The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-13

Iess iacik haTecome yknowl-
so ~ little. The natural
ct;ouf r8ltf fioIh aGan-
a.l LAD lot Zee a CAUSE ia ioeeti.sac.
rifced through the treachery Of a
Few, has induced nee foreman silent
heretofore; but now that it is becom.
ingssa matter Of general suspicion,
and General Weayer's course. has
called forth the protest Of such hon
ored- leaders as Judge Hughes, Of
Pennsylvania, and Others, ! think,
both for my own sake; as wellas your
reputation and the integrity of the
party, the truth should be known.
When our party becomes a portion
Of the machinery necessary to elect
the man to the Presidency who con-
temptuously referred to us in the dis
cussion Of the Weaver resolutions in
Congress as "the spawn of a dying
party" and who called upon his par.
ty associates to meet the sbeast, the
"monster," and throttle it, | think
forbearanee ceases to be virtue
much more, when / am compelled to
sit by and see schemes entered into
and bargains made for the return of
Republican members of Congress
over soft.money Democrats.
What Ihave stated has come entire
ly under my own observation. Fur
ther, / have in my possession letters
and kilograms from the Republican
National Committee Headquarters,
showing their solicitude for the Green.
back movement, and written proofs
of their appropriation of funds to
encourage Greenback dissensions.
General Weaver's plan Of the cam
paign was formed before his nomina-
ton. Hisambition has been to throw
the election into the House. Last
May, when reasoning with him on
the improbability Of success In that
case, he said he was confident that il
could be brought about through an
alliance with the Republicans, who
held nineteen States in Congress-
At the time / laughed at the idea of
lRenpblican sympathy; but the pro
gfess Of The campaign has demon.
strated that every move made by our
standard-bearer has been to win the
confidence of the Republican party.
In case the October elections should
go heavily Democratic, General Wea-
ver's friends are hopeful of inducing
the Republicans TO withdraw their
Electoral tickets in West Virginia,
Missouri, Texas and Mississippi, and
perhaps secure through their sup
port enough votes to enable the cleo
tion to be thrown into Congress.
In spite of many Of these startling
facts, l hoped on, trusting that Wea.
yer would visit Republican States in
response to urgent request. Michi-
gan, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Ohio and
other States have begged for him, but
no, he has only visited those States
where, in accordance with the terms
of the bargain between the Republi-
cans and the Spawn Of a dying par
ty," the Democracy could be injured.
He has been constantly in the field
since the 18th of July. He has Wis.
tied q State where his presence or
words were not especially designed to
injure the Democracy only2
Most of these facts have recently
come to your knowledge. lean read
lily understand why you should wash
your hands Of the whole business
and withdraw yourself. Drawn into
the scheme by degrees, 1 am now
brought to the point where, in honor
to myself and to the Committee, l
am compelled to withdraw. Sick
and disgusted with the treachery Of
our leaders, knowing from personal
knowledge and correspondence that
several Of our State organizations
notably Indiana and New York-are
managed in the interest Of the Re-
publican party, against whose robber
legislation we organized, and the
fact that the men who essay to lead
our party to-day are duped and made
the tools of crafty and scheming
time servers, renders my connection
with the Committee, as at present
managed, no longer possible.
For the members of the National
Executive Committee in Washington
! entertain no other feelings than
those of good will. They are simply
carrying out o policy dictated by
General Weaver, and are borne along
in current against which they may
think it suicidal to struggle. With
them have no controversy at pres
ent. l have not touched upon the
relations existing between General
Weaver's advisers and prominent Re-
publican Officials in Washington, in
the Post-office and Treasury Depart.
ment; nor do | desire to; unless an
effort is made on their part to i'm
peach this statement. In that case
the facts could be spread before the
National Committee.
Very truly yours,
DYER D. LttM,
Assistant Senretory Not;onal Hono-