Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-25
THE action of the Greenbackers in

THE action of the Greenbackers in
holding their Congressional Conven-
ton and nominating Hon. A. r. Bar
rows, in a style SO palpably independ
ent of the democracy, has aroused the
Ire of the latter to an ex ent that
tends to preclude all possibility of any
coalition. The democrats were anxi-
GUS to have the two conventions called
at the same time and thus receive
political unity, but the proud green
hackers repudiated any man that
tended to obligate him in the least; he
felt that he was 81 mighty to save, :"
and his party has mutually told the
democracy to act as roustabout to the
greenback float, otherwise to paddle
its own canoe. The Shawano Journal,
the Milwaukee Neus, the Dodge Co.
Tolepho, e, the Wisconsin Pine,y, and
several other democratic organs are
heartily disguised with the action of
the Greenback Convention for assum-
ing to be Samson Agonistus; and
further. for virtually demanding that
hard money democrats must support
Mr.. Barrows and ask no questions.
simply because he has been democrat
though now holding financial views
Numerically opposite to the tenets of
the democratic party. The Pinery has
the following in its last issue:
Let the impracticables go.-The
Greenbackers, at their Congressional
Convention, held at Grand Rapids, on
the 9th of June, nominated Mr.. Bar
rows, of Chippewa Falls, as their can
didate.
This was expected; in fact, it was
" cut and dried " long ago, as ait
astute political move to forestall mat
tiers, and compel support and endorse
ment from democrats. The Green
hackers prove themselves to be not
only active, but as impracticable in
as they are absurd In
theory. With less than dozen mem
bers they claim to have controlled |
legislation last winter. With less than
a sixth O. the voters, they demand
democrats to endorse their nominees
without even consultation.
"Whatever there was, or still is,
advocated by greenbackers, possible
of being adopted as real reform, was
held by democrats, and by them pre-
sented and advocated at repeated cleo
tions, before Greenbackers organized.
The democrats still hold to their views,
and what of financial reform that has
not yet been accomplished, will be,
and can only be achieved through the
democratic party. Within a year, un.
der democratic lead in Congress, silver
has been remonetized and made legal
tender, contraction of the currency
stopped, government is made to take
greenbacks for duties aud all its dues,
gold is at par with greenbacks, it is
interconvertible without loss In the
next congress both houses will be dem
ocratic, and salutary reforms will be
continued. To reform the financial
wrongs of the republican party, to
place the finances of the country upon
a fixed and sound basis, to tighten the
burdens upon the people, to legislate
for tha sreatess good TO the greatest
number, has ever been, and still is,
the fundamental principles of the dem
ocratic party. The democrats have
never endorsed the idle and visionary
plan of an irredeemable currency, they
hold nothing liz common with Green
hackers in their wild schemes of fin
ance, and employment, which mer-
ges into communism. and makes the
government mere provider.
In short, what have democrats to
gain by ratifying the nominees of
small party whose loose and wild ideas
of government cover all shades of
government, cover all shades of prin-
ciples from mere communism to an IT.
rcdeemable currency, except to stultify
their own grand principles and record,
from Jefferson down to the present
time? Let Mr. Barrows and his i'm
practicables.' go, we say. In less than
two years those of them not swallowed
by communism, will be with the dem
ocrats."
THE Utica Observer. the leading