The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-16
General Weaycr's Letter Of Accent.
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BLOOMFIELD, lows. Julya.

Aas addressed the following letter to the |
committee which was appointed to noti-
~ him of his nomination:
Hons. 8. F. Norton. E. H. Gillette, Scion Chase,
s. ID. Dillaye and E. p. Allis, COMMITTEES:
GENTLEMEN: 1t is my pleasure to acknOwl-
e cage the receipt OF y9ar letter OF the Ssd OF
to the office of President of the United States
by the united Observation-Disclosures party, whose
representatives convened at Chicago June y,
am profoundly grateful for the honor con-
ferred. Fnlly realizing tie high responsibility
to which have been called, and conscious
that the position was unSOuyht by me, &c
cept the nomination rs solemn duty. The
convention is to be cong catullted upon the
great work accomplished IN the unificariOn of
the various Greenback and Labor elements
into one compact organization. This was of
first importance, and thoroughly prepares our
forces to strike decisive blow for industrial
emancipation during the impending struggle.
Our party hath this significance: 1t is great
labor movement, composed OF earnest peO-
pie, who earn their bread by honest toll,
whether of hand, head or heart; and as the
world depends for the comforts OF life upon
the various departments of human toll, so
will every part of society feel the vivifying
influence of the grand achievements of our
organization that lie just in the future; for
when Labor is prosperous every other ee-
nent of sjciety feels the impulse OF vigorous
life.
The three great political parties have each
selected their candidates, and made formal
decla, atoms of their principles. 1t is now the
high duty of every citizen OF the United States
to judge betwe en- them, and, after careful in
quiry into the aims and purposes OF each to
determine the organization with which duty
calls him to act.
The admirable platform adopted by the Com
vention meets my cordial apr o sal 1t is COM
prehensive, reasonable and progressive, con-
tanning those principles of economic reform
essential to the preservation of the liberty
and prosperity of the whole people.
1t being the duty of man to earn his bread
in the sweat of his face, it becomes the first
duty of civil government to foster industry.
ALI laws, therefore, which place premium
upon idl ness, whether of men or money, I'M
justly discriminate in favor of capital, or
withhold from honest men the full and just re-
ward of their labor, are simply monStrouS.
Capital should be the servant of labor rather
than its master; This great truth can ni never
ing medium. Inasmuch as this circulating
medium is for the benefit of all. its issue and
volume should be sacredy kept under the
cont oil of the General Government, without
the intervention of banking corporations. All
money, whether gold, silver or p per. should
be issued by the supreme authority of the Ma
ton, and be made u full legal tender in pay
ment of all debts, public and private.
The system which now prevails gives into
the hands of banking corporations absolute
control over the volume of the currency, aud
tn, Ough this they have the power to fix the
price of the labor and property OF 5O,O)OO0 OF
people. BY provision Of law the method is
clearly defined whereby they may, without
limit, initiate or contract the currency at will.
Ccgnate to this, and Il part of the same
scheme: stands the system OF fundiuy the
borrowed from the English monarchy. BY
this sy stem an enormous non-taxable, interest
bearing debt is to be perpetuated me bonds
support the banks, and the banks foster the
public debt. If you pay off the bonds the
banks must &c use to exist. Hence, If the Ma
tional Banks are to continue. we must have
sound craftsmanship loudly c Ill for the abb
lition of banks Of issue, and the substitution
OF !egal-tcndcr Treasury notes for their circI-
latiOn. Pay the bonds according to contract,
and us rapidly "a possible.
Seven hundred millions of the public debt
become rcdeemable at the option or the Gov
eminent during this and the ensuing year.
Congress-one introduced by the Democratic,
and the other by the Republican leader OF the
Hors,-whereby it is proposed to deprive the
fui right to pay said bonds. This is a crime
against the labOrcr and the taxpayer, and
should cause widespread alarm among all
classes.
The annual surplus revenues, and the idle
coin now in the Treasury, and that which must
continue to accumulate, If the silver lrw aP.
enforced, are ample to pay every dollar of tho
seven hundred millions, both principal and
interest, within the next six years. There
is not the slightest excuse for funding these
bonds, except to perpetuate the debt as the
basis Of an Ubiquitous banking monopoly. 1t
must be apparent to all that the great mon
have control of nearly every department. OF
| the Government, and are fast swallowing up
| the profits of labor and reducing the people to
| q condition of vassalage and dependence;
These mOnopOles, of Whatever class, headed
| by the associated banks, are interlocked in
| purpose, and always act in closest sympathy.
| There are three great industrial classes In
| America: l. The producers; 2 Those who
manufacture our raw materials and prepare
them for use; 3. The distributors OF these
| products. Each should be protected in the
legitimate fruits aud profits of their labor, but
should not be permitted to extOrt from and
enslave the others.
! to bring the producer and the consumer to-
| ge,her. This can only be done by providing
| an adequate circulating medium, and by rigid
| regulation of Interstate commerce and trans
pOrtatiOn. This was wisely fOreseen by the
| trainers of the Constitution, and. accordingly,
| by the eighth section of article first. Congress
with foreign Nations and among the States"
| This power imposes corresponding duty upon
| Congress to see that it is enforced. The two
great agents of commerce are money and
! transportation. 1t is undeniable that both OF
| these agents are under the absolute control of
mOnopOiies. By controlling the volume OF
property; and the railroads. by combination,
! render competition impossible, and control
absolutely the price of transportation. ThiS
neither miIlstones, and grnds them to poverty
and ruin. 1t results in the wholesale robbery
| of both producer and consumer. Who is able
| to cOntrOVert TINS StupenOOUS Iact! raImcTs,
planter and labOring men OF the United States,
beseech you to open your eyes at once to
| this alarming condition of things. l am es-
pecially thankful that the platform of the par
~ which placed me in nomination is open,
bod and unmstakble on these great QueS-
! TONS The Republican and Democratic plat
forms are either silent with regard to these
vital issues, or they have pronounced in favor
of the mOnopOlies and against the people.
With 80 OOJ.OoJ of people looking them in the
face and pleading for relief, they utter not
one word of promise or hope. Tneir leaders
syndicate, gigantic bank corporations and rail-
road mcnopolies, and have neither the dispo-
| sition nor the courage to strike one generous
blow for industrial emancipation.
An area Of our public domain larger than
the territory occupied by the great German
Empire has been wantonly donated to wealthy
corporations while bill introduces Dy the