Telegram-herald., 1888-11-01
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sz.a % ths FE..lasaL

snd fs4aiasd aaii last n.sss a III Q clock.
~hsn he lsft isr iaa.4nsroI.s. hs sas 80
tad dariaz ths dsF ~ a consllsf2 20ie laa-
bsf Of Grsenb4eksrs- a representative "
she TsLEszk4- Hka&LD saioysd aooet
r-snfy inmates cossersaii0n sith NJ.
Joass. Tas distinguished Orsenoacksf IS
a. dsisrnInst % as aahefs.ics - the pam
eiDls Of as p&rsy a. ever snd does aot heal
tate % express ais s.sss. hs Avss Ia SsN
Yosx, s1boaga nach u his tine daring
tas pAst lourtssn years las been spent Ia
N ashinxioa. as 1an1s fron eeH 9fA a
fs- days aso a84 Rss ssks't rs o ginloo oi
TIE political sltuafloa tnstc. believe.
sad ss. ''that TIE Republicans VII carry
Ssw Hogk oY 5000 majority Al east L
lsoksa TIA s.g - ne ~hsn LETT there.
OF course sasrs nav De soais gangs 1n1ss
sY ms tlns
Ia. query wss suggested whether. in
siss OF the 41peaF4nce Of he -sekyilie-
N an isiLsr. tue cnauke would not De mere
likely 70 De ia i4For OF tns Republican
ticket than against ~
Wei. IL ~oaid seem 90" Nr-Jonss re-
piled. "erhs eiIer 81 only Iusl been pub
isasd wbsn / .slt. bar lt sesinsd - D. a4f-
ias a. effect aalaV0rsols ~ Cleveland
a.
alleged intervlsN with nItn la lAs Leader 3f
asI evening, Af. Jones sid Il have Just
esd ihas They have oraga Ga tne4r
mag insliOn for taeir iatsrsies as much as
or lneiF portrait 0f me. 1 au going % send
bat 70 M vile 10 see a sne wiil rccoguizs
G. 1 vasn't { aware tba. 1 had been lnLsT-
viewed, aud ! certainly dit nOs make al
the statements attributed ~ rae Ia the
Letdcr 90 not think I sail Harrison aad
Cisvsland. FOR / regard Cleveland as the
-orst Ia the boz. nor do | remsfn Der say
ing 1 did aOt favor tae Labor candidates.
I would act 10 that. for hke both. person
ally. Is tis With their principles | differ.
an sure l id Dot say. he very Tact OF
Ben Buffers cosniug out ia support Of Har-
rison = reason for hOnesL men 10 do moth
ins Of the Kind.
Il did not come into this State 20 interfere
In any way with the efforts Of honesE
Gresnoscksrs or 10 inhaencs their action
regarding state. Congressional or other
local candidates. bat L have not besitated
TO say 10 az whom / have met that regard
NJ Cleveland a. re UorH esemy Of tas
Gr>en5ack party LtGt eucr held a biyh er-
ecttsse o1ss under tse fsde-aI g0esgnaa>7lk.
Thersfore I would regard ais reelection nc {
only az a national calamity, out IL view OF
reasons confzinsd IN an interview publish ed
ssroy the great victory ootA ed by the DE-
cision Of the United states supreme Court
regarding paper money authorized by Con-
krsss oeiux constitutional money. about
which all honest Grsenbackers agree, how
ever they may differ on other subjects"
Following is the interview in the Detroit
Trib,sns referred 70 og Mr. Jones, and which
be said General lanes had read Ia his pres
snce aud iully endorsed
f.F~ l.. E.fI
to vote Tor a. TIE coming election. There
fore ara not taxing al sctiye part In this
canvass. 1 know Of no better answer 10 a
part Of your inquiry than Is contained IN
the report Of n ccmmiftse OF which / was
chairman, appOin ted by the Greenosck
National convention held at Cincinnati last
September from which l Will read you the
foll0~ing EXTRACTS
We refrain from extended reasoning on
the causes which brought the tariff question
into 0vsrshsdoving influence IN this cam
psixn or 70 nov snswer The reasons assigned
on either side IS 90 the elect Of that cues
ton 90 Amsrican laoor and It's productions.
There are several reasons for orr action in
this regard. among the most important OF
which are First, taat We bold both the
tariff sOd labor questions are sU0Ortins,e 10
the m0neY question, snd second, becsuse
khsrs are many good Greeuoacksrs who sill
questions simply because the money Ques-
ton does not enter into their present dis
cussion. IS - saown By the opposite views
held By 3r Gregg s1d DR.. Leonard. Of
Indians. og General tDneS and Noses ".
Yield. 0f Michigan. aud 80 On throughout
nearly every state in the JaiOn-
Bar there IS a question on which ali
Greenbscksrs sgree. question far above
and bsvBni all 0ihsrs now under public
consideration. ahe most important Gues-
ton ever yet dsclied by legislation and
confirmed by judicial decision. and that Is
the dscision OF the United States Supreme
Court. rendered March }. 1854 declaring
the legal tender paper money authorized oy
Congress to be constitutional money.
Amer careful ard exhaustive sxamins-
ton Of al trustworthy authorizes on the
constitutional powers 0f Congress. seven
oct Of eight Judges Of that court concluded
that decisioo IN the following lsnguags:
Congress "a the legislature Of = sovereign
nation being expressly empowered by the
Constitution TO lsY and collect taxes 20
psy the deots and provide for the common
defsnse sud genera welfare Of the United
etsf.S and TO sorrow mossv ca the
sredit ~ ths United States and to coin
money and % regulate the value thereof
snd "a foreign coin. and being clearly
sufhorized. rs Incidental 20 tne exercise Of
% charter nationsi banks. aud to provide a
Nsfsousi curreacY for TIE ebOis people. in
the iertn Of coin. treasury notes aud ns-
tisnsl esRk oil.S, snd ne power % max =
the notes Of the Govern ment legal ts1dsr
in payment Of private debts being
Que sf the powers Of sovereignty in
other civilized nations. and not sxQressl Y
Nth hh-ld iroui Congress bT the Cousiitu-
ten. ~s are irrssisubi7 impeiied to ths
at.
notes Of the uitesi States the quality %
being lesal lender IN peymeut 0f private
deefs i Al appropriate means couducivs
and plsinly ADAPTED 90 ths sxecu ton Of the
nnaoubted powers of Congress. consistent
With The ietter and spirit of The Constitution
rnd thersfore within The meaning Of thar
Instrument necessary and proper for car
zying into execution ne powers vsstsj bg
tsis Constitution IN The Govsrnmsnt Of the
I 1itei States
sach being cur conclusion in matter Of
ls~. TIE question whether st snv particular
tims IN var OF in peace - fxigeucv i
such. ov rssson 0f ususuai sad ,rsssinx ie-
1saes 90 ~ resources q tie Govern nmsnr
or q tAe insde1uscy ef tbs supply Of god
s16 silver coin to furnish ths currency
seeded for The nses OF the Government add
~ he people. tasf Il e. ss = matter sf fact.
wise and sxpsdisnt - resort - tfis raesns
y FNtttS7A AATftt>af - - A-t-tlat3eH ~
Conwrsss When the question of sxigeucv
arises. snd sos q judicisi question. 70 D.
sfter~sr3 pszsed upon by the courts.'
To quote o1ce mere rom she Judgment
a NcCuiiock "a Mary
Whsre TIE az . not prohibited and Is
r.sllv csiculstei 80 eject sny o. the 90 rcts
entrusted - The Govsrsment. - undsrtak.
here ~ incuirs izrn the decree ~ its necss-
siiy -euld ~ % psss the Inc zach circun-
- =
en iexisiafivs ground.
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