Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-28
GRxERaL BuTLER.s LRrTER.
The GreenbacI and Autobiography candI-
date Gives His Reasons for. Opposing
Roth the Old Parties and Making the
Race Tor President.

In compliance with OFT repeated and anxi-
ous inquiries. hasten to give account Of my
which was charged They were four:
! Firxt-HosfilIty 20 all m01op0lics in ccm-
merce. industries and lands
Sccond-The preservation OF the National
legal tender currency OF the people. constitu-
tionaliy issued by Congress.
Thiri-Thc needs OF all men and women
who labor in the production Of wealth. TO be
protected against tho encroachments OF
those who absorb ard consume without pro-
ducing-
Fourth The necessity for rcfurm and cor
recffon of abuses IN government. 50 thai the
pressure on the people vOuid be as light as
| possible. its administration effective, 20 guard
the rights Of Auicrican citizens 81 home and
abroad: to make public servants individual OF
/ incorporate. srbScryient 10 the use and viii OF
ity OF the country. with equal rights. equal
burdens, equal power and equal privileges OF
81 people
These latter were Specially connded 20 me
! D, the ID Democratic misses OF Massachusetts,,
! 10 whom alone Z owe grateful duty for high
| consideration and support during the years Of
| eHort m the reform of Government. but % no
/ Democratic organization whatever They
/ were 20 be presented 20 the National Demo
| cratic Convention forts acceptance and adop-
ton as the axioms Of Democratic ru;e as
/ practiccc Ivy our fathers l had intended II
| these greet principles 81 Government. by the
people and for the people only. had been cor
| daily reviewed and earnestly and honestly
/ adopted by that Convention rs the political
| chart OF the Democratic party. 30 have per-
mitted my nalne 10 1e presented TO the Con-
/ vcnfion for the suTraEcS OF the people as
| Chief Executive TO administer and carry for
! ward the necessary measures. in which case
should hnve been bound By is action g sup.
i port bota its platform and nominees That
J should be placed in that hizh position knew
was tfe sfil Of iS.a10 voters OF that Common
! wealth. vho BAD expressed their confidence
1 by their vetes 20 unanimously that no man
! from thaf State could have been delegate 10
/ that. Convention II he had dared 10 breathe
aloud that he was opposed either 10 the prin-
mr.
dafure.
He then Describes hoSshIs proposals were
received by the committee preparing the
/ platform Of the recent Democratic National
| Convention ~ Chicago. expressing his opinion
that the committee was wholly given up 10
] -expedicncy.- He also refers 10 the retec-
ton OF hrs proposals in the contention Itself.
and makes an attack on both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties. and speaking
OF the industrial prosirstion OF the country
-uE GREESBAc= REMEDY.
We. the despiscd Grces-hackers- oifcr
remedy for al this which no rejecting. keen
| sighted business man will now say would not
have been edcctuai- Myself in Congress more
ftan httcen years ago proPoscc hat instead
Of issuing United States bond which would
be held by capitalists only. and for the pur-
Pcse OF securing bank currency only. Con-
rrcss should make an tnoontrovertiule bond
az low ratc Of infert-J. n be issued by the
Government. go that any man might invest in
4 instead Of placing his money IN savings
banks or trust companies to be loaned out
Z
lost when called sor il That bond bear
ing three and sixty-dve cnc-hundrcdth
per cent interest. 10 be spresenfed by the
holder at any time To the Treasury. and ie-
gal trnders TO he issued for IL. ard thus the
interest % that amount OF the National debt
accrucs 20 the Government instead OF herng
paid by II from the ta-es OF the people AMI
then when another bad vas desired by the
investor. ono should lre issued BY the Govern
mcnf and interest thereon BEGIN. Every
n1ane-er knows that il J. the odd hffy mil
lions y ithdraEn or put out that makes n re-
dun isucy CT scarcity OF circulating medium;
and Il there man who darcs say now that such
a bond would not have prevented the panic and
dcsohYtion To business through which we are
now naSsinEs The time has como when the
grccuback i sustained by the Supreme Court /
n q constitutional currency aeainst the optrl-
Pms Of thr paid attorneys Of every fnancser /
Of the country. The time VIII come. II the /
people os tais country can set the clutch Of
monOrofg OF lts currency on is throat hen |
such system OF finance as I have sketched /
vii give freedom 20 the industrial anf usi- /
ness interests OF the country from the terrible |
ductuRfiors which the people row suffer.
NE WANT ~ cANAl But OURS
put IN my platform a plank against the /
construction OF 4 Panama ship canai without !
the consent Of the United states hold such |
q canal in time Of peace destructive to our I
comnlcrce. san Francisco has become an en- 1
-trcpot OF goods Of which the pru1ucts Of I
American industries form n large part for 4
distribution over the Western coast or North i
America which commerce re now control i
Make this canal. and y and dominates that
commerce. a she now 4ucs that of the West
cru coHst Of Central AMI south Amcrica- IN L
tinIc OF war. with the fanama canal Open
England SeizsS q with her immense navy. and 4
from thence can ravnSe Gns blockade our
whole Pacific coast This she cannot do now.
because she owns no cuaing station nearer
than fhe sandwich Islands. from witch Il viii i
be qEife Impossible 10 supply niockading
ncet- our three systems Of railroads across
the coEfincut. when rlin In competition and
not IN caliusion- uan carry our productions
u the " esseru coest cllcanly enough. and IN
- aIas
our own Citizens 50 a pcacc war must
coufrol that canal. The Republican party has
done nothing TO prnicl The interests and DIX
nifty - the country IN this behalf. and the
Democracy refuse "a promise cran 70 do any
thirg-
IAfier furtE>r aitacks on England and her
commercial supremacy. he ridicuies those
who initiate English customs. buy English
goods. asid prefer English habits 10 thoss Of
their own country He attacks the present
system of elcctiOn "a Massachusetts IS fol-
iows:l
nOSSFOL-sTs HOLDS THE POWER
'Why should the poorer classes have IN,
ballot. and thus the masses rule the country
against ust OF as one OF their magazines
published IN Boston expresses II. "A few oid
Families have the traditional right 10 govern
the politics OF MaSsachuSctfs- So that in
Massachusetts and Hhodc Island. as a bcgin-
ming. we md each legislature striving In ifs
turn tD throw cTcry obstruction. hindcrancc
and imPedim..nt IN the way % prevent the
poor man exercising n freeman right 10 cast
his ballot. and fo drive him from the p0lir by
requiring money qualifications and all other
devices that ingenuity may invent b. the>e
means RhOie Island i governed by tho Few
and not by the many: BY an aristocTacy Of
birth and we-l;h. snd not by tho pcOpse.
Congress in that state. 51zl votes only
were thrown by all parties in the
election Of a nemher Of Congress while af
ne Wet where a free e.sllot Is still in the
- votes wcrc required in the election OF
Congressman And fh.. is called e-usl repre-
sentaf;on Of the people in the Gorernment.4
Let every true American ponder upoa these
ncurcs. and inquire whittier IL the country
drifting II su-h inequalities arr possible IN
the beginning. what VIII BE- the endg Let the
people arise IN their might and bring hark
the Government where our revolutionary
fathers psaccd II. on the foundation Of free
DOM with equa rlEt.ss. equal burdens eqral
privileges and equal powers TO all men
HoS TIE PEOPLE LOST THEIR CONTROL
Why have the ps-s=ple lost or forhOrno 10 er-
ercise this great power? At first there were
the f,-lerai against the Democratic. The one
represented t-sc capitalist. the moncpoliss. and
tnose eeiieyl.g INST kinEiv governments was
best II if vas home government. although ,
willing ~ aid IN the expulsion OF King
Georges Government Hamilton and Adams
led this. jefferson anc Madison I'D the other. I
there was no third party. when the Federal
party was I'm power VIC bad the alien and sedi-
tlo.l % iaNs ana Judges appointed al midnight.
and ariStncrafic forms of Ofhcc- Iu-
der jefferson and Madison the people held ,
sway. and called themselves the Democracy. ,
ns In facf they were: and then. Republican
simplicity OF manners. economy In govern
mcnt- and respect FOR ne rights Of the people
were thr orsier % the day This state Of things
continued until the time of jackson: T. his ad-
n great banking monopoly WIS {
broken down Then arusc only minor qucs-
tons between the parties, industrial and /
economic. about which there was rally not
much difference and until t. question Of the
abolition Of slavery arose Il was axcceslinwiy
difficult TO distinguish the parf.es BY their
platforms. except that in the lsrIHOCrafic
platforms therc waS always a picd.- .-c 10 the '
esoiutionS Of isqA This contention on the G
slavery question produced the war How the ,
war enabled the monOpoiisfs 20 get possession =
~ both parties. have already shown since
lncn actual differences between the parties h
IN matter OF principle have in fact died out or /,
,nY enough kept Up 10 have distinction