The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-07-29
County Correspondence.
written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Sunsbury Township.

BEALLsvILLE, July II, 1879.
Ed. SPIRIT: In my last article I chal-,
lenged the BRICK PoMERoY population
lists to name single Greenback Con-
gresham, or prominent Greenb,cker
any where, who indorsed the preposter-
Gus idea of issuing enough greenbacks
to pay off at once the National debt
They did not nor can they answer
it. l did this because l knew that no
man laying claim to any intelligence
could be found in this broad land who
would adopt the wild theory OF the flnan-
cial wiselings led by the notorious Pom
eroy. Cary, Oiell, Sherwood, and the
other leaders OF the regular Greenback
party of this State made every effort to
exclude from the platform the repudis-
ton doctrine I so strongly denounced in
previous article, and which thoughtful
men Of every shade OF political opinion
so uniformly condemn as the very quin
tescence Of assinine stupidity. The CO.
ndiIle was for the nonce successful, bat
the farce was no sooner completed than
the brains of the party flashed across the
wires their reputation of the acts OF the
sans culottes OF that Convention, and ma
king call for another at Toledo more
consouant with intelligence, honesty and
genuine Greenback principles.
"Greenbacker," in his Gazette article,
attempts in weak kind of way to bol-
ster his silly reputation policy by de-
Tense as void OF argument as it is o.
truth and common sense. His distortion
of Gen. Weaver's pun, "Take away the
bonds and the circulation and you may
have all the National Banks you want
into an approval Of their peculiar mono
mania, in the face of Weaver's emphatic
assertion in Congress that he was oppos-
ed to an undue expansion OF the curren-
cy, shows the strait into which the poor
devils are driven for brain endorsement.
When Weaver used satirical pun that
should not have deceived 80 unsophisti-
Gated tyro as "Greenbacker,' be knew
as did every body who knew any thing
that according to law there could be no
National Banks without honds.
Can any follower OF Pomeroy recon
oile Weaver's opposition to undue ex-
pansion Of the currency with, or twist it
in any way into, an endorsement of is
suing over two billions OF money at
onoes Our worthy friend growls incon-
sistency at us for proolaiuing their
movement Republican dodge to seduce
Democratic voters, and cites Murch,
Ladd, Gillette, Weaver and Barlow as
proof. He 1orgets, or perhaps does not
know, that the above gentlemen not only
do not endorse his lunacy but are in per-
feet accord with the principles OF the
Democratic party of Ohio as enunciated
in its platform, and they voted together
as distinct parties to defeat common
aud corrupt enemy. He ought to know
that the Republican party of Ohio ia
solid for hard money, solid for John
Sherman ard his henchman Charley Fos-
ter, and solid in opposition to the Green
back movement, except where it entails
loss to Democracy. We know this, be-
cause indiscreet Republicans have repeat.
edly admitted il. Is
In this township prominent Republi-
cans held caucus at which it was deci-
ded to encourage the Pomeroyites as the
surest way of securing the State ticket.
| Iquoted the National Vie,o as appro-
wing Weaver in his speech opposing cur.
rency expansion. That paper was then
the organ of the Nationals, bat John
Sherman has since placed his ducats
where they will do the most good, and
Lee Crandall, the former National edi-
tor, is now one of the willy Secretsry's
most faithful lieutensnts, doing good SER
vice for his hard money policy. Vidt
the Turner Hurlbut episode in the
House. .Fmsald K
Your county and State resolutions are
cheap trickery, Mr.. "Greenbacker," and
too transparent to deceive, as the Octo,
Der election will prove. - I
| DEMocRArIc GRFENBACKER. {