Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-10-07

no republicans to conciliate> b
was free to unfold and eXpanS
his greenback heresies and to
come forward strong in advoca-
cy of the greenback doctrine, d
thing he did not do 5y any
means in Lagrange last Satur-
day, as we are informed. He
claimed that political parties
were a necessity to give shape
and execution to ideas of gov
ernments, that their functions
were to carry out ideas and not
to form them, and that when
they did they did that they were
noXious. He read largely from
R. M. T. Hunter and the report
of the silver commission to sus-
tain his ideas of an inconverti-
BILE. paper currency. He said
the fond hopes of philanthropy
lists were gone down in gloom
if the government did not haYc
the right to make its money by
its fiat. Said it mattered not
whether it was made of gold,
silver, platinum or paper, it was
still fiat. Twice only was the
speaker applauded and then on
ly by stamping the feet.
Shepard's reply was first in
defense ofthe general principles
of the democratic party, and an
earnest appeal in behalf of Gen.
Hancock; SAID that his own
claims for election paled into
insignifcance when compared
with those of Hancock, Show
ed who Weaver was and what
his soldier bill was, and also
showed how Wright and De La
Martyr and others had sought
to tax the people by class legis-
lation, and at the same time
pretended to be the benefactors
ofthe laboring people; said that
like the yelled prophet of Cor
ozin they pretended to be divine
but when the veil was torn as
sunder, their hideous features
we're disclosed. Showed that
Weaver was at heart a republi-
can and that he really was do
ing his work in the interest of
Garfield. He then showed
where Wash Jones stood; show
ed that by his votes in congress
especially on the marshal bill,
and by his canvass and his en-
dorsements that he was in heart
and purpose republican. Said
that Col. Jones who had been
turned out OF office by bayonetS
and reconstruction acts in 1866
by the the influence of Weaver
and others, that Jones whom
Hancock had sought to protect
at the risk of losing his high
military commission, ought to
be the last man to turn against
him, and the last man to favor
elections presided over by the
armed mymidious ofthe federal
government, whose only virtue
was their bitter partisanship.
He showed that in Brazoria the
proposed canvass was to be fer
Garfield and Jones that he was
the special pet of Davis, and
the republicans all over the dis
trict. He then thoroughly ven
tilated the faIlacies OF the
greenback theory; showed how
our prosperity was reviving-
said that gold to an amount of
about 100000 was arriving
in the United States monthly;
said we had as much paper mon
ey at present as we could keep
at par with gold or silver, had
much more than France or Eng
land, and thought no more
ought at present to be issued, |
if we were not assured we could |
keep it at par. Said that Eng |
land, France and Germany, the |
greatest nations of Europe did |
not accept the fiat doctrine, and |
that Brazil, Italy and Russia,
that did were not abreast in all
The developments of civilization
with these countries. That
Brazil was poor-that Italy was
now and always was the home
Of the lazzaroni, her currency at
10 per cent discount, and that
n Russia, when life and death,
As well as money, was the fiat
IF the autociat, her paper fluct-
lated from IS to s. cents on
he dollar. He showed from
he report of the commission,
he same book Jones read from
that the greenbacker had on
y read the arguments of the
iatists, and he read the conclu-
ion of said report, which was
hat paper must be convertible
nto specie and inconvertible
PAPER would fail. He attacked
1ol. Jones record in congress
IN the silver bill. Said in con-
fusion that he had rather fossil
re with Roberts than rot with
Davis or so to seed with Ham
nan. He urged Dempcrats not
o desert the cause when the
itadel of republicanism had
zen reached and we arenow
bout to dislodge the enemies
IL republic.
la --;Nined IN n half
Jones then rcy~ = . Led
our speech in which he wa.
lie bloody shirt. He asked
hat merit Hancock had, save
lat of being the victor in a
ause that crushed his Jone's)
opes. He said l would not
:vive the dead issues of the ,