The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-19

There has been but little talk of the Work
ingmen- Greenback party since the late cleo
tion; indeed 1t seems to be generally thought
that the Workingmen did not accomplish as
much as was expected OF them. It is true
that they scored very few victories for them
selves, and yet they exerted q great influ.
ence on the result, and, In fact, determined II
in many instances.
In Wisconsin the Republicans ran on a
hard-money platform, the Democrats on q
greenback platform. II was thought that the
| Democrats would get the votes of the green
back Republicans, but alas an independent
greenback party, much more earnestly in
| favor Of rag money than the Democrats, Ell
tered the field and carried off not only these
votes, but great number Of votes of Demo-
Gratis, who did not think their party platform
strong enough on the money question. The
result was Democratic defeat The Green
back Workingmen now hold the balance Of
power In the Wisconsin Legislature which
stands Republicans As, Democrats 49, Green
back-Labor 10. There is no majority for any
party.
In New York, again, the Workingmen's
party injured the Democrats and lost them
the Assembly. The city of Rochester, the
fourth In population In the State, sent three
Democrats to the Legislaturela last election, and
has always been regarded as O Democratic
stronghold. This year It was carried by the
Workingmen, and two Republicans and one
WOrkingman Of Republican antecedents were
elected, giving the Republicans majority In
the lower house.
In Pennsylvania alone were the Democrats
benefited by this third party. The Working
men vote In Philadelphia was $780, and this
being taken wholly from the Republican
ranks gave the city to the Democratic county
ticket. In the State the Workingmens ticket
received about $4,000 votes, giving the State
to the Democrats by $4,000 plurality, or Al 900
less than q majority. In most Of the coun-
ties the Republicans were injured by the de-
lection Of the Workingmen, but here and
there the Democrats were equally affected.
In Luzerne, for instance, Democratic ma
iority Of 1000 was thus completely swept away
and the county carried by the Workingmen
by 5000 majority.
In all these States therefore the Working
men movement affected the result, al
though they gained little for themselves, I'M
GSS ~ pt LII WlSCOuslH. tu6 HOSG
curious result of this third party is that |
neither the Democrats nor Republicans sue |
,eeded in getting an absolute majority in |
my of the great States. In New York the |
Democrats lack $4,000 Of majority, and In |
they lack 10000; the Repub-
leans likewise failed to carry Massachusetts |
~ 5000, wanted $4,000 to have majority in |
Wisconsin, and even In Iowa were 1000 votes
short.
The Workingmen seem In nowise disheart- |
sned by their failures, and announce that
hey will place tickets in the field In the next
election. There Is bare possibility Of their
holding the balance Of power In some few
States, but generally the Workingmen's
movement is practically dead. It may linger
some time longer in Western Pennsylvania,
where it has shown considerable strength
md cast from 20 to 30 per cent Of the vote,
out 1t has evidently missed its best oppor-
unity of success. There Is no likelihood that
The movement will ever be as strong again as
1t was this fall.