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receivable for all dues to the United States, excepting 

 duties on imports, and shall not be otherwise a legal 

 tender." Senator Bayard* 1 s Resolution, Dec. jd, 1879. 



"I am now for resumption, and the Democratic candi- 

 dates for president and vice-president want the same kind 

 of resumption that I do a real and not a sham resump- 

 tion. We want the resumption intended to be secured by 

 the resolution I offered in the Senate last December. * * 

 * It was a resolution right on the ancient pathway of 

 constitutional Democracy, withdrawing from the treasury 

 notes when paid and redeemed at the treasury, any power 

 of enforced legal tender when re-issued. n Senator Bay- 

 ard's New York Speech, September 23, 1880. 



It will appear, from the above, that Hancock and 

 English were ia favor of destroying the greenback. Sen- 

 ator Bayard was in a position that rendered him capable 

 of knowing. 



"It would be sound policy, therefore, for us to do our 

 duty and wipe out the greenbacks. But whether we 

 should succeed or fail, whether it is expedient or not, I 

 would make the fight on this issue and on this line." 

 Letter of Wade Hampton, December, 1879. 



Had it not been for over 300,000 men who voted for 

 Gen. Weaver of Iowa, in 1880, the greenback would per- 

 haps, ere this, have been destroyed. 



It was a manly protest against any further contraction. 

 We call particular attention to the action of the National 

 Democratic Convention at St. Louis in 1876, that nomi- 

 nated Samuel J. Tilden for president. We present the 

 planks adopted by that convention to the consideration of 

 Democratic speakers and editors who seek to convey the 

 impression that the Democratic party is opposed to resump- 

 tion. Is it not inconsistent to abuse the Republican party 

 for doing everything in its power to bring about resumption 



