Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1893 — REPEAL THE WHOLE ACT. [ARTICLE]

REPEAL THE WHOLE ACT.

The pioposal to limit repeal to ‘he purchase clause Jone of the Sherman ast is mischievous. It invites complication, controversy and compromise. It thieatens an endless series of substitutes, amendments and dilatory proceedings. The direct and simple course is the only safe one. law of ’9O should be repealed promptly, completely and without conditions. — The/e is nothing in it worth preserving. Its repeal will leave the silver coins already in existence full le-gal-tender money.. It will leave the treasury notes of 1890 legaltender currency, redeemable precisely as they are now, in com on demand.

There is no possible good to be accomplished by leaving any part of the. act on the statute book after repealing its only vital part, the purchasing clause. There is nolhingelse in the law that wo’d have been put there except as an adjunct to the clause. The pressing reason for repeal is that confidence m the stability of the currency may be .restored. To that end the repeal should be as simple, correct and complete as possible —New York World.