Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-05-02
Fine New National Parfv>

crgani zation is the product OF q
union between the greenback ele-
ment and the labor societies of the
North aud West. The n. 7. Sun
says that its leaders acquired thett
experience as Democrats and Re-
publlcans, and some of them oecu@
pied posts of influence on each
side. They know how the wires
are pulled, how the machine is ad-
justed, and how to pack convets.
tions. just as well rs experts with
whom they now expect to contend
for success. In fact, they are
adopts in the business of politics,
and tn starting out for new deal
they are only taking advantage of
the existing confusion III parties iii
the hope of turning it to account
by organizing a balance of power
which shall be under their control.
They aim to secure enough mem.
bers of th5 Legislatures in the
States yet to elect Senators In the
next Congress TO prevent either the
Republicans or the Democrats from
having a positive majority; and
thus they intend to be able to die,
tate terms to either or both.
beyond this they look also to
the close districts III several of the
large States by which their votss
might be determined in case the
Presidency should be thrown into
the next House of Representatives,
which IS part of the plan Of some
of the more advanced managers.
With the Foundation laid last fall
in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the
previous greenback organizations
in Illinois, Indiana, and ether
Western States, the leaders of the
new party had base of operations
which has been largely extended
by the sundering of political ties
consequent on the success of the
great fraud. and by The continued
depression OF tie timesi which leads
men to try almost any change in
the hope of Improvement.
"The local elections this spring,
in the West. especially. show that
the Nationals have grown rapidly,
and aIe attracting strength through
secret associations. Their impor-
tance is necessarily augmented, too,
by the etf.rts of the Democrats and
the Republicans to capture the or.
l gauizailon by platforms adapted to
the EXTREMIST views on the curren-
3 cy and other questions! That ex-
pertinent did not meet with much
success III Indiana; where Mr.
!, Voorhees, tried to cut under the
. Nationals by Wild declarations and
professions which produced no eff
? feet on those whom they were in
i tended to reach:
t'The Democrats of Illinois ir
D their recent platform have repeated
this experiment and when the
. votes shall be counted the ch Ances
are the result will not be different
from that just Witnessed in Indiana
The more so because, in the very
y citadel of Republican strength il
:, Michigan. the Nationals astoundeo
= both sides, and probably them.
selves, with their strength at the
q town elections. Thus encouraged
+ they have every present motive 70,
maintaining an independent posi-
t ton, AS being the beneficiary OF the
disafected factions of both ths ole
parties.
/ ut is not probable that, as nov
constituted, this So called Nationa
organization will have long life
or extend beyond a certain spher,
4. of action. But it may become tn
e corner stone of new and large
~ parry by fusing the elements G
which it is composed into NOR
! compact form, and enlarging tn
area of its operations, SO as to b
truly national in fact. But viii,
it lives, and from this time until ih
IS close Of the next Presidential elec
tion, ite leaders will have the OF
d, portinity. as they Certainly hav
the disposition, TO give both th
I Il puhiicans aud the Democrats