The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-01
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
Let Us Put Our Hero to the Front
and Make the Fight Effective.

How will the Greenbsck. Labor party make
the 6ghs for the presidency? Where can
il get funds to meet campaign expenses?
Will il not be necessary in lSsO,'to nomin
ate as il did in 1876. a man Of means who
can put money into the canvass?
These are questions that are sometimes
asked. We answer that il the new party
depends upon money alone to make an ef
fective canvass il had at we'll surrender at
the outset. II il were to nominate q mil
lionaire for the presidency and he were to
put his last dollar into the fight, still eth
er Of the old parties could spend a hundred
dollars to our one. The Greenback. Labor
party has nothing to rely on in this fight
but the truth Of its ideas, and these il must
push to the front.
And how can it do this without money!
II cannot make an effective fight without
money, bu, the outlay may be, and must be
from the force of circumstances. very small,
and Il should come from the people who
are interested in the cause, and not from
the "bleeding" of candidates. 1t il doubt.
full. indeed. il any man of great wealth
could ftly represent the cause Of the over
loaded people.
The party Of the plain people must in
vent new and aggressive and even startling
methods Of political warfare. Its policy
must be that of Danton-"to dare, to dare
again, and yet again to dare" 1t must
have faith in itself It must possess the
single hearted courage Of John Brown, who
marched into Virginia at the head of an
army of twenty men to free the slaves. and
who opened the way for an army of mill
ion to follow and finish the work.
What should we do practically in the
work Of the presidential canvass? The
nomination Of strong ticket is Of the first
consequence. The candidate for the presi.
dency should be that man who will best
solidify and unity the useful classes. whose
record rs their representative is unim-
peachable, and whose nomination will
awaken the eatess enthusiasm-ths man
who holds tbs strongest place in the affect.
IONS Of our voters. There is great mag
netic power in certain men and leaders.
The Observation-Disclosures party should put
its hero TO the front. This man, 10 is to be
hoped, Is an effective public speaker, capa-
BILE Of captivating the populace, and of
presenting our principles strongly and ef-
fectively. When nominated he should take
the stump, throwing aside the hypocritical
etiquette which has heretofore hedged
presidential candidates. He should speak
in every state In the union, north, south.
east and west, and on the Pacific coast.
He will have time to make one hundred
speeches before the November election.
HE audiences will average ten thousand
people. He will be able TO face q million
Of voters during the canvass, and to reach
tens of thousands who can be touched in
no other way. In this way the Green.
back Labor meetings can be made from the
irss more spirited than the meetings OF
either of the old parties. Our party will
prove itself to be the live, aggressive force
in the fight.
1--we secure the dauntless leader who
will make such fight, all the workers In
our cause will catch the inspiration of his
earnestness and force, and We shall make
such battle a. the country has never seen
before.
The problem for raising the money for
such presidential fight is an easy one
The men Of the GreenbacL labor party will
see TO Il that the condidat to. of their choice
Is paid every dollar Of the expense of biz
tour. The outlay required for this pur
pose would be only very moderate sum.