The Portland daily press., 1880-11-01


Solon Chase drew large audience to Re-
ception Hall Saturday evening. He began his
speech bysdenying that any agreement was
made at Bangor to support the Democratic
electors. The matter was discussed and dis
missed but the bodest Fusionist did not dare
to present it to the convention for action. Ii
trade was made it was accomplished in the
dark or behind the door, by men who under
took to make sale but could not deliver the
goods. The Greenb, ,ckers said to the Demo-
Gratis ''you can endorse us if yru see fit, but we
make no conditions" n alliance based
simply upon the division of the spoils of office
would be sure death to the Greenback party.
We must stand upon the bedrock of our prin-
ciples or go down in defeat. If we vote the
Fusion ticket we shall no longer be Green
hackers, but simply stand upon our heads for
the amusement of the Democratic party. The
straight tickle worries them. There is hor-
nets nest in the Fusion campmeeting, and it
isn't good place to enjoy religion. The DEM
ocrats know they cannot elect Hancock elect
ors in this State, but they hope % elect four
Weaver men, and to throw the election into
the House of Representatives They make a
mistake. Weaver voters don't pull for Han
cock. We've got 'em where they have got to
vote for our men, and we don't propose to
vote for theirs.
The Democrats claim that they are better
Greenbackers than the Republicans. Let's
see. In Maine they are in favor of the free
coinage of silver; in New York they oppose it.
Bayard says it is the best national bank party
of the two. They can't carry northern
State. Why, Indiana the only sure Demo-
cratic State, heretofore, went back on them
in October, because they attempted to strad.
die the silver dollar. They are one thing in
npn tofn md a1c in,
Somebody's going to get cheated. There isn't
standing room for more than two parties in
this country, but there is plenty of graveyard
room, and one of the three parties has got to
die. Ii we go in for an alliance We commit
suicide as party. The Fusion victory in
Indiana killed it. If Hancock couldn't carry
Indiana, he can't carry any northern State.
Two months ago there were lots of Hancock
men in New York who are now shouting for
Garfield. Ii Hancock is defeated it isn't our
funeral, and we won't crowd the mourners.
A straight Greenback party is being organ
lied in this State, and all over the Union.
Our only opponent in the South is the new
Democratic party. In Confress Weaver tried
to introduce bill for 13 weeks, and the Dem
ocratic speaker r ndall, blnffed him down.
When il did come to vote the Republicans
voted against it, and the most of the Demo-
Gratis lodged it. They didn't dare go on rec
ord either way 3.
The Republicans have become to the fund
ing power what the old Democratic party was
to the slave power-they do its bidding every
time. They have driven out or silenced every
man in their ranks who does not do its bid
ding. The Democratic party is anybody IS
tool according to circumstances.
By Republican legislation the banks have
got the power to make business boom or
create panic at any time thay see fit. We
know where they are. We know where we
are ourselves
Today the greenback dollar will bring as
much of anything except bonds as the gold
dollar. We intend that the silver dollar shall
pay the bonds as they fall due. We do not
propose to print the public debt to death, but
to restore the law of 1870. We want dollar
that can't be redeemed or retired. The silver
question is the great question of the
next four years. The Republicans will
fight it, and the Democrats will squirm.
but do nothing In 25 years tho Greenback
party will pay the debt, and make the people
prosperous and happy at the same time. Fus-
ion makes honest men look upon US with con-
tempt. We must stand on our ground il we
would win respect. No matter how small our
vote, it will be representative of honesty.
Our canvass in the South will cement anew
the bundle of states organized by our fathers,
for we are striving for unity, and are the only
and rebel brigadier. If we do not win it will
be solid North against solid South-in fact
it wouldn't be strange if that is what we are to
see next Tuesday.
He reviewed his Southern trip at some
length, and said that more blacks than whites
could read and write in Mississippi, but their
votes were not counted.
'Do not wait for leaders, he said ''they
will come to you as the mountains come up
from the plains The great industrial classes
think as they work. Labor is king, but the
king must think.
Next Wednesday we shall light our camp
fires for 1884. We are not going to be discour-
aged but move on to ultimate victory. He
said that the protection tariff was the settled
policy of the country, that labor must be pro-
tected, and in the end it would rebound to the
benefit of ALL
Solon left for Chase's Mills on the midnight
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