Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28

class OF business, embarrassment and |
failures 10 an unheard-of extent,
with banks locking up their |
money in millions upon millions, and |
allowing their customers, who by our
financial system have been made de-
pendent upon them, to be ruined; the |
producing laborer goes about the street
and the farmers wheat,
which with our fathers was measure
of value, is drug in the market, and
that which he raises to-day. protected
by the sweat of his face, Is without
profit to his industry.
"We, the despised greenbackers, Of
fered remedy for all this which no re-
fleeing, keen-sighted business man will
now say would not have been eflectual
Myself in congress more than 10
years ago proposed that instead eff issu-
ing United States bond which would
be held by capitalists only, and for the
purpose of securing bank currency
only, congress should make an inter-
convertible bond at low rate of interest
to be issued by the government, so that
any man might invest in it instead OF
placing his money in savings banks or
trust companies to be loaned out on
margins on kiting stocks. ard then lost
when he called for it. That bond bear
ing three and sixty-tive one-hundreiths
per cent interest, to be presented by
the holder 1T any time TO the treasury,
and legal tenders to be issued for it,
and thus the interest to that amount OF
the national debt accrues TO the gov
eminent instead of being paid by it
from the taxes of the people Ard then
when another bond was desired by the
investor, one should be issued by the
government, and interest thereon be-
gin. The time has come when the
greenback is sustained by the supreme
court as constitutional currency
against the opinions of the paid attor-
news of every tinancier of the country, -"
He objects TO the construction of q
Panama ship canal without the consent
of the United States, claiming that il
the canal be constructed England will
dominate the commerce of the western
coast Of North America.
He then proceeds to lengthy hom
| lily upon the duty of voters, urging them
TO be free from partisan bias, and says
"The producers, the workingmen
the greenback men, and the anti-mohop
olists are already organized, and if mer
will but vote their convictions, irrespec
tive of deluding party cries, the people
can achieve q victory now; and there
is no power on earth that can prevent
it. Let us then organize people,
party representing every shade of pc
liticals belief that true Democrat or ,
true Republican, loving his country
loyal 10 her free institutions, wishing
for her prosperity and glory, which
alone can be had when the people arr
prosperous, when the laborer is fully
paid, and when there is n fair division
of the production of enterprise and la
Dor, can or oughh to hold.
'.lt seems to me certain that at worst
even in the infancy of our organization
we can hold the balance of power be
tween the two old parties; so that if W.
cannot wholly prevent bad legislation
VIII can force them 10 band together Il
enact il, and so show themselves il
form, as they are in fact. confederateC
against the people. In many states i
we exert our strength, we already holC
the balance of power. In quite 10(
congressional districts, less than LOO
votes will determine whether FRIEND
of labor and the people or the tool o
monopoly shall have seat in congress
Let us organize therefore, in every dis
trict, and see that no man goes to con
gress from any district who is not will
us and of us.
"Again, in balanced states make al
alliance with whichever of the othe
parties will choose so to do. Minori
tiles naturally gravitate toward eacl
other. Give them some state Office
and take others 10 yourselves upol
an agreement that both parties shall
vote the same ticket. Be particular {.
see to it that your own friends are sen
to the state legislatures. There ar
many states where laws are needed TO
the protection of the workingmen, tn
farmer and the merchant against OPP
pressors and monopolies, and if Ties
will stand together they can get tina
protection in spite of the monopolist.
anybody tells you that this is class leg
islation reply to him. Yes, we know
it; we are legislating for our class lii
tie while, for it is the first time we hav
had an opportunity. The other elias
has had legislation enough TO last then
for hundred years.
"To the Grcenback Labor Party and III
Anti. MonopoliSt Organization, and TO III
laboring Men,"
~ had accepted the selection of you
conventions as candidate for president
Anxious for the success of the principle
which y on represent, in which as yo
know so heartily concurred,I present
ed, as you have learned, as your repre-
sentative, your platforms to the demo
cratic convention, in hope, if il wer
possible, that they might be adopte
and made the rule of that party, whic
should be composed of friends AM
allies.
sin framing your electoral ticket
make fusion in all the states with tn
supposed minority, and make it upol
this theory; not that you are going Il
vote for the electors Of any cardidat
opposed to your interests, not that tn
friends of the other candidates are 90
ing to vote for yours but agree that yo,
will run the same electoral ticket, pro
vided the electors who compose il ar
rs they ought TO be, reputable men wh'
will be bound by their undertakings
which is all there is that binds the cleo
toral college to vote in any directio,
and then have it agreed that the elector
al vote Of the state shall be divided
in the electoral college according t.
the number of voters thrown fol
your candidate, and the number O
votes thrown for the other candidate on
the same ticket. The number of votes
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