New-York tribune., 1877-09-18
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Stability. respectability and good sense were eX-
,,rseod ~. Mr. Faliis's robust form, quiet manner
and intelligent face Evidently he was no mare
,r.i,od oori4otor or nuddled theOrist. lie gave a
clear account Of the organization end purposes OF
tbe Nationals in answer to strng OF queS'iohs'
saying:
"Thc main principles Of our party are the renlone-
fzation Of silver and the repeal of the Resumption
Act Neither of the old parties is agreed on these
cucsfious and we cannot, therefore, depend upon
e,tber Of them to carry out our ideas When we
first started We did not imagine our organization
,vould GROW so rapidly, and adopted the element
or secrecy rather in sclfdefence believing we would
lac stranger if we kept the politicians from hnding
ont what we were doing We thought that II the
old partv managers knew just who were joining
us they would work upon them to win them
back. Our system proved good one. a
great many men belong to our Counclis
who arc still supposed to he faithful members OF
tbe old parties and who would rather not have II
lpoyvn that they are Nationals Our Order Is
snreading rapidlv We have over 4,6OO enrolled
members in this County besides, there are many
Catholic voters who will support us. but who VIII
not 90 INTO our Councils on account OF the oppoSr
tion Of their Church 10 secret societies. tmnk we
shall elect orr County ticket, including the TWO
Members of the legislature We shall also nomi-
nate senators IN IillS tisiii't, "iN N''
electing both of them. We draw about equally
from old parties-perhaps little more, here III
Toledo from the Republicans"
Mr.F.J ]. Scott, banker and hotel proprietor, was
.poken Of as a prominent sympathzer with the Ma
q; .oly movement. He told me that he did not be-
L. to the orqaniZatiOn but believed IN ITS prlnc
rles and Thought il would carry this County II II
nut mn a good ticket and throw heavy vote I'D the
State MIR SCOTS favOrite theories are that lesup
ton should be postponed until some time after goid
silver and paper at par: that the National nank
,OteS shOnd be retired and perpetual, lrredeena-
lie Government currency provided, of a certain
number of dollars per capita OF the popnlal on
Ihe amount to be fixed by amendment 10 the Con-
stitution and 10 be unalterabe by congress" Iue
"NatioDals1 repudiate the COmmunlstc notions put
ont as "a platform by the recent NofkineIGehs Con-
yrution M Cincinnati. and denOunce that BODY as
frand Yesterdays Convention at Columbus was
their affair." II fused with the liIeenDackers, WHO
had a moribund ticket in the field, and were de-
LIGHTED 10 be swallowed up by a more vigorous
or0qnization Their nominee for Governor, Seth
Johnson of Miami County, was accepted TO head
the new ticket. lie was captain OF volunteers
in the war. and IS a mghy orespectaool,1
citizen of wealth and Of some local influence. All
the names on the ticket are those of men unknown
beyond tbr limits Of their Counties. estimate
from present Indications that THIS tiCket VIII get
90 900 votes in the State Nobody can foresee lts
effect on the old organizations. republican ana
Democratic politicians profess confidence that IL Is
going 10 hurt the other party the more. Fast eXpe-
rence Of third parties leads TO me conclusion la'
the Republicans have the greater cause iOr alarH
There may however, be something III the view OF
Gen. Ashley now Democrat, who telis me tiat
Judge Vests speeches are endcaflng nlln 90 tlc
W0rkinmen and that many OF them VIII Note lot
him rather than for their own candidate T. " 8