Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-29
Leaders Without . Party.

The irrepressible logic Of events has shat
organization backed BY voters. The only
exception to this rule is in some localities Of
Maine. in the South where the newspaper
does not circulate and in California under
the leadership of Denis kearney. There
the leaders apparently have a small follow
ing. but the next vote will show that it is
much smaller than in 1879. In little com
muniiies. shut out from the busy world and
among men who do not mingle with the in
telligent multitude. small hands vet exist.
but they can b. nothing except a. an all,
to the Democratic party In Maine the i'm
pOrtanoe attaching 10 the organization is
derived from the fact tina, the Democratic
party has made a cowardly surrender to the
Greenhack headers and because so many
Democrats are villing to bc Greenhackers
or ANYTHING else TO get into power.
But II the Greenback party is not alive to-
da,. the leaders are. The ambitious bu, in
trig,jng politicians Of the smaller sor; who
used the Orecnback craze to get into power
~ill not believe tina, they are leaders without
armies. They have become the leaders Of
the third party. and that means that they
are leader. ~ho have been sifted out Of the
wv AffaA itEtAfN W W NAlNfA
lection. or rather reJeciion-men Of large
ambition bu; small capacity. who have failed
to get what they demanded in other parties
Their only hope Is TO forage on the grounds
bctw cen the two parties, and bv arrange
meni with one or the other To seize some
priEe Of war or some booty OF camp following
Al the present time. Mr.. Weaver and his
followers cling TO their fat money humhag
4 =. i
that j. nothing but fraud. but they strive
on IN the expectation that they NAV he abb.
To throw the Presidential election into the
House and there secure patronage for their
votes.
We said in the ouisc, that rccrut devcl.
opments IN VARIOUS parts Of the country lead
to the conclusion that the Grecnbacs party
- one of leaders. What are the indications
Go where one will he finds nothing hut
apathy among the once rank and file 81 the
Grccnback party. Two year. ago. here in
Boston. General Weaver would have called
out a large audience. At the present
time be would not ai;rao; three hundred
hearers \ few evenings sincc Weaver
rai!tcaiIon meeting IN BROOKLYN was attend
cd By less than two hundred persons. In
Michigan. who're the organization was once
20 formidable II has become an army Of
phantoms In Pcnnsyls auia. where il vas
so strong two YEAR ago. Il will scarccl, have
an effective organization In Central New
York. uhcrc the movement attained won.
dcrful growth in few months. It has hc.
come a matter % history. In many ins,an-
Co.'S the leaders have fallen out Father"
Cooper. tho has expended large sums for
the party. - reported to BE- a Hancock man.
General Sam Cary OF Ohio, Who snia.
party disaster early. j. alrrad, on; Of the
Grrcnhsck camp. Alexander Troup. ~ho
has been an importan; leader in Ne~ Eng.
land. finds hls placc Tins wear under the
Democratic banner. Representative Kelley
Of fennssi, ANA. hn bad farewell 90 the Re
publican party IA 1879. Il nov IN carucs; iur
General Garfield. aud Nr Mason. the Green
hacs candidate fof Gov ernor in that SA:e IN
ls1s. nov Republican. To ,he.c sure
indication. Of party d..in,c grafton NIGH, he
added man, others. but these .ufk,A
In Maine and in California It remains 10
he seen ho~ man, homes; mon Who have ~
.smpaih, with the Democratic part, ~ill -
dupcd by the grrciv Grcrnback leader to
assls; the DEMOCRACY. A. parry II canno;
clee; one Presidential Elecior II b, any
combination the Grccnhack l.aslcr. IN any
State .ccnrr an Hector. he all h. sold d.
recil, or indirectly Ia the Dcmocrliic part,
leaders. for the soic and ,ers Conclusive
rcasou that the GrcrnbArk party i. not
party with sufficient votes Ia make si.clf felt
Independently