The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-10-11
TO REPUBLICAN GREENBACKERs
Don't be Deceived into Voting a Demo-
cratic Ticket.

WORDS TO IQOSo ClblZonS WHO are OUuoT WISE
in accord with the Republican party,
but who are opposed to resumption, and
on financial questions entertain the views
put forth by the Greenback State Con-
vention. It is not our purpose to con-
vince them that they are wrong in their
theories, but only to offer them few
practical suggestions as to what course
they should pursue at the election in
November next. We are told that many
of them intend to vote the ticket headed
by Nh. Allis for Governor. Possibly
this is true; if SO, these are the persons
whom we desire to consider what we
are about to say:
In the first place, Mr.. Allis and his as
sociates on the Greenback ticket cannot
possibly be elected. We know there are
few enthusiasts who claim the con-
trary; but therein they only show their
abundance of zeal and want of sagacity.
We know, too, that there are a large
number of people in this State who be-
lieve in the essential tenets of the Green
back party, but it is quite certain that
only a fraction of these will desert their
former political associations, and vote
the ticket headed by Mr.. Allis. But
without pursuing this part of the sub
that the discreet and experienced lead
ers of the Greenbackers do not claim
that they can carry the State. -a
The next consideration that suggests
itself is that if they can carry the State
it would not in the least degree contri-
butte to the success of the cause which
they desire to promote. Mr.. Allis as
Governor of Wisconsin, could do no
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inducing the Government at Washing
ton to issue incontrovertible bonds. All
the candidates on the ticket supposing
them to be IN full possession of the
Offices for which they are respectively
nominated, could not postpone resump-
ton by as much as q single day. Of
course every intelligent man understands
this-understands that all matters re-
lating to the finances of the country are
under the control Of the General Gov.
eminent. If the Greenbackers were to
wait and put nominees for Congress in
the field next year, success would yield
them substantial advantages, bot with a
ticket for State officers only, it would
be wholly fruitless.
The men who believe in elastic paper
currency are some of them Republicans
and some of them Democrats; and it is
| not quite certain perhaps which party
contains the greater number. But this
may be set down as certain, that the
Democratic greenbackers will almost to
a man vote the Democratic and not the
| greenback ticket. No matter how
| stoutly they may promise, ibis will be
| found to be true. Universal experience
| has demonstrated that no third party
ever drew any considerable support from
the Democratic party. That is party
of dicipline, and is always able to master
| its voters with ranks scarcely broken.
We therefore appeal to Republican
greenbackers not to be duped. Your
allies, if they have not meditated treach-
| cry from the first. are certain to be in
| fuenced to desert you before election
day. Then while you are throwing
away your vote, your neighbor, the
| Democratic greenbacker, will employ
his to aid in the success of the regular
| Democratic ticket.
Republicans-and by this we mean
all citizens who are in sympathy with
the general principles and purposes of
the Republican party-ought to feel
that this is not proper time to throw
away their votes. Last fall, that party,
with unusual effort, elected its candidate
for president. The new Republican ad-
ministration has entered upon greatly
needed reforms, and these reforms are,
in some degree, in issue in the coming
election. If the Republicans loose a
/ single northern state that they carried
last fall, the result will be taken as a
| popular verdict against the reforms to
which we refer. This would be a serious
misfortune; the opposite result is great
ly to be desired. 1t is greatly to be de-
sired that there should be Increased Re-
| publican majorities in every northern
State that gave its vote for Hayes, to
| encourage the administration in its
policy of reform, and to lead the party
forward to its new life. Il ought not to
be difficult for any Republican, no mat
ter how strong he may be in the convic-
ton that the country needs an expanded
paper currency. to choose between as
slstlnS this contamination and robbing
his franchise of all efficacy by voting
the greenback Rehabilitation Star
and Times.