To suit the hard times,
it has been all sufficient, while
the subject upon which depends
the very existe nee of these classes
and the perpetuatiOn of their trades,
is ignored, or if mentioned at all in
the speeches of candidates or the plat
forms upon which they stand, it is re-
ferred to only to dodge the subject
and mystify the voter. If the ques-
tion of finance is an important one
is the question why not say so in and
by conventions and promulgate an
unequivOeal declaration. If the peo-
pie want any line of policy carried
out they must take hold of the matter
with candor and firmness themselves
instead of leaving candidates to be Sc
lected and political platforms made
by artful politicians. having no object
in view but to set traps to catch votes,
and no interests to serve but their
own selfish ones. When those
deepest interested in reform and good
government shall do this, then shall
their grievances be redressed. their
wrongs righted, and their interests
subserved.