Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-02


ern people. With this view a large number of
men, both white and black, have been en-
ployed to visit all parts of the North. making
speeches, telling the people of the North that
they are oppressed, bulldozed, and not allowed
a fair count. They thus hope to
INcIrE SECTIONAL FEELING
against the South which will cause the people
of the North to back them in their endeavors to
place ballot boxes in this State in the hands of
United States marshals.
"In my various conversations with leading
Greenbackers and Republicans, l have taken
down some of their expressions of opinions,
etc., which wish to give, in order to show
that in private they express far different mo-
tives from those expressed by them in pub
lie, and they are therefore deceiving our peo-
pie to their real sentiments. Gen. Weaver
says, in addressing his audiences, that finan-
cial issues are the ones for consideration;
but in conversation with Judge Rice and
Mr.. Dimmick, Republicans, he said financial
questions are of no importance. The main
object is to overthrow the Democratic party
in the South, and it can only be done through
the Greenback party. The only hope for Re-
publicans in the South is under the name of
Greenbackers, and they must unite with
who called on him that if
CHARGE OF AN UNFAIR COUNT
was brought against the managers of an
election, the best remedy was to hang few
to the nearest tree. That's what they would
do in his State, and he advised them to
do likewise in Alabama. He remarked to
me time and again that he would make it
hot for the people of Alabama before he got
through with them. He remarked to Mr..
James P. Armstrong that a Greenback
Democrat was humbug. Laboring men
must not support Democrat, even if he
does endorse Greenback doctrine. Col.
Jesse Harper, of Illinois, member of the
Greenback national committee, said to me:
I'VE came down here to fight this thing
through, and we are going to bring crowd
that can't be scared. If Alabama people
want to fight we will make it lively for
Them He said to Maj. r. Randolph, of
Birmingham, and myself Eve have sent
men down South that they didn't dare to
kill, and while the people of Alabama are
on their good behavior we are
getting in the work He repeat
edly said that it was the intention of the
party to send down men with sufficient
force to protect them, and that any opposi-
ton on the part of Democrats would be
speedily met by force. asked him for his
candid opinion of Gen. Viewers chances.
He replied: sThere won't be any election by
the people, In reply to my question az to
what would be the result of the campaign,
he said: It's going to
WIND UP IN FIGHT
Gin conversation with George Turner,
chairman of the Republican State executive
committee, he assured me that he was CO.
operating with the Greenback party, and
would use his utmost endeavors to assist
them in their State and national canvass.
He approved heartily of fusion electoral
ticket between Greenbackers and Republi-
cans, either openly announced or secretly
understood, and was satisfied that if the
Republican national executive committee
sent $25,000 into the State of Alabama they
could carry the State with the fusion ticket.
Gen. Reuben Davis, of Mississippi, said TO
me: 81 am satisfied that we will get enough
assistance from United States marshals to
enable US to carry the election in November.
" 1t will be seen by the above facts, which
have come under my observation, that the
Greenback- Labor party and the Republican
party are essentially the same. They are
devoted to the same cause, are working in
unison, and have no end in view beyond the
overthrow of the Democratic party. I am
satisfied that the large majority of those who
have identified themselves with the new
party have been misled, and it is duty
| which they owe to themselves and to the
country to withdraw their support and sever
all connection with party whose sole aim
| is to
OVERTHROW OUR HOME GOVERNMENT.
therefore appeal to all who have, like my
self, been misled as to the intentions of the
Greenbaok- party, to come out and say
so, and labor henceforward for the Demo-
cratic party. When man finds he is wrong,
the best way is to acknowledge it, wipe out
old scores, and start anew. Continue no
longer to be made a dupe of. The bullet
fired by accident is as fatal as that of the as
sassin. The aid given by you in breaking
up the Democratic party and overthrowing
home rule, though it may be unintentional
on your part, accomplishes as fatal result
as the efforts of our bitetrest enemies. Care
fully consider what is contained in this arti-
Gle, and act upon it. Respectfully,
w. M. EDwARDY.n