The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-08-15
The Greenback Platform.

Georgia, Lamar of Mississippi, Bay
ard of Delaware, Herman of New
York and six others do not com
prise the democratic party,
even admitting that they voted
against the measures referred TO
strictly upon their merits. In an
swer to the 10th we desire simply
to say to all patriots: If you want
to see the reforms advocated by
this new greenback party speedily
inaugurated, and the national gov
eminent wrested entirely from re
publican hands and economically
administered, stick to the old demo-
cratic party. No other party has
ever done so much for the country.
No other party could possibly have
grappled so successfully with radl-
calism and throttled it so efectu-
ally. No other party should, now
just as victory is about TO crown
her self-sacrifcIng, patient effort in
behalf of good government, be per
mitted by the patriotic masses OF
the country to divide her cOunsels,
absorb her support, and defeat her
plans. We counsel steadfast sup
port of the democratic party, and a
of all new schemes to
defeat her plans and principles.
One more campaign only is needed
to insure the complete triumph of
the party of progress and principle.
No new party could possibly hope
to triumph in so short a period.
And, besides, what guarantee have
we from this new party? Who are
the leaders? Are they not the life
long enemies of democracy! Is it
not simply a dodge of the disap-
pointed and disaffected to obtain
office? Answer these questions for
yourselves, democrats, and think
three times before you join the
ranks of this new enemy. Your
Did, tried and true democracy will
give you all these things and more
besides. Stick to her as you would
% your dear old mother. She is
your only political refuge now as in
.he past. Desert her never.
In conclusion we invite attention
20 the following remarks of Hon.
Tom Ewing, of Ohio, at the close
If an elaborate speech on the sub
ect of National finances, in which |
he advocates all that the green
packers want. we commend tie
entire speech to the prayerful peru |
ial of all who banker after this new
party, but the extract referred to is
ufficient for our present purpose
t proves the fallacy of the 9th and
9th clauses referred to:
have now, gentlemen of the conven-
ion, presented very briefly the outlines |
f the issues of currency reform OH
which is being fought the great battle
# productive industry against idle cap
tai. So far as the struggle has gone,
My the Republican and the Demo-
ratio parties have engaged in it. The
republican party made the resumption
lW and the national bank law as party
Measures, and have stood by them with
lmOst absolute unanimity from first to
asst. Every Republican In congress vo-
ed to create the bank paper, and almost
very Democrat voted against it. Re
since the bank act was passed
be Democrats have voted almost unan-
nousTy to substitute greenbacks for
ank notes, and the Republicans With
early equal unanimity against it. - Six
-eeks ago 1 moved in the house of rep
to pass bill 10 substitute
notes for bank notes, and the
Ote stood ninety-siN Democrats and
,urteen Republicans for the substitu-
on, and ninety-eight Republicans and
ytcen Democrats against it. On the
III to repeal the resumption scheme in
ToveInber last the vote stood one hum
red and three Democrats and thirty
eppblicans for the repeal, and ninety
NO Republicans and twenty-eightl
against repeal. On Mr.. (
pringer's bill to restore the unlimited (
)inage of silver, on the fifth of March ,
st, the vote stood one hundred and two
and thirty-two Republicans
II restoration, and seyenty-seven Re-
lblicaus and twenty-five Democrats !
gainSt it. The Ohio Democratic plat
rm declares emphatically for the re- ,
"a of the resumption law, the complete ,
of silver, and the substi-
Ition of legal-tendcrs for bank notes,
lille the Republican State platform de-
ares In effect against all measures of {
lrrency reform. Thus. Won see, the ,
)dy of the Democratic party Of the
'untry, as shown by the vote of its rep
sentatives In congress, stands rs the (
,pOnent of forced resumption, bank =
iper, and partial silver reconciliation.
&c OHIO Democracy have declared
ain their opposition to these meas c
es, with added emphasis and absolute 5
while the Republican party 7
Ohio and the country stands the au- +
or and champion of those unjust and !
pressive measures. Meantime, a new l.
rty is rising as the special advocate of c
rrency reform. / have not word to p
y against that movement in those G
ates where the Democratic organiZa- q
n is N the fist of the money power.
1t in Ohio-Where the Democracy y
We made and fought these issues from p
Sc to last-ave, and in almost every b
ate FROM Pennsylvania southwark to- Il
g gulf, and westward 10 the Pacific, \
lere the Democracy stands TTIa and I 4
united upon them-I think y
ere is neither room nor occasion for (.
W party 20 represent the people S;
linst the money power. p
-t is true the National Democratic g,
lvention in 1876 ignored the bank -
estiOn and equivocated on resump-
n. But at that time self-government u
5 tho sole and absorbing question 81
'ougnout the south, and no other is bl
was considered. lad the south been m
n, as she is to-day, alive 10 these -,
at issues, the last Presidential con- :.
{ would have been made on them as >,
II as on the restoration of self gov Al
ment in the South and Pennsylva- m
b, Ohio, Illinois aud Michigan would is
re put the election of Democratic 10
ldidate representing these issues be- -
nd the reach of acknowledgements. 1t :"
rue the Democratic leaders, not the 10
New York, New Jersy and
W Englynd-eZcept . few, among
om is sam Cox, God bless him--have ne
od with the Republicans on these Il
,stions. But it is also true that they TO
= netry minority OF the Democratic -
tv- ana Ill have 10 yield 70 the ma "
", or quit. 1t Is rot the ilEst time -
the Democratic ship has AZ
sted with bank-monev barnaeles. -
ac6sOn drove out of the party, or ~
ed to submission, powerful section x
The Democracy when he declared w
on the United States bank in 1882 pa
be Democracy is practically unit the
hese questions almost evervwhere. is
apt in the northeast corner of the tbe
iblic. They are the supreme con- ~
ling issues Of the day. They come He
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