The New York herald., 1878-09-16
The Greenback Craze in the
Nutmeg State.
PICTURE OF PERPLEXED POLITICIANS.
Remarkable Interview with an
Ex-Governor.
The Land OF Steady Habits Be-
logged in Initiation.
Nxw HAVEN, Sept 13. 1877

The naws from Maine has been great godsend to
the greenback party in this State. 1t has stifened
up its vertebr;e and it carry head high and
hopeful. II ia a bigger party to-day by many hun
dreds than 1t q week ago and It's leaders talk OF
elscting their State ticket and controlling least
holding the balance of power in the Legislature. The
Pilgrim fathers found more barren soil TO sustain
themselves, whom they skipped of tho Mayfower at
Plymouth Rock landed In Massach usetts, than
did the greenback pioneers who settled down here
few years ago TO the seeds of their financial her
esies with the hope Of seeing them grow and -four
lsh like the elm trees that surround and
ldorn Yale College. rhs people OF tho State
d steady habts-cutest people anywhere
Tare tho last, It thought, in the
country by general admission to be caught by the
plausible theories Of the greenback syangeliss.
These would do we'll enough for the crudc uncuured
grangers OF the West but for the proudly intellectual
selfpoissd and citizens OF this
conceited little Commonwealth suoh icea was abb
surdity itself. No more conservative community in
the county could be selected to experiment upon
with such financial innovation. 1t is made up o!
variety OF industries, and in the thousands OF mills
and factories that the soil OF State pres
enco Of capital is seen and felt In Naine where tho
people arc chiefly engaged agricultural pursuits,
there is NO such senstvencss the agitation OF
money question. couple Of hundred mill
Aons motcs OF less, injected INTO Inc pres
ent volume OF paper currency would
Germ to the bucolc mind but to the army OF factory
owners and employers in this s:ate, the prices OF
whose daily productions and the wages of help
would be at once affected by imitation and rise in the
rate OF gold, the question has direct and
Gus import. Nevertheless, tho gresnback movement
has taken root in Connecticut, not only among people
Of the working and small trading classes among
largo and wealthy manufacturers until has become
tho one great OF talk and speculation among
rejecting The politicians OF both parties hardly
know what to say In presence OF this factor 10
politics
SENATOR EAroN's MISTAKE.
have talked with q number of them obnt so far
have found mono who treats this movement the
cavalier fashion Of Senate; Eaton. interview with
whom ON this subject appeared recently In the
HERALD.
"ie counts without his host" said Mayor Sheldon,
stanch moneyed democrat, to me this morning,
' he thinks he can ignore this greenback party. If
We are TO succeed In this State" His Honor
two must recognize facts. and this party is a FACT
though not surprising one"
''Do you think, Mr. Mayor" asked, s1hat it is
any more formidable than IL was year ago2'
"Undoubtedy it is. The deporablo state of the
country the vast number OF unemployed people IN
The cities ana towns, have turned attention TO this
subject o. finance 10 such degree that nothing else
is talked Of Then speakers. with plausible way OF
presenting the case, stand up address congrcga-
tions OF hungry men and show them the evils OF con-
traction, appealing to them 70 recollect tho pros
periiy they enjoyed during for some
years after tho war, when paper money
was abundant and employment was everywhere for
everybody. II Is as plain an axe handle that srgu-
mcnts the affirmative side Of the question as 10
greenbacks being blessing must 60 down add remain
down with people who Lavo barely the necossares OF
life"
"But 1t won't do for a sound Connecticut democrat,
like you, 10 advocate this hcrssy?"
"Yes, am a sound, lifelong democrat responded
the Mayor with look Of conscious pride, 'sbut am
beginning TO think this country could have saved the
'um OF the natoua debt If 1t had never established
.he national banks. think, too, that the currency
Of great country ike this ought to adequate TO
pay all It's debts OF every KIND whatsoever"
NOW you might weii stand on srcsnback plat
''Not quite. l am not radical enough for some of
them. believe tn gold and silver along with paper,
moving Side ny side IN harmony, forming the cur
rency OF tho country"
''Do you tnink the Democratic State Convention to
be held next week will modify Its hard money plat
form Of last yearY'
II hardly think they will, and yet they ought TO
they may be deemed mistaken, represent idea held
In common oy hundreds Of thousands Of cuizens."
TROUBLE IN THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Here Is wnere the trouble IL likely 10 take place In
The Convention to ba held Tuesday. There are
said IN the platform TO countenance their
sentiments they may bolt, and, aiiying themselves
with the greenback party per Sc, give . world OF
trouble TO the regular democratic organization.
There ior instance, Is Colonel Ccit Of Norwich VINO
heads tue democratic delegation from city,
who says that II the Convention does modify
platform Of last year he VIII his fortunes
Mr. Charles Durand, the speaker OF the Democratic
LEGISLATURE OF 1873 and delegate 10 the Convention
from Derby, says he viii work Tor groenback plat
~
don't succeed Ia getting what lie wants.
e, ~. " % "p -. e,evenson supeIintehdent OF lns
that tho platform shall recognize The gtesnback |
theory There are othor delegates OF the same KIND,
30 tnat the sresuback element tho Convention Is
bound 10 make itself heard and felt.
CAUSE EXCITEMENT
Tho cause OF all the excitement IA certain demo
cratic circles here ID the TACT week ago yeste.
DAY private meeting Of democralic big wigs was |
Eaton Charles II. Ingcrson, A. Il. Burr ana Ma |
thaniei Wheeler AT this meeting a platform was |
ven tion declaring hard money avoring national
banks. Gonraction; specie payments IN gold and
editor OF the hartford 1,mes and ,nSor.od by the
meeting The story goes that Burr ADVISED Ingersoi
10 have himself elected delegate IRON TINS city
then he would be made Chairman OF the Convention.
lngersoll, when chairman would be supposed TO make
one OF MS most persuasive addresses foreshadowiDg
the platform already agreed upon, and 1t would then
take somc moral courage on the part OF n delegate |
win tho greenUAck idea In his head up and
b, ard the Douglas IN hrs hail-ior this Ingersos
baiwick, and himself and his family for several
generations have carried tho democratic party OF
this city In their pockets
UNwgLCoME INsTRUCrIoxs
The funny part oil the whoc matter 10 that Ingor-
BOIL was duly elected a delegate the Convention
Wednesday night, but before his election the meet
Ing passed the following resolution
That this Convention hereby instruc the four New Ila
ven delegates to the Democratic State Convention
All la their power 10 bring the party In Conhectcut into
harmony with tue sentiments aud o the national
democracy. ana to this end have Inserted IN the state
PLATFORM explicit panks opposing contraction, svorng
Iu eHM tender paper money the repeal or the kesump
ION sct the retirement OF national bank circulation
sue payment o the bonds practicable according
silver.
here was nice pill for the -tiovernor 10 swallow,
put .nere was no help for II, except TO decline the
honor ana ,this he failed TO do then and has not
signihed his intention Of aoiug so yet
-, NokHsoLL's WAY
iour correspondent Thought the opportunity too
Rood 10 Do ios OF asking Governor Ingersoil now no
expected 10 ges out OF the demna, anu uceting MIN