Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-14
AFuSNY rusIey.


There exists no sympathy either between
the Greenback- Labor party and the Repub-
liean, or Democratic party. notwithstand-
ing botn the Register and IRtetiigencer have
labored hard TO make il appear so. 1t Is
true that the Republicans Of this State
pilfered our platform as far as State mat
tiers are concerned, but in national matters
the two parties differ as widely as day diff
fers from night. - PGrkersbuTg Standard,
GreeRbdek Organ.
The chief end for which the Standard
now exists seems to be to cover the re-
treat of the Greenbackers into the Re
publican party.
While protesting that there is no
sympathy between the Greenbackers
and the Republicans-whieh is very
natural, If not very evident-the Sand
ard finds its time and space entirely
occupied with explanations and reasons
why this alliance with the Republicans
has been and should not have been
why, for examples, Republicans and
Greenbackers united on the same can
didate for Judge in the late election;
why they agreed to unite on candi-
date for Congress in the Second District,
and didn't for the reason that the Re-
publicans went back on their KITCHEN;
why the regular nominee Of the Green
hackers in the First District, abdicated
on the eve Of the election, in favor Of
the Republican candidate-and while
thus busy with protests and explana-
tons, it has about explained its entire
following into the ranks of the Republi-
can party.
Now, there never has been spectacle
in politics so sublimely ridiculous and
incongruOus than an alliance between
Republican and Greenbacker. We are
not surprised that the organ of that
party should feel moved to stand by
and shout, at the sight of such alliance,
that it "don't mean anything" "there
is no sympathy between the fusionistS;"
"the Greenbackers are not Republicans,
and the Republicans are not Green
hackers" No two parties which have
ever figured in this country were in
more direct and defiant antagonism in
every plank OF their respective plat
forms, than the Republicans and Green
hackers. There is but one single visible
motive in common between them and
that is to get office, and it never fails,
when they make an alliance for this
purpose, that the Republicans arrange
to get the whole pudding and leave their
allies to hold the bag.
Nevertheless, the alliances continue
II regular and matter-ot-cOurse way
as each election season comes around.
The Republican managers throw out
bait and the Greenbackers bite. The
outcome has been barren and fruitless,
unless it be in the gradual disintegra-
ton and absorption of the GreenbackerS
into the camp oft their most implacable
enemy.
We have heretofore shown that there
ultkIl bC SOlllG ShOh VI NOhSAoNSiANJ III
the Greenbackers affiliating with the
Democrats, in view of the fact that they
have been more nearly in accord upon
some questions of finance, and notably
upon the reconciliation of silver and
the retention ofthe greenbacks. They
made the successful fight in this regard
that relieved the country from the con-
traction of the currency which followed
the reckless policy of the Republicans
in forcing resumption before the coun-
try was ready for it, and of eliminating
everything but gold. and to a great
extent the Democrats and Greenback-
ers still stand together upon these i'm
portant issues. But fol Republican
and Greenbacker 20 set up an alliance
upon any measure or matter known to
politics, is the most ridiculous piece of
political miscegenation ever witnessed.