The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05
THE GREENBACK.
Something for the Voters of Garrett
County to Read.

The partial success of the Green
back party in Maine seems to have
turned the heads of Il large proper
ton of the Democracy throughout
the country, and with an amount OF
"cheek" peculiar to themselves, they
are assuming to be the great and only
friends of paper money, The record
OF that party shows that it has stead
lily, pcrsistently, bitterly and malig-
nantly opposed the greenback from
the date Of its first issue, while the
Republican party was the originator,
supporter and protector of it, and
h2s made it the best and most conve-
nient money In the world.
Everybody knows that the Demo-
cratic party has been, since the days
OF jackson, pronounced "hard
mon y" organization, always declar-
ing that only gold and silver could
be money. In 1862, by the advice of
Secretary Chase, and on motion of
Thaddeus Stevens, the legal tender
act was passed in the House. The
vote stood yeas SO, (only seven of
which were Democrats nays 50, $50
being Democrats). Sunset Cox, HoI-
man, Pendleton. Vallandingham,
and Voorhees, We're amongst those
who voted nay. The bill passed in
the Sena by an affirmative vote of
80, of whom % were Republicans and
3 Democrats, only three Republicans
voting against it. In 1866, on prop
ositiOn to retire S44, 900, 900 OF cur
rency, the motion was carried by the
vote Of every Democrat in the House
with a single exception in its favor,
while the Republicans were nearly
equally divided on it. In 1868, the
Republicans introduced a bill in the
House prohibiting the Secretary of
the Treasury from making any re-
duction of the currency. This was
passed, but only % Democrats voted
tor it, while l03 Republicans did the
same; and then Andy johnson, the
Democratic President, refused to
sign il. In 1869 bill pledging the
government to pay in coin, or its
equivalent, all the greenbacks at the
earliest practicable moment, was Of
fered in the House. Ninety seven
Republicans voted for this, but not
one Democrat! Thirty four Demo
Gratis and thirteen Republicans voted
against it. In the Senate every Re-
publican voted for this bill, and all
the Democrats but two voted against
it.
1t will be seen from this that the
Democrats opposed the introduction,
circulation, and protection of green
backs, with persistency, while the
Republicans as steadily favored
them.
In 1872, at the Democr ,tic Presi-
dental Convention in Baltimore, the
7th and Sth planks of their platform,
on which they placed Mr.. Greeley,
were as follows:
"The public credit must be sacredly
maintained, and we denounce repu-
diatiOn in every form and guise."
A speedy return to specie payments
is demanded alike by the highest
considerations of commercial moral.
ity and honest government"
The Republicans then put the fol.
lowing in their platform
1--WE denounce Reputation of the
public debt, in any form or disguise
as national crime. We witnes,
with pride the reduction of the prin.
cipa of the debt, and of the rates O
interest upon the balance, and con
fidently expect that our excellent
national currency will be perfected
I by a speedy resumption OF specie
payment.
In December, 1873, Hon. VIM. 7
Hamilton proposed new article tC