The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-22
Ewing on the ereenbaokers.

If there is any person in the democratic
ranks, prominent in national affairs, to-
whom the nationals may be supposed to
listen with attention and to believe what
he afirms Hon. Thomas Ewing of Ohio
may be set down as the man. Although
acting with the democratic party and
elected to congress as democratic repre-
sentative his pronounced sentiments in
regard to resumption and the substitution
of greenbacks for national bank notes have
been so largely quoted even by the national
organs that they may be assumed as
being, so far as be goes, entirely acceptable
to the greenback element of the national
party. When he speaks therefore upon
the subject of the third party movement
and expresses his deliberate opinion of its
ineficiency and its uselessness in the exist
ing contest his opinion ought to have more
than ordinary weight with the class of men
who have professed to consider his views
favorable to their cause. Speaking of the
national movement in Ohio at the late
election be is reported to have said that it
was hurtful to Warner. Wiley, and him
self, who are among the most pronounced
greenbackers 10 the state. He further
says that the national party in the
three districts mentioned was manipulated
by the use of money, or threats by
employers of workingmen, so as TO throw
the republican nationals for hard money
candidates Also that as whole. the ma
tional movement in the congressional cleo
tons was merely disturbing and ainlest
force, aud, its effect in each district de
pended on the professions or interests Of
such men in the locality as CHANGED to have
money or power to manipulate it,
The greenbackers in this Congressiona
district. and especially in this county
might consider and reflect upon what Ew'
ing says about being ''merelya disturbing
and aimIess force" with profit 10 them
selves and with advantage to the demo
cratic party, if their reflections
only CHANGED to lead them into support o
the democratic candidates, There is M
use in further concealment Of the fact tina
they are loosing ground, or that they arr
truly aware of the fact; the various pro
positions made Of late, directly or indirect
ly, betray their weakness and are conclu
siye that they have no expectation of sue
cess by themselves. The managers un
derstand and very clearly perceive that ex
traordiDary efforts have been made to de
tach from their ranks the republican ele
ment of their party aud to obtain thei
votes for the forced resumption nationa
bank candidates. The effort has assumed
proportions such as to seriously embarras
their canvass, and the question of what il
to be their policy under such circumstances
has been forced upon them in manue
extremely unpleasant and very suggestive
The republican policy is certainly mucl
more distasteful to them than the demo
cratic platform, provided of course they
are sincere in their greenback professions
aud it would be more natural and NOR,
polite to aid the success Of the democrat
than the republicans as means TOWARD
obtaining to some extent recognition o
their financial views
Its we'll understood now that the dem.
ocrats propose to stand by their candidates
to the end. There WILDE no change il
the ticket, nor any sacrifice of any one can
didate on the ticket TO accommodate othe
interests. The ticket as it was made Vi
must stand; it is every way acceptable t,
the democracy it is composed Of first
class men throughout, and it rests upo
the approval and solid support of the en-
tire party. The democratic party ha
said and still says very distiuctly
that it has nothing else to offe
to the citizens Of this county, one and al
beyond the principles Of democracy and tn
regularly nominated candidates Of the pal
~. By these it will stand or fall. Nov
then, what is the true policy and wherei
lies the true interests Of the new party
The democratic party speaks for itself, b.