The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-11
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s'rag baby" organ that we have seen,
and seems to be the acknowledged
nouth-piece of the movement which ii
advocates. According to the Ts7.e Cit-
issa's idea Of tho object of the Green
hackers there is very little difference be
tween them and the Democratic party.
The editor Of that paper flatly denies
that its party is in favor of either infa-
ton or repudiation, and submits She
most mastery and convincing argu-
ments in proof of its assertions. In
the course of its argument the 2ruc
CitiSss, refers to the Indianapolis plat
form, which it says ''is now universally
accepted as the platform of the Nation-
al or Greenback party throughout the
Union" The sound section of that
platform reads as follows
We believe th2s the United States notes issued d.
rectiy by the government, and convertible demand
into United States obligations, bearing an EorsAHLr
rase Of interest (ot exceeding enc cent day each
Qle WIN
States notesatpar viii afford circulating medium
eror devised such United States notes should be full
legal tender for all purposes ercspt for TIE pasnss1t
ef saes obglgatioas as ~ sristiHs ceatuets ez
prcl made payable in coin. And We hold tbs. it Is
the duty Of the government 70 provide such clrrn.
latng medium, and We insist, in the anguase Of
Thomas jefferson. that ''baak paper must be sup
pressed and the circulation restored to tho nation to
whom it belongs
The italics arc ours, and embrace that
portion of the platform which explicitly
opposes repudiation of any part of the
national debt by making payment in de-
preciated currency when the contract
expressly calls for coin. The last clause
of the platform-the quotation from
Jefferson, the father of the Democratic
party-is a sentiment co-existent with
our party, and one Of the bulwarks on
which its foundation rests. And as BY
careful perusal of the FIRST part of the
section above quoted it will be seen, in
the language of the True Citizea, that
''the Greenback party holds, as The tiTst
principle of It's beliet, not that more
greenbacks should be issued, but simply
that all that are issued 'sshall be made
interchangeable with an interest bear
ing bond, )" we can see no material diff
ference between the 'sNational Green
back party" and the Democracy on this
financial question. Hon. Allen G.
Thurman, the great leader of the Ohio
Democracy, as well as the Democracy
of the nation, is to-day contending in
the United States Senate for sabstan-
italy the same result. Geo. II. PEN
dleton, who is likely to be Thurnans
colleague in the Senate within few
months, was the originator and first
champion of this doctrine In Ohio and
we believe every Congressman from the
Buckeye State now favors the same
financial scheme. "Blue Jeans" Viii
liams, the present Democratic Governor
of Indiana, made the canvass which re
suited in his election On precisely this
financial plank, and Dan. VOORHEES,
owes his appointment to the Senate be-
cause of his streng and able champion
ship of the same cause. And just so
soon as the Democracy gain full control
of both branches of Congress the eoun-
try may expect that something ike the
ideas embraced in this Indiana platform
viii be carried to a successful issue.
But the Democratic party cannot afford
to paHder to or CRAFTY the clamors of
few extremists of this Greenbaek party
who ara loldly demanding reputation
of the national debt, unlimited imitation
of the national currency, and such other
impracticGble and unreasonable non
sense as that advocated by Brick Pom
e1oy and his credulous and unreazoning
followers The Democratic party has
record co-equal with the Government !;
it has its character at stal<e-its honor
to maintain and no amount of threats
of foes from without or within It's ranks
can deter it from standing up boldly
and inexorably for those principles of
integrity and honor upon which Its des-
tinies have so proudly rested for nearly
century past.
We respectfully submit the foregoing
thoughts for the careful consideration
of those of cur Democratic friends who
design taking part in the Halsey Greer
back meeting tomorrow, AMI ask them
to candidly consider and seriously
weigh the danger to which they subject
They can have the grievances of which
their own cause by this new departure.
they complain recti6ed If they remain
true to the Democratic party-but by
this move, never.
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THE WoRxISoMEN.-Of Portland. to
the number of $50, according to the
Standard, assembled on Friday mora
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