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GOBEESFOTOEKE.
DEMOCRAT’S REPLIY
To Oscar Wild’s facts and Figures.
I see that Oscar Wild has condescended
to outline the sub-treasury and the effects
which it is intended to produce, with
what he undoubtedly thought to be great
clearness and force. But which was, in
reality, only the flight of a vivid imagi¬
nation.
Bui, in the meantime, lie did not for¬
got to use his ingenuity in manufacturing
false statements, false accusations and
low epithets. I know lie does not like
mo to say this, and will, iu all probibiia
ty, deny it, as ho did before, but a deni¬
al will do no good.
In the first place, he says, “I have
practiced the art of deception with him
in regard to my democracy and Alliance
principles.” This is a positive falsehood,
rt is as false as the heart in which it was
conceived. I. sir, have always been a
democrat and voted the democratic tick
-ct. I never claimed to be a republican in
order to obtain the position of “census
taker.”
I can’t straddle the republican platform
and the third party platform and the
democratic platform all at the same time
and then claim to be a good democrat,
when it comes to “pure democracy.”
1 have before me “the constitutions
and by-laws of the Alliance of thiee dif¬
ferent states and can’t find one single
“grand and noble” principle against
which I am guilty of using any “vile and
vicious” sayings. I suppose you mean
the “sub-treasury and third party,”
when you use the term “grand and no¬
ble” principles.
He says, “you resort to abuse and crit¬
icism, using language unbecoming a gen¬
tleman” and that T have debased myself.’
Well, sir, no gentleman will bring such
a charge without just cause. We shall
see if Oscar Wild has just cause. Follow¬
ing are some of the expressions and epi¬
thets which he has used in regard to me:
“Crank,” “green,” “one horse politi¬
cian,” “pettifogger,” “ungenti-emaniy,”
and compared in knowledge to a “baby
monkey,” “dandy-legged critic,” “two
by four Yankee, 1 ’ “Yankee fresh from
Yaukeedam,” “a deceivei,” etc., etc.
Now, candid reader, I have only one
expression which I have used, to place
against ail this; via: Wonder if Oscar
thinks be is a two-horse politician and
heavy draft at that? Or may be lie is
a whole mule team, jack- driver and lit¬
tle “yallcr dorg” under the wagon. The
reader will observe, even in this, that I
diet not say lie was so and so, but maybe
he was so and so. Now, any candid
reader, after carefully pursuing our sev¬
eral letters will admit that the charge of
“abuse and ungentlemanliness” would
better beome Oscar Wild. You are apret
ty specimen to bo calling others debasing
and uogentiomanly. Clear the trash
from your own door-yard first, Oscar, you
do not deny throwing slurs, but only de¬
ny them being of a personal character.
Please state just what character they
were intended for, if not for me.
As to the misrepresentations, if the
sub-treasury is the panacea of all evils
and oppressions, then, sir, I am guilty of
what you accuse me. None but you, sir,
have claimed so much for it, even among
its most able defenders. Its strongest ad¬
vocates only urge it as a means of deli v
eranee fvom certain oppressions and
of those only, did I say and still believe
the “cure to be ivoise than the dis¬
ease.”
If you claim the sub-treasury to be a
cure-all, I shall willingly acknowledge
mv-self nn sen „uu.j iruilty of your y, accusation.
As for claiming to be “a great and
good man,” and as for “sett ing myself
up as a constitutionalist and an exponent
and loader of democracy,” I again charge
vou wit h intentional misrepresentation.
It is an accepted rule of philosophy that
“anargument which brings more into
the conclusion than is found in tlie pre
raises is false.”
Such being the ease, your argument
■ou this and a few other points, also, fall
to thc ground. Again, if a man is to
claim himself great and good and sets
himself up ns a constitutional; [ *
nont and leader just because he dares ex
press his candid opinion, then you and
Hev. Moses are guilty claiming the same.
Then it would appear that “Moses” is not
only an expounder of the Gospel of
third party principles with “scrub-treas¬
ury” for a text.
You claim that I admitted I was going
to misrepresent you. Well, sir, it did
read that way but it was a mistake of
composition and not of intention. In
proof of which, oven you did not and can
not find one single misrepresentation in
that letter. What I meant by a reply in
kind, was “retaliation in criticisms and
mud slinging” and even in that I did not
spread it on as thick as you did, and you
know it.
So you want to know why I don’t use
my “boasted” democracy and submit to
majority rule. Well, now, that is tine.
Sir, when the majority of the people of
these U. S. declare for third party and
sub-treasury, my democracy teaches me
to let them have their way, but it also
teaches me that the minority have aright
to express their opinion. When the ma¬
jority of the people favored “high tariff”
why didn’t you and the rest of the “dem¬
ocratic” third partyites keep your rrouths
shut and leave the majority to rule? Why
didn’t you use your “pure democracy”
then? Because, sir, that is not demo¬
cratic. The minority, child, has as good
a right to express their opinions as the
mojority, and that’s DEMOCRATIC.
Oscar, you are a little previous and fond
of jumpping at Conclusions. Possibly you
are unaware of the fact that those U. S.
produces more grain than they consume.
Yes, a great, deal more. So, you see these
grain dealers do not have to save up grain
for years in order to have a four year’s
supply on hand. There has been enough ”
giain .aisud in one year to supply the U.
S. four years. I did not say these dealers
had any right to have so much grain
stored away. I was stating a fact. You
, know there ,, are many things that are facts
but not right. If such were not the case,
we would not hear so much complain
ning.
You call me “a two by four Yankee.”
Well, Oscar, you must excuse me, If I
refuse to return the insult. I have not
“debased” myself that low yet. I am,
what you delight to call, a “Yankee,”
and I am proud of it. I am proud of the
land of my birth and her glory. I am
proud of the martyrs and heroes she has
produced. But, above all, I am proud
that I am a free-born American citizen.
Can tliis “psndo” Oscar Wiki claim high¬
er honor?
You say the actual amount of money
in circulation is only $-1.72 per capita. Is
it possible you do not know any better
than that? According to Secretary Fos¬
ter’s report we have in circulation $1,500
067,555, or $23.45 per capita. More than
ive have had for over 30 years. The low¬
est amount in circulation in the past 30
years was in 1SG2. Vv T c then had $334,697
744, or $10.23 per capita. Will you give
a higher authority for your figures? It
may be better to have $50 per capita. I
don’t knew. I may not be as smart as
you, for I am unable to tell just how much
money it will take to run a country’s bus¬
iness.
Icis said the agricultural products for
this year at the present price will not be
less than $6,846,000,000, manufactured
estimated at $0,500,000,000. I guess we
will not g o into bankruptcy this year.
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