The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-17
Written for The Spirit Of Dsuoersey.l
~WhOm the Gods Wish to Destroy
ThAy First Make Md"

Thsy First Make Md"
SuHssuRI TowHsAIr. Msy 70, 1879.
Ed. Srlar: The sobriluet Of "Luus.
ties" 30 Justly applied 10 the pseudo
Greenbackers Of this county for their
adoption Of q anancisl theory not only
opposed 10 reason and common sense.
bat the conclusions OF oil political econ-
omists, certainly justides the above cap
tion. There 10 not q ffth-rate politician
In the country, who has given the sub
ject any attention, Who, would risk bis
reputation by endorsing such nonsense
rs Is advocated by these mushroom dnaL-
cers. We challenge Messrs, Watson.
Flint & Co. to name . single prominen,
individual in the councils OF lhe nstiou
who endorses the silly idea OF issuing
enough greenbacks to pay on At once
the national debt. We challenge them
10 name single Grecnback Congress-
man, or q prominent Grecnhncker any.
where, who approves of this absurdest OF
absurdities. II is a disgrace to the In
telligcnce Of Monroe County and An In.
delible blot upon the political record Of
any Democrat who couutensncss ii. 1,
is disowned and ridiculed by genuine
Greenbsckers equally with, Democratic
and Republicans. Gen. Weaver, OF lows
the ackao wledged leader Of bis party il
Congress, said In . speech on the 9.l
| inst:
"The National Greenbsck party Is no
Q party OF undue expansion OF the cur.
reucy. We believe in trinity iu finance
gold, silver and legal tender paper, al
issued by The Government and not By
banking corporslions. snd all full legal
tendera' s. III ..sa =. sa,t z..ls,
The National Hie,o OF Washington
the leading organ of, that party, endorses
the speech rs an able argument agains
lhe monetary conspiracy. What thinl
We Of this. Grecnbsckers OF Monroe, ,whc
wish to pay or the national debt in abou
three shakes of lambs tail. The true
Greenback priaciple,as as enuncisted above
by Gen. Wesver, is sound Democra
doctrine. Senator Thurman, in hi
Woodsteld speech last Fall, said:
II stand squsrely on the platform
adopted by our late State Convention
It advocates the gradual substitution o
/ United States legal-teuder paper for Ma
Ilional bank notes, and its permanent es
tablishmeut IS the sole paper money o
the country, made receivable for ali due
ito the government, and Of equal tende
With coin the amount so regulated b.
legislation as to give assurance Of sls
bility; the removal OF all restrictions 4
the coinage Of silver and it's re-estsblish
ment as . money metal equally viii
gold; no further increase Of the bonde,
aud the gradual extinction Of the nation
al debt; condemns contraction Of th
currency" &c, &C.. = wg G.
| There is, therefore, very little differ
ence between Greenback and Democrat
6nsBcial principles, and Ipresume yer.
little in anything else. They are bot
opposed to the corrupt ana rpinous leg
islation OF the Republican party, ant
have both the same endin view-the res
cuipg Of the country from set Of bond
holding sharks. whose only hope ofyfur
ther illegal gain is by the retention i
! power Of that corrupt party whose pres
aud votes are always accessible to bond
holders and large corporation subsidie:
Democrats OF Monroe, when yoa are 10
formed that the Greenback scheme j
ibis county is Republican dodge, back
ed by few over-snxious, 6ce-seekin
Democrats, to throw the State over +
the moneyedr sutocracy for Presidents
purposes and to .defeat. their uncompro
missing enemy, Allen 6. Thurman, 20
are told the truths The Republican pa,
Ity knows that with both branches Q
Congress in our possession, did we cleo
a Democratic President next year, thei
long course. of misrule would not onl
cease forever and their past dark deed
come to light, consignipg them to an ig
nominious political death, but the daw
Of : new era would appear In our politi
cal horizon, presaging that bright futur
for the people which Democratic hnan
cial doctrines and Democratic retrenrh
ment and reform principles only can Sc
cure. Let Us then stand shoulder t.
shoulder at the next Fall election, an
the old banner county OF two thousan
majority may secure the State and be th
! beacon that will light The next Demo
cratic President into the White Hous,
+ DEMOCRATIC GREENBAcKER.,