New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-03
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
TIE GREENBAoK NOMINEE ACCEPTS.

TIE GREENBACK NOMINEE ACCEPTS.
GENERAL WEAVER DENoUNcEs NATIONAL BANKS
AND "MoyoPoLIEs aESERALLY-HE THINKS
NEW PARTY rs NEEDED.
CHICAGO, July 2.-General j. y. Weaver, the
Greenback- Labor nominee for the Presidency, has
written his letter of acceptance. 1t is dated at
Bloomfield, Iowa, July 1, and is addressed to the
Hons. f. F. Norton, +. A. Gillette. Scion Chase,
H. d. Dillage, and T. 7. Allis, committee. The let
ter Is IN substance as follows:
After acknowledging his gratitude for the honor con
ferred his nomination by the Convention held at CHI
cage June o. he coDHauates the party upon the union
of The various Greenback ana Labor elements into on.
compact organiza.lou which signifies great LABOR
movement, composed OF earnest people who ear, earn
bread toll ao Tash'T the Of R Ra3
platform as admirable and progressive con,
tanning those principles o. scono%G res0f ~ the
whole people lie claims that 1t Is the frst duty OF the
own government to foster industry capital snSuin ~
never be realized until there Is an ade,
nste circulating e tb Of y blnkps
Should be issued by the supreme authority the Nation
and be made full legal tender 10 payment OF oil 1eDts
Both Patriotism and sound statesmanshlp
OF ISSUE substitution OF legaender treasury notes
for their circulation. The two funding bills before
Congress are denounced crimes against the aborer
and taxpayer which should canse widespread alarm
among all classes The annual surplus revenues and
the SILVER law OF 1873 ample to
ensuing year. both principal and interest within the
The two great agents Of commerce money and
transpOrtion. These are under the control OF mo-
nopolies by controlling TIE volume OF money the banks
the price OF all labor and property and the rarqeas
by combination render competition Impossible,
and absolutely control the price Of transportation.
General Weaver declares that the Republican ana Dem
ocratc platforms either silent on these vital Issues
they have pronounced in favor OF monopolles ana
are in The tolls OF the Syndicate, R,ganCe
bank corporations and railroad mOnopotes, and have
neither the disposition nor the courage 10 stTlke one
generous blow for industrial emancipation
!" The prblic domain must DO sacredly
reserved to actual settlers and where corporations nave
not compiled strictly with the of their grants
While favOnng the Immigration OF forelsners
seeking citizenship he declares that the importation OF
serYie abOrers should be prohibited Dy stringent laws
He contrasts the payment OF gold TO the Dond-
holders for their deprecated currency with the
services the battlefield The bondholders, he say =
received 81 9,3O1 ASS gold between July ds6l
and June 80. 1879 the soldiers received
III greenbacks during the rebellion.
He complains that during the present Congress u mas
been impossible to induce committees 70 report
single bill to remedy existing evns, ana
says that under existing rules the Spencer Is
a dictator One OF the OF the Greenback party
can politics. Our civilization demands new
party, dedicated to the pursuits OF peace
winch viii not allow the war issues
ever to be reopened. and Will render the military
strictly suhseryient 10 the civil power The var Is
over, and the sweet voice of peace long neglected,
calls us to worship az her affairs Let us crowd
full ballot fair count and equal rights for all classes
for the abOrng in the Northern factories mines
and SHOPS and the struggling poor, both BLACK
and white In the cotton fields OF tho south"
admlnt ratiOn public affairs OF the old time democracy
OF jefferson and Jackson and the pure repubicansm or
Abraham Lincoln and Thaddeus stevens ana announces
his Intention to visit various parts OF the Union and talk
to he people.