Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19
ESQ BE. AMONETTE's VIEWS.

says plainly he will affiliate with the Democratic party, giving his reasons therefor. Believing it of general interest to all, and especially so to his many friends in this county, by permission we will print that part of the letter giving his views. Here they are :
 1 wrote heretofore that l had come to the conclusion that relief to the oppressed people must come through the Democratic party, and that l would in the future work and vote with that party. l have not changed my political opinions, but be- !ieve just as strongly today as l ever did, in the old greenback idea on the money question, and l find the majority of Democrats of the same opinion, only rejecting the non- redeemable feature, which, in my opinion, makes very little difference to the laborer whether his sl0 bill is made redeemable in words on its face or not, just so 1t is received by the government, and there is enough in actual circulation to meet the de- mands of tue country. So we must give up the fiat idea, and accept the redeemable featuIe. l find the Dem ocrats demanding more money, and in fact almost too much, for a great majority want free coinage of silver, and there Is question whether 1t would be a wise policy or not. l believe, as l ever did, in the pay ment of the National debt as soon as practicable, according to contract, and abolismng the National Banking system, and i find the Democratic party, too, almost unit in favor of the former, and large majority in favor of the latter.
 The above were the man issues that brought into existence the Grcenback party. When l find a party of wisdom and power accepting all that old Greenbackers demanded, what need of third party :?
 was always Greenbacker, but when political wire workers got pos session of the party and caused its death by bringing into existence the Union Labor party with several blanks in it's platform l could not endorse, l was then left with many others without any party. l then read carefully the platforms of the political parties, and from the pledg- es made through the Republican party I cast my vote in 1888 for Harrison and Morton, and claimed the Republican party as my party as I often told you in the past.
 But l see the Republican party passing laws for the benefit of the north and against the south; for in- stance the pension robbery, and the south not share in it's benefits. How long will this oppression go on How long are we to be taxed for pensions and the south get none 1 saw a statement some time ago that the pension debt had reached to Sl50, ,000, GOO year and the south paid one-third of it. This is paid through the operation of the tariff and no man knows how much he pays. If this enormous tax was col tected direct, as our state and coun- tv taxes, our people would despise our government for its expressions, Do not understand me to be opposed to the method of raising taxes by tha tariff, for expenses of the genera government, for assuredly that is the best method. If not our best statesmen would not have approved of it, and the Republican party could not have robbed the people of such enormous sums and the people be contentcd. cannot approve of the workings of the Mckinley robbery
 just for the benefit of favored class and a few states. Just think of the State of Illinois drawing S6, 1000, ,O0O every six months, from the govern ment, for pensions. That would be nice for old Arkansas-it would go q long ways with low price of cotton this year, and settle many debts and then to come without any work no toil, no labor, no sweat, but 8 oft, No wonder the north is far ahead of the south in wealth and i'm provements, when all legislation for the last 30 years has been fOI that section and against the south, 1 | would have no objections if it was not for the unequal distribution oi wealth, and that those who were 1 iustlv entitled only drew pensions. l But when the door of the treasury is ] thrown open to the whole north and closed against the south, and the people burdened with taxes to per petuate this robbery, l must certain, ! ly enter a protest. Then when that cotton tax of SIS, ,000 illegally taken from us, which the supreme court of l.. S has so declared, is re- turned, then may say justice is be- 1 ing done. But to only mention 1t almost creates a cyclone in the north, ] by the Republican party.
 find the Democrats fighting mo- nopoies in every phase and regulat- ing transportation on railroads in all the states where they have power. However unsatisfactory it may be at present, they are for the people