The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05
NATIONAL CREENBACK FACTS AND
OPINIONS.

The Total National-C reenback Vote Of the
Union Exceeds Million at the
November Election.
An exchange says: sNot one Dem.
ocratic congressman from the west
who voted against the repeal of the
resumption act has been reelected
The great danger of the situation
now lies in the fact that it is true
everywhere, as in New York. that
the Nationals. insignificant rs they
are in numbers, hold the balance of
power. They are a temptation to any
mere politician.-Er.
In Connecticut, in New York. in
Michigan and in several other States
the Democratic party is dead. 1t can
never win another victory except by
consolidating with the Nationals and
making the fight for greenbacks
against bank UNCONSTITUTIONAL Jour-
nal.
The Greenbackers and Democrats
of the Maine legislature have united
and are endeavoring to arrange a sat
isfactOry division of the offices.
Senator Voorhees, is now said to be
certain of reelection from Indiana,
and Carpenters chances for the Wis
consin senatorship are improving.
Congressmanelect ketcham. Of
Waddell s old North Carolina district.
writes that, being, a Greenbacker. he
cannot go into caucus with any mere
political organization.
The narrow margin that separates
the two great parties in the new
House OF Representatives, which in
case Of accident or absence may
throw legislation into the hands of
the Green hackers, who stand be-
tween them, is likely to exercise an
important influence on the election of
Speaker AeaO York Sun.
The National Greenback Labor
party polled almost nine hundred
thousand votes this Fall against
eighty-tWO thousand two years ago.
1t will control the organization of the
next House of Representatives it
holds the balance of power there with
its twentysix members, and in many
OF the State Legislatures, it will
choose the next President if the
election goes to the House, ard if it
does not it will elect President of
the United States in 1880. Certainly
the Greenback party is dying off very
fast and the worst wish we have to
make is that it may keep right on
dying in the same way. But the
"dying" does distress the old parties
so.
The Hartford Uaion says: 1--WE
have given the names Of all we claim
as Nationals, and we see no reason
for changing our original estimate OF
twenty-five members. There is 10
possible doubt Of the standing Of
Murch and Laid of Maine, Barlow OF
Vermont. Doynton of Massachusetts.
Miller Of New Jersey, Wright. Brumm
and Focum of PENNSYLVANIA, steven
son and Forsythe of Illinois, Parker
of Wisconsin, Ford and Sawyer Of
Missouri, Weaver and Gillette of
iowa, De La Matyr of Indiana, ana
Russell of North Carollna'' To this
may be added some seven or eight
members elected by 4 fusion OF Dem
ocrats and Greenbackers.
OF The members Of congress elect
Judge Kelly of Pennsylvania is
usually classed as Il Republican. but
he is nota bullionist by any means rs
witness this letter 10 the Manayunk
Chronicle: The impending financial
cri ais in England, which will be even
more5severe and protracted than that
which was produced by the forced
resumption of specie payments in
lSl9-23. VIII involve us. and-mar'i
the pr adiction If the nations DO not
hasten to remonetize silver, the en-
tire system of national credits will he
overthrown. and the United States
will be the only nation. or rather the
leading one of the very few. that will
eXtinguish its debt 10y the process nj
payment in accordance with the prom
Use of the obligation. speak not rs a
prophet or seer: am no enthusiast:
do not express my hopes. but give
you deductions of cold reason from
facts which ale apparent to all men,
would they only pause and look with
open eyes.