The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-09-28
A Greenback Opinion of Fusion

Prof. Bateman'> letter from Connecticut to
his friend Gordon will be- read with interest.
| The pictures he presents OF the Fusion leaders
are true to the life. and his condemnation of
Fusion methods. and hi> rcioicing> over their
defeat. will be shared by many. The Professor
labor> under one deluSion. however. He seems
| to think that tue Greenback party Still lives.
| and he pledges himself anew to its principles.
Now, resumption. national prosperity, and Flu
sion have killed the Greenback party. 1t is H.
dead as Julius Cesar. There is nothing left Of
lis material save a few men who had higher
aims than otticc-seeking: and nothing survives
OF It's platform but an unreasoning opposition
to the national banking system. No intelligent
man can now be found to advocate fiat money,
and in other directions the Republican party
has accomplished what the Grecnbackcr> de-
manded. Since resumption was brought about.
despite the opposition Of the Democratic party.
We have had "a grtenback ~ good a> gold.
We have the Silver "doIlar OF our daddie>."
which docs not however. find much favor with
the children after ali the clamor for its coin
age Banking Is no longer monOpoly-it is
free. Taxation has been greatly rrduced-we
have 50 recently given the figures that it j. not
necessary to repeat thcm-anl only the Demo-
cratic party has stood in the way Of further re-
duction>. The public debt has been largely re
duced. and is being paid off with a>toni> shin. IA
pidity. while the rate Of interest on the d~ht
outstanding has been reduced one-haf. What
more in reason, could the Grcrnbachrr ASK:
And why should he not support the party
which has accomplished this. rather than %
over to a party whose record is simply made
up of corruption and ob>truction:
This i Il question the Grtcnbackcr> of Maine
and other States will have to decide. The con
test in Maine two years hence Mil be- between
| the Republican and Democratic parties. There
will be no Grrrnback party then: there i none
noW. Prof. 3ateman, and those who think With
him, must c'1tlile this soon. if they do not al
ready. Why. the other day Gen Weaver Tia,
Grcenback candidate for President in 1850 was
seeking Democratic nomination for Congress-
and failing to secure it, hi> retirement to pri-
Eate station is a forcgone conclusion. The times
are not propitiou> for the birth of Il new party
We buried one in Maine, still born. on he llth
inst. The battle must b. fought for tho pres
cnt. and probably for some time to come under
the banners Of the two old parties. The Repub
lican party is the party of the people. ana H.
such has the confidence of the people. The
Democratic party continues to rN>t because, in
the nature Of things, there must be- an oppose
tum party, and a, it never loses an opportunity
70 demonstrate il unhtne-~ for holding Tile
rcgns of government, it is likely to remain an
opposition party.
Roscoe Conkng, with the aid Of JAY Gould.
has again demonstrated his power for evil. The
! Conkling-Gould combination" a> the \. \.
Herald de>i gnatcs it. has succeeded in thWarting
the wishes of the Republicans Of New York,
and i'll nominating candidate for Governor in
such manner that his defeat i, almost certain
ty. On his merits. and under different crcum-
stances. Mr.. Folgcr could have been nominated
and elected without the slightest JIM or 4 word
OF disapproyal. But he was forced upon the
convention by bos>ism. which the people con
denim and which they are determined to put
down. Whether Mr.. Folger is elected or not,
Conkiing will no doubt be triumphant In the
one case he will have demonstrated his power:
i'll the other he will have his revenge. In either
case it is not the interests of the people OF of the
Republican party he has at heart, but the inter-
cSts of Roscoe Conklng. lie is working his
wires secretly behind an ambush of law books.
and sending others where he darc> not venture
himself. With Jay Goud's millions behind
him. he is dangerous man.