The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-09

E% General CARY, the leader of the
Greenbackers in Ohio, in his Steuben-
vile speech, spoke of the PIATr ticket
and platform as follows:
Gas National Greenbacker / can not
support the Piatt platform and ticket for
the following reasons, tersely and dis
tinctly stated"
"The platform is not in accord with
the previously promulgated doctrines of
the National Gteenback- Labor party
Its leading proposition is to call in inn
mediately all the Government bonded
Indebtedness and pay it off without re-
gard to the laws under which the bonds
were issued, or the terms OF the bonds
themselves. This is indefensble, un-
wise and revolutionary--it is a cowardly
way of violating the pnblic faith. 1t
may be that the avarice of the Money
Power will force reputation; but let it
come, if come it must, of necessity and
not of choice in advance OF the me-
cessity would not proclaim myself a
repldiator. Congress has repeatedly
acted in bad faith with the people at the
instance of the Money Power, but this
is no reason why we should initiate their
bad example, especially as the people
have indorsed the action of their repre-
sentatives keeping them in power. If
the proposition in the Columbus plat
form were lawful and practicable, its en-
forcement would ruin the debtor class
and give to the bondholder an advan.
tage greater than has ever yet been ac-
corded to him by any subsidized Con-
gress. 1t would place in the hands Of
the bondholders the means of buying up
all the incumbered property of the coun-
try at the present depressed prices, and
enable them to riot unmolested upon the
honest accumulations of years OF self
denying toll. Not only the real estate,
but the mining, mechanical and manu-
featuring industries would be at their
mercy" a
3 A. Saunders Piatt the nominee of
the Columbus Convention was never
known as . National Greenbacker, and
il be ever voted our ticket the evidence
of the fact has not transpired. We are
informed, and believe, that as late as
1875 he voted for Governor Allen under
protest, because of his soft money and
greenback heresies.
Hugo Preyer, who holds the second
place on the ticket, declared in the Con-
vention before be received the nomina-
tion that he was not National Green
backer, and he is the advertised head Of
an organization in Ohio which is openly
and avowedly hostile 10 that party.
As the accredited head Of this hostile
organization this man Preyer called a
Convention at Columbus of his Clubs at
the same time with that Of the National
party. with the design Of either capturing
the National Convention or aatagonizing
it. The following is copy of letter
sent to one of the faithful:
"CANToN, Ono, March Is, 1879.
"DEAR SIR: The Convention is called
for the simon pure Gresaback Clubs, II
have called it the same day the Nation
ais have their Convention; 80 if they de-
sire to unite and work in harmony with
US, all right; if not, we go ahead alone.
Yours, HUGO PREFER.
"Let me know how maEy delegates
you have, and who they are.'
The results of the Convention show
that these Clubs collected enough DEL
egates to take possession of the Conven-
ton, make Brick Pomeroy platform,
and put Anti-Nationals at the head of
their ticket. denounce the whole thing
as fraud. Neither the platform nor
ticket is entitled to the support OF any
true "National,"