Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-31
10 MORE GRE1NBACKIsM.

10 MORE oRE1NBAcK1sM.
Edasr oJstht Democrat:
A1lpw, M little trace through the
cdapns 81 your papss. 3 express my
view vi ths great political questions,
that te 1t the present time exciting and
dividing the American people. Two
years ago, after nearly year of careful
study Of the distinguishing principles Of
the Greenback party. l concluded that
that party more nearly represented my
sentiments, sapon = finsncial Pplicy. than
did either 81 the othsrp artiessand l con-
sequently severed my connection with the
Republican party and ~sted during the
campaigns Of 1878 and 70, with the
oxford County Greenbackers. did this
with the utmost sincerity; believed
then, and for that matter believe today,
that the principle and leading theory of
that party upon finance was right.
But right or wrong, finance is not,
and will not be the issue in this cam
paign. When resumption was reached
on the first day Of January, 1879, finance
ceased to be an issue before the Ameri-
can people. from the fact that the great
body of the people, and especially the
business portion, have steadily opposed
any action tending to affect or to change
any Of the laws relating to resumption.
The little band Of Greenbackers in Con-
gress has been faithful and done all that
they could do. but the hard money men,
feeling perfectly secure from anything
that the National party could do to break
their solid ranks, have only allowed them
to introduce very, few Of their merito
rious reforms. and then only treated their
efforts as jests, and treated them with
scorn.
The great body of the American peo-
pie associate money with gold and silver,
and any talk Of money Of different kind
is the sheerest nonsense to them. And
while this idea has 10 firm hold Of the
common peoples minds, it will be an
easy matter for bankers and-capitalists to
retain their grip upon the throat Of labor
There will not be in all one week 5
time given to finance by Congress for the
next four years. The time and the eHurts
of that body will be directed to other
matters; finance is q matter Of very trlv-
ial Importance in the minds of those who
are nominated and will be elected, in nine
out of every ten Congressional districts
throughout the country. This being the
case, will it be wise for me to vote for
Sam Anderson in the fst district
man who is the exponent Of principles
that have always been odious and hate
ful to me-tha, some Democrat may vote
for Fogg in the second district:
VIII it be wise for me or any other
former Republican who has been acting
with the Greenback party, to vote for
men for Legislative and Congressional
positions. who hate the work that We
helped as Republicans to achieve, and
will move Heaven aud earth to undo it:
| think not. | believe in Federal Super
yisors Of election, for ! think that the
elective franchise is too precious TO be
perverted, and the honest result of an
election overthrown, by unnaturalized
Irishmen in New York; but every Green
hacker who gets Democratic votes enough
TO elect him must be pledged to its repeal
| believe in securing civil rights and pro-
lection to the freedmen in the South, but
the men for whom ! am asked to vote,
are for allowing the whites to neutrali1e
the one and disregard the other.
Fusion with the Democrats has been
accomplished throughout the State; part
Greenbackers and part Democrats are
placed upon the county and other tickets,
out the facts Of the case are, the parts
uplted Hake one democratic whole, ior
the Democrats dictate the Greenback
nominations, and none are placed in NOM
nation unless acceptable to the Demo-
Grassland school boy can understand
what renders the nominee acceptable to
these worthless. With three st.aiSLt lem.
ocrats, and four L democrats with Green
back coloring, you have the usual Fusion
county ticket. Greenbackers Of Repub-
can antecedents, can you stand 1t: l
can not nor will not.
fouTs,
s. B. BRACkEIT.