Year: 1878

GREENBAcKERs, ATTENTION!
+ How do our Greenback brethren,
who have left the old Democratic
party, like the following secret circu-
lar, Just issued, which reads as fol-
lows:


IStrictly CONFIDENTIAL


HDoRs. BANKING ASSOCIATION,


New YORK, July, 1873. }


To Tblank for name DEAR SIR:
You have been recommended by the
subcommittee of the Bankers Asso-
citation (blank for name of place) as
person whose honor is safe to trust,
and who could do a great favor for
our Association In your vicinity. 1t
is desirable that you at once enter
upon a thorough canvass of your dis
trict, and as soon as you get we'll to
work you should report to our sub
committee at (blank for place) who
will supply you with necessary funds
for expenses, and will give you rea-
sonable salary from the date you go
to work until the election. When
you can persuade Democrat, who Is
a good debater, to enlist in youl
cause and who would be willing to
engage in the work for liberal salary
and expenses, you should report to
the said sub b-committee with full proofs
of the standing and ability of the man,
and they will pay him promptly. Care
must be taken, however, that you do
not suffer yourself or our inte' ests to
be betrayed. Look we'll TO your man.
A Democrat is most desirable, for
they can do more with Democratic
adherents than any other.


OF course, it is expected that all
those engaged by our association will
advocate the Greenback doctrine,
which is the merest sham and delu
sion; but as the Democratic party is
powerful, we find it more easy to de-
feat them 10y this means than by di-
rect antagonism. You will under
stand that the object is to defeat the
party, snd in close districts every one
of our friends should not fail to vote
for the Republican nominee for Con-
gress. 1t is of little consequence as
to any other office. But we must
control Congress, or our vast interest
will be ruined. If the Greenback
men will nominate man favorable to
our interests, at least, and one that
can be depended on, then it would be
safe and better to support him, but
in no case unless he will pledge him
self to vote with the Republicans in
Congress.


In strong Democratic districts funds
will be furnished to create splits, if a
Democratic Greenbacker can be in
duced to accept the nomination-one
that Is pIedged To- our interests and is
known to be reliable. Great care
should be taken to do nothing to
arouse suspicion. A moderate amount
of complaint against Republican ''mis-
rule" ETC., will do-say in general
terms but the great stress of com
plant for incompetency and mal-ad-
ministration should be made by Demo-
cratic Greenbackers against the De-
mocratic party.


In Republican districts the currency
question should not be stirred by our
| friends, except to answer Democratic
arguments, in such way as to drive
away from the party as many or more
Democrats than Republicans.


The Democratic party has such
loose opinions of finance that, if sue
cessful, they will ruin the country,
and they must be defeated at all haz-
ards. You will be authorized by the
sub committee (in case you prove
faithfully to use a reasonable amount
of money in the canvass, to be plant
ed where it will best count. We must
Use the Greenbackers to kill the De-
mocratic party. The Democratic party
is the only party the bankers have to
fear.


You must see that it would be I'M
safe to put any real name to this, as,
if it is exposed, which is quite proba-
bic, our association will disown it.
Go to the subcommittee as directed,
and they will give you money (it
satisfed) and further verbal instruc-
tions. Be true, and you shall be re-
warded. Sec'y.
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