The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-05-01

and Congress IL looking around to scc how II
can make bond with interest that can be
kept for great series Of years in order TO
give the banks 2 per cent. out OF the Govern.
mcnt on their circulation In addition to tho
percentage they make on their discounts. But
why havd any bonds paying interest, in order
TO lind security for bank circulation Let
them deposit the grecnbacks OF the United
States. and don't care how many bank bills
they issue; or, what would be more to the
purpose, let them issue tho srecnbacks, legal
tender Of the United States, and then they
need not have any tonds to secure their cir
culntion.
The decision OF tho court upon the case
which brought before II now Ia that the
grecnback Is the constitutional money OF the
country, mat money" III you please, and
that Congress alone can Judge how much they
will issue, and Of the occasion upon which
they will issue It, and tho greenback now
stands as good as gold, and the bankers will
tell you, although don't, better than silver.
Where now stands the senselcss cry Of "rag
money" "broken promises to pay" 'dis-
honest money" Unconstitutional money,
or, In the Language OF q stupid, per-
verse, and wicked clergyman of my State,
'the bill OF fare instead of the dinner?''
never considering, because he claims to know
nothing OF anything but the word OF God,
and he knows very little of that, that for his
bill Of fare he would have procured his din
ner, and he would just as leave have had II
rs had his dinner. SO in the case of the
grcenback bill of fare, IL does stand for the
dinner, because with It he can demand q
dinner Mt any restaurant.
foresaw this condition Of things in 1882.
! foresaw that the greenback would be the
currency Of the country, and will be forever
hereafter, and therefore ! said that the
mission of the Greenback party, as regards
the grcenback, Is done and ended. Their
objective point was to make the currency
nfrv
above and beyond all other cur
rency, legitimate, constitutional, beloved OF
the people, and tho necessity Of the capital.
list. That is won, and told them then, as
pressing objects of reform Of governmental
action and of the necessities of the people to
be accomplished; SO that while their mission
was ended, because It had been fulfilled In
regard to the greenback, there were these
other duties pressing upon them as party,
to see to IL that laws are passed to prevent
any monOpolies raising the price of the COM
mon nccessaries Of life, such rs the carriage
of food, passengers, and freight; such as the
storing In one hand by one great corporation
OF petroleum, the poor mans light, by which
It's price is raised considerably more
fy or name the monopolies. Thefe
should neither be monopolies nor, as they are
called, corners, sometimes Of provisions, of
labor, or of any of the necessary adjuncts of
nylng. AGAIN, 60 the materials 1Or 1000 anu
raiment are cheaper now than they were fifty
years ago, except for the enhanced cost of
transportation, which Is doubled because of
special privileges and watered stock of the
transportation agencies, il seems to me that
II is time for the General Government 10
make, under its constitutional po,ccr, RENE
dy, and If it will not, the people will make It
for themselves. And when wrongs are right
ed outside the proper legitimate methods OF
government great wrongs arc done In setting
wrongs right. Such are the teachings of
history.
trust you will not say I have not been
sufficiently explicit. have nothing to cover
up. My record stands before the country for
twenty years past, and any man may look
at II.
In regard to the other matter of which you
speak, as to what ac.ion l and my friends
may take In regard to the Presidential
candidature, l simply shy that shall appre-
ciate rs a compliment, the vote of any good
man in my favor. And while | cannot, as
ought not, do anything actively to promote
such a canvass, yet / shall leave the good
people OF the States to determine for them
selves whether they desire the present condi-
ton OF governmental action to continue, or
whether change shall he made. That is for
them, and it 10 for their servants to bow to
their behest. ! am, my dear sir. very truly,
your friend and servant,
BENZ. F. BUTLER.
William d. Fuller, Ncwaygo, Mich.