The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-03
Installing the Man.

1LOns CbNdf AuI AttI, u tuctll-
Der Of Congress from Kentucky, TO Mr..
Robinson, the Chairman of the kepub-
lican Executive Committee of Ohio, re-
suited the other day in the exposure of
the true character Of the National Pic,o,
Greenback paper, the publication of
which was commenced in Washington a
few months ago. Mr. Lee Grandall, a
Greenback writer of some notorety, is
the editor and proprietor of the soft
money organ. Ever since the paper was
started he has assailed both political
parties AS untrue to the cause of more
money" and has urged the Nationals to
have nothing TO do with either---to pre-
serve their independence and thus OBJ
tain control of the Government at the
next election. When the Democrats of
Ohio nominated General Ewing, prom
inent advocate Of the Grcenback doc
trine, for Governor, it was generally be-
lievcd that the Nationals of the State
would support the ticket. But Mr.. Lee
GTandall and the Nutionat Vie,o were vio.
lent in their opposition to such an ALI
ance, and insisted that the Nationals
should put candidates of their own in
the field and prepare for q triangular con-
test. 1t was and is apparent to every one
that In n campaign If this character the
third party has no chance Of success. a II
that it can do is to take few thousand
votes from the Democracy, and injurc the
party to that extent. But the course so
zealously advocated by Mr.. Lee Gran
dali and the National Vicw was adopted.
The Ohio Nationals met in convention,
decided not to support General Ewing
and put full ticket in the field. One
wing of the party, however, recognized
the utter folly of the movement and
CT led another convention to meet in To-
leto for the purpose of repudia.ing what
had been dono at Columbus. Against
this Toledo meeting Mr.. Lee Grandall
and the National Ticw directed their
heaviest batteries. They did not for a
moment wish to contribute to the success
of Mr.. Foster and the hard money Re-
publicans, but the financial declarations
of the Democratic platform were not pro.
nounced enough for them, and they had
good reason to believe that the people oil
Ohio would rise in their might ut the
next election, defeat both Democrats and
| Republicans and place the State in the
! hands of the apostles Of the true faith
I The absurdity Of such expectation was
apparent, but people have some respect
for men vino profess to be battling foI
principle, and the National organ and its
editor were regarded as sentimentalists
who preferred no bread to half loaf
But the remarkable rcscmbances Of Mr.
Turner to Mr.. Robinson, alluded to in
the beginning of this article, has caused
the editor of the National Kicw 10 appear
in very different light. Hir. Robinso;
has not been long in Washington and i,
not very well known to Hon. j. A. Hub
bell. of Michigan, the Chairman of thu
Republican Congressional! Committee
Nor does Mr.. Hubbcll know Mr.. Turner
Mr.. Robinson had, in some mysterioul
way, been made free Of the floor of tn,
House. Mr.. Turner has for some time
been using crutch, but the other morn
ing entered the House without this aid t,
locomotion. While passing the Repub
lican side of the Cha..n:!.e- c: .!h:4 way :,
his seat, very much to his surprise he wa
accosted by gentleman who said he de
sired to speak with him. We now le
MIR. Turner tell the story:
stepping back few PAGES, he asket
me if knew the editor Of the Green
bacs paper Oh Pennsylvania avenue.
told him did not remember him. H
remarked that he was rendering us gren
or valuable service in Ohio and Ken
lucky; that he had attended tn,
convention in Ohio and was instru
mental in preventing fusion be
tween the Democrats and Greenbacker
and that he was sending thousands of Iii
papers into Kentucky and Ohio, an,
making inyoads into the Democrat
party and doing us much good" II
Md: 1--WE are aiding him, end it re
quires good deal of money, and woul,
like that you would aid him." l aske,
him what was the editors name. II
pulled card out of his pocket and said
"Lee Grandall." looked ut him will
surprise and made no reply. He thel
asked me to take the matter under con
consideration and aid him if could, an,
turned around and walked Off"
| When the Democratic member from
Kentucky recovered from his surprise h
| asked an acquaintance standing by til,
name of the gentleman with whom h
/ had beeu talking, and was informed tina
/ the drummer for tho National organ wa
no less person than Mr.. Habbell, t.
Chairman ofthe Republican Congression
| al Committee. The fortunate mistake ha
| fully revealed the truo character of til,
! National pie'c and It's editor, and thei
earnest advocacy Of n third ticket i,
Ohio is fully explained. They are sim
ply paid by the Republicans to attemp
to divide the Democracy and bring abou
a Republican victory. After this expos
! ure, however, they will not have mucl
influence with the Greenbackers Of Obi,
or of any other State" ."-Augustd (aron
icle and C5nsfitutionaiist.