The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-01
Hard Brick "JInea's "FiaI,, Green
back Party and the County In Safe.

Hard Brick "JIneass ssFiaI,, Green.
back Party and the County Ii Safe.
Gen. II. c. Still, G.B:
Dear Sir-To use the expressive Ian
guage of the venerable Macaw Der the
undersigned is floored. The great
Democratic convention refused to NOM
nate me for office and utterly ignored
my eminent fitness in every respect. ]
now fly for relief to the patriotic, "ab-
solute" ''fiat" Greenback party as be-
ing the only haven where rest, plenty,
and last, but by no means least, Office,
may be found. 1t must not be un-
derstood, however, that l seek office.
in common with other distinguished
absolute" patriots l scorn such thing.
1t is proper, however, to state in-in
parenthesis, that should an office seek
me, for instance the Treasury, l will
be easily found. The convention
will soon meet, and learn that it is
probable you will be nominated for Gov
ernor, and Alphabet Loe be chief
''clipper." You know, instead of a
Secretary of State we win have what
presume will be called the Office of
''clipper." :" absolute" greenbacks
are printed, or will be printed, in
sheets, and it requires that they be
cut, or clipped" apart before they is
sue to the people, Loe is eminently
fit, by education and otherwise, to fill
the office, and l am glad he will get
the appointment.
Your questions, issued some time
ago to the patriots, have been shown
me. answer in the affirmative.
Greenbacks must be made full legal
tender for all debts, and must be is
sued and protected by the government
as at par with gold coin,
and as such the world and the
balance of mankind must receive 1t.
All United States bonds must be i'm
mediately called in ana paid in full,
principal and interest, in "absolute, :"
fiat greenback money. The lab
solute," fiat" money will have no
"promise to pay" on it, but, instead,
will have: "This Is fiat money. !
am legal tender for everything and for
everybody. 1 am at par with gold"
But, my dear Gen. Still, G. B., l am
not much on finance. Indeed, am so
weak when touch the subject / can
hardly raise five dollars. understand
this is a failing with other distin-
guished patriots, hence l ask you, who
are so well up in the financial problem,
how the mischief the government is
going to keep our absolute - fiat
money at par with gold, when all the
bonds are paid off in ''fiat" money! The
value of this sort of money will be nearly
5000, 600, 900, or nearly four times
the circulation, when, by reason of its
cheerful plentifulness, it was not worth
20 cents on the dollar. And, if / re-
member correctly at this time, the gov
ernment, with mighty army at its
back, made desperate attempt to
keep its legal tender greenbacks at par
with gold. 1t made it a penal offense
to buy and sell gold at premium in
greenbacks. The effort was misera-
bile failure, and legal tender deprecia-
ted more than ever. Can we succeed
any better now? remember also that
one or two other governments attempt
to create 'absolute fiat" money, aud
all persons who refused to take 1t as
the equivalent of gold and silver,
we're cheerfully decapitated. But it
was no go. The "absolute fiat /"
money became utterly worthless,
and the distinguished statesmen
who conceived the brilliant financial
scheme went into bankruptcy and re-
tired from public life. Will we do the
same? 1t will be good idea to have
the following plank inserted in our
platform at Waco: "We demand that
all taxes be dispensed with, and that
all government expenses, national,
State and municipal, be paid by issue
of absolute fiat money" will meet
you in Waco. / write this in bed
while my only shirt is being washed.
As soon as it dries / will see the dis
affected Democratic leaders and offer
to show their horse in the Greenback
arena at Waco. am fully determined
to do ali can to serve the country if
1 have to spend the last dollar my
friends have.
"Thine for the right"
HARD BRICK.
P. S.-If Loe won't have the office
of Clipper, and no other is offered me,
1 will accept of it. will have to get
an office or 90 to work.