Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-09-18
[Published by Request.l
Letter from Rocky Comfort.
EDITOR GREAT SOUTHWEST:


most honest and wide awake citizens
endorse the National Greenback party
on account Of the good it can and will
do, while on the other hand we severe
ly, though justly, denounce the other
party because of evil that it has done
and will undoubtedly do if it remains in
power.
There are some who object to the
Greenbaclz platform, because, as they
say, it is a scheme fabricated by certain
politicians to divide the Democratic
party. 1t is erroneous to conclude that
this new movement is tie result merely
of split IN the Democratic party, for
the records of most Of the Greenback
clubs throughout the United States will
show about the same number from both
the old parties, who have joined the
Greenbackers. 1t is true that the Dem
ocrats are divided, and the same is true
of the Republicans, for every honest
and intelligent man, who heretofore in
his blindness clung to his old party
with the VAN hope that it would give
relief to an oppressed people, but at
last awoke to a realization that he had
been deceived, has deserted the ranks of
a party which has failed to fulfill its
pledges to its constituents, legislating
in behalf of monopolies against the in
terests of the people. These are the
men who have espoused the Green
back cause.
Yes, with qualification the writer
adds that both parties are divided,
weakened, lost, ruined, as they justly
deserve 10 be. And now they stand
paralized, while the triumphant shout
of a new party, which deserves the
sympathy and support Of every true and
patriotic man and women, comes TO the
ears of the oppressed millions, whose
hearts swell with thanks to God.
1t is true that there are few whom
we hear blasphemously croaking from
their sleeps clothing, words Of denun-
ciation for the Greenbacker and yainly
trying TO defend their obnoxious laws.
But the working people of the United
States have been bulldozed long enough.
Another objection is that there are
too many ignorant persons, namely,
farmers connected with this Greenback
movement. In reply to this the writer
asks If the tenor of all laws is not for
the greatest good to the greatest mum
Der? Then do not condemn or censure'
the National Greenbacker.
Again the National Greenbacker is
ignored because he wants an absolute
irredcemable paper money. What log
ical reason can you assign fer objec ting
to such a money? Does not history
and common sense teach US that suca
a money is, indeed, the prime requisite
TO tue welfare Of a nation? The want
of an absolute, irredeemable paper
money is cmphatically what has brought
our country into lis present condition.
Some deny this they refer us to the
fact that the money that was issued in
/ time Of the wax was lawful, absolute
tender. The platform was good enough
which was testified TO by Sec. Chase at
the termin9tion Of the war, when he
said: "In my humble judgment, if out
of this war this currency becomes as is
provided in our platform so that the la
borer, at the end of his days work, re-
ceives his dollar or two and shall be
perfectly sure that it will not turn Ia
dust or ashes, what more does he want
Ifthe government is administered as il
should be, every dollar in gr eenbacks
will be as good as a dollar in gold.''
Ponder over this, ye corrupt politicians,
if your petit minds can retain so much,
and see if you do not stand on slippery
ground. Yes, the money and the law
were good, but the law was violated
and yet there are a few shallow mind:
by the influence Of little aristocratiC
body that persist in violating the law:
Of our nation.
If the government had been admins
tered as it should have been, this ISSUE
Of paper money would have been equal
ly as good as gold and neither would
there have been any probability of it
? turning to ashes" But the govern
ment was not administered as it shoult
have been, therefore our paper money
has not been tall times equally a
good as gold. 1t has turned to ''ashes'
because of unjust administration on th,
part Of our government. We hay
: sympathized with and fought for ou
government, and now as our first re
r ward for all this it has legislated agains
us and placed burdens upon us to-
, heavy to bear any longer, and now, ex
r ceptit redress our wrongs, we will sym
, pathize with it no more.
r Our money has been turned to lash
esq and an unlawful anti-democrati
> bond has been given in return, whic
has drawn from labor a hundred mi
lion or more each year; whereas nc
one cent has been given in return. 81
5OG, ,S54, 901.l3 in the last fifteen yeal
J has been taken from the laborer to pa
to the theiving bondholdcr.
And further, see what the expense
:. of the government,-not our govern
! ment but that Of little body Of thei'
ing arlstocrats, have been for the la
~ fifteen years. See what a sum (s7, ,5sl
9l7, ,3l4 96) which we have paid to mai
tain a government that deliberate
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