1894 · [np
by Fletcher, Thomas
[np, 1894. Broadside, 5-7/8" x 10," printed in two columns separated by a rule. Uniformly toned, Very Good plus.
After a successful career as a mining company owner, investor, and landowner, Fletcher became politically prominent, first as a Whig and then as a Democrat. Fletcher was "an original Greenbacker, and believed in the people's money." When President Cleveland and the Democrats opposed Greenback policies, Fletcher "found a home with the People's party. . . and served three terms as its chairman" [Fletcher's online obituary at the Arkansas Democrat, 22 February 1900].
This Address, which Fletcher and Secretary J.W. Dollison sign (truncated)
After a successful career as a mining company owner, investor, and landowner, Fletcher became politically prominent, first as a Whig and then as a Democrat. Fletcher was "an original Greenbacker, and believed in the people's money." When President Cleveland and the Democrats opposed Greenback policies, Fletcher "found a home with the People's party. . . and served three terms as its chairman" [Fletcher's online obituary at the Arkansas Democrat, 22 February 1900].
This Address, which Fletcher and Secretary J.W. Dollison sign (truncated)