Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-22
The National Party.
Correspondence Of the American.

Correspondence OF the American.
About two years after the war a
spirit of unrest manifested itseli
among the farmers and other pro-
ducing classes in the Northwest,
and the formation Of State and Ma
tiOnal Oranges We're organized as an
expression of this contest on the
part of two elements. They were
organized first for protection from
business expressions and abuses,
and were not to be carried into act
i've participation in politics. The
originators of the institution were
mainly a few Government clerks i'm
Washington, all of whom were Re
publicans, and they hoped through
ii t. make the oranges subservient
to the purposes and aims Of the Re
publican party. This, ii has been
found, ii is very impracticable to do,
and hence i'm their annual addresses
and resolutions, they generally pro
claim and endorsesOund Democratic
doctrines, and wind up with "A reso-
luton that the order can have moth
ing to do with partisan politics.
That Is, they enunciate principles
which can only enforce their politi-
cal action, which they pledge them
selves not to support at the polls.
The result is, while the oranges
have done some good in announcing
and binding them by JUNCTION To
some sound principles OF political
economy, they have done but little
towards gaining the relief which
they were founded to obtain. Hence,
new organizations were established,
such as farmers clubs, working
mems associations, trades unions,
after the agitators had elected two
members of Congress from Illinois,
and got respectable vote In some
other States, a meeting was called
at Toledo, o., two years ago, and a
new party was formed, called the
National party. About half a dOzen
States were legitimately represent
and platform of principles WAS
adopted which dealt mainly upon
the currency questions before the
country. The prominent men who
figured in this movement are nearly
all men of the Wendell Phillips
stripe. In the executive commit
tees appointed at Toledo every man
but one was a Republican Of the
mnkest species, and it's main aim
seems to be to fill the United States
House of Representatives and SEN
ate with John Sherman Republi-
cans, or, in other words, to aid the
radical Republicans in getting the
Northern States united and create
what disaffection they can with the
Democrats Of the South. The Ma
tiOnal Executive Committee has
been removed to Washington City,
and a part Of it has been IN session
there for Nearly two months. IT Is
claimed there are in the Congress 10
meet next December from fifteen to
twenty members. Three or four, Ii
is calculated, were of Republican
antecedents, and elected by Repub-
lican end National votes over DEM
ocratic nominees. The rest were
elected by a union of National and
votes. The effort Of
this move Is to make Pig Iron Kel-
ley the next Speaker Of the House
and give the organization Of the
H0nse to the Republicans. This il
the first point to be gained, and the
next Is to nominate Gen. B. f. But
Ter as the National candidate for
and thus divide the
Northern Democrats so as to insure
the election Of Gen. Grant, who, II
il now conceded, is To- be the next
candidate for President.
Every Democratic candidate for
Congress who was with the Nation
ais on the currency question, had
put up against him National candi-
dates in order TO help elect the Re
publican nominees. They did this
with Judge Bright in this State,
with Messrs. Ewing, Warner and
others in Ohio, In half a dozen dis |
tricts In Illinois, In half a dozen dis !
tricts in Indiana, and in the latter
State did their utmost To defeat Dan |
w. Voorhees, for the United States
and only because he would
not throw up his Democratic opiu- /
Ions and become Republican |
Greenbacker, after the manner Of
Mr.. Houck, ~ this State.
Last year the Chairman Of the |
National Executive Committee WIS
la close communication with John I
Custom House officials i'm
New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah |
and Charleston, and arrangements I
made for the formation of green (
back or national clubs in those cities. /
What for? Why, If their state. |
menis be true, to Olipfse John Sher- !
mans financial policy. Does any !
sane man believe sueh statements ? /
Besides, we are credibly assured !
that persons closely connected with |
the National Executive Committee !
In Washington are in the habit nf /
frequent visits and Of hold |
Ing conferences with John Sherman. |
In addition, we are credibly in- 4
formed that money Is furnished by
Mr.. Sherman Of the National Banks /
to keep a professed National paper
In New York and another In Chica-
20. These papers and the leading
in the National move
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