The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-05-17

puih VI oiC INuuOhhL DOLuOClhIo PhA'J W.
not in 1876, and is not to-day, in favor
:, paying the bonds in coin, by the resuml
ton of specie payments? Are you prepal
ed to denounce the Republican party g
you did in 1876, because it had progresse
too slowly in the work of resumption an
i payment of the bonds, to suit your pun
v poses? Indeed, tardiness on the part G
d the Republicans, to arrive at the chief OF
ject desired by your last National Conven
I ton seems, in your estimation, to bave beel
J. their chief SHINING.
1 Not wishing to intrude too much on you
3 time, and space in your spicy journal,
4 will content myself by putting one or tw'
interrogatories which may be of some ser
service in determining your judgment, al
to whether it is necessary that there SHOULD
be a Greenback party?
Where and when has the Democratic par
ty proposed any system of financial policy
which looks to diminishing the bonded
debt, outside and beyond that incorporated
in Republican theory.
What has the Democratic party done
since it had control of both branches of
Congress which encourages the hope of ar
resting resumption of specie payment?
What has the said party done, or what
does it propose to do, which tends to alle-
viate the distressed condition of the coun-
thy?
You are compelled to admit, as humbly
conceive, that simple exchange of Ma
tional Bank paper for greenbacks would
not increase the circulating medium; nor
have you or any of the Democratic party
ever announced theory by which you pro-
pose to take up an additional issue of treas
ury notes, should you ever agree to issue
in excess of the present amount in circula-
tion-only in the mode as that now prac-
tised by the Republicans--sa save in two
particulars, the bonding system and the
unlimited coinage of silver neither one
of which are your party agreed on at pres
ent.
What then, may I ask, is your plan of
relief for the impoverished millions in and
out of employment throughout our borders ?
Economy and retrenchment, 1 am aware,
form much of the stock in your State and
National conventions and the two matters
are admirable, when practised in private
life or public service. But man must
have something before he can practice
economy with success, and little more
than support before the necessity arises
for retrenchment, 50 1 conceive the rule,
as row applied by the General Government,
means simply protection to the money
class, and unceasing, unremunerative toll
for the working masses.
Now, my dear Sir, bearing in mind a
limit to your kind indulgence, will briefly
set out the principles of relief universally
espoused by the Greenback party, which
are conlueive to my mind that the necessity
is potent for its existence. And that |
may bestow honor where it is due, 1 copy |
the language of the gallant Col. w. M.
Lowe, from the Huntsville District in Ala. |
as being eminently appropriate and in
every way fitting MY own views. Says the |
Col. 81 am in favor of measures for the
immediate relief of the people. stand
with the advanced guard on finance, the
outposts, the pickets. / favor the imme-
diate issue of full legal-tender greenback
notes to pay the bonds as soon as practi-
cable, according to the original contract. {
Pay the bonds and stop the interest; Issue
no more bends forever, abolish National
banks, restore full, free coinage of silver
as well as gold. No subsidies of land or
money to banks, railroads or other corpora
tions No property to be exempt from
taxation. A graduated tax upon incomes.
A radical change in the Interdal revenue
system, whiskey and tobacco laws; a res
vision of the tariff, a strict construction of
all grants of power to Government, Fed
eral and State. Legislation less for banks
and corporations and more in the interest
Of labor and business"
We must not forget the fact that this is {
nation of sorvereigns large proportion of
whom live by daily labor. This class of
our people compose no inconsiderable item {
N contributing to the wealth, commerce, /
Internal strength to the nation which is in
luty bound to protect them. When they !
,ry for bread don't cast them a stone On S
he other hand, let us inaugurate system e
If impartial legislation that will guarantee =
mutual support in all the avenues, to an t
lonest, frugal living for our whole people, f
that there are thousands who
ant live on the peck of meal and three :,
'ounds of meat per week, and at the same D
ime contribute their mite as American o
itizens possessed of the elements of a civ lt
ization and natural advantages far ABOVE :, =
ny other on the habitable Globe. a
Very respectfully, yours etc, h
REUBFN DAVIS u