The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-08-29
. WHAT is .PLExus !, AFTER?n

first that would treat the article with 81
lence and contempt, and let the poor name
less creature land perhaps headless, too,
judging from the tone and .tstuf6ng of his
essay,) pass by unnoticed. But to satisfy
his craving appetite for knowledge and his
meek humility for you see at a glance that
he is both modest and humble, for he does
not possess the moral courage and inde-
pendence of mind to give the public either
his residence or name 81 will state what
am after and what am not after. In the
first place, am after trying to enlighten
just such nameless creatures as this man
g Piexus is, that he may come out of the
political cesspool in which he is, and has
been, doubtless, all his life, and enable him
to shake off that stuff of which he thinks
he is possessed, that goes to make up the
"public man or the statesman"
Again, am after stating facts and figures
to the public mind, and / care not from
what source they come, just they are
facts, and will expose the venality and cor
ruption of both the old political parties. I
am after inquiry and knowledge, and the
| men who hide from inquiry are the oppres-
sors and towards of our country. There
never yet was an evil or corrupt system that
did not decry investigation and discussion
there never was good and sound one that
| did not court the light There are no insti-
| tutions or systems too sacred to be investi-
gated or scrutinized. 1t Is only when a
| plundered and outraged people come to in
vestigate the questions of the day, and rea-
son about the matter, that the right of in
/ pn+L rs old
| ties, especially the Republican party. declare
the agitation of the money question should
cease. The money power has had its paid
| attorneys in the lobby, in the committee
| rooms, upon the floors Of both houses, in the
| departments, and in the cabinet, from the
| first hour of the country's financial distress
to this day. 1t has dictated the policy of
the country, and it has owned and controlled
the two dominant political parties. The
money power has not discussed, it has act
ed. Its dark and devious ways are now
well understood. 1t is being driven from
its skulking places into the open field. The
battle over the money question is to be
fought now upon fair ground, in broad day
| light. The fight will be hot and furious.
The men who decry agitation are the skulk-
ers and the coward who are always seen up
on the outskirts of great conflicts (Won-
der where modest "Plexus will be them.
They are the worst towards that ever ran
away from difficulty and danger, for they
are so abject as to affirm that men ''who
have ears shall not hear, who have eyes shall
not see, who have tongues shall not speak,
and who have reason shall not think" And
the modest 'Plexus," who have names shall
not write them). These towards are :" the
dross and offal of the world, who have
sUood shivering always in the fear of author
ity, stumbling blocks in the way Of knowl-
edge and progress. To those who are so
nervous about the effects of the agitation of
the money question, especially my friend
"Plexus," commend these words from Ed
mund Burke: 81 love clamor where there is
abuse The alarm bell disturbs the inhab-
itants, but saves them from being burnt in
their beds" Take warning, Mr.. ''Plexus') J.
/ And now, Mr.. "Plexus," shall tell you
what am not after am not after office.
nor do court the favors of either of the old
political parties, but will wager V. that
Mr. "Plexus" is either an office-holder or AN
office seeker. Judging from his extreme mod
esty and timidity in withholding his name
from publicity. He is doubtless afraid that
he might say some thing which would COM
/ init himself, and of which his party would
not approve | pity man in this slavish,
dependent condition. But perhaps ''he al
ways voted at his party's call, and never
thought of thinking for himself at all.
I must hasten on; this letter is getting
rather long. Mr. ssPlexus'' asks the follow
| ing questions: lst, "Where does w. A.
Wells stand as to political party?" I'd. sis
he an advocate for silver, or is he green
hacker, or is he both?" It is truly singular
if Mr.. "Plexus" has been an attentive read
er of my articles, that he is not able by this
time to decide to which political party be-
long. I presume he has discovered that
Il ,Ip of Cborr g
political and financial cause. Ist, / belong
to the Union Greenback- Labor Party. I'd,
/ l am "Greenbacker," and am in favor OF
/ the free coinage of both silver and gold to
their fullest extent, as long as metal money
is used l stand upon the following princi-
Piles, as enunciated by the National Union
Greenback Party of the United States:
lst. ''The greenback dollar must be a
legal tender for the payment of all debts,
and by the government issued, protected
| and received as absolute money"
I'd. ssThe general government alone to
issue money, and this for the benefit of all -
Sd. "The immediate calling in of all
United States bonds, and payment of them,
| principal and interest, in legal tender, law
full greenback paper money of the United
States, and every dollar of such issue OF
legal tender lawful money to be protected
| by the government as at par with other law
| fuI money, gold or silver coin, never co De
converted into bonds of any rate or class,
and no more bonds of any rate or class to be
| issued, and that it is the duty of the govern
ment to issue its money in such amounts,
| and no more, as shall enable it to pay all its
existing debts. .
4th. "That all rights and privileges
given to national banks to issue currency as
money, or in lieu of money, or as circulat-
| lug medium, be at once Withdrawn, on the
broad ground that all private interests must
give way to the public good. .
| 5tb. "The recoinage of the trade dollar
and full demonstration of all silver coin of
the United States, and that the government
shall never more give interest bearing bonds
or obligations for the purchase of metal to
convert into coin or money"
| 8th. s'That malfeasance in office shall be
classed with the crime of treason to the
state and punished by the same penalty.
For the present, l deem this sufficient,
and in conclusion will state to Mr.. "Plexus, :
that hereafter when he addresses me he will
please sign his proper signature, or shall
treat his enlightened ''stuf with silent con-
tempt. Thrice is he armed who hath his
quarrel lust. w. A. WELLS.
CORVALLIS, Aug. %, 1879.
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