The Rock Island Argus., 1880-08-02
Ghe 9aitg Argus.
concluded from second paee. !

/ .@ lConcluded from second page)
would all be present at the joint meeting
OF the com mnittee In Chicago .on the 9th oil
| August @ u @ I- tai
This inform alton coming from a source
which. cannot be disputed ought to be zuf-
Gcient to convince sueL Democrats as are
acting with the new party that the same
is but a Republican side show, backed by
Republican money, and kept In existence
By Republicans for the purpose of diyid-
ing the Democratic vote and keeping the
Republicanfparty in power, s' .s dza
Gen. Weaver is acting as the paid agent
of the Republican party and in bis cam
paign thus far has been sustained by Re-
publicans He processes to be laboriug for
financial reform. and yet secretly says that
finances amount to nothing. In fact Gen.
Weaver is but a decoy to catch Democra-
tic votes, while secretly he is in the pay of
the Republican party.
MIR, Edwardy concluding his statement
says
I In a conversation with Mr.. George
Turner, chairman of the Republican state
executive committee, Alabama, he assured
me that he was cooper ating with the
Greenback party, and would use his
utmost endeav0rs to assist them in their
state and national canvass. He approved
heartily ofa fusion electoral ticket between
|Greenbaekers and Republicans, either
openly announced or secretly understood,
and was satisfied that ii the Republican
national executive committee sent $25. 600
into the state of Alabama they could carry
the state with the fusion ticket. Gen.
Reuben Davis. of Mississippi. said to me
Il am satisfied that we will get enough
assistance from United States marshals to
enable us to carry the election in Novem-
Der.
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 10 end in view beyond
the overthrow of the Democratic party,
| am satisfied that the large majority of
those who have identified themselves with
the new party have been misled and it is a
duty which they owe to themselves and to
the country to withdraw their support aud
sever all connection.
Democrats who have been affiiatiug
With the Greenback party from principle.
who have gone into the movement honest
y, can see how futile it is to effect reforms
'y means of the new party, when Gen.
Weaver, the head and the front Of the
whole party is acting as the paid agent
# the Republican party-and who, while
to lead a great financial reform
is acting directly with the
Republican national committee. having
lis expenses paid by the committee and
Iecretlg ..infor rmiug the New York Times
he leading Republican paper of the couu-
ry of his movements, The Greenback
,arty leaders are but agents of the Repub-
lean party. and, as Mr. E iwardy truly
ays-''the GIeeab tck labor party and the
Republican party are essentially the
anne.
Let every Democrat who has cast his
OF with the GrecBb@ckers irrr. principle
opder ~el the letter. Nr E iwardy and
efuse to be longer made u dupe OF for the
eueft ai 'h- Repu bIican party IF Gen
\ eav;r. the leader of the Greenback
arty is III coilusion with the Republican
managers, and the evidence is indisputa- :
lie that he as then who can be trusted? /
Democratic Greenbaekers, be no longer
90 lglnked BY tricky denagogues, but
enounce the Greenback party which is
eipg used by few unscrupulous leaders
1r mercenary purposes, and is but a side
how to the Republican party.