Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-08
Suspension Of q Leading Gresnback

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The Wiscorsin Gveabacker, publishet
at Sparta, the pioneer paper of th.
Greenback faith in this state, was sus
pended some time since, on account oi
"lack of money to pay its running
The publisher, Arthur
B. Lamborn, expected then that the
would be only temporary,
but it appears that in this expectation be
We J disappointed the Greenbackers did
not rally to the support of the paper,
although it wss the ablest and most
decent exponent of that faith in the
state. On the 18th inst. very large
edition of the paper was issued, in which
the editor, J. Lamborn, announced that
the regular publication of the paper will
not be resumed, and, in = strong article,
reviewed the political situation, declar.
Ing that, while he IL yet attached to
the principles of the Greenback party,
be recognizes that there are other issues
that, for the time being, are superior to
those of currency REFORM" such - the
question whether those who, few years
since, tried to destroy the Union, BY
armed rebellion, shall now make it, lawa
and dictate its policy, and whether the
Democratic party, that has been on oil
sides of all questions except the patriotic
one, shall again secure the power which,
years ago, 1t 20 shamefully and
perverted. On these
questions he says that he Is with the
Republican party until they are decided
in acc ordance with its policy. His ar.
raignment of the Democracy IL severe
but Just, and the reasons which he gives
for the course that he has marked out
will strike many of those with whom be
has recently acted as sound and conclu-
rive, and will doubtless influence them
to follow him in his new departure. The
article concludes as follows:
For half century We have stood by the
negroes of the south and we cannot desert
them now.
Reforms in finance or upon anything
however much needed to promote justice
sud the eqaal rights Of man, are uselesa
when preached to asSassins and traitors
Those men lated the nation in 1850; they
hate it to-day. Let us first establish the
fact that we have government which Il
C6p3UAC vi PIOeCCtAA6 UVVA suV ASAsANAVSs ~
its citizens in the enjoyment of their rights
and then we can make progress toward
the goal of reform. II matters moi
what kind of money nation in anarchy
and at the feet of unrepentent rebels may
have. To disrupted government, money
would be useless. For these and other rea
sons we shall act with the party which hai
stood by the slave and the Republic, believ
ing thar no man, within whatever party
rsnks he may stand, can fail TO find oppor
tuuities to work for the right, II this IL hi
sincere object. The Republican party II
not q party Of spotles reputation
1t seems natural for al political par
ties to grew corrupt with age. Blu
to act for the time with that parry 10 ou'
choice, and NO one has any right to .objec
to our thus choosing. May God save tn
Republic from the scorpion bite OF TIA
Democracy whose pretensions OF love To-
soft money (see the late hard money plat
form of the Democrats in wisconsin, NJ
proved to be a. baseless ~ their vaporing
about being the projectors Of freedom ant
the equal rights Of man" while they stoot
BY the slaye.cursed south for moro thai
half q century. When We have shown y
the werld that men whe deserved death .
traitors shall not legislate for freemen, VI
can have more and larger opportunities =
pre- sch other raeded reforms.
In another long article, addresset
To the True Greenback Men Of Wiz
conEin," the editor of the Grecsback re
hearses the infamous record OF Bricl
Pomeroy-how from being copperheaa
Democrat, . reviler of all who tough
for the Union, and are ridiculer o
greenbacks and Greenbackers, he ha
now got himself placed at the bead Q
the Greenback party. And then he AK
the patriotic and honest men 9
the party-thoAe whe sincerel.
believe in its principles, hov
they can consent to compromise them
selves BY lab0ring under such leader
The article will open the eyes Of grea
many Greenbackers to the character Q
the man who has BEEN made chairmal
of their state committee, and cause
bolt which not all his protestations ant
plausible Publications can stop.-Eses
ing Wisconsin, MI.