The Worthington advance., 1878-10-24
GREENBACK MEETING.
SPEECH or j. II. BROOKS, THE CIR EEN-
BACK CANDIDATE FOR KEI'NES EN- IA.
TIVE.


BACK CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTA-.
TIVE.
On Friday evening last, J. II. Brooks,
Of Luverne, the Greenback Candidate
for Representative in this district, ad-
dressed the people at the School House
III Wortllington.
Tie Speaker was introduced by W.
II. Bennett, and, III opening, said he
had been attacked because Of his relig-
ion, which seemed to be the only per-
sonal attack which his opponents could
make. His religion WIS to do good,
and if any one had a better religion, lie
was ready to give his up and adopt
theirs. lie referred to the history of
Daniel, who was in favor with the
king, and his enemies became jealous.
So they looked about for something up
on which they could prefer charges.
They found that the only place they
could attack him was in his religion,
and upon this they preferred charges.
Mr.. Brooks stated that he was Il Re-
publican and had always acted with
that party. But he claimed that the
party had become like all others which
held power for long while, corrupt.
The thieves of all parties had pushed
to the front and, inside or outside of
the party, he must put i'll his protest.
lie detied any one to point to more than
two acts of the Republican Congress
which had been of benefit to the peo-
pie, and these two were the Homestead
act and the Tree Claim act.
OF the Congress which passed the act
demonetizing silver, lie pronounced it
one of the most corrupt we have ever
had. That Congress passed $50 acts al
together and $50 Of them were rushed
through in the last nine hours of the
session, OH Saturday night, running
three hours into Sunday. This was
done when many congressman were
under the influence of liquor and great
. excitement, and the scene had often
been characterized us Il drunken row.
Among the iniquitous measures forced
through in such haste were the act de-
! monetizing silver and the odions Com
stock law by which an espionage was
established over the mail matter Of
every citixn.
On the Greenback question the speak
er sad the first issue Of $50, COG, 900 was
worth more than gold. They were
. above par. The money spectators
saw they could not use them for spec
ulation. SO they beseiged Congress to
make some exceptions, and the green
back was crippled, SO that it WAS not
receivable for interest on the public
debt and duties. The money sleculat-
ors then set to work and deprecated
the grcenblck so that ut one time it re-
qu,rcd about $50 to buy 81 of gold
! With these deprecated greenbacks, the
spectators bought our government
bonds, dollar for dollar, the govern
ment being compelled to accept them
at their face. Having bought the
bonds by this process, they beseigr.
and bought up Congress to make the
bonds payable in gold, thus hy one huge
money speculation making hundreds o
millions of dol;,1s and leaving the peo
pie to suffer the consequences.
But the people were beginning to gel
their eyes open. The speaker alluded
to the great change in Iowa especialI,
and in other States and said the Repul'
llcans had had their last two~tili7d
majority III Congress. lie predicted
that the honest element of the Repub
lican party uniting with the homes
element of the Democratic party ant
forming the National party would car
, ry the country i'll 1880.
; The Republicans were gradually get
: ting their eyes open. Mr.. Is. here It
} lated the pup story. A boy carrying
: pup. A wliig asks him what the pup
and the boy promptly says the pup is
, whig. This pleas-s the whig very mucl
: but the boy adds that as soon us til
, pup gets his eyes open lie will be
, Democrat. AS soon us the Republican
| get their eyes open, they will he Nation
T ais.
, The speaker said he had asked Nj
, Dunnell some questions ut Luverns
+ The people wanted to know why Cor
) gress had passed the resumption ac
why they had demone,ized silver; VIII
J. there were il million men roaming ovc
f the country out of work? Mr.. u. II
f piled that these were tralnrs, but til
s speaker thought the tramps were he
t ter tlI.I those who lad passed the ;t
n to pay the bonds in gold.
i The speaker $ lid these three act
f the resumption act, the act de noncti
e ing silver and the act to pay the bono
T. in gold were bl..ck acts, and had soun,
q ed the death knell OF the Republics;
d party.
. The effect Of these acts had been
l. lessen the vollln Of money to Il rui
GUS extent and were in the interest
the money power solely. The mon,