The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27
A RINGING LITTER.
The Duty Of ayetnbaeksrs In the
Coming Campaign.
To The Editor of the Detroit 7si5uW.


What is the duty of Gr~~pbackers
in the coming campaign Under
what banner shall we fight! What
leadership follow These are ques-
,ions which must soon he answered
for the Gr,enback partv.s once pow
erfnl factor in American politics rs
rapidly disirtegrating and will soon
pass awav. II is unnecessary 10 re
view the causes which led To the pre
sent larep'able condition OF the par.
ty. Abandoned nv the N''ional
committee on Feb ~ af last wear. il
has usllv been diving.
Orr State committee il disorean-
lied. Its secretary has gone to 'he
Democratic party. and it's chairman,
Mr. Field. in an open letter boldly
recommends rot fusion merely. hui
actual incorporation into fhe Demo-
cratic party Listen TO the words of
the man who was chosen 10 guide the
Greenback party in this State and
watch over its interests!
Mr.. Field saws: eve did not or-
ganize great and powerful psr'v
simply that we might admire and an
plaud The heading ola ticket The
preservation. in fact. Of name: Il
was for measures and princ,ples that
we united; and when we find those
incorporated in the platform Of the
old and powerful Democratic party,
it seems to me futile tn attempt icon
arize success by maintaining the fic-
titions barriers Of seperate party or
CARNATIONS when. with united effort
there can be no doub. Of victory in
the coming campaign"
I't true2 Do we find our princi-
pics incorporated in the platform, of
the "old and powerful" Democratic
partyl l rather think not "O'd
and powerfnl" is good. coming from
Mr. Field a. this time. Yes sold IN
political chicanerv. and "powerfu'"
for mischief; "powerfnl" as con-
structor Of donble-headed. back
action political platforms. which NAV
be construed To mean protection in
the East. tariff for revenue with Incl
dental protection in the West. ard
free trade in the South Except sugar
of course).
Mr. FiAld,sioesn't want any "6cti.
tious barrisaof seperate party organ
ization." That is to say, he wants
all good Greenbackets to become
good Democrats, and swallow Cleve.
land with his anti silver. anti Green
back principles and his free trade
nonsense, ct. al.
In the first place the Democratic
party did not ADOPT the Greenback
theory of currency reform; neither
does that party believe in at all The
Democratic party believes in Cleve
land and free trade and gets It's in
SEPARATIONS south of"Mason & Dixon's
Line"
Mr. Cleveland and his finace min
lister believe in single gold standard
and neither Mr.. Cleveland. his cabi
net, or the Democratic party in Con
gress have gumption enough to get
rid Of the surplus by paying the ma.
TONS obligations.
Mr. Field. however, has a remedy;
he would build public buildings in
every city and town and erect light.
houses on every sand hill of our lake
coast.
VIVA, is the issue in the coming
campaign? The issue is already
joined, and it is simply this: Shall
the American system, by which /
mean protection to American industry
and American labor, which has made
the United States the greatest manu-.
featuring nation in the world, which
has furnished home market for O.,
per cent of our agricultural products,
which has kindled the fires in 10000
FORCES, and made ten times ten thous
and anvils ring with the glad music
of toll, which has developed our re-
sources, which upheld us in war and
blessed us in peace, shall this system
be destroyed and our markets thrown
open to the world and cur laborers
turned into the streets to become
tramps?
This is the issue, and it must be
settled at the ballot box next Move m.
Der.
I regard the currency question of
equal If not greater Importance than
the tariff, but for the present it must
stand aside until the present issue un
til the present issue is settled. Cleve-.
land has thrown the gauge of battle,
selected his battlefield and he must
be defeated, for a Democratic victory
next fall with free trade as the battle
cry, would DO more disastrous to this
Nation than war, famine and pesti-
lence combined.
1t is, in my opinion, the duty of
the Greenbackers who would save