The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-27
From the New Haven Union.
SOLON CHASE IN CONNECTI-

The announcement that Scion Chase,
the father of the Greenbuck party of
Maine, would address the people, drew
forth a fair audience on the Green last
evening. He spoke from the band stand
and was introduced by Hon. Charles At
water, who complimented Mr.. Chase on
the great work done in Maine Mr.. Chase
on coming forward was received with
loud applause. He commenced by thank
ing the people present for their attend
ance, and said although the Greenbackers
had not carried Maine, they had largely
increase their vote, and he was confident
of victory for Greenback principles in the
near future. He said the growth OF the
Greenback party in Maine was astonish-
ing. When he commenced the agitation
four years ago. he never expected any such
growth, and after twenty years of agita
ton, if the party had polled as many votes
as they did last Monday, he should have
been perfectly satisfied The Greenback
party went into the Maine canvass without
money or Organization, Gas our forefathers
fought their battles" The battle had cost
the Greenback party comparatively moth
ing, while it had cost the Republican
party million of dollars. The Green
hackers of Maine are now preparing for
the Spring ELECTIONS. He said if it should
appear that the Republicans had elected
their Governor through the shack door"
viz: by vote of the Legislature, it would
be the last Governor they would elect in
Maine. (Applause,) When the old Whlg
party elected their Governor by the Leg
islature, it passed out of existence as
political factor in the State The Repub-
leans in Maine see the handwriting on
the wall, and know what the result will
| be next year. The Greenbackers are full
of hope, and are as earnest as ever. AS
came along in the cars, coming to your
State, | met many Of them, and they
were as determined as ever. In 1876 we
polled 500 votes in Maine, 1877, $500
votes; in 1873 AZ, 900 votes; and in 1879,
$1,000 votes. He then proceeded to dis
cnss the financial question, and charged
that while the Republican financial policy
had increased the purchasing power of
the dollar, it had decreased the value of
all property, the products of labor and the
price of labor itself The increase in the
value of money was so much added to the
dollar in the bankers bond, while the
producers of wealth were robbed of the
products of their labor by this process.
He then illustrated by stating that last
year he raised three hogs for market,
which he sold for four and one half cents
per pound, and said no farmer in Maine
could raise pork for less than five and one
half cents per pound. While he had added
1000 pounds of porktto the wealth of the
country, he was $40 poorer than if he had
not raised pound. InI875 he sold his
/ pork for eleven cents, in 1876 for nine
cents, in 1877 for seven cents, and last year
for four and one-half cents. Now the
bondholder says the people are not hurt
everything is cheap, but before can buy
anything, must make up the loss of the
$40 on my hogs. can do this by going
without an overcoat, hence an overpro
!. .duction of overcoats, or my wife can make
up the loss by going without a gown, or
can cut off the $Io per year have beer
in the habit of paying the minister, and g
without the. Gospel, hence an overproduc
ton of ministers. Appiause.1 But tn
workingmen are not hurt by this process
the bondholdefs tell us. They can get