Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-01
WHOLE NO. 1902.
THE GREENBAOK LEADERS.
,fho They Are-sam Cary and Brick" Pom
eroy-something About Their History In
Connection Win the Politics of the Country :.

eroy Something About Their History In
Connection Win the Politics of the Country
ITO the Editor OF the Milwaukee sentinel.l
The most popular and influential
argument of the Greenback party
leaders and of "soft money" Demo-
Gratis is that the Republican party or
its Government, is in league with the
bankers and bond-holders, to enact
laws, solely in the latter's interest,
and oppressive aud unjust to the in
dustrial classes. The Government is
denounced as conspiracy against
the people, and it is boldly and con-
tinually asserted, that no act of con-
gress for many years has been in the
interest of the people, Of course the
Republican party is held responsible
for all this, and charged as the enemy
of all justice and the abettor of the
basest system of oppression ask
Republicans who are inclined to fol-
low the lead of those who make
these fragrant charges, to pause and
consider, before they commit them
selves to such abhorrent idea, as that
the Government they have made, has
turned traitor to the trust reposed in
it.
Who is it that makes these charges?
Primarily the leaders of the Green
back party Who are the leaders OF
the Greenback party? The two
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GERS are Gen. Sam. f. Cary, of Ohio,
and NJ. NJ Brick Pomeroy, of Chi
eago. Cary is the party's chief orator
and travelling agent. He is great
philanthropist who likes to hear him.
self talk, and gives his time cheerfully
to advocating the greenback doctrine
and slandering the Government, for
which he only charges his audiences
$25 per day, He may be very I'M
selfish, in his advocacy of greenbacks,
but he takes care to get well paid for
performing his patriotic duty (?) The
fundamental assertions of which his
speech is composed show him to be a
man either of no accurate information
on the subject he makes it his busi-
ness to talk about, or else that he has
no regard for truth
Who is NJ. NJ Pomeroy ? The man
who during the war and since excell-
ed all others in his abuse of the Gov
eminent in all its acts; who denounc
ed Lincoln in most vulgar language
that an obscene mind could invent
yillified the soldiers and even the
women who went to care for their
own husbands, sons or brothers in
the hospital were Systematically ira
duced by this great apostle of green
backs, as harlots and prostitutes. His
paper was for years the infamy OF
journalism, the essence of cowardly
treason and the perfection of black
guardism. Like Cary, he long ago
lost influence in his former parity
by forfeiting respect-and now he
hurls abuse upon Democrats, and Re- /
publicans alike, and is made the or
ganizing head of the Greenback par
ty. Aud like Cary be gets well paid
for his efforts. Brick Pomeroy was
appointed last year chairman a
National Executive Committee to or
ganize the Greenback party in the
United States. He edits and pub
fishes Pomeroy's Democrat in Chica
60 1t is the largest and oldest paper
published wholly in the interest of the
Greenback party, the oldest because
the most reckless in its statements,
having no regard tor truth, aud al
ways pandering to prejudice and |
ignorance for support and favor.
Nine-tenths of the greenback argu- |
ments % and groos charges against
the Government, emanate from the |
brain and pen of "Brick" Pomeroy or
his hired assistants.
Republicans of Wisconsin, are yon
going to follow such leader,-the |
meanest of your old enemies? "a
fountain cannot give forth both sweet
water and bitter, nor tree bring
forth good fruit and evil" Where
would Pomeroy have placed us dur.
ing the war ? Is there any evidence
of improvement either of mis- judg- |
ment or his character ?-they are both
the same-oniy evil and that contin-
ually." In Pomeroy's Democrat of
Sept. %, III find this passage:
Every finance law Of the United States for
the last fifteen years, has been concoeted in
the gold saloons of Europe and carried through |
congress by bribery and corruption,
X
Judas Iscariot Benedict Arnold and Gaia.
line would compose trio of shining glory, |
compared to the reasonable perfdy OF the |
United States during the last twelve years
Now which is most entitled to the |
respect and confidence of the Repub-
can voters Wisconsin Brick Pom
eroy or Congress composed Of men
selected by the people of respective
districts because of peoples conf
dence in their integrity and ability ?
Who was a real traitor during the
war-the Congress that legislated to
save the nation, or Pomeroy that de-
nounced Congress then as now, and
lent all the aid he dared to those who
sought to destroy the nation. It is a
shame that any loyal, any decent man
of any party should be found follow.
ing in the lead of this unprincipled |
demagogue, who, as has been said,
gives the start to nine-tenths of all |
the slanders in circulation against the |
Government. In addition to these
two chief fuglemen, the local leaders
of the Greenback party are made up |
of two parties: viz, business aud
political bankrupts. BY political
bankrupt" / mean a man who has
a chronic itching for Office, and who
aspires to be leader in his party.
When such men lose position or fail
to be "recognized" or appreciated"
in their old party. then they must Or
ganize new party. Not a single
man has been known to join the
Greenback party as long as he could
get the office in either of the old par
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