Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-24
democrats and Greenbackers.

The democratic organs begin to speal
ont quite plainly in regard to the relation
existing between the democrats and green
hackers. As the time for holding conven
tons approaches. more openness in dis
cussing plans and purposes is necessary
With but one or two exceptions the dem
ocratic papers of the State have signlhed
a desire to unite with the greenosckers
In the fall campaign. The Arson Advo'
cate remarks in a recent issue;
A correspondent of the Portland Argus sug
On .one gosd man for Congress in the hrst dls'
,r;c,--wbv mot WHY not unite In all the district
and on the State and county tickets as well nc
democrats and Greenback men are Substantially
unit on the practical paramount financial question
that now apitates the people-the substitution OF
greenhacks for national bank currency assuring
A II now seems that resumption Is about TO settlt
itself.
Another democratic organ, the Rock
land Opinion. has the following in rela-
ton to the same matter;
The Anson Adyscate--the first paper in this
State to take q position in favor OF the financial
p,incinles of the Western Democracy. and which
wss proclampg the green-back doctrine before
chess Chronicle was born aud when the BE fast
Ace was & hting the battles of the bondholder-
doe, not seem TO see the necessity OF new party
II saws: "The Democrats and Grecnhack men
are substantially q unit on the practical, para
mount financial question that no" sgitStes the
neonle-the substitution of grcenhscks for ma
,;on.I hank curreucy."-This is just so, and ii
NAV he truly added that the new GreeDback par
~ advocate: no real reforms that the Democracy
has not struggled to effect for years. we are
nov on the point of accomplishing them.
great mass of Republicans nave become con
viuced that they are desirable, and have deter
mined TO detach Themselves from the bondhold
ey'. marty This ensures success 20 the Democ-
racy if only they remain united. But the oppor-
tunity will he h,own away II any considerable
number Of Democrats go into the new party, for
. plurality elects Congressman ana any lem lem.
ocrsts throw away their votes GU oireenoack
candidate. another dose of Eugene Hale is q
fxed fact for the Fifth Districts and other dis
trcts are, We presume, in about the same shape
in this respect.
These open avowals of the purposes OF
the democratic party were hardly neces-
sary to explain its position. as it is well
known that the engineering of the
preenback party has been done and
is being done by willy democratic lenders.
who keep in the background themselves
and work through special agents in the
formation of greenback clubs. and who
otherwise assist in carrying forward the
organization.
1t is their policy to put for
ward republicans as leaders in the move
ment wherever they can, to decoy honest
and unsuspecting republicans into the
trap, the democrats themselves going no
farther into it than they are obliged to to
keep up appearances.
The republicans who play the part of
decoys are merely the tools of the old reb-
ell democracy. If they don't know il they
are Of all men the most stupid; if they
do know 1t they are acting disreputable
and dishonest part. We advise honest
republicans, whatever their opinions may
be upon the greenback question, to leave
the greenback party severely alone, un.
less they are willing to be sold and deliv
cred to the copperhead democracy.