Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-09-12
An Alnenian Abroad.

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pena, / made promise to, presume,
one hundred Alpenians, that l
would write up my views in regard
Texas, during the trip there con-
templated. But as l had the choice
given for either side of the "Father
of Waters" l chose the east for
several reasons which / hope to
make known in future letters
But will say to all having the
Texas fever, that if they seek sa-
lubrious climate, fertile soil for
agricultural purposes, or to follow
trade or profession, Texas is the
State, and with the opening OF the
Pacific Railroad (which will pass
Congress at its next SESSION. no
State offers the advantages that
will Texas. So it looks to me, but
others might not see it as | do.
will here mention that, coming
from Ludington, Michigan, to Mil
wsukee, / met lady on her way
to join her husband in Texas, at
Fort Worth. She stated that Mr..
Morgan, her husband, was in bus
mess, wagon and carriage making,
at Fort Worth, and wanted good
blacksmith, to whom steady en-
ployment would be given. / men
ton this for the benefit Of any who
might wish to respond.
On my arrival at Milwaukee,
and all along my route through
Wisconsin, / could hear nothing
discussed but "greenbacks.' They
have done talking politics and now
talk bread and butter.
The greenback wave has not
touched Alpena, but that there are
many earnest thinkers on this sub
iect, that / know. Perhaps the
time has not yet come when it will
do for one to express his green
back sentiment in Alpena, but as
am away, and as can not hear
what may fall from the lips of the
resumptionists, / will state that
in my humble opinion, the idea Of
Mr.. w. d. Kelley is the true one
Perhaps your many readers don't
care what my opinion is, but il
shan't cos. them cent, and if you
think best to publish it, they need
not read it unless they like.
We look back only few days to
see the country shaken to its foun'
dations by the populace crying fol
bread. In my opinion it is mo-
yet over, and without change il
the financial policy, the worst i:
yet to he apprehended. The PEG
pie will not stand too much op
preston and manifest wrong
Sydney Meyers said in a letter OF
this subject: Congress when i
meets in October will do one o
two things, viz: First, it will stol
making hard times, enforced re
bellion, or second, it will raise 200,
900 troops to keep the people il
order"
The present system or plan foI
resumption will have no other effec
than to still further Cypress tn
q people, especially the laborini
class, and cripple the energies o
the government. Retrenchment,
seems to me, means the takini
, away of labor from the workin
people, and the threat of resump
ton in 1879, hangs like pail Owe
the country, shrouding every in
dustry in mourning. We see tn
banks contracting their issues; tn
treasury is contracting the green
backs; the Secretary is hoardin
e the gold, while every chamber c
t commerce; every board of trade
i nearly all the papers, and ever
S enterprise dependent on labor an
: capital, combined in the land, de
i clare that resumption can not b
n effected in 1879 without ruin, an
e yet the money power with job
a Sherman at its head, mercilessl
/, demands contraction and resumI
Y ton.
:, Some of your readers will pre-
e badly accuse me of being a Demo
IS crat, as they have heretofore, bu
= for their benefit, l will state m
6 POLITICAL creed in few words.
y am Republican only so far as
y its action the party proposes
a benefit the millions, and in its finar
h cial policies, see it disregardin
% the wants of the millions and CT
IL tering to the millionaire.
u A. Tl.:..1 ear oroup1 ~