Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-10-24
POLITICAL MENTION,

POLITICAL MENTION,
The Nationals have nominees for con
gress in seventeen districts in the state o.
New York.
The Chicago Times, upon second So
Der thought, admits that the Rag Baby i,
live and lusty.
The Greenbackcrs OF Illinois are max
ing q big fight, and expect TO elect severa
congressman in November.
LET it be understood, that the National
Greenback Labor party is 4 factor il
American politics which can not be ig
norGd.
Those who think the National party ha.
not the elements of complete success, by
continued persistence, do not understand
tine principles on which the partyis found
ed.
NATIONAL Greenback Labor men are
patriotic. The interests of the country,
the cause of suffering humanity are held
among them as being far above all indi,
yidual interests.
The prospects for the triumphant elec,
ton of the ticket which the National
Grecnback Labor party will call upon the
people to support was never more natter-
ing than at this time
EX-BANRER ENGTIsH, of indianapolis,
the gentleman who lives in an IRON cage
foriear Of burglars, denies that he has any
designs upon the seat in the senate now
occupied by Mr., Voorhees,.
The indianapolis Sentinel ignores the
thirteen National members of the ldgisla-
ture, and assumes that they are all Dem
ocrats except two, and that the two are
Republicans. Fortunately the fiat of The
Sentinel cannot change the politics of the
thirteen good and true men.
Two Grcenback men III congress from
Iowa-the onc-time, inyunerablci Republi-
can state-is a sufficient proof of the fact
that the National Greenback party is not
waning. There will be Il lost party after
November but it will not be the party OF
the pcople--thc Nationalist.
The indianapolis NerS consigned the
National Greenback party to premature
grave just after the elections of last week.
In view of the fact that the Greenbackers
have trcbled their vote in Indiana since
1876. the Ners is now disposed to re-
consider the funeral The Ncws Is Il wise
and able newspaper
WHEN the smoke of the political bat,
ties in Iowa, Indiana. Ohio and Virginia
shall have blown away, it will he found
that the Greenback party had lost its hold
in Ohio-that the Republicans had ab.
sorbed it, and had carried the state by
10000 majority-which has since dwin.
died down to 5000 majority-and that
even doubtful. Further, the Republicans
only elect 8, while the opposition have l.
congrc smen, all more or less committed
The National Greenback Labor party
could not ask better opportunity to cap
turc the entire west. The Democrats are
third in numerical strength in nearly all
the eastern states. The financial question
Is surely destined to cause division of the
people into political parties. There can
be but two of these, the one in favor Of
the interests of the industrial classes and
the other upholding the cause of the cap
talists-thc bondholdcrs.
The Greenbackers have done nobly.
Nearly 10000 votes in Ohio. Many local
offices filed in that State by them. A
largely increased strength i'll Indiana,
amounting to more than 30 per cent in
one year, the election of one member to
congress and many members of the state
Legislature. In Iowa almost complete
revolution has been effected by them.
Two members of congress and two of the
state officers elected by them. The Re-
publcans have lost several members of
congress as a result of the September and
October elections. But 1t has not resulted
in giving additional strength to the Dem
ocracy The result is curtly stated by rc-
marking that the Greenback party is Il
very positive faction, il not controlling
force. But hark ye! it is as certain to
control the policy of this country, as the
liunal revolutions of the earth.
to tle gleenback doctrine, which further
places the Republican party in Il minori-
ty in the state by at least $4,000. In In
diana the opposition have elected but
Of the l3 congressman. The National
vote in Indiana will reach quite $1,000.
In 1876 it was 1888. In Iowa the vote
will not fall far short of 10000. In 1876
the Nationals cast 5000. In Ohio, at the
late election, the Nationals cast over 80
600 votes. In 1876 they polled 3,Oj7. 1t
must be remembered, furthermore,
that the greenback sentiment prevailed
in the Ohio and Indiana elections by Il
repeal of the resumption act. We shall
have something to say upon the question
again-as soon as all returns are in, and
fully confrmed-something that will show
that the Grsenback party has nothing to
discourage, but much to encourage it for
tho future, and that che who laugh last,
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Kansas City Money.