Troy Herald in Troy, Missouri

Senator Doug Defends specie resumption and Western interests

Senator Lewis V. Doug writes to the Times defending the resumption of specie payments, attacking Eastern dominance in national banking policies, and advocating Granger organization to shift political power to the West. He argues that the National Bank system favors the East, with $70,000,000 excess in six New England states and smaller allocations to nearby Western states, urging a reform tied to trade and supply and demand. Washington County Republicans rebuke central committee actions and reject Senator Mitchell’s resignation.