CAMPAIGN 1880. A TALK WITH BUSINESS MEN. RELATIONS OF THE CAMPAIGN TO THE MATERIAL INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY
Republican National Committee
Published by Gildersleeve, New York, 1880
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15, [1] pp. Stitched in original title wrappers. Light toning. Very Good. The rear wrapper, a poem by George Alfred Townsend, is entitled, "To James A. Garfield," recounting his heroic war record. The text is an essay by E. V. Smalley, emphasizing the importance of Republican tariff and hard money policies. Garfield is eminently sound on these issues. Not located on OCLC as of August 2025. Seller Inventory # 41250
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Title: CAMPAIGN 1880. A TALK WITH BUSINESS MEN. ...
Publisher: Gildersleeve, New York
Publication Date: 1880
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A Talk With Business Men - Relations of the Campaign to the Material Interests of the Country. 1880 James A. Garfield & the NY Republican State Committee. Rare Political Ephemera
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New York Republican State Committee - Campaign 1880, 1880
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Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a rare campaign pamphlet for the 1880 Presidential Campaign of General James A. Garfield, who, as we all know, went on to win the election. It is a fine piece of American political memorabilia, issued under the aegis of the New York Republican State Committee. The first part of the pamphlet is "A Talk With Business Men, Relations of the Campaign to the Material Interests of the Country", written by E. V. Smalley (Eugene Virgil Smalley, 1841 - 1899). He starts out by saying, "Let's lay party politics aside for a few minutes . but of course it was all about party politics. The second part of the pamphlet consists of excerpts from speeches given by General Garfield on economic and business matters. // Those issues as laid out by Mr. Smalley are the following (and we see that it is all politics . these are just brief excerpts): What will the Democrats do if they get in? What will they do with the public debt? [Every Southern state, except Kentucky and Texas were in default.] What will they do with the currency? ["At one time or another they have advocated some form of cheap money delusion. Greenbackism, the theory that greenbacks are real money, and need not be redeemed, and that the country should have plenty of them .was endorsed by the Democrats all over the West and the South."] What will they do with the Banks? [With the exception of a portion of the Eastern Democracy, the whole party is openly hostile to the National Banking System .we should have again the 'wild-cat' money and 'red-dog' money of old times, and a man would never know, when starting on a journey, how much the contents of his wallet would be worth when he got out of his own state."] What would they do with the Tariff? ["They declare that they will establish a tariff for revenue only.] What will they do with the Civil Service? ["Disorganize it and demoralize it!"] Why change the management of the government? // The second part of the pamphlet presents "General Garfield's Views on Business and Financial Questions". The contents are excerpted from past speeches delivered by Garfield, and what I have listed here are the tropic entries in his delivery: The Tariff Taxation of United States Bonds. A Fixed Standard of Value. The Absurdity of Fiat Money. Beneficial Effects of Resumption. Evils of Fluctuating Currency. // The pamphlet ends , on the rear exterior , with a poem "To James A. Garfield" by George Alfred Townsend. This poem was written to extol the virtues of Garfield, but it contains one line that seems a spooky presage to the future assassination of Garfield: "That shot falls short that hired malice assigns ." It is a fine piece of historical ephemera. // TITLE : A Talk With Business Men, Relations of the Campaign to the Material Interests of the Country / General Garfield's Views on Business and Financial Questions / "To James A. Garfield" (a poem) AUTHORS : Eugene Virgil Smalley / James A. Garfield / George Alfred Townsend PUBLISHER : New York Republican State Committee - Campaign 1880 PRINTER : Uncredited [David H. Gildersleeve] PLACE : No Place [New York] EDITION : First Edition SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Rare on the market. Pamphlet, 16 pages (pagination includes exterior); 4 1/2" x 6", decorated wraps, sewn // CONDITION : EXTERIOR Scattered foxing and spotting; staining to rear; creasing to top fore-edge corner of rear; general light weathering BINDING Solid INTERIOR Foxing and spotting to first two pages; last two pages exhibit the same, and, as well, bleed-through from the exterior stain. This seems to be the only copy extant on the online market. Several libraries have this item shelved in their Rare Book Collections. Seller Inventory # 16
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