"Hon. W. J. Northen, My Dear Sir;—
"I hardly know how to reply to your
letter of the 15th instant. It seems
to me that l am quite plainly on rec
ord concerning the liuaucial question.
My letter accepting the nomination to
the presidency, when read in connec
tion with my late message to con
gress seems to be very explicit.
I want a currency that is sta
ble and safe in the hands of our peo
ple. 1 will not knowingly be impli
cated in a condition that will justly
make me in the least answerable to
any laborer or farmer in the United
States for another shrinkage iu vho
purchasing power of the dollar he lias
received for a full dollar’s worth of
work, or lor a good dollar's worth of
the product of his toil.”
“I not only want our currency to he
of such a character that alll kinds of
dollars will be of equal purchasing
power at home, but 1 want it to be of
such a character as will demonstrate
abroad our wisdom and good faith,
thus placing upon a firm foundation our
credit among the nations of the earth.
1 want our liuaucial conditions and
laws relating to our currency so safe
and reassuring that those who have
money will spend and invest in busi
ness and new enterprises instead of
' hoarding it.
