Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-27
A F0RL0RN HOPE.
Under the Greenbackian Banner.
NOT ALL FOR GLORY.

Tor the purpose OF getting at the appc-
tizing "cilickcn pie" in the shape Of
local Offices, We could understand that
their personal friends might be temp
ted to assist them in boom to win
these prizes.
There was the excuse that the
Democratic party had things cooked
and primcd in the matter of the nom
nations. It was argued too, that
these independent aspirants were
good and tried Democrats who, in
view Of the disruption Of the Repub-
lican organization, considered it op-
prcssivc to have the party whip
cracked over their loyal heads.
These reasons cannot be advanced
at this juncturc.
A great National contest is before
us. On the one side the Republican
party stands aligned under tho lead
crship of Garfield, the man who figur-
cd in the Presidential Commission of
1877, among the eight who voted to
uphold the fraudulent count of Mad.
Wells and Tom Anderson, the two
rcpricvcd pcnitcntiary conyicts of
Louisiana. On the other, we find that
generous soldier and patriotic states
man Hancock, the standard bearer
of the Democratic party Of the Union.
Everywhere can be seen the good
citizens who arc anxious to blot out
the last ycstigo of Radical misrule,
rallying to the support of Hancock
and English. They know that patri-
Otic men cannot afford to fritter away
their strength, in pursuing the hob
bies Of political drcamers, who can
not point to even a shadow of Il hope
in the success of such candidates as
those of Weaver, the Grcenbacker, or
Neal Dow, the Prohibitionist.
In Maine, the Greenbackers con-
trollcd by practical views have seen
the folly of throwing away thcirvotcs
Oh Weaver, and they have united
their strength with the Democrats in
order to carry their State for Han
cock.
Here though, on the heroic old bat
tic ground of East Baton Rouge, q lit
tie tea-party of dashing politicians
have coolly and deliberately resolved,
as will be seen by their proceedings
in another column, to stir up a lilipu-
tian boom for Brother Weaver.
At last, the ever changing little
game will be exposed to the view OF
the most skeptical.
This little movement will show ex-
actly how "the boys" stand. Neither
Republicans nor Democrats; they arc
the National Grccnback Labor Party
of East Baton Rouge! Neither more
nor less.
A Ia "Don Quichotlc,' they have
stated in q crusade to arrange the
finances of the United States, a coun-
try whose population increases at the
ratio of ten millions every decade,
Oh, Presumption, where is thy blush
In matters requiring the deepest cal
culations of political economists and
financicrs, who, of necessity, must
familiarizc themselves with the intri-
cate details and the volume of trade
of the whole world end it's constant
fluctuations, here in the Highlands OF
Baton Rouge, we have apostles Of
the Grccnback faith, ready to "bulgc'
lishtinto the National Treasury and
substitute grccnbacks for bonds, gold
and silver with an uncOnccrn that is
truly refreshing.
Will not our people seize this huge
joke, and let our would be financicrs
run their little machine all to them.
selves?
And the whole boom, so it is cur.
rcntly reported, has no other object
than to construct a rickctty platform
on which a modest man is soon tt
ascend to announce to the good pco,
pic that. fors00th, he has become 4
candidate for Consrcss-"ycs, sahw
Heavy, heavy hangs over youl
heads, Democrats
Look out, boys; look out!
A PRESS ASSOCIATION.
At the request of the CArIroLMN