The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-08

Jones that was left to his discretion and
has only subsequently become known. Since
that meeting you have withdrawn yourself
from the campaign. Immediately following
his appointment Mr.. Jones requested the
fact to be communicated to Senator Jones
and ex-senator Dorsey, Secretary of the
Republican National Committee. This was
done, hut how much money was raised no
one will probably ever know from Mr.. Jones;
but 1t is possible from other sources to state
somewhere near the sum he has expended
on the national canvass. When General
Weaver returned from Arkansas took oc-
casion to remonstrate with him on this mat
ter, stating that | had been informed by
member of our Executive Committee that
George o. Jones had received 50, 900 from
the Republ eau campaign fund. General
Weaver replied that 1T made no difference
how much had been received, for his tour in
Alabama and Arkansas would have been
simply impossible without the aid of
MIR. loues extended TO him. He further
stated that in Alabama be had received
FROM Mr.. Jones between nine hundred aud
one thousand dollars and several humid
red while in Arkansas.
"Geueral Weaver LETT that day for Maine
and was accompanied from New York to
Boston by Mr. Jones. Ou that trip it was
arranged that General Weaver shoul d.
n"uhce fusion IN Name on every ayailaOe
occasion, nd take such measures rs, In his
judgment would be most conducive toward
crea iDg disaiitctiJn between the allied
t rcss Of the Greenbackers aud the Demo-
crat- TOis agreement heard Of in New
York before General Weaver had made a
single statement 10 that effect in MaiIe.
How well he tried to fulfill his contract you
,,.,I. =. al.
ting rom these headquarters, or from Gem
etai Weaver, has beeU drawn to injure tue
Democracy alone.
"ln my capacity as Secretary have been
under the necessity of visiting New York to
see q Governor Jewell and Assistant Secretary
Hooker, the first time in response toa written
reqIest from Marshall Jewell. which
! sull hold. One of these oCcasons,a at Gov.
ernor Jewell's urgent request, visited Gen
eral Chester A. Arthur at his rooms at the
Ffh Avenue Hotel the subject ofdiscussion
beirg The elect Of Greenback campaign
in New York and elsewhere ON the Repub-
lean party, my object being to discourage
the expenditure Of their money in that dl
rection. At one of these interviews Cover
nor Jcweli denied having paid TO Mr.. Jones
any such sum as | have stated and said that
Mr.. Dorsey had only given him 81 800, and
Arthur for State purposes. As General
Weaver had had at that time fully that
amount from Mr.. Jones, upon his own ad
mission the fact that more had been obtained
is obvious to any who have visited the sumpt-
Gus parlors occupied by the New York State
Greenback committee tor headquarters at
the Alb, rmarle Hotel New York City"
'W hat | have stated has come entirely
under my own observation. Further, ]
have in my own possession letters and tele-
grams from the Republican National Com
mittee headquarters showing their solcitude
for the Greenback movement, and written
proof Of their appropriation of funds to en-
courage Greenback dissensions. General
Weavers plan of the campaign was formed
before his nomination His ambition has
been to throw the election into the House.
Last May when reasoning with hin on the
improbability of success in that case, he said
that he WAS confident that it could be brought
around through an alliance with the Repub
licans who held nineteen states in Congress.
At the time laughed at the idea of Repub-
lican sympathy, but the progress of the
campaign has demonstrated that every move
made by our standardbearer has been to
win the confidence OF the Republican party.
In case the October election should 60 heav-
lily Democratic General Weaver friends
are hopeful OF inducing the Republicans to
withdraw their electoral tickets in vest
Virginia, Missouri, Texas and Mississippi,
and, perhaps secure through their support
enough votes to enable the election to be
thrown into Congress. In spite of many of
these startling facts hoped On, trusting
that Weaver would visit Republican States,
10 response to urgent requests. Michigan,
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 Republicans and the spawn Of a dying
party the Democracy could be injured. he
has been constantly in the field since the
18th of July Has be visited State where
his presence or words were not especially de-
signed to irjure the Democracy only? Most
nt these facts have recently come to your
knowledge. | can readily understand why
you should wash your hands of the whole
business aud Withdraw yourself. Drawn
into the scheme by degrees am now brought
tn the point when in honor to myself and
to the committee | am compelled to with
draw. Sick and disgusted with the treach
cry OF our leaders, knowing from personal
knowledge and correspondence that several
of our State organizations, notably Indiana
and New York, are managed in the interests
of the Republican party, against whose rob-
Der 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 scht ming iime-servtrs, renders my con-
Eection with the committee, as at present
managed, no longer possible. For the mem
bers OF the National Executive Committee
in Washington | entertain no other feelings
than those of goodwill. They are simply
carrying out a policy dictated by General
Weaver, and are borne along in a current
against which they may think it suicidal 10
struggle. With them l have no controversy
at present ! have not touched upon the re-
la,ions existing between General Weaver's
advisers and prominent Republican officials
in Washington, in the Post-Otice and
Treasury departments, nor do desire to un-
less effort is made on their part to impeach
this statement In that case the facts could
be spread before the National Committee.
Very truly yours, DYER d. LUM,
Assistant Secretary National Committee
Greenback- Party.
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