The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-15
THE GREENBACKERS.
MANIFESTO FROM THE SMALL BUT
FAITHFUL BAND I'm WASH
INGTON.
TMey Claim the Balance Of Power and
seek Alliances with Both the DEM
acrats ana Republicans.

WAsHINTON, March 1.-THE following was
issued tonight:
Rooms or EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Metropolitan Hotel, I
washington, ID. o., March a. 1881
TO Republican and Democratic Members Elect
Of the House Of Representatives oil the
Forty-Slxt Congress:
The representatives OF the National Green
back Labor party feel that grave responsi..
bllty rests upon them In the organization OF
the House Of Representatives. The Repub-
lican party is fully committed to financial
policy which has brought disaster and ruin
upon all the Industrial interests OF the
country. 1t is opposed to exclusive govern
ment money. is In favor OF the issue OF Ma
tional bank currency and is the champion Of
monopolies.. The Democratic party, In Its
last national convention, proposed no remedy
for the existing financial evils, but on the
contrary. rejected propositions looking to
currency reform. Both parties In different
States by the earnest advocacy OF our princi-
pies have been able to defeat our party can
didates and elect their own. The. time has
now come when devotion to principle must be
tested and q suffering people informed as to
who are In favor OF relief for them. We hold
the balance OF power In the present House OF
Representatives, and In the States Of Maine,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
In other words, i'm scarcely one OF the
Northern States has either Of the old
parties a majority. We intend to follow
out our principles and place the responsibility
OF their temporary defeat upon those who
shall organize the House against them. There
must be no mistakng our single and resolute
purpose by our action TO bring relief to our
suffering constituents, by giving full employ
ment aud adequate reward to labor, to Inn
part new life and vigor to the PROSTATE busi-
ness industries OF the country and give hope
to despairing debtors, recognizing the fact
that much will depend on the Organization Of
the House for securing Legislation In their be-
half and that that result will make up the
issue In the great struggle between the epeople
and the money power In 1880
We propose To cooperate with you by the
election as Speaker of either s. g. Cox, Of
New York; JAS. Phelps, q Connecticut; W.
ID. Kelly or Hendrick b. Wright, of Pennsyl-
Fort, OF Illinois; WIN. III. Felton, of Georgia ,
John M. Bright or II. 9. Young, OF Tennessee
each Of whom, by their public record on finan-
cial questions has secured the confidence Of
our constituents, or any other member OF
the House OF experience competent to
conduct Its business who, by his
previous adherence to our principles,
has shown that In their behalf he can
rise above former political affiliations. We
tender this proposition to the professed
friends OF currency reform In the name OF
more than ,000, 900 voters we have the honor
to represent, and in behalf OF other millions
who voted for many of you because OF your
advocacy of our principles. We do not make
this proposition to you as members of poiiti-
cal parties, but as representatives OF the peo-
pie, to whom we all owe allegiance above and
beyond all party obligations. Whatever may
people Of the United States to justify our ac-
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