The New York herald., 1876-09-30
COOPER AND CARY.
I Day Among the Ohio
GreenbackerS.
Strange Infatuation of the Paper
Money Advocates.
THEIR STRENGTH IN THE STATE.
Forty Thousand Votes in November for the
Gluemaker Of Manhattanyilf.
A Wedge to Cleave the Other
Political Parties.

TOuClcal FdrC1oS.
ALLIANCE, Ohio, Sept 27, 1876.
Whatever Of the greenbacK element that will openly
or independently enter into the October contest in
Ohio 10 to be found in the Seventeenth Congressional
district Of which Alliance is one Of the leading
towns, and in the Sixth district comprising the ex.
treme northwestern counties OF Lucas Williams, Fulton
Ottawa, Wood and Henry In these two districts only
have the greenbsck men put
cAADIDATks NOMINATION
for Congress. In the other eighteen of tho twenty
Congressional districts they will vote for tho regular
candidates, or, II they obstinate enough not at
all.
The Seventeenth district Is in the northeastern part
Of the State, but lies to the south of rather in the
southern part of, the old "Wostern Regerve" and is
made up of Mahoning, Stark, Carroll and Columbiana
counties Mahonng county is the stronghold OF the
greenback party the par, of Ohio, and the
people of Youngstown, its county scat talk, ca. and
DREAM SOFT MONEY.
This brings to mind feature OF the greenback
movement, which is moro less suggestive OF its
altered or altering character. Nowadays the party
seem ashamed of the term soft money, and they get
indignant when you talk Of rag money. They even
10th to be called greenbacksrs they are not dis
posed to the expression whom they speak Of them.
solves, although they often call themselves the inde-
pendent greenback party. But the nomenclature they
are In love with is 'Cooper men," or "Coopcr and
Cary men" Address greonbacker as an advocate
Of rag money and he will be inclined to knock you
down; but salute him eector Of Cooper Cary
and he will
TAKE A DRINK.
II this decacy about words indicates ''weakening
the part of these currency reformers IL
badly for their in getting proselytes When
is not respectable nowadays II is likely ia Of
adherents and this senstiveness about bctrays
ascepticsm an ong the greonbackers most i'm
portant point.
The candidate of the Cooper party, to call them as
they like to be called is John b. Powell, commission
merchant residing at Columbian, in Coumbiana
county His regular opponents are l. I. Lamborn a
banker and resident OF Alliance democrat and William
Mckinley Of Canton, Stark county, a lawyer repub
lican The three gentlemen, representing between
them the three great interests Of commerce. Gnance
and the law. live
"ALL A ROW.
along the line OF the Fort Wayne Railroad, Mr.. LAM
born in The centre and his rivals twenty miles
either side of him. rne district usually republican
much so tha. the tidal wave of 1874 the re-
pubcans held their by majority Of 27e for their
present representative, which Increased 10 about
900 for Governor Hayes in the reaction last year.
Alliance five years ago. the centre Of a manufac-
turing and agricultural district Of considerable activity
fairly prosperous But the depression Of the past
few has left It high aud dry the waysdo and
it s now not much more than dining station on the
Fort Wayne Railroad is this stagnation that has
fosered the soft money feeling and given It much
strength In the vicinity that OF the most flourish
ing greenback clubs OF the West exists in town.
has q distinct and we'll defined organization, number
ing about 200 members. whose principles thrown to
~,
stranger Immediately his arrival, are proclaimed
the public Ia the following battle-cry:-
HuRRAH FOR COOPER AND CARY. POWELL AND
GREENBACKsl
Tho Convention which nominated Powell for Con-
eress held Its session in Alliance and met In pursuance
Of CALL OF which the following extract shows the in
spiration:-
Let all who in favor of sound currency and
honest money and rally the support OF tho
peoples friend the grccnback. In the war for the
preservation Of the Union It saved country 1t gavo
employment in abundance TO the laborer and mechanic
and better remuneration for their skill and
than was enjoyed in this or any other country under
the broad canopy OF the heavens. 1t gave prosperity
TO the agriculturst, the manufacturer and the
chant, such had never been enjoyed by any people
Contentment and plenty reigned throughout land
Notwithstanding the Of those IN
authority OF both the old parties, who seem to think
they placed in power only 10 be given opporiu
nifty for robbery Look at the other side OF this pic
ture Since the tratorous cry OF rag money" has
gone against the greenback, the best currency
civilized people have ever enjoyed, thousands of
honest aborers and mechanics have been forced from
their homes all this broad land OF ours, and
though they number hundreds of thousands the end
IS not yet Merchants and manufacturers have been
reduced to poverty by the thousands, the
hum Of industry IL no longer heard the
lire has disappeared from furnaces, our workshops
are idle our rolling mills are decayng and rum s,ares
us all in the face. The money power threatens the
overthrow oil the Republic by creating aristocacy
OF bankers and bondholders TO legsiate In their
behalf and enslave the producing masses OF this
Try as they have already done IN Europe Then rally
al once for the legal tender greenback!
prolusion OF capitals. small capitals and italics gave
the poster containing this call most emphatic tone.
WHAT CANDIDATE THINKS
/ sought out Mr.. Lamborn at his bank and found
HIM gentleman slightly past middle age, with blue
swallow-ian coat aud Hat brass buttons, after tho
fashion OF the olden time, and manner which di-
rectly reierrable to his Quaker lineage He seemed
compromise between the past and tho present Quick
and nervous, he at the same time and
courteous, The active OF the modern business
man COMFORTING easily wi'h his inherited dignity. Hc
had been. ply sician OF considerable practice
years ago made money readily, and having
invested IL advantageOuky In real estate, got very
wealthy and went into tho bank business MS house.
which has solid name, being Lamporn Gray. He
Is stil called Doctorn by those who speak address
him. His selection for the candidacy IA another evil
dence OF the judicious care which has directed the
democratic campaign in Ohio fluent and ready de-
batter, not an orator. he makes hrs and
has been the stamp every night and many days for
the past three weeks aud intends be heard every night
in the way until the morning OF the el ecton lie
persistent hard worker, and is worth several hun
dred II not thousand votes more, probably, than any
other nominee his party could have put In the hed
Five years ago he ran for STATE Senator 10 district
giving usually 1900 majority for the republican candi-
date This majority he pulled down to only 400 against
himself
When had made known my business and inquired
what his were for believing az he does firmly.
that he Is gong 70 be elected when his district Is ON