Year: 1879

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE BY THE GREENBACK


REPRESENTATIVES, TO THE FoRrY-sIxTH con-


GREss.


The following address was issued by the grecnback
members-elect at their meeting in this city to-day:


To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED sTATEs:-The
national greenback representatives elected to the
Forty-sixth Congsess, feeling the grave responsibility
deem it proper to advise you of the results.


The need of n more perfect organization engaged
invested in productive and commercial enterprises
the money loaning interest is eaborately and thor
oughy organzed. This gigantic power embraces
the national administration and legislature. the
machinery and leadership of the republican and
democratic parties. and more than two thousand
national banks, forming a banking system. yet in
the infancy of it's power. whose operation has
transferred tho control of issuing and regulating
the volume Of the paper money from the govern
porations whose directors are not responsible to
the people, Back of this organization inspiring and
controlling it, is arraye the colossal money power of
Europe It has controlled legislatures and executive
officers largely subsidized the press and endangered
the appreciation OF the value of money by contrac-
ton it has absorbed the accumulated wealth
OF the nation and gained mortgage upoon
Indebtedness of the people private, corporate.
municipal. State and national--is more than the
entire property of the country would bring
in money. This Indebtedness expresses the immense
capital gained by the money brokers. Through the
terrible pressure of its annual interest productive
masses of our people have been plunged into
diton OF increasing poverty. want and misery which
OF society and the stability of our government.


The agents of the money power have sought to
blind the people to its spoliations by charging their
distress to their extravaganza by false clamor for
honest money and by the promise of speedy relief
through the resumption of specie payments. What
they call resumption has come but the distress in
tenshes and the prospect under their policy dark
ems. We have reached. dread crisis 1t is the
mission Of our party to meet this crisis and
the measureless ruin It threatens To do this
we must overthrow the powerful and intrcnched
banking system and restore to the government,
where the fundamental law places it, the sole power
to issue money. regulate its value and determine its
volume. We must stop the increase of interest bear
ing Indebtedness and speedily possible in accord
with the letter of the original contract. cel that
which has accrued. We must secure 'ofu!ic q
full legal tender money equal to the de ands of
prosperous productive enterprise.


Ours is gigantic task. Only by the unit efforts
Of those who suffer can we accomplish it: We a"
fully convinced that separation from the ole parties
whose leaders, machinery and press are mos j.
allied with the money power. is demanded


Impeled by this conviction we have resolved to act
together in organizing the next House of Congress
that may the better secure such legislation will
accomplish the desired result We are assured that
enough members entertaining our views have been
elected to hold the balance OF power We propose to
WELD that power for the sole purpose of embodying
our principles in law.


We call upon you to unite in precinct, town, city,
county, Congressional and State organizations tor
labor clubs by whomsoever organized or chartered.
to place themselves in communication with their
respective county and State organizations, and
through them with the headquarters of the National
Executive Committee Washington. d. G.


We earnestly caution the suffering against all who
seek to inspire to disloyal acts, even threats.
Treason would be Madness because the ballot is in
our hands.


The administration is what the votes Of the people
have made it, and within two years they can
change it by the same peaceful process. We
seek relief only through the ballot. The future
more than q million of voters within the last year;
and assured from all parts of the nation that
the momentum which gave us that unparalleled ad-
vance is 80 increasing as to make success in 1880
certain.


Therefore let not the suffering yield to despair nor


GILBERT DE LA MATYR,


Chairman Committee on Address.
BRILLIANT RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.


The most brilliant reception of tho season took
place at the Executive Mansion this evening In
vitations had been sent by the President and Mrs.
Hayes to the Cabinet, Supreme Court. the members
Of both houses Of Congress- army and navy officers
and the heads of tire executive departments, who.
with the ladies of their families. invited to
meet the members OF the diplomatic corps.


Upon the arrival of the guests they were shown to
the second floor Of the mansion. where arrangements
had been made for depositng their wrappings-
the Of the eastern official end
Of the building being set apart for
the gentlemen and the residence portion
Of the building for the ladies' whence they pro-
ceeded by tho private stairway to the lower par
lors and East Room in the centre Of which the Pres
dent and Mrs. Hayes received the guests. surrounded
by the diplomatic corps.


The East Room is tastefully decorated with flowers
and tropical plants aud the walls gracefully draped
with the flags OF all nations Refreshments were
served in the State dining room. tho private dining
room. and many little cosey hooks in the hall of the
second floor were occupied by lunch tables.