New-York tribune., 1879-06-09
OHIO POLITICS.
THE BOLTING GREENBACKERs.

GENERAL CARYs MOVE FOR A NEW CONVENTION
PLAYING INTO THE HANDS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
[FRoN STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Juno 6.-The boiling Nationals
who have signed call for a convention at Toledo
on the oath number less than a dozen, and
among them are only three men of any note.
General S. I. Cary, of Cincinnati, heads
the list. lie is one of the high priests of
the rag-money heresy. and makes living out of it
as q hack orator. travelling about and hiring him.
self out at so much night. DR.. Sturgeon, another
of the signers is member of the Legislature from
Toledo, and of the organizers of the So
called "Nationals" movement In that city. which
two years ago swallowed up the Greenbackers,
Labor Reformers, WorlnGmen and Communists,
gave a name to the party organized at Toledo in
February, 1873, and carried the city aud county
at the last October election. General Isaac
r. Sherwood of Toledo, was once Secretary Of
State of Ohio. afterward Republican member of
Congress- then failing Of reelection, ho Joined the
political driftwood which for some mysterious rea
son has abounded for two years past in the country
along the Maumeo River, and was last Fall foated
! into the snug office of Probate Judge by the Ma
| tionals. The names of the other men who have
signed the call are far tho public Is concerned
| of no more interest than so many letters In
! the alphabet. Some of them have a significance,
however, to those who know the inside workings of
the late Nationals Convention in this iron the
fact that their owners cO0perated with Cary Stur-
geOn and Sherwood in the abortlye movement to
bring about coalition with the Democrats. So un-
! popular was this movement that these men did not
| dare play their cards above the table, and carried
on their game with great secrecy. Not one of them
ventured to make an open speech in favor of union
after Stephen Johnston had tested the temper Of
| the delegates at the caucus Tuesday night The
convention was largely made up of honest fanatics.
who arc attached to their party as deyOtees to
prosecuted religion. The handful of political
| trcksters who hoped to secure some personal adj
vantage from R trade with the Democrats could do
nothing with these The bare suggestion of
fusion threw the convention intoa rage. On the day
of the convention canvas banners were hung at the
back of the stage, facing the audience, on which
were painted in big black letters sentences de-
nouncing rs base oice-seekers and traitors oil Ne
tionals who engaged in negotiations for coalition
of their party with any other organization.
Now the traders who dared not open their mouths
in the convention find fault with the platform.
They say it demands repudiatiou-that 1t is Brick
Pomeroyism and not Nationalism- they call on
the Simon-pure Nationals to reject the
whole work Of the convention hereti-
cal and rally at Toledo TO reafirm the
truo doctrines of the party. The planks in the plat
form TO which they object are those which demand
| the immediate Issue of enough greenbacks to pay
off the entire public debt, and the substitution of
| an income tax for all internal revenue dues. The
Toledo platform to which they appeal as the stand
ard of Greenback orthodoxy, was not, It is true.
quite as explicit as this. but the widest
inaationists and repudiators found it broad
enouch TO stand upon, and claimed that
IL meant Just what the Columbus platform
now says in plain words. 1t demanded an income
| tax the taxation of Government bonds, the pay
| ment of the bonds in lega-tender paper money,
and the issue of greenbacks enough TO be adequate
to the full employment of labor, the equitable dis
trlbution of It's products and the requirements of
business" For Mr.. Gary aud his coadjutors now to
set themselves up as defenders OF the public credit
and protectors OF the b0ndholders ls pro-
ceedng us funny as it Is impudent Why,
tho Toledo Convention, to which they refer as the
fountain of political truth, was Wild 9rge OF re-
| pudiaton. Vulgar songs abusing tho bOndhoders
were sung the midst OF frantic applause, and not
one of ths speeches suggested any better treatment
for the owners of Government obligations than to
Bbas backs. But But the good Mr.; Cary and his
| indignation at the repudiatiOn sentiments
in the platform adopted last Wednesday.
General Cary,s game is so very transparent and 50
redoent of a bargain with the Democratic leaders
! that il is a wonder shrewd and experienced
| politician should think it will impose upon any
! body. This convention Will indOrse General Ewing
Az t6o true exponent ef the GreenOack idea, and
Gathering Gif How they 3i!l reward General Cary
I need not feel any great interest The Democrats
want 10 be able to say 70 the $1,000
voters who supported the National ticket last Fall
Your party is divided this year. One portion
| nominated man named Piatt for Governor, of
| whom most of you never heard. Tho other portion
nominated General Ewing. our candidate. Of whom
you kavc all heard % an original Greenback mau.
General Cary. your distinguished leader, says
Ewing is the candidate Of tho genuine NstioRals
You had bestta his advice and vote FOR Ewing"
| Cary has undertaken to bnild the bridge on
which the main body Of the Greenbackers can cross
to the Democratic camp, leaving only those of
| Republican antoeedepts to vote foT Piatt. The
Iaborcr is worthy of his hire. Cary is rendering an
important service to the Democrats. and he Is not
| the man to work for nothing.
| Tie Republicans are indifferent to Carys move
| mcnt They do not care whether the Nationals
join with the Democrats or not They
| are confident that they rout the repudlators
and soft-mOuey advocates of every shade and grade
| united under banner Besides, they believe
the National party organization is in the last stages
of dsiutegraion, and Wit eyaporate in the heat OF
the conflict next Fall, leaving only little sediment
OF WORTHLESS demago gues and petty local tricsstsrs
| who will naturally take refuge with the Democracy.
| E.N. 5.