The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-23

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tention of such men to the fact that that
party has failed to do either. Laboring men
are out of employment and starving after
Nay, more. it is well known in Massachu-
sets and rhode Island. and how far in other
parts of the North ieave the good and just
minded OF those localities 10 speak, capital
has coerced the votes OF the laboring men to
its own purposes by threats, intimidation,
and In some cases worse means. The negro
of the south. also, Gan not go 10 the ballot box
for fear of the shotgun, and IL he does, the
ballot-eox stuher puts in two votes to neu'
tralize his one"
In the matter of finance there is nothing to
hope for from either party. The bankers and
capitalists of both parties have united for
twenty years to control the financial legisla-
ton of the Nation. And now, with money
enough for all wants. with golden fields, with
| nexhaustiblc crops, with an oVerproduction
| of stocks and provisions, with plenty on every
| hand, because of the present financial system
'the producing laborer goes about the street
unemployed; and the farmers wheat, which
with the fathers was measure OF value, is a
drug in the market; and that which he raises
to-day, produced by the sweat of his face, IL
without profit to his industry
For these ills the Greenbackers offered q
| remedy. Congress should make an incontro-
vertihle bond at low rate of interest. to be
| issued by the Government, so that any man
| might invest in IL instead of placing his money
| in savings banks and trust companies, to be
| loaned out on margins on kitlng stock and
! then lost when he called for it, The address
on this point closes as follows: Every imam
Ger knows that it is the odd fifty millions
! withdrawn or put out that makes IA redund-
| ancy or scarcity of circulating medium, and is
| there man who dares say now that such q
| bond would not have prevented the panic and
| desOation to business through we are now
| passing!
The time has come when the greenbNck is
sustained by the Supreme Court as n cOnstitu-
tional currency against the opinions OF the
paid attorneys of every tinancier of the coun-
| try. The time will come, if the people of this
country can get the clutch OF monopoly OF its
/
OF finance rs have sketched will give free
dom to the industrial ana business interests
OF the country from the terrible fluctuations
from which the people now suffer-
He appeals to the laborlng man TO declare
his independence. You nave the power,
he says, ito make this Government yodr Gov
eminent as did your fathers his can only
be done by acting together. BE not deceived;
stand by each other. Let the people unite
for the good of the people. 10 prevent such
union has been the policy OF the leaders,
monopolists of all shades of opinion, en-
emes of the peOp g. who while they JOIN
together IN tact in control OF the Government,
claim to belong to different parties. You
know that il makes no herence TO you
whether one set OF men or the other l. i'll
power no burden on the people is ghtened,
no monopoly is crushed Whichever party
carries on the Government, lahoring men and
the benefits Of prmeval curse: lin
the sweat of thy face Shalt thou eat bread
You enjoy none of Gods blessings! Why
not? You earn and produce them al-al that
He vouchsafeS to man, save the air we breathe
They are yours in the sight of high Heaven.
Stand together and just share OF them IS
yours"
He declares that the ballot is in danger from
the British party. There is already an arts
tocracy, he says, in America, aping the Brit
ish. The American mechanic can not make
clothes good enough for these apes; they are
waited on by British servants; they Gun their
whiskers British fashion, so as to appear as
un-AmCrican aS possible.
"In the fight between the Fcderalst against
the Democrat there was no third party. This
continued until the time of Jackson, when
the great banking monopoly WAS broken
down. Then arose minor que tiOnS between
the parties, industrial and economic. The
question of the abolition of slavery caused a
contention. This produced the war. The
war enabled the monopOlist to get possession
of both parties. Now there is no actual dit
ference between ,parties-only enough to-
make distinction
He nbtureS labOring men to vote together.
He tells them not to be ALARMED nj the cry
that he who votes for II third party loses his
vote. Not so. There was Il seed time ana Il
harvest. Here is his plan: "ln framing your
electoral ticket make fusion in all the StAtcs
with the supposed minority. and make it upon
this theory: Not that you are going To vote
for the electors of any candidate opposed til
your INTERESTS; not that the friends of the
other cand dat are gong TO vote for yours, |
but agree that you will run the same eleH
toral ticket provided the electors VINO com
pose 1t are, rs they ought TO be- reputable |
men who will he bound Dy their honorable
the el ctoraI college to vote in any direction; /
and then have il agreed that the electoral /
vote of the state shall be divided in The
electoral college according to the number
of vOueS thrown for your candidate, and
the number q votes tn'owh Tor the other /
Cand du'c on thc same ticket.
"In many States, If we exert our strength We
already hold the balance OF power I'm quite
one hun lrcd Congressional districts less than
one thousand votes will dcterm ne whether Il
friend of labor and the people or the TOOL OF
Al Gh4hNI "A IN at
US organize therefore, in every district to see /
to 1t that no man goes to Ongrc'S from any /
district who is not with us and of us; strong !
enough in moral rcctitudc 10 stand tor the /
rights of the people 'unawcd by power and
unbOughi by GAIN
Again, ia balanced States make an alliance !
with whichever OF the other parties VIII choose |
50 to do. Minorities naturally gravltate to-
ward each other. Give them some State OH. |
Ger" and take others to your |
selves upon an agreement that both parties
sha vote the SINE ticket. BE particular to
see 10 1t that your own
friends are sent to the state
laws are ne@icd for the protection OF the |
workngman, the farmer and The merchant |
against oppressors and monOpolies, and ii |
these will stand together they can get pro |
lection in spite OF the mOuOpOSt'
Following this is his letter, accepting the |
nominations rendered by the Grccnback |
Labor party aud the Anti-MonupOIst organ |
Iutiou. II" pledges the remainder Of his |
days 10 their cause, and concentrates them |
ana himself upon the fact that they wiiknot |
have TO defend his charac or. He says that !
Ela dOinES have been known TO the country |
Tor NOR thar quarter of a century. Every |
act of ms life has been under microscope |
lighted 10y the lurld fir Is OF hate ana SANDER |
He i vet unframed, ana has no opinion to |
take Oac s. no policy to recant, and no lust /
charge 70 explain for what he has done either /
IN pcuC" or war
Then follows an address to the Democrats |
of Massachusetts, who put their faith in him |
once before. He invites them to stick 10 him |
now ana 10 come into the people : party. |
TO such as can not he bids kindly II political |
farewell. At the end of the address a an a..
pCudiN, J. a note to the eject that he issued /
tine address sooner tnan ne mad expected. lie /
would hay" preferred to wait for Mr.. Clcve
Ia III, bat he yielded TO the advice of trusted .
friends in making it now. lie believes in a .
short campaign.
Missouri Prob btionistS.
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