The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-10-26

Republicans have always contended
that Democracy were using the green
hackers for their own purposes. The re,
suit in Indiana shows that they were right
Not a single man of Democratic proclivi,
ties voted the greenback ticket in that
State, while 1000 Republicans threw
away their votes in that direction
enough to have elected gallant Ben Harri-
son. To show you that the above facts
are true, we append the letter of Hon. AN
SON WoLCoTT, greenback candidate for
Governor, who finding he was being used
as a catspaw, and that Democracy had
sold him out, withdrew from the canvass.
He says:
"But very few men
of any prominence in the Democratic par
ty, loud and clamorous as some of them
have been and are in professed zeal for
the greenback cause, have attached them
selves to the greenback party; but, on the
contrary, they are among the most active
workers in the Democratic organization.
The Democratic party is distinctly and
positively lin its national organization
hostile to the greenbacks, as a permanent
currency. Friendliness to the greenback
by the national Democratic party is a
false profession Yet this false profess
sion and the strength of party prejudices
are holding almost the entire masses Of
those who in former times have voted the
Democratic ticket still to that party.
While, on the contrary, many men in this
State, who have heretofore been more or
less prominent in the Republican party,
have most earnestly and zealously devoted
themselves to the work of building up a
new party of the people, in the cause of
financial reform; and with these, large
numbers of men of Republican antece-
dents have joined the greenback organiza-
ton; SO that the greenback party, as now
constituted, consists mostly of men who,
aside from the financial question, have
been and are Republicans. 1t is true
there are Democrats in the greenback Or
ganization, but the number is compara-
lively limited Were those who profess
to be greenback men, both Democrats and
Republicans, all true to their professions,
it would be the duty of those engaged in
the greenback cause to persevere in their
noble work. But when only division of
the Republican party can result from our
perseverance no success can come to our
cause, and defeat may result to the Re
publican party. No Republican can ia
vorably contemplate such a result as a
matter of premeditated purpose. Not un-
til the people of both parties have suffered
sufficiently to emancipate them from the
| thralldom of the old party organization
can the greenback cause succeed. The
people are not yet so disciplined by their
adversities, and present success is hope,
less
'I therefore, Mr.. Chairman, tender to
you, as the representative of the indepen-
dent greenback party, the withdrawal of
my name as the candidate of that party
for the Office of Governor of the State of
Indiana.
"Censurable as in some respects the
Republican party is, it is the party which
preserved the unity of the Nation; and it
is the party which still has for cardinal
principle the enduring purpose OF main,
tanning a perpetual union of the States.
1t cannot be forgotten that many of the
prominent leaders of the Democratic par
ty at this time directing the movements of
the party, were willing during the late
war to see the national existence lost,
and many even were active partiGpantsin in
the rebellion, and, as indicated by the
course pursued by some of them during
the late civil war, it may with truth be
said that in the leadership of the Demo,
cratic party there are as many enemies to
the government as friends. The South,
ern States, the States that rebelled and
invoked the bloody trial of armed con.
fict, are very largely Democratic. If the
greenback cause can gain nothing, and if
our efforts may have the effect to turn oul
government over to the doubtful friend
ship of the Democratic party, many OF
whose leaders yet reek with the crimes OF
unrepented treason, reason and duty cal
upon greenback men to remodel their or,
ganization and start anew; except where
existing efforts are fairly and honesty
united in by men of both parties, and
there the work should go on.
II shall vote for Ber
Harrison, the soldier patriot My sole
reason for the course | have chosen tc
pursue is the fact that very few leading
greenbaek men of Democratic antecedentE
are in the independent movement, and
there are comparatively but few Demo
Gratis of any degree but what continue
with their leaders and remain in the Dem
ocratie party. To persist in the Independ
ent movement, in the face of such facts
will not advance the greenback cause, anC
may defeat the Republican party. Such i.
my view of the situation, and by this view
l am governed. Were the people movin!
from both the old parties in anything hk'
equal numbers and in equal good faith, II
the Independent party, the case would b.
wholly changed.
Yours very truly,
A. WoLCoTT.
WoLCoTT, Ind, Oct. A, 1876