James Baird Weaver . free to vote for General Weaver. It wassaid that he wanted a direct nomination by theDemocrats, and was disappointed when he didnot receive it. The bitter partisanship of theperiod makes it difficult to disentangle truthfrom falsehood. Undoubtedly there was someunderstanding in regard to joint action, sinceGeneral Weaver was at the Democratic con-vention at Ottumwa and was invited to speakbut declined because some of his Democratfriends and some of his Greenback associatesthought he had better not do so.^^ Judge H. H. Trimble, one of the Democraticleaders, in answer to a l
James Baird Weaver . free to vote for General Weaver. It wassaid that he wanted a direct nomination by theDemocrats, and was disappointed when he didnot receive it. The bitter partisanship of theperiod makes it difficult to disentangle truthfrom falsehood. Undoubtedly there was someunderstanding in regard to joint action, sinceGeneral Weaver was at the Democratic con-vention at Ottumwa and was invited to speakbut declined because some of his Democratfriends and some of his Greenback associatesthought he had better not do so.^^ Judge H. H. Trimble, one of the Democraticleaders, in answer to a letter of inquiry inregard to Weaver, described him as having leftthe Eepublican party for good because he re-garded it ^as having sold out to the bond-holding and gold interests of the world, and asutterly abandoned to all popular interests andrights. He had not given up his convictionsas to slavery and the war, but regards that asfinalhj settled. He was fully satisfied withHayess policy as to home rule in the AJtES BAIRD WKAVER FIRST SESSION IN CONGRESS 105 If elected, runs the Trimble letter, GeneralWeaver expects to labor for a reform infinances, and will co-operate with such men,as believe with himself in regard to finances,and when he cannot find, on any given meas-ure, such men, will act with those who comenearest his views. He expects to co-operatewith the Democrats as against the Republicanorganization, and will assist the Democrats inthe organization of the House. He was aDemocrat before the Civil War and had alwaysbeen opposed to a protective tariff. He is not an extremist on currency, con-tinues the letter, does not believe in unlimitedinflation, and thinks we ought to have an in-crease of currency, either by full silver coinageor more greenbacks; is opposed to making thenation pay interest, directly or indirectly, on itscurrency, and is opposed to any policy lookingto the creation of a perpetual debt.^ At the time of his first election to Congressin 1878 the
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