The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-10
WILMINGTON. DEL. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1879.

down to last January-a period of twen-
BILE for tbis unpleasant state Of Affairs.
The greenback party was formed at just
the time that this idea was crysta lixisg.
1t took advantage of it and has profted
BY 1t to the extent of many thousand
votes; for not all the votes that were cast
for Major Smith on Monday represent .
greenbacker behind them. Many of
them represent and carry protest
against the rule of Blaine and Hamlin
In the State and desire for Q change In
State management, and hoped for re-
vival Of business aud easier times for the
farmers and men of toll. .,..l
The Greenbackers denounce commup-
ism and declare in faver Of full and free
coinage of gold and silver, to be be sup
plemented by an Issue OF paper money,
solely BY the gOvernm ent. .'.
In additional to Spreading their finan-
clal doctrine before be people the green
backers have charged home upon the
repu "lican party mal-administratiOn and
prodigality in the expenditure of the
Cited the PEOPLES % th, R.nsy Rts yde,t Tnsg .y
5000, ,000in 1866 to nearly S5,000,000 In
1879; the Increase In the State taxes from
500, 900 to S899 900; the increase Of the
0rdinary expenses Of tho State govern
mant from $3.50 900 to $3.50 900, both be-
tween the above dates; the giving away
to the European and North American
Railway and other wealthy corporations
and speculators Of nearly every acre Of
.he 1900, 900 acres Of wild lands owned
controlled by the State in 1856; the In
crease Of State officials and official sal
aries, the overcharses and steals of the
Executive Council and the State prin-
ters; the double mileage and pocket
knife swindles of the Legislature; the
Increase of criminal prosecutions, SEN
tences and prison commitments; the
increase of intemperance under republi-
can laws the large falling off in school
attendance and closing up Of hundreds
of churches within the State, as proofs
| Of this bad rule and fts demoralizing ef-
fects. These charges have counted for
| something in the campaign, aid, as BE-
fore stated, many thousands of disafecr-
ed republicans voted for Smith to secure
| u remedy for the evils complained of
and as a protest against their further
| continuance.
THE REPUBLICAN POSITION.
The bloody shirt was the Republican
campaign document, and their orators
shrewdly jadged that II they could
awaken the passions and patriotism Of
the old guard republicans, dre their
hearts against the democrats and "cop-
perheads," they would burst the green
back bonds which bound them and rally
around the old republican standard a.
they did during the rebellion, regardless
of cost and all other considerations. The
"soIid South" was, therefore, soundly
berated; the ''boys in blue" were loving
ly patted on the back and told to vote a
their old mEskets told them; banners
and notices commanded them to vote as
they fought; the Chisholm massacre and
the Yazoo murder were retOld. with ali
their blood -curdlirg & details, in most ex
travagant and terribly impressive Ian
guage from every stump and in every
party organ, and everything possible
was done to revive the hatreds and AMI
mosities of the days Of war.
heard ex-Vice President and presen
United States Senator Hamlin declare u
a crowd of farmers, one evening durin
the campaign, that he would not pre-
dict another war right of, but, to frigt
ton them back into the republican trace
IN case thHY we're Ta,yerinSSd he Snle"n
war with IL they must remem Der that
was the democratic party which woul
carse it. This Is sample of the tall
which the republicans made on the stum]
during the campaign.
ATTITUDE OF THE DEMOCRATS.
The democrats during the contest oc
cupied position in the background
they permitted the greenbackers to TAX
the direction and conduct of the cam
paign into their own hands and the lat
ter performed the most of the worl
against the republicans. Only two demo
Gratis have been on the stamp-Mr. E
F. Pillsbury, of Augusta, and Governo
Garcelon, who was running for q re-elec
nop, which he never expected to re
ceived.
Republicans tried to make capital ou
of an alleged bargain between Pillsbur.
and Smith, the greenback candidate 70
Governor, by which they alleged tina
Pill.bury had agreed to swing all tn
democratic strength possible into tn
support of Smith, while the latter was I
repay the favor by aiding Pillsbury to 50
cure the successorship to Hamlin in tn
United States in 1881. They bitterly al
tackled PillsDury and his war record an
wicked democratic leader This bugbea
make them some votes. The action o
the democratic leaders In openly or GOV
ertly aiding the greenbackers and anna
galnating with them in support OF fusion
Representative, Senatorial and count
tickets. has nearly dismemberedthe demo
cratic party in the State. The old Jack
son democrats, who have seen their lead
ers and the great body OF the rank an.
file of their party supporting republl
can greenbacker for Governor, and re
F publican greenbackers for Senator's. Re
presentatives and county officers, hav
, recei ged severe blow from which the
will scarcely recover. Some OF then
will join the republican party as the onl
method by which they can sustain thel
} ancient hard money doctrines, Will
others will swallow their dislike of sol
money and JOIN the greenbackers as tn
only way to whip their old enemy.
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