The Portland daily press., 1882-08-23
AN OPEN LETTER.
To the Fusion County Committee of the
County of Oxford.

Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Commit
tee:
At County Convention held at Paris. july
18th, 1882, was elected member OF Coun-
ty Committee that supposed was Greenback
Committee. I remained a member OF said
Committee until the present date, hoping there
would be a spark of Greenbackism crop out
somewhere in that Committee; but there is
none to crop oat, SO resign as a member of
said Committee 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. I received notice
from the Secretary of said Committee to meet
a Gresnback Committee at South Paris, Aug.
Sth, 1882. went to Paris to attend that Com
mittee meeting and, to my surprise, l found
assembled together there six Democrats, four
Fusionists, and myself added to the number,
making eleven. No Greenback Committee
was there, and there is none in Oxford County
at this date
am member of, is the original Anti-Monop-
oily Party of the country, on money, on traGs-
portation, on land and on labor, and 1t again
invites all honest advocates of reform on those
questions to lnte with it in carrying them to
successful issue at the polls and Kill on Deth OF
the old hard money parties But the Fusion
Convention of July 11th, 1882, and also ma
iority of the Committe elected at that Conven-
tiop. say, No, we will not kill the old hard
money Democrats; we will nurse them and
build them up to pick out Greenbackers eyes,
SO they can lead them as they would blind
man wherever they Llease
would ask, has the Greenback party any
90 q distinct organization the cOuu-
ty of Oxford, to-day? Ii it has, L would ike
to have some Greenbacker tell me where 1t is,
and who are its leaders? The County Conven-
tion of July 11th, and also majority OF the
Committee elected at that Convention, have
said to the old hard money Democrats, what
the wife said to her husband when he came
home under the influence OF alcohol, and his
focus turned about one foot to the left-"Come
to bed, YOU monument of infamy" Now,
Gentlemen OF the Committee, don't propose
to lie in this bed of infamy. L left the old
Democratic Party at the first cry OF the Rag
Baby to get rid of the rotten infamy of that
old party; and don't propose to go to bed with
| chem now, will assare you.
| The doings of the Convention OF July 11th,
| 1882 were never published in any Greenback
paper, nor never will be for fear of true Green
| hackers knowing the cussedness of that Con-
| vention. Your end and aim is to kill Republi-
| cans with your striped clubs: but what are you
| going to do with the Democrats after you kill
| ali the Republicans? They are both in the
| same hard money boat, with their hard money
| clubs ready to turn and give you battle at any
I moment. The fable of the farmer and the
| snake will illustrate your case. The farmer
| found 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 to revive he then attacked the
farmers wife and children. The farmer took
| club and killed the snake to save his wife
| and children.
| Now, Gentlemen of the Committee, l ask
| you to select some other man from my Repre-
| sentative District to serve with you on your
| Fusion Committee, as shall serve no longer
| Very Respectfully Yours
| SRwELL GoFF.
| Mexico Aug O. 1892