New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-12
uULLgTT as A GREENBACKER.

We rather thought Mullctt would reappear
some time. He always has heretofore, ana therc
was no reason to believe that his late aD-
sence from tire surface of things differed ma
teriallv from previous temporary disappear
ances. when. after prolonged flow of IAN
cuape of the most cxhausting character,
which must have seriously depleted the
fountains of his discourse, he has Withdrawn
for few moments from the pubic gaze 10
"sort of recuperate" his resources. ii we
rightly remember, it was some time during Tue
mast Summer that he came up for tcW mo-
ments. and in the course of a sulphurous inter-
view with the representative OF some western
newspaper. managed to use up coi'ii''h
and half Of dashes and exclamation
noints in an umavailng effort to give adequate
evpression to his feelings with regard TO the
present Administration. He shortly aitefwaid
cot away from the public eye, and 1t was ru-
mored that he had made up his mnd to let
the country take care of itself, and had gone
into some kind of business on his own private
accommodating ready-made dams, or some
thing of that sort. But whoever knows Null
left knows that his is the kind Of talent that
cannot keen itself out of the public service III
some capacity. We felt confident he would
return.
He has. With unmixed delight we have OBJ
served his name among the founders OF the
new National Greenback Party now IN process
Of formation. 1t is a very great comfort 10
see Mulletts name jogging round IN an easy
familiar way with Bland. and Jones, and Ew-
ing, and Kelley, and the rest of the statesmen
who are organizing the movement to uSher
in the dawn of that new day when the foun-
dations of public credit shall be IN the ar
and Mullett shall start his public buildings nj
the top, and build downward. These organ
izers of the new party are all exceedingly
active and lively persons, and Muliett
fits into the combination with great
propriety. They are all fluent of dis
course and quite positive in their convictions,
and Mulett lacks neither fluency nor positive
ness Should the party be a success, and the
country be flooded with unlimited green
backs, it is easy to fOresee Mulletts
future. He will return to the service OF
the Government, and resume the work
of setting quarries on end all over the cOun-
try. So long as the Government issues its
own money and pays IN promises, public build
ings can he erected for nothing; and II Null
lett does the work, they will be worth it. And
if the party should not happen to succeed
well. we know what will happen then-hlr.
Bland will wipe everything out with a
"spOnge."
We are aware that little heed is likely to be
paid to any suggestions of ours by the found
ers of the new party, but we nevertheless
venture to suggest to Mr.. Bland in case
he should be driven to his last resort
and should have difficulty in finding a
sponge, that he might use Mullett. And
if he has any doubt about his qualih-
cations we refer him to Mulletts career
as Supervising Architect Give Mullett
couple of granite quarres and three months
time and he could not only wipe out the
"debtn but soak up the Treasury. We shall
watch the growth of the new party with in
terest, and listen for Mulett with eagerness.