The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22
Bitter Antagonism to the
Metropolitan Organ.
GREESBACK THEORIES BY AN AUTHORITY.
Balance of Power en- the Senatorial
Question Claimed
SHUPE DELEGATES OFF FOR SYRACUSE
IBY rrLEcnArH TO THE HERALD. ]

10y TELECRAPH 10 The AEhALD.I
,tu ELmRA, N. y, July q. 1873
In spite OF divisions New York city II is tolerably
clear that Tie national greenback party in other parts
Of the State is practically united the Toledo plat
form. 1t is equally that the party is not dea
picabls In numbers assurance and that, no mat
ter what may happen at the approaching
Syracuse Convention, II will be potent
factor IN tho tall elections several coun.
ties The county OF Chemung. where this despatch
is written, is perhaps tho strongest grcenback
county in the State Last fall the green hackers,
then known the labor reform greenbacK party,
swept The county agains. combination of repubIi-
. cans aud democrats, electing an AsseEbiyman. OF
900 polled at the recent spring elections. the
labor reform greenback party cast 1900, and now,
having adopted tho OF the national green
back party, decided uron at Toledo, they deem
themselves strong enough 10 poll twenty-five per cent
more than one-half tho entire number Of votes In
Cnemung county. The Supervisors OF the towns and
Mayor and Aldermen of Elmra are all grcenback
men and the party has doubt OF elecling the
member OF tho Assembly.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET
The Congressional district is composed o! the coun.
tics OF Chemung, Alegany and steuben In ALLIE
gany county the greenback party is very strong,
and IL 1t should give greenback majority next fall
the party would probably elect member OF Con-
grsss. There are local differences in re-
gard to the candidate as there are 10 re-
spect TO the candidate for Assembly. For
Congress, T. S. Psttinson and Riph Beaufort
o. E'mira; A. n. Cole, oil Aliegauy, and Mr.. Cowan,
OF Corning are spoken of-the latter, who Is tho
weslthiesi, being apparently ahead in the race. In
TACT tho new national greenback party appears
need money moro than numbers. Comparatively
few men of large property aud extensive business
yet enlisted In u, ana It's most successful and
popular leaders nave been as poor as mice.
Here In Chemung, and believe else In the In
terror the Stale MI shupe bis newspaper called
the Advocate extensively repudlaed and denounced
Shupe has been openly accused OF treason the
grcnback party and OF selling out the bondholders
sdilor OF The EImira Sunday Times Tor making
these similar charges Tho alleged threat
down the local newspaper organizalons Of tho party
In county districts is bitterly resented the county
rreenoacs men claiming that the Adrocdte mlstepte,
The Advocate, II Is sald, hes been widely
distributed for nothing The proprietors but short
time since were cading poverty, ana be fact That the
. paper regularly offered at subscription
price OF ,wen.y-avs' cents year while the
sheets winch II Is printed are said
10 coat forty cents and the postage twelve
cents more aoduccd, in connection with shupes
alleged familiarity with Secretary Sherman, TO sup
port charges of corruption isarrst an organ which
many until lately had sneposod 10 be the all
aud he end all OF the whole greenoack movement.
the antLShupe monstration is chiefly sgnih cant,
therefore, MS denotng the ability Of the grcenbackers
In the rural districts to stand alone ana take of
themselves without any extraneous help or dictation
GREESBAcK DocrRIxE.
From one of tho stcadiast and conspicuous
mem bers Of the party This section OF the State
OBTAIN the following declaration OF tho doctrines
winch he and those who agree with him will sock 10
.'In the first place., says this authority, 1--WE sup
por, the Toledo platform. What We believe IN moro
pecincaIly," continued my informant, AIS this:-wo
are In favor OF the government supplying tho people
with a substantial circulating medium. Under The
constitution exercises the supreme power. There
fore It has power mako money. As q basis OF
money, paper Is cheaper than gold Il does not cost
m much make 81 900, 900 OF paper money as Il
does to make 100000 OF gold money. Be.
sides, gold wears out and deprecia,es, and
holder OF paper money issued by the govsrnmen has
lust good security II II were geld The security
TOR sovsrnmsns W, sao. 10 the security
OF paper money We insist tnat u anything is 10 be
made from the issue OF IL the people or the govern
mont shall derive the benefit instead OF tho nasiona
banks.
~ A pouBLEuEADEp CALF
ssrhe natona; banking system asdoubleheaded cali
shat sucks both tho government and the people. The
present bondhoiders, by their influence upon Con-
gress, succeeded IN rspudiating their original contract
with and robbiug the people through the government
The original contract provided that the bonds should
DO payable In legal money. The Subsequent law
passed by Congress made them payable IN gold coin.
propose that the original contract snail be renewed
that he govern mt shall issue a sufficient quantity
, sreenbsess and make them a legal render lor all
ocbts public anc private and that the interest aud
pr,ncipa OF all government bonds shall hereafter be
paid In grecnbscks when que In this way circu-
iatng medium would be provided In amount sufficient
carry BUSINESS and, At tho same time, immense
she great mass of the taxpayers"
BUREAU.
Adothsr fundamen tai roject Of the national green
back party Is a labor bureau every State OF tho
Union-a bureau with power 10 investigate the con-
oition OF all companies and corporations employing
labor and Determine whether the employees are larry
or uDlustly paid. For example, such a bureau would
determine whethcr, in tho midst Of such intense heat
ss we have had lately far Tor railroad aDorers
TO be required 10 work exposed at such wages as
they reccvr while the President OF the road kept coo
difficulty the way OF the labor bureaus would bc IN
tho with which they could be bought up perhaps
ana controlled by monopoiists like Vanderbilt
such as tsKcn down from hts own lips, are few
sf inc notions advanced, with perfect seriousness,
By a member OF the grecnback party who rs rather
booked up 10 IN this region by tho national rank
and i've. -
asked whether the party had looked out for
national standard bearer YET
10 think OF that"
ii hardly know 1 haven't kept track Of him
lately used TO think he was In hs right place In
New Orleans Indeed, always liked Ben Butler, but
ny own choice would be Spinner"
''spinnerr,
'Certainly."
..wri hos an honest man for one thing when
ne was In The Treasury Department he had an oppor-
tuni,y TO make great deal OF money, without any
body knowing anything abou. ~ ne re n.ver LOOK a
over and above tho amount on the balance sheet. lie
simply said no dian! know where It came IRON aud
"Bat why would he be good srecoback candidate
for the Prcsidepcy?"
ui,ecauso be Is "A sound greonback man. HIS last
,ppual report, before he resigned, contained whole
olios OF first cass grccnback doctrine, which wore
,rcken out and not allowed 10 be published guess
Il you should apply to him now you might procure
lhe suppressed sheets, Spinner has been greenback
man ~ principle ever since greenbacks were hrss
issued IRON the national printing press"
SENATORIAL QUESTION
suggested that although the grecnback party have
rot got 20 canvassiDg Tor Presidential osnd date, "
might In this state have preferences tor senatorial
pne.
"As 70 that" eaid the gentleman, I'VE intend to
,Iect mon enough this lali to hold the balance OF
power In the state Legislature Both the other par
les will have to consult with upon the question
sho shall be tho next United states senator.
HFApouA rs or THE FACTIONS Al SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE, N ", July 81, 1878
For the National Grcsnback Convention, TO De held
On Tuesday, the headquarters Of the original green