The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-22
The National Greenback Party.

Tho communication from DR.. V.
p. Clayton, published in THE News
AND HERALD, announces tho pros
grammo of those gontlomcn who
have organized a National Green
back club at Foas tervillc. From it
we learn four things that club
of sixteen members protesting adj
hcrencc to the new party has boon
formed that these ,mcmbers Eek
poet to romain inside of the Demo-
cratic ranks until tho fall elections
in this State arc hcld;' that after
this time they will ''dissolyc all
connection with with either of tho
old parties and work only in tho
interest Of the National GrecnbacS
party of the United Statcs;" and
that "this work the now party !
they confidently expect to push to Il
successful ISSUE in 1880"
1T has been tho custom Of The
News AND HERALD not to tallo sides
in discussions betwoon individuals
or sections in Fairfield, whore all
parties arc in strict accord with tho
Fundamental principles Of tho De. =.
mocracy. But it's duty is to combat
all rclsurcs that tend to the injury
Of the Democratic party and it
therefore cannot forbcar saying
something in regard to the move
mcnt Of which Dr.. Clayton appears
to be the exponent. We will give
the members Of this now club tho
credit Of being sincerely dcsirous Of
tho welfare Of the people Of Fairfield,
and will point out the .hn5or both
to themselves and the state at large
Of inauSuratiEg II new party at this
time.
Since the dlys Of Thom,s Jclfor-
son tho principles OF Democracy have
been actively advocated by a large
proportion Of tho voters of the United
States. For an unhro!lcn period Of
moro than seventy five years tho
Democratic party has maintained Il
struggle against powerful adversarics
Though several times defeated, it has
never failed to regain the ascenlcn-
cy. Other parties have died us
soon as defeated. The Democratic
party is perennial. 1t is therefore
idle to say tho Dem ocratic party is
dead. 1t has passed through most
dangerous crises, especially during
the wNr and Reconstruction, only to
rally in 1876, AMI to poll the largest
popular vote ever cast for any presi-
dental candidate, and majority of
quarter Of Il million of all the voters
in the United States, and n million
majority Of white voters. It has
the House now, an l will control the
Senate in 1879 That does not look
rs if the Democratic party had
either outlivcd it's usefulness or it's
success. There is, therefore, no
reason to believe that tho Demo-
cratic party will not be strong
enough in 1880 to succeed, and con-
scquently no Mood on this scoro Of
taching ones self to M ephemeral
organization on mere possibility Of
success
Tho strength Of the Democratic
party being acknowlo lSeI, it fol
lows that those who join other
parties must join not because they
fear the weakness Of the Democratic
party, but because they arc opposed
to Democratic principles, and desire
to destroy that party through
which the government, and the
South especially, has made IL lasting
record Of glory. In fact, we arc
informed that the members of tho
National Grconbacls party intend,
if possible, to destroy the Demos
cratic party in 1880. !: AS far as this
is concerned, the Nationals and the
Radicals stand on the same platform.