The Russellville Democrat., 1880-08-19

. candidate for congress in 1872. and again in 1874, but was iDRloriously defeated each time. In 1878 he was elected to congress by democratic and greenback votes. In 1906 the interest on our public debt was e133,- O67, ,T249I, the net ordinary expen- ditures of the government were $3s5, 1854, ,73l.43, making in all $519,- 022, ,456.34. In that year we were but 35, ,000,00 of people. He then lived on his fat salary, nor murmur cd nor complained. In 1878 we were 46. .000, ,000 of people, ths inter est on our debt $l02, ,500, ,874.65, and the other expenditures $134. .463,- 452.l5, making a total of $236, ,964,- 326.80. The democrats gave good government to 46.000.000 people in 1878 at cost of just $236. .964, ,326.- 80. The republicans imposed bad government on 35,000. 900 people in 1866 at cost of just $5I9, ,022, 456 .34. Next year, if the democrats hold power, the interest on our public debt will be less than $65, ,000, 900, and they will give good government to 50,0OO, 900 happy people. l make no comments on Gen. Weaver's rec ord, or on his plans to destroy the party that legislates for the good of the people. The people must deter mine for themselves whom they will trust with their liberties, and their unequaled government. take these figures from the annual report of the secretary of the treasury. They are correct. He says the democratic party has merited the contempt of all men, because it has changed-has modified its platform. This same greenback party is just four years old, and it has changed it's platform three times. 1 quote from it's plat form in 1876: "We belieys that a United States note, issued directly by the government and convertible on demand into United States obli- gations, bearing a rate of interest not exceeding one cent day on each $1O0, and exchangeable into United States notes at par, will afford the best circulating medium ever devis- cd." This would make every dollar of our currency an interest bearing note and thus increase our interest bearing debt over $700, 900, 900. This from their platform of 1878: Bonds and all othe. debts and obli- gations, pubic and private, shall be discharged by legal tender money of the United States" Greenbacks are debts-are notes-promissory notes. These men then would destroy them and issue in their stead absolute or fiat money" Claiming the name of greenback for their party they would destroy all g-eenback money for fiat money. Again, this from their plat form of 1880: That United States bonds should be paid as rapidly as practicable according to contract" PAID AS RAPIDLY AS PRACTICABLE ACCORDING TO CONTRACT. Good by, Liza Jane.
 Let them adopt this as their cam paiga song:
 "Wiring in and wiring out,
 Leaving the people all in doubt,
 Whether the snake that made the track
 Was going south or coming back"
 INVERSION A. JONES.
 Mir. Charles Cunningham followed Gen. Weaver, but made no points that we were able to discover, except that he would like to be elected auditor on the greenback ticket.
 Capt. J. P. Byers being loudly called for to respond to Gen. Weaver took the stand, but the presidential aspirant marched straightway to his hotel and did not hear Mir. Byers' speech. It is conceded that Mir. Byers made a very creditable effort, and common courtesy should have prompted Gen. Wearsr to have re- mainsd and heard it.