The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-05
The Greenback Party Is Still Growing,
aud Is Bound to Win.

A reporter of the Telegram CHANGED
to meet Mr.. A. w. Wright on SATURDAY..
He was taying in the city for few
da.s on his way to Michigan from New
York, where he has been speaking on
behalf OF the National Greenba * party
during the recent elections. The fol-
low ng conversation occurred:
Reporter Well, Mr.. Wright. how
has the Rag Baby come out of the re.
cent elections?
Mr.. Wright-Our success has been
gratifying. and the active men of the
| party are jubilant.
R.-Why, don't see the name OF the
party so much as mentioned in the AS
sociated Press dispatches. Ja- s
| MIR. W.-No, that is the result of an
agreement or conspiracy. and until the
official count is made, the old party
press will ignore the National vote;
then they will put in little paragraph
which will escape the notice of the
majority of their readers, and so avoid
the necessity of proclaiming the dis
agreeable truth that the young party
OF humanity is rapidly and steadily
rising. I'd.
R.-Do YOU think the Greenback
idea is growing in spite of the good
timesp
MIR. W.-Well, how do these fig
ures strike you? In 1876 our vote was
78. 100; in fifteen States we did not poll
. single vote; in 1880 we polled BOG, 3sS.
every State being represented.
: R.-Well, that don't look much like
r dying out, but what evidence have you
, of any increase since last year?
Mr.. W.-Well, this is an off year,
: and consequently if party holds it:
own it may be considered to be grow.
ing; but we have more than he'd Oui
. own. In every State where elections
have been held, SO far as we have re.
turns, we have largely increased the
J vote. For instance. in Iowa, where oul
: vote in '76 was ,, 431 and in 80, 32. 701
we polled considerably over $4,000 thi:
fall. In Michigan in '76 our vote wal
5000, in 80. 34,S98, and last sprina
(Michigan is a spring Sta'e), nearly
$1,000. We have not got full returns
, of the recent November elections, but
am confident that our vote has in
creased in every State. and in some o
= them, as New York and New Jersey
for instance, it has doubled.
R.-But is this increase out of proper
tion to the increase of the other par
tiesp
l "
}, O cows tail, downward. In Iowa tn
Democrats lost over 81, Oas compares
with last year, and the Republican
; over $4,000. Other States VIII show
II vet more disastro falling off. Indeed
all the indications are that the Green
back party must triumph in the yer
{. near future. But there is even more i
IL these figures than mig hit appear at frs
sight. The old parties have for the las
twenty years been in the habit of view
ing all questions from q party stand
q point and deciding as to whether to ~
cept or reject all new ideas just as the
appeared likely to MAZE for or imped
?, party success. The new party onl
\ asks: "ls this truth or falsehoodp ?
' and accepts or rejects 1t acco dinghy
Thus, while defeat or oven fallin
off in votes would not dampen the ardG
OF a Greenbacker. Repub ican {
Democrat is badly demoralized by !
for he sees that his prospects of success
AZ. are growing less and less.
... K.--W hich o. the old parties do Ii
" Groenbackers most 81 mpathize withp
D" Mr.. W.--We have no sympathy wit
TO either; indeed, we look on them as b,
81 one party divided into two factions WI
n. are quarrel ng over the spo,ls o. offic
The leading Repur lican organ. the Ne
," York 7rt nnc and the leading Dem
m cratic organ. the New York World, a.
,u. both owned by jaw Gould, who Is oo
NJ. so1ueutiy In a position to coutrol Il
policy OF both Old PARTIES.
mo Il. do You think the good times
ely the United States likely to continuep
i,h Mr.. w. i do not. Indeed. there
Mt. 10 reality In the good times we hear
much Abouk