The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-02-08
Written for the Iowa Plain Dealer.
Greenbackers support Your Own
PreSe.

Friend Mead, II you will kindly
grant me the space in your columns
] would like to appeal to the Nation
Hlists that read your paper, the inn
perative necessity OF affurding lii !
eIxl support to those papers that
are devoted to the interests OF their
party and are making such msnly
struggle in behalf OF the grand fund
amentnl principles that unaerlie our
government. The few honest, I'm.
selfish men that are running our
newspaper press have nothing but
your support 10 enable them to keep
their newspapers in existence. It is
very different with the old party pa
pers, they are fully established and
In many cases subsidized and IRE
paid literally for the course they
pursue and to live on and deceive
their victims by false representation.
How can you reconcile to yourselves
the policy you pursue in subscribing
for and pa,ronizing class Of pa
pers that you know in your heart
and soul are propagating falschood
and error aud are advocating the in
SIC VA out AIitt Ilo.l Ill
sid ious !oes-The monorolies and
money lenders OF the Nation--and
yet how many OF you IRE paying
double the subscription asked by
your own preesl for those papers
that you as Nalionalists believe to
be propagatlng error, and thus
placing dangerous doctrines before
the immature n.inds Of your children
1t is sad to relate that this last fall
has wound up some OF The 5es. an d
most effective papers that We had.
run in tn. interest OF oar party
The old reliable Indianapolis Sun
has set-went out FOE want OF sup
port. after running for ten years 1t
assthe pioLe OF tie grernbacl
press und one OF the best aud livtli.
est papers publ. b. d in our cause.
That lively little cA'tiirg gun. The
Non Confoimist has had to suecumb
starved out for want OF support.
Sum Woods paper the Kansas State
Journal has gone with host OF 9th
ers. and the editors Of the old party
papers are Growing over the demise
OF those papers. Bat the average
/. voter can't see the wires by which
these papers are worked and how
one class Of papers can succeed,
whilst others ure driven iuto bank.
ruptcy. Perhaps pernsul OF the
following secret circular tina, was
sent to all the banks and loaning
agencies In the United States, short
ily after the Conven ton OF the Ma
tional Bankers al Sarato Ga, In 1850
The circular will best TX rh.in itself
Dear Sir:--I is advisable to do
all in your power 0 sustain such
daily and prominent We ky newa-
papers especially the agricultural
aud religious press US will oppos.
he issuing Of greenback paper mon,
ey, and that you also withhold pat
ronage or fayors from all applicant.
who areenot willing to oppose the
government issue Of money. Let
the government issue the coin and
the Banks issue the paper money d
the country for then IRE can bette,
protect each other. To repeal tn.
law creating National Banks or I,
restore TO circulation the govern
ment issue Of money, will be 10 pro
|, vide the people With money an,
; will therefore seriously effect you
indiritnal profits as Bankers M,
lenders. See your mes.Ler III Con
aress at once and engage him Il
: support our interest, that trc ma,
control legislation"
Signed by the : ecrctary.
Now fellow Nationalists, can yo-
! acc the "nigger In the wood pile.
!, Will you support such papers al,
;, let your own be starved out.
will here mention three Farmer
papers that are making u noble figll
' for cur principles and they are IN
: three best and widest circulated pa
y pers ir the West. They are desery
: ing Of your support, for they ~
boldly advocating the grand prime
:. pies Of reform That are the Ieadin
features Of the National part,
They are as follows: The old rcli;
ble Western Rural. 81 Go u year. TIL
, Journal Of Agriculture Orange or
! gam OF st Louis, 81 90, aud TIL
!; Farming World OF Cincinatti, onl
: 80 cents Il year tsemi- monthly
hope the editors OF the Nations
= press will make ii Il point to ",n
with those papers instead 81 helpin
those papers that are patronize'
. and assisted by the National Banks
:. Now fellow Nationalist. let me her
state that lave no interest in til
b matter, no axe to grind. but appeh
Q to your sense al justice and you
: manhood to snppCrt those who al
wearing out their lives in your Sc,
J, rice and whose best enelgies an