Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02
THE NEW PARTY.

In no other country. Mexico excepted, does
the magic wand Of politicians cause many
parties TO spring into existence in ours, and in
iew other governments are the new parties so
short-lved. hemauy hat have been organized
o! late years have fnurished Only for limited
fime-their existence being of the mushroom
style. There are always enough Of sore-heads
aud disappointed offce-s-ekers to be ready on
the eve of nearly eyrry State election, and es-
pecially in all our GuheruatoT;al campaigns, TO
organize new party. In the main, these
si'ie-show performances are founded upon
some imprac;icable theory in the science OF
government. or baS-d upon mere distractions.
Sometimes they profess wonderful sympathy
with some question of morals, and herald
themselves TO the world purely reformatiye
institutions. thus appealing for support TO the
moral sense OF voters. Hence tidsl-wave OF
temperance is frequently subsidized in their in
rerest- Then, again, their sympathics 90 out
in the direction of those engaged in agricultu-
raj pursuits; and their manipulators join in
the refrain, Il want TO be granger, and with
the grAugrfs live" At such times these re-
formers, made up largely of played-out politi-
clans. 20 20 granger gatherings with hay-seed
in their hair, and with an unmistakable seedy
swagger and appearance.
But losing all Interest in farmers. with a sud
denness that surprises the granger organiZa-
tion, tIey now bend all their efforts 10 rescue
workngmen in shops, mills and mines from
the greed and oppression of their employers.
These atful and spasmoiic leanings, first in one
direction and then in another, assume the form
and character of constantly varying disease;
aud Just now some lawyers, doctors and prrach-
ers have il bad Never their feelings so
enlisted i'm behalf of the toiling multitude and
never. perhaps, was there finer exhibition Of
disinterested Deneyolence than is shown Dy
thesF. professional sympathizcre. All the re-
in- a fe1 in
or National Office. 'Just send Us to the county
seat. or 10 the State Capitol, or to Washing
ton Ciiy, and We will right all your wrongs"
say the sc truly good men.
But is ii not well to pause and consider be
fore responding 70 such benevolent requestsl
Is it hot the part of wisdom to look into the
probable practical workings of this new party.
yclrped Tine National Grreuback- Labor par
ty!' What's its objecti What great blessing
is it to secure?
The general promise is TO increase the vol
ume Of our circulating medium, or in other
and plaiuer words, give US more money. We
have wheat enough, corn, oats and POTATOES
enough, clothing enoUgA-in a word, produce
and merchandise, and manufactured articles
abound; therefore tU bring about an era of un-
preceieuted good times, all that is want
ed is plenty OF money. While We have
everything else IN great abundance, money Is
scarce. Now does it not logically follow that
our only want is money: Put into circulation
more promises TO pay with green on their backs,
saw our GrerHbsckers, and times will CORE
syoudingiy improved. That seems to be rational
aud logical. Why, it is most manifest that if
we had ten times as much money in circulation
here in JUhnstOwn, times would be Just ten
times goUdl
But before jumping AZ a conclusion, let US
lOoksar tie whole question in the ligh; of our
past history. The probability is that dispas-
may develop some rather awkward and
founding facts.
The leaders in this new party claim that all
that's necessary 10 make money is u piece of
paper wiki GUvernnrnt stamp, containing
the statement that it is good for one or two,
five or teu fifIy or one hundred dollars. Gold and
silver being retired, these notes are never To be
redeemed; OF, if rederIned, the time is fixed in
a Very remote period, or made TO depend on
a contingency. This the kind of money in
circulation in the carly history OF our country,
in good Old Continental times, which became
80 utterly worthless as to originate the saying,
mot worth 4 continental - cent"
But coming down to our times, it is well
known one portion of our country has recently
experimental with this kind OF money. Gold
aHd silver they had hot, but paper money
put Ia circulation hy the many millions; and
the COuiederacy did not put the date of re-
dempIiOn away of into the far distant future.
but IiuIiiei IL 10 six months after gaining Inde-
penGsuce. As contemporary puts Il, these
notes became permanent symbol Of the
absolute money the GreeHbackrrs of to-day
pirate about So loudly The study Of the rapid
depreciation n of this Confederate money furnishes
Il lesson IhH. oush not To be overlooked. In
JanUary, lSG2, il took Sl20 20 buy 500 in gold:
in August it required 500; on tue lst OF
January, 1853, IL took $50; Dut u year later it
required Sl,>U0; ana year later, 81, 400;
aud another year ran it down SO low that
$, 500 had 20 be paid for slO0 in gold, until
finally millions OF the vaiu-irss truck could
uot purchase i golden dollar.
But did not this great abundance OF n circu-
istiug medium Make good rineSl Did ii not
cheapei everythinei Let Us See how IL worked.
The iacUrvr, the tra,iesnian, the farmer and the
soldier, all had mouey-had 1t in abundance.
For htJle while a pair of shoes could be
bought Tor Sl0O, and a pound oil coffee for 81:
but tie shoes soon ran up 10 S2OU, and the
pound Of coffee TO sl2 and SIS.
This money was full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, ard yet fifty dollars
of IL Was not an equivalent to fity cents in Sil-
yer. Let the ysgaries OF Greeubackers prevail
ard nothing will IUssess any value, excepting
the goods on merchants counters, and the
thoroughly retired gold and silver. Will not
the honest men OF our country look at history,
aud take its facts rather than the theories OF
"Je!urmsrs.' .''-Jol1tytp'r5, ZTib7Lse.