, 1879-01-17
POLII'IOAL.


Spktfdi Df&pdfcA to 1he 3f{bEH&.
CL1rELAxp, O., Jan. 1G.-Thc great scheme
IN State politics just now In this State ID tho
coalition Of the National and Democratic par
ties. This is the natural thinR, and what was
prophcsied and expected. The succeAs Ut tho
attempt ts another matter. II wnuld taac
philosopher inlecd to see the reason that loi,ger
remains for tho GroenbAck party TO exist, II
there ever was any rcuon for Its existcnce.
Resumption Il NH accomplished fact, and the
pcup!c arc beginning tn resp the benefits thereof.
The treat CRY which was made With such force
In this ssa.u at thr last clcctlou, that scsunp-
tion could ncYes be brought nbout without tt,c
ruin OF tho poor unan, that It Is \ measure
10 tho Interests Of tho rtch and against
the poor,-all euth tatk has vanished
Into THU mir. 4 good many et those
who were the loude.t.moutled have admitted
TINT they were mistaken, and that resumption
will eventually wurli to the advantage OF u'l
classes. The Grccnbacls organs, which wars
started on sucl, IN inflated bnss lust before the
opening OF tho campaign last full, have sotns pf
them suspended, and others arc ekiuQ out q
tnisernble existence. II was the r9ueral oplp-
lon Of Democratic leaders that their defeat was
caused by the dcfecifons ot The Greenbackers,
aud they bcnoalletl th4t Atats Of affairs very
n,urh. Much eoquettng WIS dono BY the lead
ers ot tho Democracy Ia attempting 10 get III
sonae kind OF IN nltlauce before thu day OF olcc-
tlun. but, this falling, and tie dofsRt Ut both
parties following, tho former have deytscd tho
scllcme referred to nboFc. The nscetfng 1t
Columbus tue other day was but ono manifesta-
tfon at this scheme, which IL being worked with
great fatkhfuiness BY those who hays tho matter
Ia Charge all over the State.
Th, leaders OF ths Democracy know full woli
that, could they get tha Greenbaek leaders 10.
terested In some way IN tlls union, they will
have no difficulty In working 1t OUT Tho qucs.
tion has been. How sllall this ts brought about I
II would not do to talk Of their comiug back
simply in . body, aud take tlelF chapcos It
galal1,g something fat when tho time shal cunne.
Tic ureenback leader. although tbs hu0!er
Of lost cause, Is not TO bo cauvht with sucll
chafl ~ that. liz must hare something dehhlte,
something tangible, Or he would continue to
hang out aud make troublo In ono WY and an
otbar. The uaass Of tl1s Grerntack-l.aoos runk
aid lie arc ignorant cfentusrs who haye
come :. to look to their leaders to
instruct them 10 the way tlur should rote, and
70 ii was reckoncd tllat the leaders should hays
ths sop thrown to them, whatever that might
The coalition meeting In Columbus meant
much. 1'hs Democratic leaders AIRY going Into
ias. M letter low The Democrats had g"ne oack
on Thurman un account Ut hfs failure to attend
ths jackson banquQt, aud various other causca
That was tAe alleged caVeo Of tho 5cpudtatlon
ut t!e stalwalt Senator, but there are other
reasons, and one oil tie principal of these Is tue
fact that so.ls ulau n,oru acccpt7ola to the
ureenbaekcrs IL sought. ~ tho very moment
when Thurman refused aud fIled to respond
must desirable aud scceptafln to the uniou u
urrenLarkcrs aud Democrats stepped forward
aud hlcd Into ths van u taGa et!afEo uf tho
MuuuEcl pr6cessall- Jlts nafno " Tom Ewing,
aud he made The spsasA which told what hc waa
bidding fos It the Jackson bauauet GU the n!ght
Ut tllo, 0tA inst
T'nts speech brought great comfort 10 the
Democrats couirissfs, su.l WAS rolled. even n 4
Lseenhacker tn ths State. Ths u1cttiDv 10 coti,
atdus &hv subject OF coalition, eumiug 10 suot,
upun the heels Of tho Jackson banquet speech,
lna.ic everything peculiarly lovely:
ready prepared. It consisted 10 tho prolieIiDX
Ut the aecoud place on ths stato ticket to aiF.
btephrn johnson. the defeated ureenback nom.
tnsu fur Governor. ltr. JoAnsoa, who Il !
broken down politician irou ons of the other
parties, Was perfectly satisfied With this, 20 fas
~ cAu now bs Aacctt2!ned. ile hal evidently
concluded that that wss about Ill ls would bs
likely TO get, aud mora unless As played hls
Endorsement OF tbs action. But oue sefioua
mistake tho managers VI thi4 cisyeF plan did
lnakx- They forgot 70 psoyida fos one Robert
6eAllllnR, 0fesnbark orator of this city, who
edits = papxs In the tntcssstA vi tha
Gauss, snd who clAitDs, and probably sghtlyt
too, that he has NJ aspirations except to edit =
ussepbsek paper, aaa how c1u hc edit such .
PAPER II ths purity goes " tbs "1etaaition bow
xows"a This Il tEo question that troubles tho
great leader sore, aud, 10 long ~ W sop ~.
tos.cd htul at tbs late coalition convention, of
course hu kicked like 4 stout Term stecE
sgaiust tho schetue. Menus will DOUBTLESS 30
found o9 Aarslloulzlug tho feelings of Robert
with the xyeat mass VI th8 purity when the time
shall con,e
Meanwhile, Gen. Steedlnan, the deadly enetny ,
Of Fr.uk lIurl a. Toledo, DOES not heal
tate to say that Ewing Ii 1he lnata who
will harulouize the party strength and
swsep IN the National party. s.eedlua1!!
ltyvA In Toledo, the hut-bed u the National
moteueLt, audi Il he shiuks thus, it may ts
taken almost fuf granted that II u Ite says
tnut tho resolutions pa&.eu BY the Nationals In