Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-22
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE FUSION COUNTY COMMITTEE or THK
COUNTY OF OXFORD.

Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Com
mittee.
At County Convention held at Paris,
July 18th, 1885,, was elected member OF
a County Committee that supposed was q
Greeuback Committee. l remained mem
Der OF said Committee until the present
date, hoping there would be spark o.
Greenbackism crop out somewhere in thai
Committee; but there is none to crop out
so resign as n member of said Committed
for the following reasons;
The call for the above Convention was
for a Greenback Convention, but it proved
to be Fusion Convention.
Then, Aug. 4th, 1882, received notice
from the Secretary OF said Committee to
meet Greenback Committee at So. Paris,
Aug. Sth, 1859. went TO Paris to attend
that committee meeting, and, co my sur
prise, found assembled together there,
six Democrats, four Fusionists, and my
self added to the number, making eleven.
No Greenback Committee was there, and
there is none in oxford County at this
date.
The National Greenback Labor Party,
which am member of, is the original
Autobiography Party of the country, on
money, on transportation, on land and on
labor, and it again invites all honest advo-
Gates of reform on those questions to unite
with it in carrying them to successful
issue at the polls, and Kill of both of the
Old hard money parties. But the Fusion
Convention of July 18th, 1882, and also
majority Of the Committee elected at that
Convention, say, No, we will not kill the
old hard money Democrats; we will nurse
thSm and build them up 10 pick out Green
hackers eyes, so they can lead them as
they would blind man wherever they
please.
would ask, Has the Greenback party
any existence as distinct organization in
the County of oxford, to-day II ii has, !
would like 10 have some Greenbacker tell
me where Il is, and who are its leaders:
The County Convention OF July llth, and
also a majority OF the Committee elected at
that Convention, have said to the old hard
money Democrats, what the wife said 10
her husband when he come home under the
influence OF alcohol, aud his focus turned
about one foot 10 the left-"Come 10 bed,
you monument OF infamy!" Now, Gentle
men OF the Committee don't propose 10
lie in this bed OF iufamy. | left the old
Democratic Party at the first cry of the
Rag Baby TO get rid OF the rotten inlamy of
that old party; and don't propose to go
10 red with them now, will assure you.
The doiugs OF the Convention OF July
18th, lss2, were never published in any
Greenback paper, nor never will be for fear
OF true Greenbackers knowing the cussed-
ness of that Convection Your end and
aim is to kill Republicans with your striped
clubs; but what are you going 20 do with
the Democrats after you kill all the Repub-
licans: They are both in the same hard
motley boat, with their hard money clubs
ready to turn and give you battl" at any
moment The fable Of the farmer and the
snake will illustrate your case. The farm
er found 4 snake very cold and stiff, and
nearly dead. The farmer took the snake
in before the fire, and when his snakeship
grew warm and began 10 revive he then at
tackled the farmers wife and children. The
farmer took a club and killed the snake 10
save his wife and children.
Now, Gentlemen of the Committee, | ask
you 10 select some other man from my
District TO serve with you
on your Fusion Committee, rs | shall serve
no longer.
Very Respectfully Yours,
SEwELL Corr.
Merjco. Aug. o. 1852.