The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-13
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ADDRESS
To the People of the United States.

Issued by the Greenback members of
the XLvI CONGRESS at their meeting held
in Washington, Feb, 81, 1879;
The National Greenback Representatives
elected to the Forty sixth Congress, feel
ing the grave responsibility imposed upon
them, have met in consultation, and deem
it proper to advise you of the result.
The need of more perfect organization |
engaged our serious attention. As against
labor, and capital invested in productive |
and commercial enterprises, the money
loaning interests is eiaborately and very
thoroughly organize. This gigantic |
power embraces the National Administra-
tion and Legislature, the machinery and
leadership of the Republican and Demo
cratic parties, and more than two thousand
National banks, forming banking system,
yet in the infancy of its power, whose op-
Grafton has transferred the control of issu-
ing regulating the volume of paper money
from the Government where the Constitu-
tion vests it, to those corporations, whose
Directors are not responsible to the people.
Back of this organization, inspiring and
controlling it, arrayed the colossal money
power of Europe. It has controlled Leg
islatures and executive officers, largely
subsidized the press, and endangered the
property of the judiciary. By means of
usury and the appreciation of the value of
money by contracting it, il has absorbed
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gained mortgage on the productive power
of the future. The Indebtedness of the
people, private, corporate, municipal,
State and National is more than the en-
tire property Of the country would bring
in money The Indebtedness expresses the
: immense capital gained by money brokers'
+ Through the terrible pressure of its annu-
al interest productive and mechanical
!, industry has been paralized and the mass
e es of the people have been plunged into
b condition of increasing poverty, want
r and misery. which is embittering them to
: degree perilous to the peace of society
!. and the stabiliay of our Government.
|. The agents of the money power have
e sought to blind the people to its spoilations
,. by charging their distresses to their extrav.
q agnnces, by false clamor for "honest mon.
}. ey," and by the promise of a speedy relie
II by resumption of specie payments. What
}. they call resumption has come, but dis
tress intensifes and the prospect under
=. their policy darkens. We have reached a
). cade crisis. It is the mission of our par
ia ty to meet this crisis and avert the meas
ureless ruin it threatens. To do this W,
II must overthrow the powerful and en-
10 trenched banking, system, and restore to
,e the Government, where the fundamenta
,r law places it, the sole power TO issue
or the money; regulate its value, and de
termin its volume.
u We must stop the increase of interest bear
e. ing indebtedness, and as speedily ss pos
ay sible, in accord with this letter of the origina
ia contract, cancil that which has accrued
We must secure a volume of full legal ten
~ der money equal to the demands of pros
porous, productive enterprise. Ours is
gigantic task. Only by the united effors Z
1T those who suffer can we accomplish it. w
are fully convinced that separation fro1
gS the old parties, whose leaders, machiner
ne and press are mostly allied with the none
i'll power, is demanded.
Impelled by this conviction we have re
solved to act together in organizing tt
nc next Congress, that we may the better a.
ad complish the desired result. We are a
sured that enough members entertainin
NV our views have been elected TO hold tn
Il. balance of power. We propose to wiel
ia that power for the sole purpose of embody
ing our principles in law.
to We call upon you to unite in precinc
mr. city, town, county, Congressional distrl
= and all State organizations for the san
"a ends. We also invite Greenback and lab,
AL clubs, by whomsoever organized and cha
tered, to place themselves in commune
tion with their respective county and Sta
organizations, and through them with Il
,;. head quarters of the National Executi,
u.s. Committee, Washington, D. c.
on We earnestly caution the suf1erir
all who seek to inspire to disloyal acts
T, even threats. The treason would be ma
% ness because the ballot is in our hand
'o' The Administration is what the votes
'el- the people have made it, and within tv
He years they can change it by the san
N. peaceful process. We seek relief on
let; The future is fuli of hone. Our par
tis- has gained over a million votes within &
last year, and we are assured, from
a,o parts Of the Nation, that the momentu
which gave US that unparalleled advane
is so increasing as to make success
was 1880 certain. Therefore, let not the 81
use, ferings yield to despair, nor the justly
oc;' dignant resort to violence.
GILBERT De La MATYR,
tel Chairman Com. on Address