Nevada County picayune., 1886-09-01
Questions for Gresnbackers 10
 Answer.

EDITOR P1cAYUNE-There is a coincidence in last weeks Dispatch. Saturday night the 31st inst, at the request of Mir. c. A. Robinson president of the Greenback club at Nubbin Hill, Mir. Ross and my self addressed the greenback club at that place. and Satu.day night following at my own invitation | addressed the greenback club at Hickory Grove. At Nubbin Hill Ncssrs O. $. Jones and Chess Buchanan and at Hickory Grove, Messrs W. B. Hawkins and T w. Gill represented the Greenback party. At each place l asked the speakers the following questions and dared them to answer them, to-Wit:
 1. Show d law passed by a dem ocratic legislature in Arkansas against the interest of the farming class.
 ,. Show d snperhuous officer in tlc state of Arkansas or one who receives too great d salary, except the Greenback clerk ot this cour ty who gets SG. 800 when the stat nte provides that all officers reeeiv- mg exceeding 5000 in fees, shall pay the excess into the county treasury.
 8. Show why the Greenbackers left theirparty platform of 1876 for one entirely different.
 Now, asked those questions fairly. and dared them to answer. Mess Buchanan and Jones both fol- lowed me at Nubin Ililr and mary an answer did they try to make; they said they forgot 10 answer them. Mr. Hawkins did not try tc answer them. Although pressed him for an answer. he said he lost his notes.
 Now, the coincidence is that "Greenleaf' and "Popgun' under exactly the same circumstances should pour out torrent ot per. sonal abuse against me instead of answering the questions, one ot them canning from Hickory Grove and the other from Nubbn Hill thus showing they are squirmin2 and smarting under the records had which they cannot answer and which they are too stupid to admit It clearly shows that the minds of great men run in the sa@c chan nel
 "Greanleaf" asks is civilians better qualified than Mitchel!' say yes, because l took the trou' ble to count the cases decided by Judge Mitchell which have been taken to the supreme court, and there are forty cases, tireRty-Sjl iccrc rererSed and fourteen o0irmed Now. Greeny, how is that for a record? Furthermore, MItchel i- a radical. Are you one! You are. if you vote for him. Next, yor squirm under the honorablel1 at tempt of Capt. Ansley to educate the coloIed people, towit: His let ter to Mr. Hghtfoot. Now, Greeny usually you can be purchased will 10 cent drink of whisky, but you are evidently now on a strike tol higher wages, 1 fear it will take fiji ty cents to get you this time Greeuy, never did vote fora uig ger. and when l do it will not bt for one who ought to be in the penitentary as the one you art freezing to.
 Pop Gun" only shoots wad and falSeAood needs no retluta ton. He complains about the re cords | had. That is what hurts 1 struck the record under his noSt which showed shat the G. B's were opposed to silver, opposed to Grecnbacks and in league with the Republicans.
 So you see, Nr Editor. they had no answer but thcusual ereeubach argument of personal abuse and assertion without proof, Now. i MesSrs. Jones, Buchanan. Gill and Hawkins are gentlemen and con. ductcd thc discussion as such and cannot think either of them would coudesceud to publish such cowardly assaults oa a private m. diyidual and l am surprised 70 find that Mr. Jones who had charge ol tho Dispatch last week would per, the publication ia his paper b! communication, from such cou- tcmptable sucaks as Greeny 1P. R. and "Pop,' too cowaIdly to com, out to the world by their own names audtoo dishonest to tell tine truth. But l still dare them to au- swer my questions. ReSpt,
 W. V. ToMPRINS.
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 The Catterson Resolution.