The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
THE NATIONAL PARTY.
Interview with the Chairman Of the
Executive Committee.
IT'S STRENGTH AND ORGANIZATION.


WASHINGTON. Juno Is, 1873
DR.. Daniel b. Sturgeon OF Toledo. Ohio. chairman
Of tho Executive Committee OF the National Green
back Labor Party. is now In Washington. Tho
Doctor 10 evidently man tf good sense
and he supplements this with = courteous,
practical manner. He 10 exceedingly cautious IN
talking OF the now party. carefully Weighing every
word no utters about Il, and quito emphatcay check
ting untoward curiosity that would draw from him
moro than ITS welfare would require. Hc impressed
with the importance Of his position the head OF what
nc somewhat enthusiastically denomnatos tho party
Of tho Iuture and thas governed In conversation
upon tho subject Of old aud party lines by the
utmost circumspscsion. II was therefore, with some
reluctance that he consented, when requested, 10
enter into discussion OF political situation for
publication. Nevertheless he was willing to accom-
MEDIATE tho HKRALD to great cxtent MS the pccu
liar delicacy OF his position would warrant
In rcpy 10 tho question: "what Is the extent OF tho
organization OF the national party 2" he said:
III Is as broad US land ITSELF II cxtdhds from
Maine 70 California, and from tho lakes TO tho Gulf
We have most thorough organization In Maine, and
expect to elect State ticket thcrc this year, and
have other States organized almost completely, as
told you, from Michigan TO Louisiana. The Amcri-
can Alliance Louisiana, very largo organization,
numbering In Now Orleans alone 10000 Non, have,
within the last two weeks, adopted tho Toledo plat
form, and have into Emo with organization.
In Maine, as have already remarked. we have good
organization, ana have cvcry 10 expect that
will be successful in electng ticket In Scpem
ber We are making good progress IN Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont We have
expect that we shall carry the State OF Now
York this ta, outside OF the city Of New York, and
we are insituiing organization IN the CITY, and
hope 10 be aOle 10 aslonsh the country BY carrying
4 utc ia th0rO iznd.
Ohio. Michigan, Indiana IlliSos and Wisconsin aso
We arc msking good progress 10 Iowa, Missouri,
in Mississippi quite an organization In tho balance
Of the Southern states wc havo made no particular
special efforts members OF tho Legislature In
those States iha. VIM elect United States Senator at
sIn what State are you the strongest proportion.
atciysn
dcaons point to Maine Of tho strongest
In tho Unied States In ohio, Indiana and Illinois
are particularly well organized snd In Pennsylvania
ss.In what states have you pcrfecs organ izstion
with State and local executive cornmnteSss" Il
is not Of them tnst has not good organization
mcntioned shcm because we have complete organ
ration IN theu,."
ENCOURAGEMENT II the xAsr.
elm which section Of tho country, East West. do
you nnd .hs Dev parry taxes best and MAKES friends
"Our recent experience convinces Ms 70 our sur.
PRISE that II takes well in the East Il does in the
W n
labor bestowed. better the East in tno West
IL Is yielding wonderfully Tor tho amount OF labor
given T. We ,v a.: no. Only preparing however, TO
s.whas are the pecunmry resources Of the ustiopsl
psrtyi From whom docs u principally obtain Its
.'ws nsvs suncisst fssds fDv sss wants. We md
that the people who are oppressed By the legislation
ad The party that shAl CIV snsm rsltsk In This way
through small c6nsreutions, NO hnvc raissd quite
largo amount am not At liberty to say how much.
q
iundsn
STRENGTH IN LOUISIANA
what 10 the character or This American Alliance In
louisiana What party docs Il draw from tho
inosty'i
ID party thcrc OF that kind, numbering ton Twelve
thousand 10 tho city Of New Orleans alone. think
may say that there has been time IN tho MIS-
tory OF this govsrnoent ~ which there little
ali Others Of our Unprecedented SUCCESS A'0''
"Have You received any large lump contributions
from any person 10 enable you to carry forward tho
organization Of tho new party?"
IxrossinLrrr on REsuxrrros.
ssHow DO you make out that necessary TO repeal
tho Resumption act when the day vi tho resumption
OF specie pay msnt Is nosr nj hand and the pros
50 sai,sfsctsry Tor successful Resumption :" "'0
"rho utter impossbility, Ms We believe, OF the Sec
rotary to meet the wants Of resumption. AZ We DC.
with the amount OF specic ON hand tho Secretary
should meet all Of the specie obligations required by
'.whst particular obligations do you refer 70 2"
"Wei, tho interest on the public debt the sinking
fund aud all Of tho specie denands PROVIDED ior w
law ws are omphaiicaly opposed 10 tho creation OF
an interest bearing debt TO pay nonitcrcst bearing
debt with-that IL, borrowing specie TO redeem
grecubucks."
"whal DO you estimate Will Do the aggregate d,f.
terence per unnum In this respect occasioncd By tho
resumption OF specie psymcnisY That ", how much
would the creation this interest bearing acbt
cost tue government yearly over and above the
.'rha. would depend upon the amount OF specie
that We should be required 10 borrow. state this
point for tho pr scipio contained In H. am mot now
"You speak Of demsnds for specie created by
law What DO you cstiinaie that these demands will
amount 10 between this and tho day OF resumption ~
"rhat am unable TO say. | could not give tho
Agurcs now. That eau be found out by any citizen
who wants to examine the statutes ana SEQ for him.
sell. would not guess Ut u. ! viii give you no
guessing"
"You sse awere, no doubt, OF Mr. shern,an,s ,dca
that II tho Treasury has specific smount OF spcclo
reserve. though II might be enough discharge
tho entire coin obiig created by the
act Il Will induce a confidence among nnanccrs that
viii prevent them IRON presenting Dcir paper moaey
Tor coin redrmpli0u IN such au0unIs rs would en-
barrass tho government that tho people viii retain
iE circulation paper money In preferences to- on
accoun nj Of It's greater convenience know,ng inat Il is
redce mablc In specie upon prcscntaii on.r
"Yes, bat this idea Is ialiaclous. IL may prove
true as 70 the poor classes. but as to the capitalists
never. They are always seeking an opportunity to
make honey, and the knowledge OF sucn opportu-
MY ms ms proposition affords would prompt them
70 make fa'u upon tho iv"ssury NJ once, ana We
should haye Immediately rccnactcd those scenes OF
widest speculation common in the later years OF the
war, during winch one gold dollar worth
three paper dollars II thsrc y margin Of
even one per cent IN favor OF gold tho capitansts
Of the country VIII present their paper for reucmp
ton Mt The Treasury within ninety days, Tor the
sidsraton VI ono per cent, rapidly In pro-
portion TO the percentage that can DO obtancu. This
will simply rcstae the status Of things that exscd
during The Inst years OF the war, when paper was
rcducod In value aud gold corrcspon dngly advanced
rHK DgNociLsric PARTY.
ultncx MI mi "
expect TO bo affected ny such Ewing, Voorhees,
and Buckncr, WHO advocate your nsancisl theories