The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01

We hear much talk now of the
'fGreenback party" What is this
party? It is composed of men from
the old parties, a majority of whom
unite in the belief that the greenbacks
issued by the government would be
the best money we could haze.
The purpose of this party, on the part
of the shrewd Democrats, is to dis
member the Republican party. Where
ever they can successfully use the
Greenbaek issue to that end they are
doing it. Whenever they have the
power they shamelessly sell out the
Greenback men. Where the anti
Democratic Greenback men are in the
ascendency, the Democrats apparently
go in with them and give them the
unimportant offices, in order to hold
them off from the Republicans. On
the part of the Republican Greenback-
ers, that is a majority of them, the
Greenback talk is an honest endeaYor
for what they conceive the best finan-
cial interests of the country. The
most ardent of them, in that true liber-
al spirit which has always character
lied Republicans, are willing TO give
up party and all for the sake of the
Greenback issue.
Now, we are of the opinion that
there will not be, and cannot be, a
distinct Greenback party. The ques-
ton is one of Importance, of course,
but it is mere side issue. There are
other questions which overshadow it,
and We might as well try to make q
''Tariff" party, or an "Internal I'm
provment" party as a Gre enback par
ty. In localities, it may loom up and
overshadow the more important ques-
ton OF whether this shall be free
government or not, bat we want to
warn Republicans who are inclined to
make too much of the screen back" is
sue, not to be carried away with it to
by the,nDemocrsticl party. There is
where many will find themselves the
first they know. We need but to call
attention to the Democratic manage
ment of the congressional nomination
in this district last week to show what
the Democrats are up to. They are
tricky. You can't trust them. They
care nothing at all about the "Green-
back" business, if they can get the
s'chestnuts.' The so-called Green
back party met Friday and selected 8
candidate for Congress. We are told
it was the fair understanding at the
Topeka Democratic convention, where
a: partial union was made, that
the Greenbacker nominated was
to be endorsed by the Dem
ocratic convention next day
What did the Democrats do? They
got the Greenback nominee in their
caucus and pretended to be satisfied
with his answers to questions pro-
pounded. They went into convention
next day and openly butchered him
and took one of their own men
This shows their sincerity. Sc it
will be wherever they can get Repub-
licans committed with them-on the
"Greenback ISSUE" How they love
the ''greenbacks' in this campaign.
Bah!
We say to Republicans, stay in your
party and make your fights. The
Republican party is the author of the
Greenback. 1t is It's natural friend
and while in the contest in the darL
days gone by it may have made mis-
takes, financially and otherwise, it il
naturally the party of the people and
the best friend OF the people. If there
be abuses it will correct them. 1t viii
purify and reform abuses within it!
own ranks, just as it has done. Thu
Republican party has given us all the
genuine reform we have ever had
We advise Republicans to agitate thi
money question until the people ge
what they want. But do it in your OWL
party. Don't get up split OH every
question that presents itself, and thu
divide and suffer defeat merely to at
tempt to gain point that can be bet
ter accomplished with united party