The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-22
20. 46
An open Letter 90 the Patriots,

!. Distinguished Sirs-If the Democratic
convenuop fioored me the one at Waco
heaped ashes upon my venerable head.
l was offered nothing, not even the
position of clipper" Difficulties of
financial nature among my bosom
friends prevented me attending the
convention or the result might have
been different. / therefore forgive the
patriots and unquAlifiedly endorse their
action. have carefully read the pro-
ceedings of the distinguished body.
1t must have been a proud moment
when the patriotic delegates with bo-
SONS heaving with lofty emotions of
sublime patriotism unanimously re-
solved to wear green badges. This
color not only symbolized the peculiar
money we advocate but it proclaimed
to the world the exceeding verdancy
of our eminent leaders, and conse-
quently their lamb like and harmless
dispositions. No more forever will
the fear of the Commune haunt our
people.
Since my connection with the "fiat"
party, / have had great many ques-
tions put to me which cannot salts
factorily answer. OF course, /, In
common with other distinguished
statesmen, make many wonderful Nun
chausen assertions, but they are be-
coming stale. Indeed if it were not
for the self-sacrificing spirit of Cover
nor Davis, Mayor DeGress and myself,
the whole party would become stale.
assert that the government, in 1869,
repealed the law which authorized the
payment of the $40 bonds in
currency, and in lieu thereof enacted
that such bonds should be paid in
coin. But, honestly, can find moth
ing to back up this assertion. No such
law was ever enacted, aud will give
any patriot the first $500 of ''abse-
lutte" money Wash Jones issues to me
to point 1t out. The act authorizing
the issue of these bonds also author
lied the first issue of greenbacks, and
the bonds were issued for the express
purpose of redeeming or funding the
greenbacks, and the title of the act so
states, and of course greenbacks could
not have been intended to be used in
redeeming the bonds. ! find that the
bonds were spoken of as gold bonds,
and the very official advertisements
offering them to the world declared
that they were payable, principal and
interest, in gold. In 1868 the Secre-
tary of the United States, In an official
paper, said, "All coupon and regis
tered bonds forming part of the per-
manent loan of the United States will
be redeemed in gold. The 5-20-6s,
being redeemable at any time within
twenty years after the lapse of
of tlve years, belong to the permanent
loan" I assert also that but for the
acts of 1869 and 1870 the government
could issue $500, 600, 900 greeubacks to
pay the $50 bonds, but find a law of
June 80, 1864, which says, "Nor shall
the total amount Of United States notes
(greenb backs issued or to be issued ever
exceed $400, 900, 900, and such addi-
tional sum, not exceeding $50, ,000, 900,
as may be required for the redemption
of temporary loan." Now, the above |
are facts and they knock my assertions
higher thsn kite. What am to do9
The dear people are beginning to find
out these things and they will lose
confidence in us. The meeting at Tur.
ner Hall Tuesday night indicates this.
/ am glad Governor Davis is with US.
He is distinguished patriot and at one |
time was elected Governor of our State |
by one of the largest minoritles
ever given to any man. Seven to eight |
wasn't a circumstance. Tips and
Chandler, as we expected, have de-
clined. Still and Miller will now step
in and we will haYe one of the most |
recherche (whatever that is) tickets that |
ever gam boiled over the innocent |
Greenback platform. l hope 1t won't |
gsmbol off and be swallowed up. If it |
does Pm lost. / was sorry Loe wasn't
for an Office. l understand |
ae wept bitterly and frantically deter
mined to put ms stief on paper in the |
shape of poem. He did not, how
ever, and wealth of literature has |
been lost. 1t commenced,
"'Tis ever thus from childhood's earliest hour, |
I've seen my fondest dreams by fato knocked |
into pi;
never yet desired a nomination with all my
power,
But there turned up luckier dog than L"
HARD BRICK. l