The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-06
CHAMBERS TO BUTLER.
AN OPEN POLITICAL LETTER
The Numerousiy- Nominated Candidate
Taken Co Task for Lack of Ortho-
doxy-Plehrer Primitive Prin-
ciples of GreenbaokIsn.


RESPECTED SIR:-I have read will
great care your late address TO the peo
pie of the United States, which, sup
pose may be regarded as letter ofaccept
ance of your nomination for the Office OF
President by the Greeenback, Labor anC
Autobiography organizations, in thei
apparent efforts to reform the corrup
and unconstitutional legislation
through which the Government estab
lished by the fathers, as Democratic
Republican royalty of the people,
as opposed to aristocracy and monarchy
has been practically subverted; and In
stead of now being government Of the
people administered Tor the general wei
fare of the whole people, and though re
tanning the senlblance of a Republic
has been practically transformed into
an Oligarchy governed by land, money
andtransportation monopolies. And Gen
eral, permit me TO say, and to cllde you
in a friendly way, that III your address,
while joining in the hugh and cry
against monopoliesa in common with
even the "bosses" OF the old corrupt par
ties, yet, like them, you fail to show &c
the people the true source whence these
monop0lies have their origin and devel-
opment. 1t is in vain, General, to rail
against monopolies, and it "smacks'
somewhat of demagoguery TO do so, I'M
less we intelligibly show TO the people
whence they have their origin, and
point out or suggest practical measures
for their destruction.
And General, in order to present these
matters fairly and intelligibly, declare
as an unquestionable fact, that monopo-
lies, and even monarchies, are created
by robbing the people of their common
properties, their public land their public
money and the public highway of com
munication, travel and commerce, and
transferring them in unequal shares or
portions, to individuals and corpora
lions. And it matters not whether this
robbery is accomplished by the sword
of the conquorer or by usurped legisla-
ton, the results are the same.
/ declare as a further truth or PROPOSE
ton, that in the autocratic power as
sumed by Congress and by many of the
States, whether such power is delegated
or not, of selling, giving and distribute
ing unequally, these common or SOW
ereign properties of the people, to indi-
viduals and corporations, monopolies
are created, and from the centralizing
power of which, the "serpent headr of
monarchy il plainly developed.
And as another truth or proposition,
aver that, so far as Congress has eXer-
cised this power, ii Ia gross usurpation
of powers not delegated, near akin TO
actual treason, being fatal blow against
the equal rights and sovereignty of the
people. The basis of a true Republican
government, or in other words, true
Republican royalty of the
people, AS opposed to government by
the few, or by one man, as in monarchy
or Imperialism.
If these propositions DO true, General,
and don't think you will dare to deny
that thoy are true, it reduces the field
of practical politics or measures of re-
form to very simple and narrow
grounds, viz; that the autocratic power
usurped by Congress of so selling, Civ
ing and distributing the sovereign pro-
perties T. the people unequally, must
be restrained, with therepeal of all laws
thus unconstitutionally enacted; and in
conservative measures for restoring to
the people rs nearly rs practicable, their
equal rights in their sovereign proper
ties of which they have been plundered,
mainly through the power usurped by
Congress in alternating them In unequal
shares for the benefit OF the few.
Having declared that this is usurped
power, IL is but just and proper that ]
should prove 1t. To this end / hero ex-
hiblt all the grants of power delegated
TO Congress over these properties. In
Article |, Section s, of the Constitution,
II Is provided that Congress shall have
power ito coin money, regulate the
value thereof and of foreign coins"
ana IN Article 4, Section 3, power is
delegated to Congress to "disposo of
and make all heedlul rules and regula-
Lions lpnn4ig.aItI Mi h.
and sovereignty of the people, of ppursel
respecting the territory and other Nv, =
perry belonging TO the United Statesy'r
This is all. ''''
4,ow, insist, General, that the au-
thority to "disposo of does not necessa-
rily mean u power To sell and ALLEVIATE nj
discretion, as arrogated by Congress;
and In view of the fact thai the
ownership of these properties are inher-
ent in, and embodies the very elements
of sovereignty, and which are univer-
sally found in the possession of the rul-
ing power or sovereign in all forms OF
Government and rs no sovereign would
willingly delegate power TO any human
authority TO ALLEVIATE the very founda-
tons of his throne and elements of his
power; therefore, the power to dispose
of cannot be nationally construed as Il
power To sell aud ALLEVIATE at discretion,
but only power TO divide aud distribute
in equal shares OF benefits according To
the Fundamental basis OF u true Demo
cratic. Republican royalty OF the people;
and the truth IL thus made manifest, as
charged that the assumption of this
power by Congress was a gross usurpa'
ton, nearly allied to actual treason
against the sovereignty Of the people.
defy dispute.
AS to the public money and publ,
highways Of Communication travel ant
commerce belonging to all the people 10y
right of creation, as well as by right o
sovereignty, | most emphatically de
clare there is not even n shadow of con
stitutional authority for tho transfer o
the ownership and control of these SOW
ereign properties. In the first place
aver that Congress has no constitution
al authority TO create corporation
And although the supreme court hav,
pretended to find such power In
vested In Congress, yet, 1t is well know
that the states In the convention whicl
framed the constitution overwhelming
iy refused 10 delegate such power whel
proposed; AID that, afterwards, In orde
TO guard the people against such usur
pations OF power, made and ratified tn
tenth amendment, declaring tina
"all powers not delegated to Congress
by this constitution are referrol
to the States and the people," Tho falls
assumptions aud transparent sophstrie
through which the courts In the face {
these facts pretend TO arrive at thei
conclusion simply presents case of tn
Supreme court versus well-known fact
and common sense.
The power "to coin money" as dol,
gated 90 Congress IL manifestly III
power 10 make or create money, and
strictly limited by the term MONEY use
In the grant of power. II Is not pow,
70 create bank notes, Government not,
promising TO pay money, or any othl
hybrid substitutes for money. Nom
In It's true constitutional sense and
common sense possesses as precise an
distinctive attributes as any other ere