The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-19

off in greenbaoks, and the greenbacks never
paid at all. We assert that the injury and
loss inflicted on labor and production by such
a sudden and enormous Initiation OF the cur
rency would exceed thrice that stupendous
amount. A few would be made rich by II, but
the immense majority of frugal, industrious
people would be ruined. He quotes Butler
and Morton as oountenaucng this plan, but
gives no proof Of IL. II is one kind Of kuavery
to say that the Five-twenties may be paid ia
the greenbacks already existing; it is quite
another to say that fifteen hundred millions OF
greenbacks may be printed of expressly TO
swamp and extinguish the Five-twenties
The former would somewhat appreciate all
money values the latter would whelm
all values in general ruin. Yet it is only by
this latter that any such sum as sl,079,-
GEO. 600 can be saved in paying of the Five.
twenties.
VII. Finally, Val. comes very near the truth
when he asserts that the Republican party Is
hostile TO the scheme, while the Democratic is
pledged to il. He adds that Seymour "has
emphatically and unequivocally accepted the
Democratic platform (paying the fve-twen-
ties in greenbacks) and says that his admin
istration shall be governed by it," He may
have said so, but his heart 10 not in IT, His
speeches last spring prove that he knows
this whole scheme to be as ruinous as II is
rascally; and if he now succumbs to it, he
covers his name with indelible infamy.
A Word of Caution to the Democrats.
From The N. T. Evening Post.
A correspondent in Louisiana reported to us
few days ago that in some parts OF that State
the Democrats are gathering the negro voters
into Democratic clubs. We notice that in
Georgia, Alabama, and even in South Carolina,
Democratic meetings are addressed by negro
speakers, who are listened TO and applauded
just as the white speakers are. In the printed
nrfo fnn NJ Eio ;,, thn.
and some other of the Southern States we read
that the audiences are commonly composed of
'ladies, gentlemen, and freedmen"
Now while this is going on in the Southern
States, here in the North the Democrats cry
out for ga white mans government and
what is still more injudicious, in some parts
of the South the Democrats seem to be inds-
criminately shooting black men.
1t is too late for the next election to warn
the Democrats to be cautious. They have
been so rash in their announcements of a
policy, so rampant in their denunciations, that
they have etlectually aroused and alarmed the
people, who will give an overwhelming ma
jority against the Democratic ticket and plat
form in November.
But other elections will follow that one. So,
at least, we believe; though we remember that
Mr. Blair recently warned the Yankee nation
that if it elected Grant President he would at
once make himself emperor and d.ctator-in
which case, of course, elections would no
longer be held. We think General Blair to be
misinformed on this point, however, and pro-
ceed to caution the Democrats about their
attitude towards the freedmen. "Things" are
ga little mixed" with them already, and it
might be well to call meeting of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee to issue letter of
advice. As it is certain that the Democratic
leaders in the Southern States are about to
accept and use the negro vote, the committee
rn
voters, which, as the merest tyro of New
York alderman knows, is pure and indefensi-
bic extravaganza.
Think of shooting Democratic voter 1t
is enough to strike all Tammany Hall with
horror; especially when the party is already
so small; when so considerable part OF it
perished in Confederate uniforms during the
war. Surely such work as shooting Demo
cratic voters might have been left to Grant
and his "myrmidons'-that is the last term,
we believe, to designate Union soldiers.
We advise the Democratic Central Com
mittee, therefore, to issue letter OF caution
and instruction to the Southern brethren"
Let these fiery gentlemen be requested to re-
strain their ardor before they do irreparable
mischief If they must shoot "niggers''-
and habit is strong, as we all know-let them
be cautioned to shoot none but "niggers" of
confirmed Republican opinions. But probably
General Forests plan is, on the whole, the
safest. That worthy declares, in his last
speech, that he will not shoot negroes under
any consideration-but if negro insults him,
or attempts to arrest him, or in any way inter-
feres with him, Forrest will go straightway
and shoot "oarpet- bagger."
Forrest evidently sees what is coming he
has no notion Of rashly diminishing the Demo-
cratic vote in future elections; he is evidently
of the opinion of the World when it re-
marked, "If any of our Democratic contem-
porares think the party already as large as
they wish it, we do not share their senti-
ments." We commend Forests plan to the
Democratic Committee: and it will perhaps
occur to them that the cry for 'white man S
Government" can be prudently raised only in
those parts of the country where there are are
few or no blacks.