Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-21
GREENBACKISM.
EAST BAToS ROrGr. Aug. I, l--G.

be gladly rctnted If say auglt untrue
and would gladly rcfute another. if lln
trnc. but not more glad than to be my
self rctutcd if untrue. The greatest
advantage is to he freed from error III
the search of truth and the next great
est is to free another"
Could the grandeur Of the principle
involved in the above statement be fully
realized by the editors of the thousand,
OF papers now striving to mould public
opinion in our country, how MANY OF
sucl, editorials as the one appearing in
yonrpapcr Of the 3lSt Of July, under the
heading "a Fmlolm Hope would be
consigned to the 'wastc basket or
else never be penncd,
You say ''in Maine the GrrcnbackerS
= = have united their strength with
the Democrats III order to carry their
State for Hancock Is it want of intor-
nation that enables you 10 tllusattcmpt
to misIcad the people? The call of the
State Central Executive Committee of
the National Grccnback Labor party. in
the State Of Maine, calling a State Con-
ycutio;, to assemble Oh the 2lst of Sep.
tcmbrr next, and nominate the electors
for . Weaver and Chambers ticket, has
been issued AID printed, and perhaps
circulated and read in every state of the
Union, aS knew it has been in Louis
lana. And yet Jou are still repeating
the Republican,, Democratic, Money
cry Of ''i'usion III Mime ~
You say: 1--WE have apostles
of the Grecnback faith. ready to '.bulgc'
right into the National treasury and
substitute grecnbacks for bonds, gold
and silver with an unconcern that is
truly refreshing This is again crro-
nrolis. Read sections one and two of
our National platform, and Won can
readily perceive that nothing Of that
kind is proposed. Yet We do claim and
demand tlan ''Ai money, whctscr
metallic or paper, should hS issued and
its volume controlled b. the government
and not by or through hsmkng corpora
lions. and when SO iSsllrd should be Il
full legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
And section 2: THAT the bonds OF
the l'nitcd States should not be refund
ed, but iopaid as rapidly as practicable
according to contract. To enable the
legal tender currency should hc SubSti-
tutcd for the notes OF The National banks,
the National banking system abolished,
z,,d the unlimited coinage OF silver as
well rs gold established by law.
We do not propose to substitute
grccnbacks for gold and silver" on the
contrary, we demand the unlimited
coinage Of boil, these metals into legal
fender debt (anabond) paying currency.
Yet, realizing that some paper currency
in necessary, as wctJas convenient il,
order to effect IN equitable exchange of
ilic fruits of labor, ~ well as to main
tain fixed and permanent value, for
currency by controlling its volume in
such manner as to prevent the ruin
incident to.rrpcatrd expansion and con-
traction, such as Your banking syStrm'l
fosters. We do demand the substitutioltt
of legal tender treasury notes for the
notes Of the National banks. We also
demand that the National banking sys-
ten he abolished. II is this ''SubStitu- |
tulion' and attack on the Nation banks |
(tlc pet scheme OF Il bond loving money |
powcr) that so cnrayc, the Srrvi!c press
OF the Democratic aud Republican uar-
ties, rs to cau,c them to maliga and |
yil'ity those who are demanding their
rights OF equality and Justice hy the
ahroSatSn Of class laws, and return to
that liberty contemplated by sUch dent
ocracy Of government as Was advocated
by Washington, Jcttcrson and jackson. |
We are not coDten. to submit to Such An
aristocracr u. -Jvc!LlwMtaSs Your narEE
ty would permit the monry power to |
ia>trr upon this country. Your party |
are not only not willing to say aught
against this money power, which al
realty mas almost absolute control of the |
nation, hut rs ii afraid they might
think ycN opposed to some Ct their
schemes you have endorsed them IN
the adoption Of youI National platform:
and in the nomination OF ". H.. Eng
Esi! (who has been for tONrtrtl! year, |
president Of one of their most important .
banking institutions tor the 'jrr-rrcs-
Idcnry, where he to1td aS President ~
the Senate, not o'iv watch over leo /
iS!atIoH, but largely influence and share
It IN thcj a3lt@rest by appointment oid