The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05


balance Of power in all but three of
the northern States, as shown by the
last vote. The trouble is the Repub-
lican newspapers have not published
the returns of the Greenback vote.
They forget, when they tell lis that
the Republican party had twenty odd
thousand majority in Pennsylvania,
that there were over $4,000 distinc-
tive Greenback votes cast. Put the
Democratic vote to the Greenback
vote, and it leaves the Republican
party in minority of about $4,000.
Put the Republican vote on to the
Greenback vote, and it leaves the
Democratic party 100000 minority in
the State.
DOING BETTER THAN EXPECTED
RepOrter-D;d the Greenback party
do as we'll in this election us you ex.
pected!
General Butler-Much better.
Reporter-After what they did in
Maine. it was generally thought they
would elect more congressman.
General Butler-They have elected
congressman enough to hold the
balance of power.
Rep0rter--IIave not the Democrats
marjority without them?
General Butler-No sir. The
trouble is that Mr.. Kelly. for instance
is reckoned us Republican. lie was
nominated by the Greenback party
and Endorsed by the Republican PARTY.
lie is Il Greenhacker, and will prove
IL very good candidate for Speaker
being the oldest member Of the House,
Every man who has been u Democrat
or who has not been elected against
the votes of both the old parties, is
reckOned into one or the other OF
the old parties, instead of being
reckoned us Il Greenbacker. There
are three Greenbackers from North
Carolina, and the Republicans have
but one member from the south, and
he is from Virginia. whereas one
Greenback man has been elected frOL.
| Arkansas and another from Ten
nesSee.
Reporter-Won't all those Demo
cratic Greenbackers vote for the
Democratic party on party questions!
| General Butler-Pardon me, wha,
are party questions! Mr.. Bayard de
clares there is no Democratic party
question save hard money. Blaine
platform declares that there is nc
Republican party question but hare
money. On the money question the
Greenback men will vot. together ol
with whoever will vote with them
The Tribune recognizes the fact thai
on the money question the Republl
cans are beaten. because it says TIT
safety is in Hayes veto. Well, per
haps.
Reporter-Do you think there i:
any perhaps about that
Genrll Butler-lt takes q white
oak man to veto, no. Il white pins
one.
THE GENERALS VIEWS ON REsUMP
| TON.
Reporter-Do you think there i:
any chance of resumption being ;
failure!
| General Buler-- In what way, sir
| Reporter--In the way Mr.. Sherman
is now carrying it out
| General Butler You mean that
|
chance of its being success. l sa,
no. there is not any chance of 1t:
being u success, and no body Will
the slightest knowledge of affairs vii
differ with me. We have got Sl3I.-
100000 Of gold. Sherman says. avail.
bic for resumption purposes. ant
with that he has got to provide foi
81. 100 200, 200 OF bank circulation
yrecnhacks and deposits; because
while he has not got Ia redeem In
deposits in form. yet if l draw up my
check against my deposit or a:ilns
/ that which stands 10 my credit ut The
bank. AMI take bark bills, those bank
bills must lie redeemed.
Report, THE baik notes are Il
be redeemed in greenblckS.
General Bnilei--And the green
backs redeem in gold.
| Reporter--But do You think it i:
necessary To have enough coin OF
hand 10 redeem the whole circulation
General Butler--Not necessary. but
think Sherman will find that i,
would be convenient before he get:
| through.
Reporter-You do not regard the
result of this election, then, as I;
victory for hard money!
! General Butlei-No. 1t is victory
in one way for hard money. 1t is
about as much i victory for hard
money as the battle of Bull Run WAS
u victory for the south. which only
aided in more complete overthrow
and destruction ut last. II the soath
| had not won at Bull Run w. should
! have patched up peace with them.
| they would have saved their negroes.
ami there would have been probably
\ gradual emancipation; but having
won the liist battle they were en-
outraged to go on until in the end
came total destruction. That WAS Il
',altle of capital against the people to
save their property. the negroes. so
that they might take from people
that property their own LABOR. This
IS Il battle % the capitals. TO he able
10 tax the country interest upon their
own credit, us If it were money. aud
thus rob men OF enterprise an
business ana laborinc men of the faif
returns from their labor: and as the
one WAS beaten. SO will the other be
eventually. 1t took four fears 10
lse.st the other, with arms IN their
hands. The GreenbacS party. as n
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