The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-07

| justice"
You have had a remarkable canvass in this
"Ycs and ono that is entirely misunderstood
'" IN what respect ?"
well. AS to the reason that made victory pos
| sible and as to the nnturo OF our financial
" You were nominated and elected as a
mechanic were you not T. ,t,
| the scn. But ] always preferred the name
| National Industrial party to the, Grccnback
| name Doesn't amount to vcry much now. We
| " Aud what are those idcus z
| We'll, first of all, we wish labor to hnvo n
| fair chance all oyer the country. In addition to
| thnt. we wish the political slavery in this dis
| trict to he done away with. We want such pro-
| tcction from imposition rs legislation can givo
US. and We desire some arrangement by which
| disagreement between capital and labor can be
adjusted. | am myself strongly in favor OF n
board Of anitraiorS. to b.. appointed by the
state, t9 whom mait,rs of dispute, shall be
| referred That would do away with strikes,
! which believe to be of great Disadvantage. nj
! though now! at times. absolutely necessary for
" But it is said that you are Communist"
That IS the mepnfs' slnnIrr That was mNle
! against mo. On tho contrary, hcl"ve 'hs' ,'"
strongest incentive for getting tho best and
most labor out Of men. II rs that they may have
q fair chance for such accumulation proper
iionatcy with capital that have gone into this
poliucm hule, ] trl. YOU, continued Mr..
Murch, rising an1 rapidly walking tho noor
I ''"s' '''N Il. N''' Wv = tht" .I.G -. ~,
ist ilea nrc 80 'iun onO 100, w,,. ,nc Nlvw "a
accumuIlHting: How such a slander could have
arisen ! don't know II is madc out Of whole
| cloth. ] don't know but | had rather suffer
some ~ the present OWLS than to have tho idca
| OF the Communists provniL"
what first set you Ia tue direction OF poltl-
The intolcrabo abuses which the workmen
| employed hy totnrnnicnt contractors in our
| harhor suffered. They are mere slaves. / cX-
poet that some OF them will bo discharged for
voting for me-. ! saw that there was absolutely
mn NII.
II II had not been that 1t must have been some-
! thing worse"
:, No, indeed. But when saw what intense
| dissatisfaction there was in this district among
ton that had been subdued because 1t had no
| way 70 cypress itself until tho new party gave 1t
the chan Schancc fey e,ne.oinrase,d; en-.
Well, TO tell tho truth. people had got tired
q hearing that ihey, were mere servants Of
Blaine and lInle For linlcthcre was. especially
since his visit To Louisiana in the interest Of
| fraud. almost contempt People began to feel
sentcd, MANY here think Halo took the money
! t0 Louisiana which man pulutud things. have
no hesitation in saying that | bcll'vc llnlo's
/ connection with the tlru u the Presidency
! ha-tened and intensified the opposition To- him
/ ~ tins district. Thus lri mnny to welcome any
| chance that might load tp his oy .rihrow. Then
/ Blaine hus lost his prestige. People are ask
lns how II happens that h' went ,o Congress
/ npor. and now pHNs the heaviest tax IN Augusta.
/ They hHd sickcncd oi ms cundescending
! IhtrunNing W ly nlrui election time. aud there
I Nf' till~NulS VINO are lNIlilE tulu al ms
v'st pyckA T... 4i.....- -, ",,rao -.
IN present Republican Administration had
tremendous influence IN both parties
I Republicans were d.sgustrd Drmo.rats who
| nr" not tails 90 the l.,uuhlioun kiis raw tn"re
! was NO hope her,. in Name ANYWAY in voting
| tho DrmOcrntic ticket The hard time. had an
| innu"n'e. hut the pouple remembered that
lia!c ani Bu.n" bad come down here at every
on You hay' passed the worst. Times nre
go'n; t. ;'t better But times eoi wOrsr and
| pror,e wcre ready for any change. Now |
found all these clements at work IN the district
! l kncw that on some points of tho nnan 1ial
question We could agrce at least it would make
z rOpr long enough Tor us all 10 tako hold of
The trouble has neen that We haye had nothing
to. cling 10 hercto'orc. The result YOU know"
| l"s sir Blaine and Hale IRE politically
dead ia this state. They never can ~, hl Il to
| from tho currrspond"n'e receive believe tnu
/ movement hero Will run through the country 10
I suus II is the stepping Stouo % a great change.
/ one that viii wind up Tom Scott and Jay
/ Gpu1t.7 powers with l".I station; ,ue taa' viii
J rr-trit Government legis'. .tion within cpuSti-
lutlonal limits; one that w.ll make 70 Inpo-s ltle
/ for men to ~ to t0n-r So poor anl 'on. uut ia
! few v"urs million Tres. or course don't
/ moan To say lher" Will bo NJ c"rruptiou. But
/ tn ton lrncy viii b' the other wy When the
! nrw party gets old ami corrupt it must give
~ " Now az to The financial views Of the Maine
W. have been widely misreprcsen,cd. We
| have boon called lnh4uoui-ts. | deny that em-
phatraily / nm MT. anyway. W. are called
/ r"pudiHturs. That DENY. We are said tn bee
| IA favor oi lrrrdeenabie paper money. rhul Is
| iuls". My views can b" given in q few word. ANA
| think they are the same A. of "A vast majority
of those Nlted for me-. OF course. thrrours
some details of the financial qu rtlUu upnn
which my mind Is not ul} made up. Nv idea
r. that the GpYcrniur should he the Suir ls-u-
ing source II money. Let hnukS do business II
anybody wants 10 do business with them
but they must not issu' currrn y. Now
there should be a fixed limit tor such
Govrrnmrul issue nj SO much per cnpitt of the
population. cnnuo, now say Iust what. some
authorities 70 ~ low rs go. ana -uuc ~ high
~ $50 per capita | helirve that this limit
settles the matter Of imitation. ami | would hc
tuition. OF course. at each census. us The pr
capita increased. tho currency would in rrasr;
I but the proportion wouli remain tn -auc.
Now belioyr that the Government ought to
honor It's own m 'nHv, and inko II for all debts.
taxes. and customs dues. | have no objection
tu coin and paper issues, although cannot -re
the necessity ui coming lulliuh except for cor.
tain PURPOSES. The full logh tender value Of
ut' at pr sTe'HiGS wG e""i NBRS i"' is 'I,r'fnEI fEGI
that when spn'ic payments arn npminaly in
currru ~. Now this rrrenruck currency ou..ht
t. be- rrlrrmabo hui whether the rrlrcmahl-
ity should ho confined To one metal is aur--
ought io hn nnid ia u'uriun'c with ihrurl,Iunl
@ ninct ihni sl"g'hrd ro,n. ih"n toin o. -o,
clN~i ~ 'n.w'"s. tl"n j., TINS money, Now
r"g ihN conpllnAl'n- must arl-N; there are
urr-n I'll o' yl4n.,q ",nni many drl"'.-.
'uc -trcn'HrhS um hardly prepared g. up-
prove. A-tY lne lsru. AZ of this money hy Tie
Government | tluk iho Waiicr oug u mot ~ ho
deHd,d w,n'W careful study .uI. d'l 'rl-
u"u. hli am iuftn'd tp thluk iHW II
any interest 4, 10 ho paid hy any .ouo thc
Guvcrum ut ou-hl to receive It instead OF u.ly-
iug IT, Bat, o! Nl Things, am tlrm.Y convinced
thal IN aHur'- should bee tNArutl stop u-ury
nnd auNihlu4: hulh low ralr of interest 1hc-e
lmgn rates haNc sHWnd tine llie from hhur.
lhrY are thN ~ -" Hury cnn'uilltlnt of the
croli system. ard b ..rve that tho true gr", IL
hack theory r. uuH that viii mHkotho credit sys-
ten uuur'"rsary. mat Io the root ol al. our
OWL. lnh is whnt makes labor unrn-y and
what burdens II. On tho cash hasls our labor
can comp tr with foreign manufactures. and
We should need no protective tHrn. On the
credit system which Is II follow of the present
financial ~ SION, think u high protective tiriif
u necessity. am inclined To follow Thurman's
financial views and believe that Is what
Grrenbncklsm means in Maine, As said how
eyer. there nre many details thai are not fully
clear 60 my mind. Th"rrtore. upon these |
don't "Hro to express An opinion"
DO YOU think you can compass all these
things when in Congress"
Why" SAID Mr.. Mur'h. laughing. am
only ono man. and new one. ] don't expect 10
MAJ, n great revolution nor to take my place
in Congress as II brilliant lrAlrr. But ! shall
Use all my uliuri5 mOdcetly, hut firmly. trust.
To bring about such rciorus ~ think nreiiul.
und Ia Tint end shall pDonprntp ~ nh ull othp