The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-06-01
The Greenbackers in Congress

While the nine Greenbackers in Congress
vote together ON currency questions. and in
favor of substituting lrrcdeemable legal tender
GrecnbackS for national bank notes vet on
nearly all other questions seven of the nine.
Cone from Pennsylvania, four from Missouri,
one from Alabama, and one from Texas vote
with the Republicans, and the two Others
(Murch and Ladd, Of Maine) vote with the
Democrats. In the bank debate in the House,
Bland of Missouri, while c0mplimenting Murch
and Ladd for their unwavering support of the
Democratic party, assaulted the remaining
Grecnbackcrs. charging them with being "a
tail TO the Republican kite TO this charge
Rice, of Missouri. (Grcenback.) replied as fol-
lows
''The gentleman SneeringIy charges upon the
Greenback delegation here that they are the tail
to the Republican kite, and for proof charges
that they have invariably voted on all partisan
questions with the Republican majority. Is the
gentleman our keeper? From whence came his
authority? For myself, did | need amonitor,
would call one of more correct and consistent
political record. The gentleman AYERS my sin
to be that voted to unseat as a member of this
House, Mr.. Chalmers, Il Democrat, and voted
to seat Mr. Lynch, Il Republican. answer the
gentleman here and in his presence that by the
record in the Lynch-Chalmers contest. by my
vote aided in striking down one of the most
bare-faccd and infamous frauds ever in any
State. or in any land, attempted to be perpetra-
ted upon free people. And, sir, say more :
dare the gentleman to take the record evidence
i'll that case-hiS vote and my own-home to
our people in Missouri.
The people of our great and growing State
with IFS population of two and one-half mil
lions with its resources of untold wealth and
untold greatness, an empire within itself, have
become tired and disgusted with the iniqutous
Democratic misrule, and their abuses of power
for the last twelve years
Ihe people of our State are fast throwing off
hat lrtIr inl, hnp i,,a
past hlndered progress and Obstructed the high
ways of manhood Developments party that
has professed all things to all men. and which,
by its acts, has shown itself to be neither fish,
flesh nor fowl; sincere in nothing, but corrupt
and Vena i'll all its leadership; party which,
by It's press and its expressed legislation, con-
demns our governor for his noble efforts i'm
maintaining law and order, and the suppression
OF laWlessness and violence within our borders :;
party whose popular vote, eight years ago.
was 1000 majority, but by the popular upris-
ing of an indignant people, in six short years
was reduced to Il 900; party that by its State
convention in 1876, declared in favor of an issue
of $1,000 100000 Of absolutely fiat paper money
and with which it demanded the immediate pay
ment Of the national bonded debt; party
which, for the last twenty years, has followed
after and successively camped upon abandoned
bivouacks of the Republican party; party
which, for the last thirty years, has been with
record to which it can point the rising genius of
young America, with anything of pride"
1t VIII be seen that the fusion Greenbackers
of Maine, separate themselves from the Green
hackers of the rest of the country. The fusion
Maine Greenbackcrs are doing their best to get
the Democracy into power. The Greenbackers
i'll the rest of the country, refuse to fuse with
anyone, and look upon the Democracy as the
last party that should be in power. Lewiston
Journal