Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-28
BRICK POMEROY.
The Present Leader of the Greenback
Farey In W1scOnsin.-Hls Record I'm
the Past,

IDe present Leader of the (3reenhack
~ IN "1scO0s1n'-His Record In
From the Evening Wikcousin, Milwaukee
The Greenback vote in this state dur.
ing the past two years has been drawn
about equally from both the old parties.
Inc Democratic party has tried to retain
Democratic Greenhackers by protesting
their principles, but many of them have
preferred to act with the new orpaniza-
ton. The present year a strong effert
will be made to bring back all the Demo-
cratic wanderers into the party fold.
and to use the Greenback ORGANIZATION
simply as a sort of limbo for the soft.
money men of Republican antecedents.
who, as between the Republican and
Democratic parties, would vote with the
former. 49, Wv
To accomplish this purpose. the SER
vices OF Mr.. "Brick" Pomeroy have
t>en called into action. He played the
Leading part at the WATERFOWL conyen.
ton which placed candidates for state
officers in the field. he drew the plat.
form, and controlled the whole action of
the convention. He was made chair
man OF the Greenback state committee.
and has the management of the canvass
90 lar as that party is concerned.
The policy which he is trying to carry
out was clearly indicated in the selec-
ton of candidates. All of the nominees
are men Of Republican antecedents.
With them it is hoped that the Repub-
lican Greenbackers may be held firm,
while, with platform demanding the
repeal OF the national banking law, the
issue OF all paper money by the govern
ment, and the unlimited coinage of sill
vel, the Democrats hope to secure the
votes OF all Democratic Greenbackers.
In order to promote this scheme, Pomc.
roy, in his paper, the La Crosse Democrat,
now and then makes an unfayorable
comment on the Democratic party, lust
10 satisfy his readers who have been
Republicans that he is impartial. That
he is consciously and earnestly attempt.
ing to play into the hands of the Demo
Gratis there can be no doubt. The
Democratic party is a good enough
Greenbsck party for him, but he THINKS
he can do more to promote its success bv
his present course than by any other.
Ii men OF Republican antecedents will
remember what he has been in the past,
they will be best able to Judge what he
is at present, and how much he deserves
their support and confidence.
During the war he made an extended
notoriety as a Copperhead. His paper
dld what it could to excite draft riots
and to encourage the rebels to persevere.
De assailed with the coarsest abuse
President Lincoln, he recommended
his assassination, and exulted over the
success of Wilkes Booth. With all the
resources OF bad grammar and hOrse-bOv
epithets, he assailed the cause of the
union and all men who earnestly SUP.
ported it. He then denounced the
greenbacks as worthless, and predicted
the reputation of the government bonds.
de did these things not from any real
zeal OF conviction of any sort, but
simply because he loved notoriety and
his course made him notorious, and
because he loved money, and he found
that he could gain it in that manner.
Scattered over the north and through
the border states were class of Demo-
Gratis to whom the seditious and treason
able articles and the occasional obscene
stories which enlivened his paper sup
piled the only form of literature that
hey were capable of understanding and
enjoying. They took his paper, and it
obtained a large circulation, and was
profitable.
Probably few Of our readers ever saw
t in those days, and such as did would |
low be as:onished if they were to look
'Ver its files for 1864 and 1866, that such |
publication could have been issued in
loyal state. 10 revive their recollec.
ions, and give them some notions of its
uality, we have copied few extracts
rom editorial articles in the weekly La
;rosse Democrat during the years above
MENTIONED. !: = -:
The assassination of President Lincoln
thus advocated in & leading editorial
nder date Of August 20, 1864: 1870,
Lincoln il q traitor and murderer. !.
HAD any former Democratic president
.arreq upon the constitution or triaed with
40 oestlnles Of the nation as Lincoln has
would have been hurled to perdition
ing since. And If he is elected for anotherl
?ur years. zoe trust some bold hand sosN pserce
Is neaTt aolfh dagger point for the pubic good
After Mr.. lincoln's assassination. un.
er date of October 2, 1865, the Demo- {
at says: 1912,
The,Sents'sfl says that last fall We made 1
Q motion to kill Lincoln. Granted. 1nd| {
q s'rang God seconded II and. ttr0,,0h B00X 4
i Me motion and carried Il. u 49,, - .,1 :;
The subject is again referred to, Octo: r
n 8, 1866, as follows: 4 .* .$.,.... 80,
We deprecate assassination, yet scc feel to q
INK God for calling Lincoln home, srterevcr =
ut home mag be. The will of God be Il. =
.ys dene on earth as it is in Heaven Not !,
the cannon in the world ever sent an =
no 80 Tar into the future as did the, r. port Il
. pistol that fatal night in Washington 81
eater, where great men were players and Ct