The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-02
The Greenback Party Leaders in Col
fusion With the Republicans.

| The Greenback Party Leaders in Col
| fusion With the Republicans.
W. w. Edwardy, prominent Green~
backer of Alabama. says that General
| W eaver is paid by the Republican party:
| that the money to carry on the campaign
lis furnished direct from the Republican
| National Committee; and that the leaders
of the Greenback party are simply paid
agents of the Republican party. MIR,
Edwardy is prominent man in Alabama,
has been a conscientious worker In the
| Greenback party, and says that the rank
aud file of the Greenbackers are being
duped for the purpose of assisting TO de-
[ feat the Democracy. In the course OF his
statement Mr., Edwardy relates an Incl
dent where a Republican postmaster at
Birmingham. Ala. turned Cover to Weav~
er the amount assessed by the Republican
committee, He Says l.
| "1he Republican party has already con-
tributed money to conduct the campaign
| in Alabama 10 one instance IS follows;
George Turner. chairman of the kepcbi
can executive committee. called upon the
| postmaster of Birmingham for the amount
he had been assessed for campaign pur
poses. Col. Carpenter. chairman of the
Greenbaek executive committee OF Aiaba-
ma, wrote to Dir, Turner and requested
him to withdraw bis demand upon the
postmaster in order that he might contrl-
butethe amount 60 the GreenbackpaFtE. M
Turner did so, and the money contributed
by the postmaster was used In the county
campaign of Jefferson.
Mr.. Edwardy also states that the Green
back leaders inclRdinRGen. Weaver. are
to have private conference with the Re-
publican national committee &C Chicago.
August 9th, and that it is cut and dried
programme between Weaver and the Re-
pubiicans to. work togt' er beat the
Democracy. ITO substantiate this state
ment, Mr.. EdWardy relates Information
impaired to him By the Greenback leaders
and confirms it by proof He says
L had openly expressed determine
ton 10 support Grant 10 preference to
Tilden, aud the republican party taking
it for granted that my sympathies were
with them. readily communicated to me
what their side was dong. Consequently
L pI
actual facts 10 the case. sNith the facts
before me-, determined to expose all that
had come to my kBogledge, and sever all
connections with a party Ghioh was sailing
under false co!ors | now assert that The
leaders OF the greeHback- phI ty are
In the pay of aud in hearty cooperation
with the republican party and the evid-
ence L here Introduce can not be truthfuiy
denied: and | am satisfied that tho the
charges | make can not even be ansG cred.
| charge:
Il. Gen, Weaver is 10 daily communica-
ton with a leading republican paper of
the north, The Neto York Times To this
paper he; reports, daily, his movements.
While 10 Birmingham on the 18th inst.
he dictated e telegram. to The Times.
wrote it out, carried it to the telegraph
Office myself, and paid for it. The tele-
gram ia now on file at the Western Union
Telegraph compsny's Office at BirmiDg-
ham
e know that Gen, Weaver's move
ments are directed BY a committee in
Washington city. and that oD his arrival 10
Montgomery il was necessary for him to
communicate with said committee IN order
to find out when his appointment for w eat
Virginia began He had no coutro! over
his own movements but was ignorant him
self when ard where he would go.
-. Gen Viewers expenses are paid
by moneyed men of the north. They
have sent him thus far $500 His money
gave out when he reached Chattanooga
and he telegrahed Tor more, which was
sent him by telegraphic m,ney- order to
Huntsville, Ala, 1
4 The nstional greenback executive
committee is in communication with The
n .4oa
and the two committees will meet in secret
session in Chicago on Aug 9 This was
communicated 10 me by Jessie Harper.
member of the 9reenback rational com.
mIttee. Who is now speaking in north
Alabama | net him in BlrnIn ha IN on the
9th, ard he informed me that Gen.
Weaver would complete his canvass in
Yves, Virginia. D. la Matyr and himself
would finish Up in Aiabaua ard they
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