The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-10-22
The Recent Elections-A Lesson to
Greenbackers.

see, from the Ohio and Iowa elections,
that there is no such thing as Nation
al Greenback party. That the only
national parties, are, the Republican with
hate of the South emblazoned upon its
banners, and the Democratic, in which
the only hope of justice to the South,
centers. Seeing this we ask them in all
kindness, if they intend to continue their
abuse of the Democratic party, and
their attempts to disorganize and defeat
it in this State?
1t is true that the Democrats, in both
States, were defeated, but the fact
nevertheless remains, that they are the
only friends the South has in the North.
The National Greenback party is a
myth-it withers, and melts away, in
every contest of Importance, and its
members, who are generally sore-headed
Republicans, return to their first love.
whenever, and wherever, the bloody
shirt is waved. They pretended to be
deeply interested in the financial policy
of the Government, but if the opportu-
nifty to strike blow at the South is
offered, they ignore their platforms,
desert their nominees, and to a man
vote the Republican, bondholders,
hard money ticket.
The corporaPs guard of Democrats in
Iowa, went to the polls@and voted the
straight ticket, but the Nation
al Greenback party that figured SO
largely in the election in that State last
year disappeared, and will be heard of
no more. 1t went bodily back into the
Republican ranks. This is proven by
the vote. The Democratic vote, though
small, is about as large as usual the
Republican vote is swelled up to its
former proportions, and the National
Greenback vote has dwindled into utter
insignifcance.
In the great State of Ohio, where
there was some hope of Democratic
victory, we find the same facts exist.
Foster, Republican, beat Ewing, Demo
crat, for Governor by 10000 majority
while Pratt, National Greenbacker, is
not heard of in the contest The
Democratic majority in the Legislature
has been succeeded by a Republican
majority, and not one Greenbacker has
been elected. And yet the Democrats
have polled about the same vote that
they did at the last election, showing
that the soft money Greenbackers of the
year before, voted with the hard money
Republicans, because they felt by SC
doing that they might in some way, aid
in further oppression of the South.
Do the Greenbackers, and Indepen-
dents of Mississippi, intend to follow the
example of their late allies in the North
and join the Republican ranks? We
trust not We believe not. Therefore
we appeal to them to fall into the Dem
ocratic-C Conservative line now, before il
is too late.
Voters all over the Union are taking
their stand for the great national con
test; there will be but two parties, anC
every blow now aimed at the Democrat
ic-Conservative party, and every word
spoken, will tell against it in the can
vass next year. If the Mississippi
Greenbackers intend to be with the
Democrats in 1880, they must see, that
all their attempts to defeat and disOr
ganize the party now, will have to be
repaired then. That the more they
weaken it in this canvass, the weaker
it will be when the contest begins next
summer, and the harder the work must
be to carry the State.
Greenbackers and Independents OF
Mississippi, believing that you will
stand shoulder to shoulder with us il
1880, fighting against the Radical Re
publican party, which openly threatens
to again put the South under military
rule, we call upon you to desist from
your attempts to disorganize and defeat
the party, which you will then sup
port The Democrats and Conserva
tives will carry the State this fall with
out your aid, and even over your at
tempts to defeat it, but we want you tC
be with us in 1880, we want you to be
so untrameled that you can do your
selves justice, and the party service
therefore we ask you to come now
Will you do it :?
You may look, but you will look in
vain, for the evidences of National
Greenback party in the recent elections
if it ever existed it has passed away.
The canvass has assumed a new phase
since the campaign began in this State.
The bloody shirt has been waved in
every Northern State, from Maine to
California. Those upon whom you
relied in the North as allies, have for
gotten their pledges, and deserted in a
body to the Republicans, and you can
consistently, and with no sacrifice of
principle upon your part, return to the
TalIc-CoHSeT NdtlEe party
THE CLARION will find that it cannot
whip in the dissatisfied and disguised
people of the district constituting a
majority of the best Democratic material
who denounce the fraud and will not abide
by it.-Meridian Mercury on the 10th SEN
atorial District middle.
We trust that the Mercury does not
desire to Intentionally misrepresent
THE OLARroN's position. We have
not attempted to "whip in" anybody.
On the contrary, if we had the power
we would have Immediately ordered
new primary election, of the whole dis
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