The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-02
Ger. s. E. Cary,
WAY HE Is FOR HANCOCK

Wal nE 40 Il OR 1ASOOShs
The Greensackers of this state should
read carefully the letter of Gen. s. +.
Carry to L. Huber, of Sangamon county.
ILL.,, and ponder it well. After the usual
heading, ETC., the General makes the fol-
he supports Gen. Hancock in the coming
There can be no reform until the Re-
publican party is defeated. It is the
party of rings, monopolies, corporations,
and aggregated wealth. Lie is aiming at
Capitalization of power in the federal
government, and its utter overthrow is
the condition precedent to any real re-
form. #
The Grcenbaok Labor Platform made
a. Chicago is. on the whole, acceptable,
and Weaver is worthy man, but it is my
conviction that to the extent we support
him, we aid in perpetuating Republican
misrule. There is not the slightest pro-
liability that he will get single electoral
vote 10 the United States If be gets one
il will be by fusion or sf6lia,ion with one
or the other OF the old parties. 10 Ohio.
the organization is in the hards of the
Socialists, and will, therefore, command
very insignificant vote. | cannot, and
will not. muster with them, nor give
them AID aud comfort. You know as well
as that the elements comprising the
Weaver party have no principles of cohe
sion They you'd quarrel over the
adoption of any principle announced in the
platform.
1.-The Democratic party has prevented
the withdrawal and cancellation OF our
greenback currency. When the Ropub-
Ilcan party in congress, under the whip
and spur of the money power. determined
TO wipe out our national money, and to
give to the banks the exclusive power over
the circulation, the Democrats 10 congress
in obedience to the demands of the people,
said not a single greenback shall be with
drawn. We owe it TO the Democratic
party that we have $346 600, 900 of green
backs in the channels of business.
The Republican party steatthi'y aud
s1rreptrtously, and 10 the night, demone-
tized silver. The Democrats, true to the
popular voice, interposed and remonetized
silver, ia spite Of the presidents veto.
The Democrats have shown that they are
not ruled by rings and monopolies, but
listen to the voice of the people.
The Democratic party assisted In elect
ing De La Mstyr, Weaver, Gillette, ana
other currency reformers TO congress.
Neither of them will ever be returned to.
congress without a similar utilization. Our
party is everywhere powerless. unless it
can get the cooperation of one of the old
parties. The times are too serious, ia nv
judgment, to be simply foraging on both
sides OF the limo, while q great battle lie
i'm pending. I believe tEat the Eemo-
cratic party, when it knows the win. will
yield to the demand of the masses. [
know that the Republican party looks for
z.k a. A. IL
usnrpers, and shylocks. and would have q
strong government to rule the people. with
or without their consent.
| am aware that ID any 9reenback papers
viii howl about my alleged disaffsction, |
and denounce me as a traitor to the cause, |
can survive all such attacks, because |
shall net swerve from the path of duty. as |
see It, / recognize no master except my
own convictions of right. I shall still |
held aloft the banner inscribed with the /
doctrines which / have labored to incul- |
cate for twelve years, and shall vote
only 10 such way as / think / can make /
them most successful.
Our principles are constantly growing |
in favor. but the Greenback- Labor party |
is not gaining strength, the .seven-by- |
nine sheets which howl so Justify to the |
contrary, notwithstanding. Mark the pre-
and Chambers will not |
receive an electoral vote In the United
States. unless by fusion. 30 far as the
votes amount to anything, the result will
aid in perpetuating Republican misruie,
Whatever | might do in. any other
state, in Ohio I shall vote for Hancock asS
the best thing | can do in this emergency.
Yours, respectfully,
3. E. CARY.
Let every Greenbacker ponder well the
above letter. Il is just as Gen. Gary
says. that vote for Weaver. is indirectly
a vote for Garfield. The General knows
that the laboring classes have nothing tol
gain from Garfield-he knows that Gar
ield and bis party are opposed to the
AMOR interests, and that Ia why he sup-a