The Osceola times., 1878-06-29
Er0ssa Hon. JnO. Il. Jones.
BAaToN, ARK,
juno ~, 1878.

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of the Sth. inst, informing me that
want OF space prevented the inser.
ton Of one OF my public speeches
sent you, expressive Of my views
upon questions now deeply agita-
tang the pIbic mind, and my con
victions of the danger OF the hour.
Won kindly say you will take pleas
ure in publishing any article ! may
offer, proportlonej to the size OF
your paper, and not exclusive OF
other matter of interest To your
readers. | will therefore say
through your columns, that in my
paLiip sppeoiics from the Ohio to
the Rocky Mountains, last year, ]
advocated the retirement of the
National Banks which have been Il
needless cost to the tax payers, OF
thirty millions of dollars annually,
and the substitution in their place
of notes issued by tha government,
9 eenb,rks, n legal tender equally
with gold and silver for all debts,
public and private, and ior custoa
dues, with volume such as the
sound bnsincas interest Of the coun-
try requires.
Over the samc VIDE aroa, ] ad,
vocated the improvement OF the
Mississippi river, and Incidental re
clamation Of ,as bottom, from the
gulf to the head of navigation, and
such aid from the government TO
the Texas Pacific Railroaa rs would
ensure its speedy completion.
AS chairman Of the committee on
transportutlon at the Charleston
session OF the Nationa. Grange, !
drew up and submitted to that body
a report on the latter subjccl, which
was adopted with remarkable una
nimlty.
at the previous session, at st.
Louis, urged, successfully, in the
same committee, and IN the Nation
al Grange, the cxpediency OF exert
ing the whole power of the Order
upon Congress to secure the necos-
sary appropriations to open the
mouth OF the Mississippi river and
improve tho river for sea gong
vessels a. high up ms pract'catle.
An appropriation for this work was
thus wrung from an unwilling Con-
gress, long dominated by Eastern
capitalists.
While Master Of tho National
Grange, entered upon, and CON
summated negotiation with the
Cooperative associations of Great
Britain, for the establishment OF
an nglo-American Co operative
Society, which will afford facilities
of direct trade between the proJpc
crs on our side, and the consumers
on the other, without other agerc cy !;
and, with the improved facilities of
! transportation referred to, will re-
lieve the South and West from their
present vassalage to the East, and
be the means ni introducing Euro.
pean capital, machinery and manu-
featuring skill in the South and
West | send you herewith pam
phlet, distributed by the National
: Grange, which will fully explain
! this grsat enterprise
Want of space iorbijs my refer
ring to many other measures OF
deep interest to the people of the
South and Vest for which | have
, labored, and will labor.
Other aspirants for the U. s. Sem
ate, claim much for tbeir agencies
in restoring our state government
to the people. l yield to none OF
! them in the part ] bore in this good
, work, and appeal to the history OF
the time in proof,
For my views of the policy of oui
, State in regard to all iraudalen,
state bonds and obligations attempt
: ed to be imposed upon the people
: by u government in which they
g were not represented, and from
l. which the people have derived nj
e advantage, the following expires
SONS made through the state yea
ago, may suffice:
!, ave have been for years advaac
ing along the road that leads to th'
prccipice Of public bankruptcy
Our rulers, under the conviction
that the moral instincts OF the peO
:, pie would revolt at reputation un
a der any extremity OF taxation. hav'
/ protected and become partners IL
the most extravagant schemes o
public improvement, the chief Oh