The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-02
Greenbackers INDICATED.
The Principles Of the National Greenbsck
Labor Party COntrasted With Repub-
lican and Democratic Policy.
HOPE VILLA, La, Sent %, 1880.


Labor Party Contrasted With Repub-
lican and Democratic Policy.
HOPE VILLA, La, Sept. %, 1880.
EDITOR CHIEF:
In your issue Of the 4th inst, in an ar
ticle from our old friend T. w. Brown of
the eighth ward Of your parish, l note
the following: 60 notwithstanding
A. B. Booth & Co.'s strenuous efforts to
further the cause Of Garfield by taking
votes from Hancock and English"
A charge of such fimsy falseness might
deservedly be passed unnoticed and con-
signed to the oblivion which SO pitiable
an utterance merits, were it not that it
is barely possible u few Of your readers
might suppose there is tinge of truth in
the assertion that and other supporters
of the National Greenbsck Labor party
are working in the interest of Garfield.
the mind of our old friend has been able
to appreciate the business Of many Of the
principles advocated by our party, for in
days past have heard him advocate
them. Hence, l would be at a loss to
conceive that lie could even be honest iii
his own assertion (Which implies fear),
were it not that he has furnished the kew
to the situation-the missing link to con-
meet his past convictions with his present
utterances, and still leave him room to
claim the benefit of the doubt as to his
perfect honesty in his present assertion
MS to my working for Garfield. He says:
"We of this ward are nearly all Acklen
men, That explains the whole
mystery. He, in his present blindness,
aud the deluded followers of his scheming
political party leaders, are Acklen men
He might now go on and add, we are
Hancock men, we are English men (not
Englishmen), we are party men. He
might 20 on and say further, we are 60
ing to follow Acklen or some other man
in . rule Or ruin policy, regardless Of
principles. In such blindness he might
claim some excuse for his presumption as
to our position.
But. Mr.. Editor, ,ce would call upon
such deluded followers of men to pause
and reflect. We would ask them to con-
slider that men are nothing, but princi-
pies every thing III our National politics.
We would ask them to read carefully
the prime iples respectively in the Demo-
cratic, Republican, and National Green
back Labor platforms; and then, without
regard to men, vote as their convictions
prompt. Tho National Greenback La
Dor party claim that the class legislation
Of the Republican party is wrong hence
we make open Issue against their mo-
nopolistic laws and financial schemes,
the worst Of which is the National bank
ing system, not to speak of the giving
away the public domain to railroad cor
porations, etc. Mr.. Carried is the cham
pion defender of Republican financial
schemes. We fight him and his party
openly upon these and other issues.
We ask the people to consider that the
Democratic party does not attack these
or other evils, but are followers of men,
not principle; and that the men whom
they are following say, give us Office
but they do not in their platform OF else
where give the least quarter Of relief in
the way of reform Of the abuses of which
we complain. Then, every reasonable,
candid, mind will admit that we are
more than justified in hurting back
upon the Democratic party the charge
OF working for the evil principles repre-
sented by Mr.. Garfield, while they are
only following different man! We do
not fear men so much as we fear evil
platform Of principles that makes war
upon vicious systems, and that declares,
"That labor should be so protected by
National and State authority as to equal
ize its burdens and insure q just distri-
button of its results" And again, that
ave demand government Of the peo-
pie, by the people and for the people, in
stead Of 4 government of the bondholder,
by the bondholder and for the bondhold-
err"
Mr.. Editor, may be claiming too
much Of your valuable space, and will
close, offering as excuse the fact that the
CHIEF, Republican paper, published
the article Of Mr.. Brown, Democratic
attack upon my party principles and
personal actions.
Respectfully yours,
A. b. BOOTH.