New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-29
PETER CooPERs PLATFORM

Az OPEN LETTER TO THE VOTERS OF MAINE.
Peter Cooper has addressed letter to the
voters OF Maine urging them TO sustain the National
Gre,nbach party and giving the reasons why IN his
opnion they should do The following are the chlei
points in the lettor;
Tho commercial RUIN Of 80 large part OF the business
and productive power OF our country, ann .Ho ronoo
oucut distress OF tho honest aiornS portion o. our po
III cnnrc Tie cause OF this dslressul state OF thugs
Is misgovcrnment. 10 Ia precisely thAt FORM oi nlsso
SION on any pcople-leg!slat:ng for class ana putug
the property the interest and the power Tor goou ~
own bat exists Ia public law entirely uto the cOhOo
artjcular class distinguished from tue rest OF Io
people IL is the policy Of legslating, Tor INC iasS
of mis- National debt, and the several a." iund,DG
Acts OF Congress" mat have carried OUT t Ta,
any one examine Them and he wiz see out one
in them ALL &c vas To- degrade nc Yalue' an H. ~" ie
and keep mp the monopoly OF sVlu anu slI'o'' pI
cialy OF god-as class MONEY mi very
lately was KEEP below par 10 specie Ny ueh2 TX Ii
r." haen GOING ON until all the Government money, m
troduccd ntO "the circulation ana business VI 'o
tTy was conformed" shiunk IRON a yoiuue
exceedjug 1000, 100000 20 thu present Noiumo VI
grrenbacks. about 3jO.OOO,OOO. -, ,,, al.
The American people have come 20 hhow t dnapcai
country mas bee su6ected 10 cruel Natona hhahea
polirya policy that has las nave sdl conteIteN ,o
ueopes money that was actually iouhd bS
Satnnal currency at the close OF the war; ana Nhloh
should have been permitted 10 Tehln' ~ sun in
Ipgaender, into q National DEBT pdytns ,uf ID
gold Knowing this, mean 20 unuO lls posgVg sl
r.scind those Acts Of fundlng," and pay the NtlVndt
deb we mean this, according TO the pfnHspuS Vi
law win Justice toward the bondhOlders ana WIN JUS
tee toward tie people OF this country mean 70 ~
tbs at the enirst opportunity, consistent Mltn ai
ust aud legal engagements TO tue D 1nung'uet ~,
+ do not mean 10 accuse our pontIOd' ~
nonents ON this great National queau9h el,ncl
mi usmceI1ty want OF patriotism, or any uefID,lt
non 10 distress tho people TO graty ther own uDL
tion or lust OF gain though cannot except az io5h
ba class but do think both our rulers ana thf pcolo
need more light this subject In conclusion, lhlh oI
cv of funding the peoples money, un1er tue u"'gn
taf n ie mere debt 20 capitalists, 50 rs 70 uePINoo
neople of the use OF their money, AFTER haNnR SoI
formed their business TO ITS USE must De reNrIseu His
Id ali that passes as money In TINS country DC thS eB
ender OF the United states, and receivable equd WIN
con for all the taxes and dues OF the GONeIunlcnt
nat suiieet 70 be funded ana let u oe l,ihltSu
I'm volume 10 the present funded uept Oh tlle
limited States. This sum- by constitutional
shaII NOT he Increased diminished, except Uy ia"
regulation keeping IT, per capita. accorulhg 70 .s
erase of the population, In time OF peace anu Ih ',o
of war changed only by vote OF tWo-lhIIus ol te
states "a other provisions OF the Constitution require
IN make way for this standing fiscal policy OF is va
zion we must repeal the Resumption Act so caeu ahu
thc Rank Act; and all the funding acts tat saDu IN to
vVav III having the public debt OF the MARION IN ZIG
shortest time lust 10 the people and equaDe 70 tne
Londholders We all recognize, Win gteat SOIcuqo'
Inc inheritance OF your coming election IN Mne az Nv
inc a keynOte 10 the whole country Lrt every III "a
ID ais GuyD With the profound hope thht the eleet m
I'M Maine NAV result the happiness and prosperity VI
the ""oie P''f' PETER COOPER.