The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-22
THE NATIONAL CR3ENBcK PARTY.

as the National Greenback party, is in
process Of rapid formation in our
country. Like every real genuine or
ganiZation OF the kind, this party is
the offspring of political necessity;
it comes to meet the wants of pro.
gressive civilization. Two great pO-
litical parties seem to be an inevita-
BILE necessity Of our national growth,
one representing the advanced
thought, the new truth; the better
way. and the other representing the
fossiired ideas of old and decaying
systems. One is progressive and ev-
er striving to attain the ideal ana the
absolute; the other is conservative.
ana wants things to rest where our
fathers and grandfathers pat them.
The one party sets its face to the I'll
ture, and draws its inspiration from
faith in humanity and It's higher des-
tiny; the other looks backward TO the
past, takes counsel with Its ears, and
draws its inspiration from the SIX
teenth century rather than the TWEEN
ty-fUurth.
Bit there can never be an eStab-
Eshed party Of progress. Parties
change their character with growth.
The long continued possession OF
power tends TO corruption and decay,
and the progressive party Ill turn be-
comes the conservative organization;
and new party OF progress springs
up to meet the wants OF an advanced
civilization.
The new party is made up Of the
best elements OF the two old ones,
and the remaining conservative ele-
ments gray tate together, and sooner
or later from one party. When the
Republican party was formed it took
the best, the freeSt. the most adYanc-
ed elements from lhe old " mig and
Democratic organizations, and the
remaining members were merged into
one party, the Democratic. History
is ever repeating itself. 50 now, the
two old parties have survived the Pc
ROD of their VlgOr md usefulness,
and are going 10 pieces, rotten with
decay and corruption. The real 1--we
elements of each are coming ont and
forming % new party OF progress. the
National Greenback organization.
This party IS being made up OF the
enterprise, the brain. thc conscience,
the moral worth and goodness of both
the Republican ana Democratic Orga-
niZatlonS, ana the remnants Of the
two viii soon U.-ite and form the con
seryatiVe party OF Lhe country. 1t
has been Il long time since either OF
the old parties were inspired by amy
higher motive chan the love OF power
ana the spOlls Of Office, and as they
gsee this new party OF progress march
ling to victory, powerful rs tn army
wit
drive them together. This IS being
now in tainIocalities and soon one
or the other viii give up the ghost
ana he known no more forever.
Which one 1t viii be, it is immaterial
to speculate: they are alike enemies
Of progress and friends of oppression.
Another fact would call your at
tention to: AS the greatness and per-
petu:ty OF Il nation lie in its moral
well being, not less than III its mate
rial prosperity, 4 young party OF prog
ress VIII necessarily he inspired by
high moral aims. All parties are
such III their youth and ylgOr. The
Democratic patty WAS once The grand
party OF progress ana reform. anima-
ted by the highest moral convictions
and purposes. Ii grew out of the ne
ceSsities OF the American Revolution.
Its mission was 10 lay the foundations
the republic in the lmpel ishablg
principles of equality and justice.
The very name Democracy means
equality, fraternity, government OF
the people. Ii WAS the champion oi
human rights and political advance
ment. 1t encouraged Il general dilIu-
sion OF knowledge, did away With lm-
prisonment for debt, and WAS the sym
pathizing igiend Of the oppresse ami
down-trodGru al every land. There
was no prcaiudlce ut color in the prlS-
tine days ui democracy. It's great
founders ana builders, Jefferson Mad
iSon, Jackson ami others. walked side
by size With free negroes 10 the polls.
ana east their yotes together in the
same ballot box. Bus alas The party
apoStatized. Il fOrS0ok its ancient
principles aud allied itself 10 an eilate
system OF slavery, and became The
apoiogist AMI SuppOater II oppression.
Its greatness md -.ory now departed,
and it settled back and became tAt
dead conservative force III our politi
Cal life.
And what have sald u the Demo
cratic party. IS true also OF the Re
publican. THAT organization VA;
once the party of progress. animate,
ana inspired Ny great moral aims. IL
WAS org0nizelj COR the purpose ui set
ting the captive free. aud rdding ,hg
nation Of the ancient system OF STAY
cry. And rigat Well has it done ID.
work. Far be 1t from me 10 try 10 dia
the luStge of It's early achievements
1ses