Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-14
Can Only Hope for Success, General EW-
ing Holds, Through the Democratic
Party, which Stands on the
Same Platform as to
The Working Glasses and Money that
They DO-The Political Prospects
in Ohio EncOuraging-The
West has No Cause to
Fear Communism.
General Cary Very Hopeful, and He
Thinks the Next Presidential Con-
test will Turn on the Money
Power, and that the
Masses will Win.

New York special to the Cincinnati En-
| qltirer: General' Thomas Ewing is at the
st. James hotel, looking cool and cheerful in
| spite of the depressing influence of the
time in discussing financial topics with his
friend Senator JOKES, of Nevada. He was
asked yesterday if he sympathized strongly
with the aims of the National party.
81 agree with their views on greenbacks
and the national debt.
''Will they show much strength in Ohio? p
Il think the National movement is not
likely to be successful il Ohio, because the
Democratic party stands on the same plat
form as the Nationals so far as the money
question is concerned, and that is now racog-
nized as the great overshadawing ques-
ton"
s'From which of the old parties will it
draw for strength"
$50 far as the Nationals make headway in
Ohio they will hurt the Republican party
more than the Democratic, because the Re-
publican party there stands explicitly against
every measure of reform proposed by the Ma
honals. The Republican platform demands
that the status quo of legislation on the cur
rency question be maintained. The RepubIi-
can currency reformer, therefore, has no
promise held out to him by his own party, and
will naturally drift to the Nationals; while
the Democratic currency reformer has the
promise of his own party to effect every re-
form he seeks. He will not, therefore, be in
clined to break rank"
"How will three corHe red fight affect the
general result?"
''If the Nationals make strong fight in
Ohio, think the Democrats will carry the
State 10y very considerable majority. If
they make a weak fight, the chances are still
in favor of the Democracy. 1t IS to be recol-
lected, however, that we have only carried
Ohio heretofore on light VOTE In 1875 and
11a,, kha lor IN LII
lost the State by from five to six thousand.
THIS year the number of congressional dis
tricts to be struggled for is larger than be-
fore, owing to the new apportionment, and
the vote is likely to be very full, though not
one of the largest. Leaving the National
movement out or the question, the chances In
OHIO are IN our favor, because our platform
on the money question Is exactly IN accord
with the views of the great mass OF the peo-
pie of both parties, and because the unanimi
ty of our party leaders on these questions makes
the issue clearer and more effective than it
has ever been before"
"Viewed as a national issue, can the green
back men in the Democratic party hope to
achieve as much by remaining in that party
as by joining the Nationalist"
1--WE have had three-fourths of the Demo-
cratic members IN congress on our side. The
eastern members are opposed to US on the
money question. They have an advantage,
it is true, In political experience and a power
full money influence behind Them but the
west has numerical strength, and three
fourths will not show much anxiety about the
other fourth"
When gold of itself rests practically at
par, what is the use of substituting green
back standard ?"
There would be no special reason for 1t If
the present state of things could continue
But 1t cannot continue long. Just now we have
a large balance in our favor abroad; prices in
this country are broken down; our manufac-
lures for the time compete with the cheap
labor of England and the continent; our ex-
ports, consequently, have greatly exceeded
our imports, and our foreign trade has lust
about met the obligations of our foreign |
debt. But with a revival of trade and man |
ufacturing in this country prices will go up, |
exports will fall off, and gold will be sent out |
OF the country to pay the great balance |
against US. Our foreign debt and obligations /
amount to twelve or fifteen hundred millions
Of dollars, and have been set as high as TWEEN
ty-two million: Thousands of Amerl-
cans of wealth are now scattered over
Europe, and virtually domiciled there. 1t is
that this class draw from the ac-
luired capital annually a sum equal to the
interest on a foreign debt of one thousand
million. Foreign freight costs this country
about an equal sum, for there are ONLY six
American steamships in the European trade
IN the resources of the country will cause
gold to flow out from US when prices go up
md our products are no longer cheap to for
eigners. This will interfere with resumption
schemes"
is communism to be feared in the west?"
Il think not. 1t has no natural place in
)ur society. Perhaps hall of the whole
population are farmers; three 6fths or four
ifths of the other half own town, village or
atty property, or have interests that would
uffer at the hands of communists. That
BART of American society which could hope to
,aln anything by the success OF communistic
heories is very small percentage of the
whole. We have no Paris Ia this country,
nd when we have anything approaching it,
hat great city is destined to be st. Louis"
Twill Ohio permit that ?'
at can't be prevented. St. Louis is the
leart of tie Mississippi valley. The govern
nent eventually will do all it can to render
he Mississippi nayigable to ocean steam
hips, and class of ocean vessels may find 1T
practicable to reach St. Louie, which will
'ecome the center of population, and prob
bly, of cultivation and the fine arts
GENERAL CARY ON THE PROSPECTS OF THE
PARTY.
Cincinnati Enquirer: General S. F. Cary,
ate candidate for Vice-President upon the
ireenback ticket, and the acknowledged
eader of the newly-named National"
nd justice to the laborer, mas just returned .
rom lengthy tour through Michigan,
Jew York, Pennsylvania and other
tates, IN the interest of the cause. An J
Enquirer reporter called upon him yesterday
D learn something of his observations, while
n the wing, with regard to the Greenback-
ational party. He found the general hard
t work IN his Main street office perspiringiy
letters which pour in upon HIM
And how fares the cause, General ?" IN
uired the reporter, after he had hidden the
reat Greenbacker good morning. and seated
lmself in a large-sized cane bottomed chair,
nth newly oiled, self acting revolving appa
Aus attached.
''Well, very well, replied the general, as
e leaned back far enough to allow the golden ,
ays OF the summer sun to fondle softly with =
1e topmost locks OF his iyon gray hair.
The growth OF the Greenback cause is won
erful, SIR; perfectly wonderful"
I'm what particular locality, General does =
seem to be growIng?"
In the United States, sir. 1t is gaining =
renRth and friends everywhere throughout
lis country. You can scarcely name a spot
here the Greenbacker has not gained !
lends of late; Particularly, however, is j
lis the case in the north, both east and 1
est. Michigan Is, perhaps, the banner a
ate, but the National PARTY is gaining
-eat strength everywhere. | have Just re- .
rned from Pennsylvania and southern New
ork, and the way the voters are going from :
e old parties to the Nationals Is perfectly
onderful." N
From which party are you drawing more
rength?"
There is little difference in that regard,
though the fact that the Democratic State 3
atforms are many of them strongly favor
2 the greenback cause perhaps may throw =
e loss more onto the Republican side -
'hichever party happens to be stronger IN a
rtIcular district or locality, that is the one
,m which we get the most members. -
"Whatiwill the party do n the coming s.d-
mnai eiectlons?" u
1--WE will, think, elect about sixteen or
yhteen congressman, enough so that we 3,
IL undoubtedly control the balance of pow
in the house next session"
From what particular States will these
me?''
well, think we will elect a majority Of
e congressman from Michigan, say Eve out I;
the nine; two or three in Illinois, two in NJ
two in Missouri, two in Iowa, one 10
Arkansas, two in Texas, one in West Vir- z;
,ia, perhaps one in New Jersey, end one In
line, and probably one in Chic, though the Il
mocratic platform is so strongly
eenback that . we will not develop -
much strength here as under other cir
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