Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-22
THE NATIONALS.
states They Expect to Carry this
FalI-OrganizatiOna and Estimated
Strength Of the New Party.

states They Expect to Carry this
FalI-OrganizatiOn and Estimated
Strength OF the New Party.
Washington special to the New York
Herald: DIR. Daniel B. Sturgeon, of Toledo,
Ohio, chairman of the executive committee
of the National (Greenback- Labor party, is
now in Washington. The doctor is evident
ly man of good sense, and he supplements
this with courteous, practical manner. He
is exceedingly cautious In talking OF the new
party, carefully weighing every word he ut
ters about it, aud quite emphatically check
ing an untoward curiosity that would draw
from him more than its welfare would re-
ouire He is impressed with the Importance
Of his position as the head of what he some
what enthusiastically denominates the party
of the future, and Is thus governed in his
conversation upon the subject OF old and new
party lines by the utmost circumspechon. 1t
was, therefore, with some reluctance that he
consented, when requested, to enter into a
discussion of the political situation for pub
LEGATION. Nevertheless, he was willing to &C.
commodate the Herald to as great an extent
as the peculiar dehcacy of his position would
warrant.
In reply to the question, "What is the ex-
tent of the organization of the new National
party?'' he said:
sit is as broad as the land itself. 1t ex-
tends from Maine to California, and from the
lakes to the gulf. We have most thorough
organization in Maine, and expect to elect
our State ticket there this year, and have
other States organized almost as completely,
as told you, from Michigan to Louisiana.
The American alliance in Louisiana, very
large organization, numbering In New Or
leans alone ten thousand men, have, within
the last two weeks, adopted the Toledo plat
form, and have come into line with our or
ganization. In Maine, as | have already re-
marked, we have good organization, and
have every reason to expect that we will be
successful In electing our ticket in Septem-
Der. We are making good progress In Mas.
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and
Vermont We have reason to expect that
we shall carry the State of New York this
fall outside Of the city of New York, and we
are instituting an organization in the city,
end we expect to be able to astonish the coun-
try by carrying that city also. We are ma
king good progress in Iowa, Missouri, Ar
kansas. Kentucky and West Virginia. We
have also In Mississippi quite an organiza-
ton. In the balance of the southern States
we have made no particular effort, but shall
in the near future. We shall make special
effort to elect members of the legislature in
those States that will elect United States
senator at the coming session"
"In what State are you the strongest pro-
portionately?"
well, it is between Indiana and Michi-
gan The indications point to Maine as one
of the strongest States in the United States.
In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois we are partlcu-
larly well organized, and In Pennsylvania we
are going to astonish the folks by our
strength"
''In what States have you perfect organ
ization, with State and local executive COM
mittees?"
''In all the States have mentioned to you
There is not one of them that has not good
organization. mentioned them because we
have complete organization In them"
ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE EAST.
'In which section of the country, east or
west, do you find the new party takes best
and makes friends the more rapidlyY'
"Our recent experience convlnces us, to
our surprise, that it takes as well in the east
as it does in the west-that is, we are sue
ceeding, with the amount OF labor bestowed,
yielding wonderfully for the amount of labor
given it. We are now only preparing, how
ever, to enter upon lively contest"
what are the pecunlary resources of the
National party? From whom does it prin-
cipally obtain its contributions"
1--WE have sufficient funds for our wants.
We find that the people who are oppressed
to give what they can to aid the party that
shall give them relief. In this way, through
small contributions, we have raised quite a
large amount. l am not at liberty to say
how much. We do not feel discouraged at
all for the want of funds. !"
STRENGTH IN LOUISIANA.
''What is the character of this American
alliance In Louisiana? What party does it
draw from the mostP'
GT oop toll Won littla 0r uofhinn oynapf
that there is party there of that kind, num-
boring ten or twelve thousand in the city of
New Orleans alone. / think the people there
are tired of both old parties, and may say
there has never been time In the history of
this government at which there was so little
cohesion in the old parties. That is the rea-
son, above all others, of our unprecedented
success"
"Have you received any large lump contri-
buttons from any person to enable you to
carry forward the organization of the new
party?"
mo, sir. Not one.''
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
I'm what manner docs the Greenback- Labor
party expect to be affected by such men as
Ewing, Voorhees, and Buckner, who advo-
Gates your financial theories within the Dem
| ocratic party? Do you expect to derive any
| benefit from their labors, and if so, howl"
thoroughly, and we reap and garner the har-
vest easily, as illustrated at their election at
Terre Haute, Indiana, this spring. Mr.. Voor-
hees visited that city to aid in achieving a
victory for his party In this election. He la
bored earnestly, succeeding IN convincing
| many Of the truthfulness of the positions
taken by our party, and when the day OF
election came they voted our ticket and aided
US in gaining victory. The reason for this
condition of things IL the fact that the Dem
ocratic party is divided on the money ques-
ton. Many of its leaders and those who
| control its platform and nominations in the
National convention are In favor of the hard
money system. Hence, when thinking men
are convinced of the necessity of voting our
principles Of finance they are convinced that
they should go with the party universally
committed to the principles We advocate. The
division of the Democratic party on the
money question must be regarded as an evil
lence of great weakness ALI honest and