Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-17

and inform yourself as to our objects
upon the broad basis that "a cause is
always judged by the men who espouse
it, and principle by the plain truths it
prcclaims" You will 6nd that our
principles are indeed more directly and
intimately connected with the progress,
we'll being, happiness and general wei
fare OF the people than have been an-
nounced since the Revolution"
While you would appear so ignorant
as to the objects Of our party in regard
to currency; yet You venture the opinion
that the "whole boom here has no other
object than to construct rickcty plat.
form on which q modest man is soon
to ascend" rs "a candidate for
Congress- And you say further that
NO it is currently reported We would
ask: Reported by whom ; Perhaps by
some Of those who would malign our
motives! surely not by Grccnbackcrsl
They know that their National Con-
vention has enunciated q platform of
principles around which not only We
hero can rally, hut which is broad
enough, aggressive enough, liberal
enough, for the toiling and producing
millions Of our whole country to sup
port. They know, too, that "thc man
(Gcn. Weaver) who to-day stands as
the choscn champion Of that convention
to herald tho principles it proclaimed
and to lead tho battle it has inaugu-
rated against the money power, tho
railroad swindlcs, the -exomption
robbcries, the land monopolics, and
against all Incorporated combinations
to ns''rp the rights Of labor, the rights
of the producer and the rights of tho
consumer, is a m'v, and every inch of it.
His whole life, like his whole history, is
American. Poor, as a boy he worked
his way to education. Determined to
deserve and win success, Ile won it, not
by any Of tho advcntitious hclps wealth
and friends bcstow, but by the daily
toll of life. Ho chose the law rs his
profession, and no mastered his way in
it with that iinlomitablc will and }i.},
sense of honor essential to all true sue
cess. War camc-civil war; He was
for tho liberty and for the tiay under
which he had been able to rear himself
into social, civil and political liberty
After tho war che saw how cap
ita' had associated it's power in National
banks-how National banks had confcd-
Grated into the bank association. In
decd he made himself with cycry step
in the most stupcnduous network Of
political swin'llrs that over ,lisgrace,l n
country or made Infamous tho lcgisla-
ton ola Nation. Tho Grcenbuck party
sPE'ng into existence. lIu malo
himself ono of its earliest, hravcst, and
most distinguished champions.
Republican andacity could not frightcn
him; Democratic promises could not
win him. Tho Speaker who, for weeks,
made use Of Ills Office to stflr freedom
OF debate Gn Congrcss), and made his
savcl tho tyrannical instrument to 81
lcncc the truth, had no power to awe,
to frightcn, or to master the man of
principle" And he stands to-
day the noblc leader of the grandcst
effort of the century, in defense of l,u-
man liberty, instice and equality. And
We ask the people to rally with him in
'lcfcnso Of u platform which says: ave
demand government of tho people, by
tho people, and for tho people, instead
Df d government Of tho bond holder, by
tho bondholder, and for the bond
holder"
Yours truly, A. &. BOOTH.