The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-04
Its Strength and Organization
States Expected To Be Carried This Fall.

Committee of the National Green
back Labor Party, is now in Wash
ington. The Doctor is evidently 6
man of good sense, and he supple
ments this with a courteous. practi
cal manner. He is exceedingly eau
tious in talking Of the new party
carefully weighing every word he
utters about it, and quiet emphati
cally checking an untoward curiosity
that would draw from him more than
it's welfare would require. He is i'm
pressed with the Importance of his
position as the head of what he some
what Enthusiastically denominates
the party OF the future. and is thus
governed in his conversations upon
the subject Of the old and new party
lines by the utmost circumspection.
1t was, therefore, with some reluct.
ance he consented, when requested,
to enter into a discussion of the polit.
ical situation for publication. Never
thelesS ne was to accommodate the
Herald to as great extent as the pecu.
liar delicacy Of his position would
warrant.
In reply to the question, ''What is
the extent Of the organization of the
new national party!" he said:
1T is as broad as the land itself.
1t extends from Maine to California,
and from the lakes to Gulf. We have
a most thorough organization in
Maine, and expect to elect our State
ticket there this year, and l told you
from Michigan to Louisiana. The
4 T Il,
very large organization, numberin-
In New Orleans alone 10000 men,
have, within the last two weeks, adj
opted the Teledo platform, and have
come into line with our organization.
In Maine, rs | have already remarked
We have good organization, and have
every reason to expect that we will
be successful in electing our ticket
III September. We are making good
progress in Massachusetts. Rhode
Island Connecticut and Vermont.
We have reason to expect we shall
carry the State Of New York this fall
outside OF the city of New York, and
we are insulting an organization in
the city, and we hope to he able to
astonish the country by carrying
that city also. Pennsylvania
is thoroughly organized Ohio.
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wis
consin also. We are making good
progress in Iowa, Missouri Arkan-
sas, Kentucky and West Virginia.
We have also in Mississippi quite an
organization. In the balance of the
Southern States we have made no
particular effort, but shall in the near
future. We shall make special efforts
to elect members Of the Legislature
in those States that will elect United
States Senator at the coming ses.
ion
''In what State are you the strong
est proportionately.
".Well, it is between Indiana and
Michigan. The indications point to
Maine as one of the strongest States
III the United States. In Ohio. In
diana and Illinois we are particularly
well organized. and in Pennsylvania
we are going to astonish the folks by
our strength.
In what States have you Il perfect
organization, with State and loeaI
executive committeesi'
Ill dtl Oil Nl!t HlstltS l. HlN L ultli-
toned to you. There is not one Of
them that has not good organi2a
ton. / mentioned them because WI
have complete organization II
them.
ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE EAST.
sin which section of the country
asst or west, do you find the new
party takes best and makes friends
the more rapid,yf'
Our recent experience convince:
us. TO our surprise. that it takes a
well in the east rs il does in TIN
west-that is. we are succeeding
with the amount Of labor given it
We are now only preparing, however
to enter upon a lively contest.
wv are the pecunlary resourse
of the national party7 From WHOM
does it principally obtain its eontri
butioDS!'
1--WE have sufficient funds for OH
wants. Ne find that the people VIII
are oppressed by the legislation OF tn
country are willing to give what the
can to aid the partythat shall Civ
them relief. In this way, throug
small contributions, we have raise
quite large amount. | am not ;
liberty 70 say now much. We do nj
feel discouraged at all for the want {
funds"
STRENGTH IN LOUISIANA.
What is the characrer of tn
American Alliance in Louisiana
What party does it draw from Il
mosti"
Il can tell you little or nothin.
except that there is a party there
that kind. numbering ten or twel'
thousand in the city of New Orlea
alone. / think the people there a
tired of both old parties, and l M;
say that there has never been tin
in the history of this government
which there was solitsse cohesion
the old parties. That is the ryaso
above all others.of our 0npl ecedent
success"
'Have you received any large lun