Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
From the Belfast Journal.
THE GREENBACK WAR.

The two wings of the Greenback party
are keeping up the war upon each other
with good deal of energy considering the
hot weather Scion Chase, who has been
captured by the fusion wing with promises
of q United States Senatorship, Is publish
ing articles over his signature, denOuncing
the anti-fusion wing, styling them "mis-
guided men, defending the idea of putting
gold and silver ahead of greenbacks and
insisting (see his Boston speech) that the
bonds must he paid according TO the exist
ing coin contracts. This has stirred up
the anti-fusion wing led by Fogg, ct al,
who favor paper money based on "faith, y
and the issue of enough greenbacks to pay
off the bonds and "set the wheels Of BUSH
ness in notion" and in last weeks issue
of the Chronicle, Fogg makes a trenchant
expose of Solon's Inconsistency. In
the first place, the Chronicle makes II pub
lie that Scion himself was ut first as much
opposed to the Portland surrender as any
one until something was brought to bear
upon him TO make him see II in different
light. What that "inducement" was the
Chronicle informs us as follows;
at is perfectly ridiculous for the Maine Rag
Baby TO let its father go nakcd-of an Ofllcc-so
long. This must be attended To right of. The
party has only put him on the track FOR repre-
sentative twice, but he didn't come in on the
home stretch In first class style. II will be too
bad now II he don't get that Scnatorship prom
sed for sacrificing himself as candidate for
governor ut Portland"
Passing from the defensive, the Chr0ni-
Gle gives the following political sketch of
Uncle Scion:
"Mr Chase was first whig then demo
crat, Afterwards "A republican During john
sons administration he was a strong Johnson.
lite and was appointed Collector oi lntcthaI
Revenue for this district, hut was not confirm
ed. lie then became republican and lastly %
l.rccnbackcr. What lac i now the Portland
platform will tell those who can interpret IT,
The chronicle thus exposes the move
mcnts of the leaders of the Grcenback
party
1--WE had been at the Capital during the as
scmbliug and inauguration OF the Legislature.
and had there witnessed the di-gWcrul meth
ods by which offices were bought aud sold
There we had Witnessed the growth ui "a ring
whose purpose was 10 take the management ol
the new party into IT, hands. All win
ter this ring plotted and worked. II was impO.-
slblc for any one, no mattcrhow htted or " NAT
hi, services had been, To secure an appointment
unless lac gave In hi7 adhesion L" 'hy pI9'h o'
this power. The platform ot the Portland con
yeution j. the first visible step 10 accomplish
Indirectly what was intended BY the National
democratic party movement earlier
To show that he Is backed 10y the hon
est Grccnbackcrs, Mr., Fogg prints in the
Chr5Hicl, large number of letters to the
people \ Paris GrecnbaCkcr writes FogG
that three fourths of the Grecnbacker>
of oxford are with him. Horace b. VIII
hanson of Starks, tells him that his de
nunciation of the Grccnback "ring, sells
the Chronicle. 4 Gardiner Grccnbackcr
writes him that Treasurer White has been
laid out 10y the Kcnncbec Greenbackcrs,
and that next winter he will be kicked
out of Office $ Gee, OronO, writes that
he is opposed to the Portland platform
idea OF paying the bonds in coin. NJ. King
man, Mariayillc, don't 20 for Grecnback
platform that has anything 10 do with gold.
Geo. l.. Snow, Rockland, is opposed to the
Portland sale. Scwell Con of Mexico.
shows up SolonS Inconsistency, and says
the Chronicle now has more friends than
ever.