National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-26
NATIONAL GREENBACK


the people great public question. IL has sought
to expose the fallaccs and ialsehoods with which
the people were and are still to some extent being
deluded and | may add that III this work IL has
had rather gratifying success.
viii select n committee tomorrow to confer
with the gentleGcn selected by YOU in regard to
either single discussion or series OF discussions.
l do not promise, however that the makeup OF
my COMMITTEES shall he according to your sugges'
ton. But, whatever 1t may be, or whatever may
be the result of the proposed ference respect
fuy urge upon your attention that there is no one
place In the county from which the influence OF
such discussion can be 50 extensive as from
here that there Is no other place whore the condi
tions and facilities for attracting the attention of
the entire nation, aud for thorough ana Intelligent
discussion are so favorable as they are here, aud
that there can be no more favorable time Tor such
Il discussion than now.
The party you represent has been built up by in
shilling into the minds of the people hlacous the
cries OF government and finance and false charges
against tue present financial policy Of ne Govern
mcut In your party platforms and addresses IN
your campaign dootiments, your newspapers and
public speeches. you have charged that the inan.
cial policy of the Government is dictated 10y gold
gamblers ana stock brokers in their own interest,
and that II is administered without regard to the IN
crestS of the Government the welfare OF the peo'
pie. You have urged In support OF this, III my
Judgment, monStrous ISLANDERS that the volume OF
legal money has been wOutouly and wickedly con
tracted, causing destruction of industry ahd &c
preston of business that United States bonds are
unrighteouSly exempt from taxation in the inter
est OF the wealthy classes; that greenbacks
were not taken for import duties IN
latots; that the contract under which the 90
bonds were originally sold was changed IN the in-
tercst and at the dictation of the bondholders
thereby adding largely to the public debt that the
national banks are special privilege aud
monopoly secured by and to the "moneY power
and are expensive and dangerous to the Liberties
of the country; that resumption was aud is O
fraud and the result of n conspiracy between cap
italiss and officers OF the Government for the pur
pose Of cnrichng themselves at the expense of the
labging people. on these and similar charges
you have 'rung the changes from one end OF the
land to the other. pronounce these charges, III
general and in particular, false and slanderous
and can prove them to be so.
ask you to produce man who is willing TO fa"C
the facts on charges so pCrsiStcntly made among
| the people against their Government and to righ
here make them good by good proof or to squarely
back down-here, in the Capital of the nation aud
III the hearing of all the people where oil the oil
cial documents can be obtained TO settle disputed
ties for intelligent and thorough discussion can bC
| found anywhere else Aud while have no objec
| tons to arranging for any reasonable number o
discussions at other points cannot allow you u
escape II contest on this eminCncc, and 10 cove
your retreat by an Impractical challenge to 800 dis
Cussions III many different Congressional dis
| trictS. with the absurd condition that your oppo
nents must act underthe joint auspices two opprs
| Ing aud hostile political parties. Such prorosi
| ton does not come anywhere In the ncghbUrhOot
of reasonable reply to my communication. Hop
with such committee as may select for the pur
pose indicated in my first proposition, but assurin'
| you that will perform my part of whatever IN!
| committee agrees to, have the honor TO rclnaii
your ObediCut servant, rllOS. NJ. NlClOL
Secretary Of the Honest Money League.