The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-02-01

HAhnIspuno, Jan. as, ls7s.

eaSefnes8 20 endorse tne platform OF the
Halsey Greenbacly Club, and your fan.
cied absorption ii tbe Independents Of
Linn county you are inspired with
the coinmendable iiberality to invite
your Greenback friends to send you any
matter they wish published, and you
will cheerfully comply, TidentIy intend
ing TO convey the impression that you,
asa leading exponent he Democratic
party Of this State, intend to stand with
the Greenbackers, upon the Greenback
platform, in the coming political contest,
that we may overthrow the Republican
party. Nothing would give me greater
pleasure than to cooperate with the
Democratic party, or any other party,
to dethrone and subject to just and
equitable laws the present legnlized
morfey-shaying, banking and bondhoid-
ing monopoly that lives, moves and has
its being in the old political parties.
Notwithstanding your apparent zeal in
the great reform movement, I suspicion
your enthusiasm has overstepped party
discipline, that other and calmer coun-
ellis will reject Therefore, as friend,
allow me, as one that only aspires to
subserve truth and the natural and po-
litical rights of the laboring people, TO
briefly review your position, that we
may know whether you have seriously
resolved to do honor TO your head and
heart by mounting and standing on the
new, sound and stauneh Halsey Green
back platform in the coming eight.
In the outset of your editorial com
ments ON the Halsey Greenback plat
form we are assured that Sin the main
it is a good Democratic PLATFORM but
IN the very next sentence we are told
that sit palpably misrepresents facts
when it charges the Democratic party
with supporting in its essential features
the unjust Republican financial system.
There was no intention to misrepresent
the acts and designs Of the leaders Of
the Democratic party, and we will per
sist in our innocence until facts reveal
the contrary To determine what is
the Essential feature" in this unjust
Republican financial system is the point
Mt issue. The essential feature is wbeth-
er United States bonds and other obli-
cations of the government that were
purchased with, and were payable in
lawful money, shall now be paid in cur
rency or in gold. The leading, ruling
element of the Democratic party is
pledged, ''teeth and toe nails" to the
payment Of the United States bonds in
gold, and nothing but gold. Even the
silver bill that has just passed the Dem
ocra,ic House of Congress exempts
these United States bonds from the
general operation of this Democratic
measure. showing conclusiyely that it is
Il the interest Of the bondholder and
against the people. The Republican
party is unequivocally in favor of pay
ing the public debt in gold. Yet the
editor of the DEMOCRAT denies, and
claims that the Democratic party has
won all its recent victories by boldly
opposing this unjust Republican finan
cial'system. 1t is true, in some Of the
Western States, in the late elections
they adjusted their platform so as te
deadfall the Greenbackers, inducing
them to believe there was no difference
between the Democratic and Greenback
parties. This assurance, coupled with
the magic power of old party attach
ment, led captive by thousands the hon.
est, unsuspecting Greenback element oi
the country, just as the leaders of the
old parties are vainly attempting to dc
in Oregon. But tho Greenback people
saw that they had been misled and be.
trayed, which provoked retributive re-
action that is making such inroads upon
the ranks of the old organizations that
1t Is frightful to the old party leaders:
The aggregate Independent Greenback
vote that was cast in the % States that
held elections last fall did not reach
100000, and today there is enrolled in
the $4,000 Greenback clubs in the Uni
ted States over 100000 names, and in.
creasing daily as never before.
Because We refuse to worship the
golden cali, and connive with the Dem
oerats to bolster up the hard money syg.
tenn, the Greenbackers are accused of
organizins.in the interests Of the bank
ers' and D olders' party. This wan
ton assertion is so groundless and alb
surd that it is unworthy of further no
tice. Our demand for the repeal of the
national banking system is said to be an
appropriation of Democratic material.
The Democratic party has all the time
ostensibly favored the repeal of the ma
tional banks, and have also failed all
the time to tell us how, and with what
kind of money, if any, they propose to
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