The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-08

@The following very sensible arti,
Gle from the Cincinnati Enquirer, of the
3lst ult is worthy of consideration by
all Democrats who look with favor on
the Greenback organization; and it may
not be amiss for those who have alleady
united In the movement TO examine
closely into the motives and sincerity Of
their leaders:
s'The Greenbackers are occasionally
injuring their cause As a separate force
in politics thy are frequently creating
the public impression that they are ma
king notorietv, the spoils, the building
up OF a facsion, the promotion Of in,li.
viduals (the promoters being The indi
siduals) secondary to the advancement
OF the ideas they profess to believe es-
aential. They nominate candidates for
Congress in Ohio against such men as
Ewing and Warner, and these gentlemen,
and such as these, have given to the Ma
tionals' all their instructions upon the
financial questions. There is no sinceri
" in that THIS is evidence, not Of a
desire to advance the ilea that has a
large majority OF votes in o iio, hut of
a desire TO advance something else. In
Ohio last year the Obi, Democratic
platform was essentially the same with
their own, and they put up ticke.
against it, and cast thirty-eight thousand
votes against the idea they claim to love.
A little handful OF the alleged represen
tatives OF these men IN ,de stir in Wash
.ington penling the organization Of the
House In the Forty sixth Congress -
They filed notice as u the men they
would vote for,omitting the name of the
man on whom the friends of their ideas
had concentrated, and thus defeated
their candidate, From all stand, points
they wasted their votes, and from thei,
own stand point they wasted their sense
1t is not proper for the Greenback or
gans to profess disgust that Mr.. Randall
is Speaker instead of Mr. Blackburn. as
they are doing A little history may he
interesting in connection with this On
the day OF the House caucus to deter.
mine the Speakership the supporters OF
Mr.. Blackburn received a proposition
from Greenback Congressman to meet
them at the Metropolitan Hotel at 4
O'Clock p m for the purpose of ascer-
tanning Mr.. Blackburn's strength, with
the assurance that if Mr.. Backhurn's
friends could make his success probable
the GreenbackeIs wculd go into the
Democratic caucus AMI make the vic.
tory certain. At the time appoin'e ed no,
less than forty-five gentlemen appeared
at the Metropolitan Hotel in response to
their invitation, but no Greenbacker
came near. No questions we're asked
touching Mr.. Blackburn's strength :
There were thirteen Greenback votes
thrown away, from their own point Of
view. Those votes in the Democratic
caucus, or fraction of hcm, would have
determined the Speakership In favor OF
Mr.. Blackburn In short, it was the
Greenback members OF the House that
refused to put the control of that body
in the hands OF pronounced friend Of
their cause. Was cot this done 10 man
ufacture for themselves, fc'i,iously, al
argument against the Democratic party
Do not all OF these things show that il
is personal power and party prominence
that some of the leaders in this move
ment seek They should at once rid
themselves OF this suspicion. II they
would be strong and really advance their
IDEAS they must unite with the Democra
cy, and not fight them The strength OF
their cause depends largely on their sin
ceIi'y, not on their personal ambitions. .