The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-19
Mr.. PETER COOPER ELATED.
PREDICTING BTTLERS SUCCESS AND
JICTORY IN OTHER STATES.
Frank Opinions OF the Maine Election. Rear
ney. tho Hewitt Commission, the Condition
Of the Country, and the Resumption Act.

Cooper bcamed with unusual smiles rs he
talked over the results " tho Maine cleo
ton and tho Butler victory ut Worcester
He was disposed to regard the first event
az peculiarly a victory for the Grecnback party.
and one which he had fully expected. 1t re-
minded him OF an interview with Mr.. Evarts
recently Mt Washington. when he had impressed
upon that gentleman the thought that tina ilnan-
cial question is really the one that lies ut the
foundation Of tho present depression of bust
ness and industry. Mr.. Evars said on that oc-
casion: why we IRE doing ali we can for tho
people i'm that direction" Mr.. Cooper replied
Yes, YOU are doing all but the right thing; the
important thing is TO relieve the people from the
payment 81 tho millions OF interest on bonds"
Mr.. Cooper recalls with satisfaction his widely
published address to the voters of Maine on the
eve Of the recent election. in favor Of the candi
dates OF the National party. In that letter Mr..
Cooper deprecated the acts of Congress that he
believed were in the interest OF the bondhod-
crs. and he favored the establishment Of green
back money as the necessity Of the hour. to-
gcthcr with the repeal Of the Resumption act.
In reply TO question as to whether he thought
the vote in Maine was distincivcy in conso-
quence of an intelligent appreciation of tho
financial question. Mr.. Cooper said that he
thought II was; that the platform embodied
those ideas that really the labor question IL in
volved in the financial question. and that II the
grecnbacks are mad" the currency OF the coun-
try the labor question will be solved because
our currency VIII thcn he ms perpetual ana rs
uniform ~ u yardstick or a bushel measure.
" Do you think; Mr., Co!ner that the National
party Will carry this stat -" 49,
1t will spread not only to this, but io NIL the
States. The people are aroused to the Injustice
thnt has been practised. II Is the business OF
Congress to establish Justice. How can they
establish Justice without thui strict obedience To
the letter OF the Constitution which would mako
-Ns
" Do you think the voters of Maine have COM
pretended these financial reforms. or have not
Gree Green6ac SS tcSet ti@''' - MANI '''' '''' '
NO. sir; It is the triumph Of the Grecnback
cause. which Is n worry simple thing TO those
who understand it. The people are gaining nm
Intelligent knowledge that our business de:
rangemcuts are due To- the unlawful withdrawal
OF the peoples money and the substitution Of
bank money. on which tho people must uny cN-
orbnnt interest But as | told Mr.; Eyarts.
hope that when they see the truths they will not
like ST. Paul. be struck blind. Our legal tender
money WINS the discovery Of The age. and more
valuable than gold mine. For the Government
20 take away that money from the people Tor
war taxes was 9ne A. on cruelty unsurpassed
-" Did you expect such sudden increase Of
Certainly / have been predicting ii. Tho
only way that the people submitted to the legis-
lnton IN favor of the banks was because the
thing was covered up.
This thought Of covering w things carried
Dir. Coopvrs mind back to speech which he
fltuf III Iulllnull nan lNtulS -StNfH years
ago. when he told the Democracy that ia all
ages OF the world men have been deceived. and
have been led 10y various causes 10 believe
things good and Pheasant and TO be desired that
hrr IN themselves bad.
Mr.. Cooper said that was his last speech in
Tammnny Hall. He found that Mike Walsh
and his d-shrt"d ruiflans were controlling
the primary elections, and that was not the sort
of Demo racy for him.
" How do you think this Maine election will
Affect Gen. Buffers chancesf
Gen. Butter is sure To- be- elected rs Governor
"a "a ia
chance of being elected President
But will not the National party insist upon
cannot consent to serve again. | only con-
scented before because there WAS No other man
to represent the pruclp's but although | was
willing then 10 endure M oouquy anu the ridi-
cur. / am too old now 10 undertake another
ssampa,gn am IN my tsl'y.Siihis year Sn ~
Fish, who came, showed me an almanac OF the
year ] was born. and in that almanac the yopu-
laiion OF New York WAS stated ~ 27,Oou. have
advocated tho grecnbatk principles thus far
against much opposition. a. YOU Know. some Of
1t from my own son and son-in-aw. who dis
Mr.. Hewitt seems to be making a thorough
Yes: bat he makes the mistake 81 having
loo much iath IN the gold dollar a. the stand
nrd oi Naiur by wHlrh 10 measure awning
good from time immemora and It has been
rcmnrk"l: They meyer see guinea.
Do You ihlnk RESUMPTION next January Will
1t Will be- the greatest curse that could bo in
y
many evils win II IN connection with the bank
System, and almost wish may not live To SOC
+. -Four Years ago a dollar would not buy half
Personally, | might be benefited in money 10y
lhc ruin that would ensue 20 many hy thu Re-
sumption act: but for the goo. Of the country
At large. want that act repealed. Whnt do you
thinA has raised the circulation Of the labor
newspnp,r organ except that it is founded on
How about Denis Kearney, Mr. "copper""
Wei, wish some one would adys" MIN TO
IAN 81 | hta
you'd do that he would have more influence.
Calling hard names DOESN'T do any good. As
an Old friend OF mine said. You can catch NOR.
hies with mulAesrs than you can with vinegar "
Pa Mr. kr"arney call upon you when he
Yes. but was not at homo. ! should have
been glnd To SEQ him. and would have advised
people up bul without such harsh words. This
rcmlnds me of what once said 10 u clergyman
when ! think OF tho almost almighty power
that the circumstances Of birth and education
and country exert TO make us what we are
when not only think but know that children
nre being born nj the Five Points living and
growing NJ in the midst II all that is vile and
vtiated; and whom ] soc the poor drunken vag-
Gbond lying in the street perhaps NJ my door.
look down upon 81 n a one and then look up
to my heavenly Father and ask myself this
timrc purstisn: Which OF NJ, him or me. has
the strong 81 riaim for huluin's- and heaven
in another NE 2 Inv" no Hesitation in answer
ing TINT question: for say WITHOUT hesitation
mat believe that poor Nagnhund has stronger
cain lnr hhlplnrSs ana hrAyrn IN another lii"
thnn have, Tor this reason, happened to have
y lhtnrf ana mnlh'f ihht taught me worry early
That II was always safe for mo TO do anything
and everything that knew 10 be right aud Al
ways dangerous To- do ANYTHING that / knew to
be wrong. Guided by that ittle law ] hogan
life, am! hay" Ulwnys hul a house and Il home
md ordinary comforts of llc Now there he
lies ana hero am |; hut | have no hesitation in
saying thnt bear witness that he Inns stronger
claim than ON happiness N another life. II
his CIRCUMSTANCES and mine had been changed
we would now have changed positions If ]
had boon. born Of his parents would have
been in the gutter Tho old Doctor Ia whom
this was addressed only said in reply. Circum-
stances arc very powerful. ~
Mr.. Cooper, while in this philosophical vein.
also sad that he was often applied 10 for his
autograph, and no sometimes added the follow
Ing bit ~ advice:
Mankind throughout thc world viii improve and better
Heir condition IN proportion 49, the1 come 10 know and
understand ihht wint man sOwe that must he also
ErHh some ere, somehow ma At some time and that
Wy lhr OPERATION Of laws devised by Mtne Wisdom 80
WIS., anu $" good that they are never required ~ be
altered. amended. or rcNoSci
Mr.. Cooper EXPRESSED himself strongly in
favor OF an immediate repeal Of the Rcsump-
ton act upon the rnasscmlllng Of Congress- as
the means Of avoiding serious troubles that
threaten us. He spoke feclinEly Of the dreadful
sunering 81 the working classes. and said tho
financial policy OF the Government had brought
ff tI... l,l.. IL.