New-York tribune., 1878-05-24
,nsuerns the nnestIons put 70 him ms te.tImOny wa

in substance follows:
was eghtyseven years old on February IL NY ife 2
has been spent principally in ew-f0rk, alihougn l l
lived few wears at IIer1pstead. carried on business
nnerat6ys IN NrwYork Trenton aud Baltimore: It IL
nomsbnryh I also built a oast furnace at Phillips
hurgh, and rolling mills nj Trenton About MY & Sys
was member OF the CITY Council, ftytw0 or nlty-
three years ago heard OF the Workings OF the
mic Institute OF France, and then determined 70 Dnd
an institution similar 10 tnat. so that Young men VINO
were poor had been, could have an 9pp"ttul; 10 10
stnlv I'm the evenings There Is hardly day since thi
II has not been III my NINA. L e1niI haIug ~ h"su %
given attention 10 1t II my NE nau uSPcusu Th
twenty-five years ago. and the nineteenth year Oi lS
rs, nnbshed articles on financial subjects at the
beginning of the war saw the grea' for or
faxes dngies and debts. | believed that Congress
should control the entire currency Of tHe couniy: L
sent peiOn TO Congress early In the war urging thls
I mink tpat the time has come when this great
American question should be settled IN the interest ol
re mass and noJ in the interest OF class. This can
be done by very simple course in conformity win he
Constitution, 50 rs TO establish justice. iho 'T3 & Up
uoste of this has been taken, feSOhl-
mend tbat we should take the money whlch "a betn
abused as money aud the rag baDy, anu WhiSh
has now come almost the value OF gold Now Is the
tne to take M this money and pay the debt which has
been hanging like mllstOne around ne meek OF ue
Nation. / said this TO Mr. Lvarts tie other day' 1e-
tcrmucd to put myself In the power Oh tue DAs'
"But. Mr. Cooper" interrupted Mr. Parsons.
81 want TO tell you" proceeded Mr. Cooper, during
sixty years of business life the pancs did not hurt me
because did not depend ON the banks. My ADVICE 10
il To owe noDOuJt HnNthIhb p"t So"u VIM
Mr. Groom came TO me after article which had pu0-
shcd in The EreHing Post Ieusaged nm 70 90 some
printing for me. felt sympathy for MN because nc
yygs struggling and he advocated tho same pllhclpes
that did. Atcrward whenever gave MN an or"er
gave him my cheek at the same time =. =,
'Wheu was your name first mentioned as Tue Cahu!
date OF the Independent Greenback party Tor fIesi'
dent !" asked Mr.. Parsons. ,,,..,.
It was great surprise TO me when learned Dy tee-
graph that had been nominated. answered that my
age admonlshcd me that | must posltEcH say no,
aud nothing Subsequently was walteu upon Dy
geutlcmcu and accepted. Mr. GTOolu uEeN up INC
form of letter tor me, in WhiCn ne committed nc W
their prmcples but | only accepted from sense OF
duty. had aspirations in tho direction oI the pfSsl-
deuCy, Ny whole object IN accepting lhe uouIiatou
was 10 bring tho subject OF the currency larry ana prop
cry before The country and to let the people Know Whdt
hurt them though good deal OF Groom uhtil Et uc-
cciyed me- "a. / ku.w he has done. gave MN thc
$1,000 upon his positive promise TO send the
Documents 20 every voter on the island. once he
showed samples OF the documents containing e uent o
my Thoughts the subject Of the currency ahu pOlco
10 "A pile OF onc-ccn stamp3 on the tablc cohcIuucu
that could better than 10 Send the uOculchts 10
ali the voters. paid hIm $500 for TINS purpose
had no interest IN the boxes lie explicit In speak
Ing of the arrangements between the Rrpuohchh party
and himsCf Tho night before election ne came 10 c
i'm Dr. Zacnos's study and lifting up his hands, So IT,
Cooper illustrated the action by gesture ne tau
have got thing anu every man just where want
it, Imadc everything OF as much advantage 10 MN "s
/ knew how . ,.-. A.,
Mr. Parsons then read to Mr.. Cooper the letter 10 Ar.
Groom. and questioned him about II IN dttal
and Mr. Cooper confirmed all the statements con
tanned in It. lie said that from half dozen To u
them at the house one copy was given TO John T.
Henry another tO George Opdy aud thiFd to Mf'
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