The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-17
WILLIAMS AND DOOLITTLE.


Il II o9s. j. I2.gDoot5ttJe:
y ORA RAslR-- Yours of the Path inst.
ft3selit BY messenger. was handed me on
the 274h inst. ] whenI was obliged to
leave. home to fill appointments, and
.thisris the first opportunity / have had
for reply. b.
Why your letter was sent by messen-
ger rather than by due course OF mail,
lis perhaps immaterisaal, but | trust
/ yousdid not doubt that in either case |
wouldSbe courteous enough at least to
acknowledge its receipt. 1t reads as
follows: ut3 9tnara.t @aos4@
!. Z. RACINE, Wis.,Sept. "a, 1878.
Hon. Charles q. Wil1j0nos: e .4
DEAR SIR--As the Representative
from our districtin Congress, your gen
eI;ll views upon the currency question
are known But there is one question
among the most important, upon which
your constituents would be pleased to
Know more definitely your opinion. .a
I Are you in favor OF issuing III paper
form to circulate aS currency, treasury
notes as 4 certificates of the United
States, and substitute them for the
notes ofsthe National banks, Which now
amount togabouo $322,O0O,O Allow
Ime to hope for an early reply, &c.
I You say 'my constituents would be
pleased to know more defini, ely my
opinion, &c." Nov you will pardon
me when | say with the utmost respect
that [ am not aware that any OF my
constituents have any anxiety What
ever upon that question except two OF
them, namely, yourself and my com
petitor MI. Parker.
There have been three Congressional
Conventions held ia. this district since
the 1st day of August, and certainly no
Roue Of them has either advanced OF
adopted any such proposition.
70 be entirely certain, let us see
what proposition they have put forth,
ana What in turn Mr.. Parker has ac-
cepted and adopted within the last
/ thirty. days, in order that | may answer
your. question pertinently:
First, on the first day of August the
/ Greenback Convention convened at
Elkhorn and adopted the following f.
financial plank, which rumor says was
penned by MI Parker himself. He GER
ttainly accepted and adopted it: '4-.@
First. 1t is the exclusive function
fof the Government Of the United
Estates to furnish the circulating medi-
bum Of the people; and any other sys-
tenn is Illegal and detrimental to the
best interests of the Nation. We there
fore demand the repeal of the National
Banking Act, and the power OF furnish
ing the currency be, exercised by the
people through Congress. .- ... .......
ey should be full legal tender in pay
ment OF all debts, public and private,
without regard to the material Of
which it is composed. u. ....-
On the Dist Of August the Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention as
se1nbleds at Elkllorn, and after much
tribulation endorsed Mr. Parker as
candidate, he in turn endorsing this
plank in it's platform:
q We demand that no material change
be made in the volume OF the currency,
either directly or. indirectly; thereby
changing values and disturbing there
Ilations between the debtor and credit
or, except such increase as shall be the
natural increase Of the business growth
of the country, and the increase Of our
gold and silver coinage.
1 We approve the act remOnetiZing sill
yer, and desire that the measure be
fully perfected and fairly carried into
effect, until the silver dollar shall take
its legitimate place along side Of the
colo, dollar and the national treasury
note dollar, and they equally, shall
form the currency Of the entire people,
and be receivable in payment for all
debts and dues OF every kind, public OF
private, and that there be no further
increase in the bonded debt.
There can be no mistake about this,
because on the 29th Of August | took
occasion to address MI. Parker let
ter in which [ stated that [ assumed
he accepted the Democratic platform
without any qualification OF. reserve
whatever" and he in his reply made
no denial of the fact. q &'.' a g.. e
On the 14th of September one Mr..
Stewart who travels with Mr.. Parker,
speaks for him in his presence and is
understood to represent him, especial
ly upon the financial question, invited
me to discuss with him, this full legal
tender proposition of the Greenback
platform which for reasons already
published, declined. So that up to
that time Mr.. Parker stood squarely
on the full legal tender, Or if he did
not, he stood with one foot on that,
and one foot On the Democratic plat
form BY - ~ @@@t@9J
But it began to be very generally
talked and published that old hard
Emoney Democrats wouldrnot vote for
MI. Parker, while occupying any such
equyical position, and Judge, it is very
generally believed to which belief the
correspondence itself gives the stamp
OF strong probability, that you and Mr..
Parker put your heads together to de-
wise some means by which ito bridge
| the chasm so thatrecalcitriant Demo
Gratis might be induced to march with
you oven. into the Observation-Disclosures
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