The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
A VOTE FOR CAMPBELL Is HALF A VOTE
FOR HAYES.

EVts AAh 6o'
Every man with u thmblctull of brains
knows that Alexander Campbell don't stant
the ghost Of II chance of being elected to con
grcss next Tuesday. Two years ago he failed
of an election by 1900 votes though 5000 dem
ocrats united with the ggccnbackcrs in voting
for him, This year he will not get 100 of those
5000 democratic votes and if he gets every
national grccnbackcr's vote in the district he
tween Hayes and VIM. 5, Brooks, even IIayc,
himself admits that the vote will be close
Now VIM. s. Brooks stands on the Illinois
Democratic Platform, which even Campbell
admits is as good greenback platform as that
of the Nationals. We contend that it is Il bet
ter greenback PLATFORM but it is enough that
the leading Nationals admit that it is as good
| Are the National GrccnbaCkcrs honest when
congress who is opposed TO enforced rcsump
ton and friend Of an exclusive grccnback
currency, IN preference to an immediate re-
sumptionst and tool Of the national banks and
hlHSS Ilh' ~ lidNNS' II liINl hi'
honest then how can they vote for A. Camp
bell, when they KNOW that in doing so they
are casting HALF \ VOTE for p. c. Hayes and
doing their best TO defeat the only Grccnback.
or who has any chance of an election, VIM 5.
Brooks?
We know there are some bullheadcd Ma
tionals who say, ave don't care. We intend
to vote our opinions-we mean to show our
strength"
DO they remember that the people on one
side are waging tremendous contest with the
money power on the other-that the contest is
close and desperate and that the gain or loss
of one member of congress may decide it?
As Mr. Hynes forcibly expressed it in his
speech the other evening, if it is "Opinions"
you desire to express, in Heavens name out
with them! in the newspapers or on the street
corners; but don't waste your votes! They
are worse than poor soiders-thcy are rene
sadcs and trators-who, when drawn up in
battle before the enemy fire into the bush
the Democrats of this district voted for
AlcAdllucI iullpDtIl tNICc. lHc lllSl tllc
they elected him triumphantly, but he proved
such failure in congress that the second time
even p. C. hayes beat him nearly 1000 votes (!
Is it rcasonable--is it deceat for the nationals
10 ask the democrats to waste any more votes
on Alexander Campbell?
The Democrats offered to withdraw Brooks
and take Reddick, Evans, Lew Steward or any
other man in whom both the nationals and
democrats had confidence and whom they
could elect instead of Campbell whose defeat
was fore-uoomcd certainty. But the bull
headed, addlcbrained National leaders had no
SENSE or reason, and cried, ave don't kcare a
curse for successive mean to vote our "opin-
ions' and show our strength
Is the body of the National Grccnback party
made up OF the same crack Drained, unreason-
ing stuff? We know il is not! There are
hundreds of honest grccnbackers in this dis.
trict who despisc such dog-inth cmanger tao
tics-who mean honestly to cast their votes in
way that will tcl--who won't fire into the
husband on these the suffering people with
confidence rely Tor an effective "volcy" to the
defeat and utter discontinue Of the Shylocks
and to the triumph of the people and honest
grccnback cause.