The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-20
UPsHUR COUNTY.
Hon. Dan Farnsworth aud the Recent
Greenbaek Demonstration NJ Buekhan-
non-Is Daniel, Like Ben Butler. MAX.
Ing his peace with the Demoeraeys
BucKnANNoS, UpsHuR Co., Sept. Is.


non-Is Daniel, Like Ben Butler. MAl
Ing his peace with the Democracy?
.I1 BucxuASNoS, UpsnuR Co., Sept. IS.
Correspondents Of the IntOllIgeneer.
was entertained and somewhat anus
edwith yourleader on "Politics in Up
shur County, in your issue of; the OIL
inst IT gives about as fair and intelligibl'
statement Of tho condition OF things n
could bc gathered from the accounts giver
by the partizan press, without a persona
knowledge OF the "true inwardness" Of th,
situation. $50
With regard to the position of fCaptain
4 IPoundstone, the Republican candidate fol
the House OF Delegates, permit me to cx'
plain that the Greenback movement, SO
far rs Upshur county is concerned, was
Originated solely and only for the purpose
Of comprising his defeat. Ithad original.
+ ly (whateyer may be its come-out here.
alter no connection whatever with Ma
tional or even State politics outside OF this
one object.
a part OF their programme was to get
POnndstOne 10 submit his claims to their
Convention by adopting platform, in
which they claimed TO favor the resumption
OF specie paymentsand a redeemablepapcr
currency, Had he submitted his claims
they then had the trap set to slaughter
i.him.--He took-no voluntary part7in the
Convention, but was waited upon at his
Office By 4 Committee and invited to give
an exposition OF his views, and to submit
his claims. He stated very clearly his
views with regard both TO the subjects OF
State LEGISLATION and-the financial problem.
He was in favor OF perfecting the re-
sumption OF specie payments, and for u
Circulating medium, 4'honost greenbacks
and plenty OF them" but Notwithstanding
he was assured that this was all theirplat-
form asked, and he could not see but that
Sin substance" it might be so interpreted,
he could not sec tho propriety Of going
out OF the Republican party to accomplish
what, the Republican party hasalways and
consistently advocated, and the accom-
plishmentof which is now about to con
stitute their crowning triumph. llethere'
fore declined to submit his claims to the
Convention. Ifthere was to be anendorse-
ment they must endorse him, not he
them. .....,. ..........
The inconsistent figure. head in the Con-
yention was Mai. ID; ID. l. Farnsworth,
who, at Portland, only few days before,
had so pcrsistently declared himself u Re-
publican. He was silent as to his Con-
eressional choice until last week, when he
came out for Martin, and this week he is
for Thompson, the Greenbacker. As to
his taking part in the Portland Convention,
there was evidence enough at hand to
have rejected him; but upon consultation
It was deemed best to let him sever his
connection with the Republican party
himself, which It was known he would
very soon. do. He has advocated every
hercsy and shade OF political opinion that
has eyerybeen1 presented which babe fair
TO float him into position, and while co.
operating with the Republican party did
more to break il down than all the open
enemies 1t ever had. He Is n Democrat
by nature and instinct, u deulagogue by
education and hgbit; has been looking for
no yeafs for d bridge back into the DEM
ocratic party, and has espoused Green.
backism with the two.fold hope that
should nothing permanent result from the
movement itself, It will at least land him
safely in the arms Of the Democracy.
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