The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-04-29
Facts for National Voters.
The Jackson Citizen notes the fol-
lowing facts which are particularly per-
tinent at this time:

tAA'ht ~ WIN tAhcs
A large number OF members Of the National
party of jackson have permanently left lie
ranks, because they have hecsme convinced
that lie theories are iDpIacticable, and that IL
i run In the Interest OF place-hunters, and
| they realize that the Republican party IL the
only true. reliable friend Of the laboring man
aud will give that party their support All
over the country as In Jackson. the National
Greenback party as a national organization
has ceased 10 exist Here and there Il NAV
have temporary local triumphs, but the back
OF lie power Il broken and the wave has spent
lis force. There are n large number OF hon
est, well-meanlng men among its leaders. and
among the RANK and file, bur the organization
soon grew unhealthy, and was hObby-horse
for pretenders Ia the way Of reform aud
clamorous demagogues 10 ride, II has fallen
10 pieces, aud the best portion of lie members
has been absorbed by the Republican party.
To this the Post and Tribune Justly
remarks.
10 is evident that attempts TO arouse
the country with financial issues alone,
however cunningly they may devise,
will fail. The political question which
now most absorbs public attention is
the question OF southern Confederate
supremacy. The attempt OF the Green.
back men in Congress, and OF the soft
money Democrats also, TO draw atten.
tention away from the Confederate
programme To capture the remainder
Of the government hsye proved vain
However important financial questions
may be-and they are very important
whenever they are absolutely necessary
there are two reasons why they can
not now be made 10 absorb public at
tention: First, il is not now necessary
to raise a financial issue, because the
country is getting on very we'll as it is;
second, IL is more important TO know
first IL We shall have q government, and
what sort Of government We shall
have, before debating what sort OF
currency il shall issue, especially as
the currency il has is good enough. In
other words. recent events have made
the financial question q side issue, and
1t cannot at present be made a main is-
sue. No party has been held together
by side issne.
In the next great election every voter
mnst take one side or the other Of the
great issue, whether this country shall
be ruled by the Confederate south
whether the government shall be ad.
ministered upon southern ideas, aud
for southern interests--whether north
ern thrift, Law. order, general intelli.
gence, industry, and security Of rights,
persons and property OF all classes,
shall govern; or southern unthrift, law
lessness, ignorance. laziness, tissue
paper ballot frauds, and White League
violence, shall govern-whether the
northern idea Of an honest and free
vote, and an honest count, or the
southern idea OF fraudulent and bull
dozed vote and dishonest count shall
dominate the Republic. Now, it is the
manifest interest, the plain, patriotic
duty, and, we think, the natural incli.
nation OF every sensible and patriotic
National 10 take the northern side, the
Republican side, Of this controversy.
Every National individual, and the Ma
tional party as a party, must necesss-
rily take one side or the other OF this
question. IL will utterly impossible
for any party TO remain neutral on the
the main issue which divides the coun.
try. This is so plain that already the
National managers have engaged in
various coalitions in which, whatever
might be the effect on the currency
question, the National vote would ad.
ded 10 the Democrat vote in coalition,
aud swell the Confederate Democratic
strength on the southern question. 1t
in this aspect OF the case which las
ALREADY caused so many patriotic Ma
tionals 10 join the Republicans. 1t is
this which should cause all Of them 10
do so.
The Republican party ID the true
friend OF labor. The Republican party
strives 10 secure and protect the rights
OF all, including the humbleIt Glasses.
The Republican party, while il IL
party OF the whole Union, is the domi-
nant party in the enlightened, civilized
and prosperous north and west; and IL
is for the personal interest Of every
northern and western man that the
government shall be placed and kept
in sympathy with northern and west
ern ideas aud influences. This is de-
manded by the interests OF the whole
Union. by the cause Of human progress
aud human rights, and by the business
prosperity and material growth Of the
country. IL will certainly be better and
safer for the finances, taxation and cur
rency, matters ia which the Nationals
profess q peculiar interest-that the
north and west shall hold the reins OF
political power at least as long as the
south forces the sectional issue. This
can only be secured through the ascen-
denoy OF the Republican party; and
whoever desires this, therefore, should
join in maintaining that sseendency.