The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-25

To the Editor Of the Herald.


Through your great paper l desire TO in
form the people in regard to certain resolu-
tons passed by eight persons belonging to
the Greenback club of this city, composed OF
near three hundred members. The resolu-
ton was passed in back room, ut night, in
my absence, without notice TO me or the
club, and on night when my official duties
compelled my presence at the meeting of the
City Council That only eight members
supported the resolution, l give AS my au.
thors the vol known, reliable gentlemen,
Colonel Ii. A. Hughes, Major G. M.
Swink, Colonel w. G. Wolf, DR.. Carl
Murray, Mr.. Bennett, the secretary
Of the meeting, and others.
l might stop here, but for the object of
these aggrieved parties, who desire to send
broadcast over the State through the press q
most baseless appeal, designed to injure me.
will premise by stating that no gentlemen
who heard me discuss the financial questions
during the canvass of last year can doubt my
fealty 10 the principles of the Greenback
party, for wherever-.the battle was the hottest
and the bullets flew fastest | was there,
meeting in discussion such distinguished
statesmen and patriots as Maxey, Mills, Gull
ber.on and others, and that, too, Mt
my own expense and great personal sacrifice
at home.
Twill give the reasons why such action VIVA
taken bv the eight, composed of IL. A. Spen-
Ger. +. Frendck, - Bell, Haney, Iittell and
three Others whose names are uBknown to
me. Some time since | had the appoint-
ment of board of health, board OF school
examiners and school trustees. Every in.
ducement WINS given, every artilce exhaust.
ted TO secure Bell n position ON the board Of
health. but instead appointed Dr. J. W.
Crowdus. The same efforts were made To in.
ducc mo to Amounted Messrs. Haney and Lit
tell ON the school board. lnppointnstcad Pro
lessor McIlhAney. of the Methodist college
md Professor Bien. of the Hebrew ocademv
The same efforts were made To secure tTc
onnointment of school trustees for Mos.rs
Spencer and Fendricb | sppointed Hon. i
b. Simpson md Captain Thomas instead
Now. friends the only argument usod in
bohalf of these disannointed pnnilemor ,v.s
that thev we're Greanbnckers. md had SIM
norted me- in nv r,ce far Muvor Nerorr a
word urycd in REGARD 10 their comnetencv
for The nosition. | had. with deem regret
either to disnpnoint these GrenRacI}
friends or disannoint tho hest and most ca.
crod ;ntorss,s pf tho naronts and nb;Idror
of this citv, 7 CHALLENGE n c,mnarison of ,bo
appointees with the furious gentlcmnn and If
two intelligent honest and relinhIn ci,;zens Of
Dallas of anv nat;oaIitv will staie under
oath that thew believe anv one IF those reiect.
ed is as GOOD An annointment for the ros;tion
M the annointee / will present TINT centIe.
men one tbousand dollars. '
These nosi,ions are not of a nolitical char.
ter. md while most Of the apnointees are
Democrats never Incurred tho nol;tical
status Of anv one Int selected tbe entire
nnmher a,nne from their qualifications fnr
the nos;tion Every one Of tbe
snno;ntees ia IF orr first md most
in fuent;ol ct;yeps lila ,lso wall known Ia
The citizens Of Dallas that number Of these
nortias baye haon hefnro NV court cbarnod
70 :n a. 80 "a. ~ N' So