The Republican journal., 1884-09-25
Letter from Prof. l.. &. Bateman.


do injustice to political opponents, or to refuse
them hearing in the columns of your paper.
The great battle in Maine has been brought to
close with result precisely as | predicted in
our late Greenback County Convention.
THE GREENBACKERS OF WALDO COUNTY
who for the past four years have been shouting
themselves hoarse foi fusion, and anything to
kill the Republican party can now have ample
leisure to contemplate the ruin which their
suicidal policy has wrought. 1t may now
possibly lawn upon their minds that political
parties are born for nobler purpose than to
crafty few individuals in their wild desire
for some petty office Had the Greenbackers
of Maine kept clear from the rotten hulk Of
Democracy they would to-day be in full possess
sion of the State. The only objects that have
ever been accomplished by fusion We're to seat
Harris NJ. Pasted in the executive mansion
and send Geo. w. Ladd and Thompson III.
Murch TO the halls of Congress. And what
have those men ever done 10 repay the debt Of
gratitude they should owe to Grrenback prin-
ciplcs for advancing their personal fortunes?
Nothing but to betray those principles, and a
| futile attempt to hand their makers over ID tile
Democracy. And what has the Democratic
party gained by this infusion Of traitors blood
into its decrepid veins? Nothing but ignomin-
iou> defeat and more grovelling position than
ever Before. The success of such unprnciplcd
schemes would have implied that the principles
of manhood bad We'll nigh died Out ofthe human
breast. All honor to those
BRAVE TWO M NbRFb NEN
who faced the Scoru .,,l .,l,,,. f , ,,,,,It.,,,l
~. 'i'''' ~
III utlehct ol lholC pFhflPi'N ~ j. OF rNeh mt
+ teriul the MARTYRS of history are made They
are mn. ,,,,ls,,. .,,,,,,,,.t,,i;.l u.im .,..t;,
'''N'' ''' |7'''''1-
Tue parry OF the future The part! whose duty
will be to redress the financial wrong, that we
have 81 ,,,iu.tl,, i,,I,orit.d fro,, nm. ,l,l. ..
Of snn4r.ti}ion arI ia,n,.1,.s fn.. ,'.,,. w..
u superstition aug ignorance II we nave lea-
son to regret the action Of (rreeuba,k,.rs in SIN
,,,,ti,,,r n,,,,,,,,....,. ~ ,i,,. r.... t,
p0i''i7 = Wv '''' ''N''' WAYS n
then what must we Say OF the c9n>tahcy and
principle of these men in their avovpd deter
;.t ,,,..,.
H'"'''0i ~ NuPl''l' SitN''"H" J." 'lc coming
election: These gentlemen claim that they are
| still Greeuba,ktls. WIFI some of tham k1ldIv
,,i,, ,,,.,
po'"' 'ii> ~ "''"7' t"'iN III
tHE STUMP SPEECH CALLED THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM
tna' mas we siiSnteSl wearing ~ ldNoF on our
principles: On the contrary they are more bit
| t4rlv opposed to Creenback ideas than are the
p,nutIi..,n. WIN mi lis t,,t,. a,i Il. t,.u
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aeheS 70 lt@IHIa'e III me interest OF capitalists,
the Republican party i sometimes pu> She'd aIoug
Inv tor,. of puhli. orinion tn lo g, ,,nrit,,,i,,,.
ACT ~ o'her "ofu> IL UoeS progress is Will
ness the recent legal tender decision of the SUI
! premt Court. The Democratic party, on the
/ contrary. learns nothing. IOrSct> nothing. The
/ white lilly of France knows no progress.
! intellectual >tagnation and moral relrogution
ui'o,i ~ n"'iiitl' llt' 1t
/ loieNNi " poul poil' ne AMERICAN ptoPie VI!
/ destiuits of This naiiop' Ii i, barely no,,iLIe
! that Il hundred wear, hence tine. oi,,it-or,,nd
| children Of the present boIirbons may b,Ee IN
orbit of their political vision sufficiently en-
| larged 10 see that they are ..lhroviu,, lv,y
| their vnte,' II i altI.rrhrr tn, uurh IN ~
| pect such a change in our ,I.y. Men Who have
| voted the Democratic. fIt,l,.f from earl, ,nau-
| hood under the innrrS.i,n thlt NnIr.tl. I,.k
son i, still living, will move down the ,had,
side of life mploJi0usIv chanting.
ILL.,. ..I
D., - - ,,,' ,.'i1 ,''' III Al ma! 60
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III Is ASTONISHING, however, now men claiming
| TO he HitehDhcktfs ana consequently men OF
/ progressive IDEAS can Witm&A lhk themselves
| to the ialnng fortunes OF party whose leading
/ men ana whose pubilc acts are All most bitterly
a