The Portland daily press., 1880-08-31
TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 81.

signed his position and withdrawn from the
party. He has discovered that the Greenback
party in Maine is no longer an independent or
ganization, and that its forces have been SO
manipulated by the crafty Democracy as to
make it one with the "solid South" The
original issue of the currency reform has been
abandoned for the single aim, to "beat the
Republican party" Believing that nothing is
to be gained for Greenbock principles in an
alliance with the Democracy, and that the on
ly hone for the country is the defeat of the
Democratic party in its attempt to put the ma
ton again under Southern dominion, he takes
the only course open to man sincere in his
advocacy of principle, and Joins the Republic
can<oarty Finally, the National View, the
central organ of the National Greenback party,
announces that distinct Weaver and Cham
bers Electoral ticket will be put into the field
in Maine. 1t declares that the Democracy,
resting upon solid South, is attempting to
use the northernmost key to unlock the door
which has barred it from power SO long; and it
asks with force and earnestness.
'iWill Maine Greenbackers allow themselves to be
rallied to the platform which demands hard money,
to be marsnalled under the flag which protects
fraudulent ballots, AMI march to the music of men
who boast that success for them means disintegra-
ton and the utter destruction of the Greenback
party? Win you pool issues with the Democracy,
didate who defed their Congress and forced them
a vote, who have nothing but scorn for the effort
ofa good man to give homes to his fellows? Better
far to be an active and solid minority than swal-
lowed up in the victory of false allies
Such declarations as these, if they are
needed, as we cannot doubt that they will be
by the Greenbackers of Maine, will give that
party title TO respect which it could not have
as long as the fusion. with the Democracy
lasted. The Greenback party is in its purposes
as we'll as in its name NATIONAL; the Demo-
cratic party is sectional, and represents the ex-
treme theory of estate rights" The Green
back party is pledged to the paper money idea;
the Democratic party, having formed the
camping every four years where the Republi-
can party camped four years ago, has declared
for ''houest money, and the strict maintenance
of the public faith" The only hope of the
Greenback party is in having every vote which
it can control freely deposited and fairly
counted; the Democratic party uses toward
Greenbackers the same weapons of fraud and
and violence which it employed to annihilate
Republican party in the South. Between two
parties as widely different as these in their
principles, aspirations and methods, it is as
idle toStalk of fusion as between oil and water.
They have nothing whatever in common ex-
cept the desire for success, and the Greenback-
ers are awakening to the fact, taught with
emphasis by the Alabama election, that in the
event of Democratic success they have nothing
to look for. There is certainly no good reason
why they should help put in power a party
which has just thrown out their ballots in AL
ALBANIA, aud which uses them only to advance
its own ends.
Under this triple blow the Fusion in
Maine cannot long survive as political force
The disruption may be more or less open and
speedy, but it is inevitable. The GreenSeck-
ers represent theory which is steadily and
surely succumbiLg with each day of growth
and material prosperity which the country en-.
joys. But absurd and irrational as the Green
back theory is, those who hold it can claim
some degree of respect so long as they are hon.
est and consistent in its advocacy The words
of the National View come home with force tt
every Greenbacker in Maine: "Better far t.
be IN active and solid minority than swal
lowed up in the victory of false aliies''