Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-10-21
GREENBACK CAMPAIGN NOTES.


usury and still remain free.
THE South Carolina Greenbackers
have nominated Il full state ticket.
TIE new watchword all along the
Grecnback line seems to be" Stick
A BROTHER of Horace Greeley is
stumping for our cause in Pemsylva-
mia.
JUDGE A. NJ. JACKSON, of Cleveland,
o., has taken the stump for the Green
back party.
THE Independent, Leroy, Mimi, has
forsal;en the Republican party, and
joined with us.
THE Louisiana Nationals claim to
have organizations in most of the par
ishes of that state.
TIE Herald, Kent City, Mich, one
of the best papers in Grand River val
ley, hoists the Greenback banner.
THAT previously able and staunch
Republican organ, the Courier, lIanni-
bal, Mo-, now breaches our gospel.
THE Anti-Bulldozer, of Cedar coun-
ty, Mo-, is no longer Il Republican
organ, but is now a leading Greenback-
Labor one.
Hon. A. c. VANDEwATER, of Ills,
lately Republican senator from his dis
trict, has taken the stump for the
Grcenback party.
Hon. WM. T. MITCHELL, Of Port
Huron, Mich, who for years has been
an ardent Democrat, has eSpouscd the
Greenback cause.
TIE Grecnbackcrs of the First dis.
trict of New Jersey, have placed
Charles S. Hollis, of Camden, in nOmi.
nation for congress.
UsURY is the flood that washes away
the foundation stones of liberty, and
gathers to itself the hard-earned accu
mutations of libcrty's sons.
THE Grecnbackcrs of the Fifth dis
trict of Massachusetts, have nominated
J. n. Buffum for congress, and JOIN
NJ. Devine for presidential cectOr.
TIE rag baby was rcswrcctcd il
Maine and the Republican party o
that state, in pursuit Of the ghost, fcl
into its little grave and was burie,
alive.
WHAT Il sichcnng and diSgustn!
sight it is to see two great political par
ties wrangling and fighting over tn
dead carcass Of Il war that ended fiji
teen years ago,
REV. T. X. BEECuER, of Elmira, n
V, has written letter accepting til
nomination as representative to cor
grcss from the Twcnty-ninth cOngrc'
sional district,
THE n. Y. Times says there is
possibility Of the Greenbackcrs holC
ing the balance Of power in congress
and that perhaps with the votes it ca
get from other congressman it ma
have II majority on financial Legislation
TIE Greenbacicrs of Westmorcliln
county, Pa, held Il large meeting &
Grapcvillc, recently. a large proce'
sion of farmers wagons was Il fcatn
of the evening. 4 good Greenhac
band was in attendance. A club WI
formed.
For the year ending JAN |, 1877
the gold dollar constantly increased
purchasing power so that if ma
gave gold note in 1876, due in 1877
which pair of steers would pay whe
the note was made, it would take
pair of oxen to pay the face of Il
note when ii became due.
\ NATIONAL debt always has the te
dency-the creation of two class
among the people: one class wealth
the other poor. a few years will su
flee to make the distinction very mar
ell. Step by step, one class goes up aI
the other down.
TIE rag baby is growing fast in e
cry part of the union, and the older
grows the saucier it gets. Old part
ties at one time treated the infant wi
dcrision, but they have learned bctt
now and they are courting it with
vim, but it won't win. The rag ba
knows its business!
THE result of the charter election
San Francisco is crushing defeat (
the monopOlists. The majority again
the adoption of the charter is over l
600. The instrument was drawn
by the Freeholders, elected sol
months ago by a combination of CT
italists, and against the opposition
the workingmens party. 1t was VIII
ly against labor and proposed to leg
late out of Office the officials chosen
the workingmen,
BONDS, issued under the act of j,
II, 1870, have printed on them TIN
words: "This bond is issued in acco
ance with the provisions of an act
congress entitled AN act to author
the refunding of the national del
approved July II, 1870, amended
IN act approved January 20, 1874, a
is redeemable at the pleasure of
United States, after etc, in coin
the standard value of the United Sta
on said July IA, 1870, with interest
such coin"
WHEN the new silver dollars W
being first coined Sherman said he |
to pile them up in the treasury beca
the people would not take them, {
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