New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
SILVER IN NEW-JERSEY.
A CANVASS OF THE AGRICULTURAL DIS
TRICTs REVEALS WEAKNESS.

ADVOCATES OF THE WHITE METAL ARE 'i]>''"A
FORMER GREENBAcKERs WHO WOULD ADOPT
ANY ISM THAT sAvoRs OF CHEAP
MoNEY-THE CRAZE WANING IN
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
Trenton. Aug. % (SpecaD.-The silver bugaooo III
New-Jersey need not frighten anybody TOT IL u
nimsy sort Of a spook There are many 'ha' arc
irving to give 1t the appearance OF regular VI
dow ghost hut IL refuses to take on any sepuich''
embellishments. The State has not gone over ~
,re silver nor is 1t likely to- 1t is silver In Spots
ONLY and there are localities so impresha'eu
with the cheap money idea that they nave "o' 40"
righteous gold men to save them
,rho docIa lions that have been made concerning
tho State have been based not so much on what
exists now as on what might take pace pr
vidng that the remnant of the ola "ree"p".N
should emerge from their Information anu pes"
sAouting On examination IT Is found Ihat '"e
remnant of the Greenbackers ~ niuc" '' ~
would generally be supposed AT,
Josenh A. Beecher the original GreenoacXer, sun
lives in Newark and awaits with gleeiui ah'i0'pa
ton the resurrection day OF GreehoachiSi- 40
fact he IS the Gabriel who Is now D'o"ins Tue
o7roterinp trumpet Beecher stumped for cooper
and Weaver in days gone by. and he Is ge''ins
ready TO preach for Bryan The knowledge 'ha'
thera ,s an issue OF cheap money before the peopie
makes his blood tinge. for true TO the 'rau''iom'
of his family Joseph A. Beecher Is iohu Vi puo".
speaking. He is a relative of the late Henry "a,"
Beecher In discussing the present c''S''' '''
Beecher said: Auckland oa
81 can 20 into every county In the state anu ilnu
Tho faithful who would gladly work for Bryan
Cumberland was all abaze for the Greehoack pui.!
eighteen years ago; all the sohd FARMER VIZ VIZ
us then. and the same men VIII back tne ne"
Democracy now. The remnant OF tha' 7f'0" i"Su'''
the State for the Democrats 80
81 was never 80 sure of anything IN my me me"
:, WAS n forlorn hope We cut into the Democrats
IN the North and the Republicans IN 'he 0ou'n'
and both sides were fighting 10 crush us' ms
wear we have one Of the greatest parties WIZ" u''
and IFS enormous weight goes to ENFORCE the arsu-
ments which were effective without any pa,H
hacking in those days. 1t Is dinereh, 'h'ns
Vic, mon do not have to step out from the ranks
but merely go with the stream ~
''The arguments are not IDENTICAL Out ''e si."'
ton is similar. Money was scarce the"' anu
scarce now There Is a demand TOT nohey ."i'
cannot be controlled by bank syndicate as 'heic
was then. 1t is a rising Of the plain people as IL
was then but this time II is going TO succeed
THE GREENBACK VOTE TESTED.
tpo.cher has become the connecting link between
Tho oreenback craze Of long ago and the SILVER
craze of to-day 1t would be inferred from MS
statements that the Greenback party hau rea'i'eu
great proportions in New-Jersey' OUT IL ".f
reached the figures that he quotes us "is" "'o
uoe IN 1s7s when II tested its full strength on
hcLors made a fight in all Of the seven districts'
The total Greenback vote that year was -4'1f ~
&c argued that the silver sentiment VIII pe louiu
the strongest In the counties where the oree"oIN
vote was the largest but facts do not pear tn's
ont and II can be readily seen when the vote Oh
each county is given. Grosscup was the cahulua'e
60. copgress in the LIST District. Camden gave MN
4 ~, Cane May 2Oi, Cumberland 25S Gloucester
2oss and Salem LEO His total vote was 800
against Robson. Republican, 1894 ana otrat'oh'
Democrat. 6.2lo ,., - A..
In the lid District Hezekiah b. Smith was the
creenhack candidate Endorsed by the Democrats
and the only one elected HIS vote was ihoV'
against Or. Pugh. Republican, 1883
The WITH District gave DR.. harrison 4ll1 ana
the Republican candidate received 1852. and CLARK
Democrat. got lib
The Vth District showed light Greenback vote
potter had 2 9ss VOORHEES,. Republican. 1888. De-
marest Democrat. 10,O% $500
Bliss was the Greenback candidate IN the vim
He got 2lO6; Blake. Republican, H''h: AiDrish''
Democrat. 1882 80.
IN the With District Winant captured l4A'
against Brigham. Repuplcah l"'i''' anu ''
Democrat. 1924
According TO these statistics. Camden gave the
highest simon-pure Greenback vote Burlington
gave $50 for Hezekiah Smith. but II was com
bination ticket and not a test OF GreehpacK
strength for when Axtel ran for Senator on the
Greenback ticket in 1879 he received only 37 votes
and the Greenback electors received in burlington
only l54. The same year Camden gave the electors
only 81 votes. yet they gave Grosscup Tor Con-
eress 4o3 In 1882 the whole LIST District gave only
ss4 votes for the candidate for Congress.
Camden County has silver club and a silver
anostle In the person OF John L. Crandal, who Is
a unique figure In the State courts Crandall is
the original Bryan man, and just here hangs a
little tale.
BRYAN'S FAILURE IN CAMDEN.
About ten weeks before the Democratic Conven-
ton there was posted on tree before the Camden
County Courthouse poster the size OF a sheet of
leter-paper announcing the fact that ex-Congress-
man ". J. Bryan. OF Nebraska, was going to talk
on the money issue TO the citizens Of Camden
County The meeting was held and by actual
count there were just forty-seven people In the
courtroom and the whole affair was frosty. not
withstanding Mr. Crandalls eloquent reference to
the next President Of the United States. Bryan
did not leave Camden in the best Of humor. and
Crandall has been abusing the people OF Camden
ever since because they did not take the trouble
to hunt up his hidden handful.
When Bryan nominated Harry B. Paul Of
Camden. who was one Of the delegates. called on
Mr. Bryan at his hotel and offered his congratula-
lions in behalf OF the Democracy Of New-Jersey.
What part of New-Jersey are you from" asked
the nominee
Camden" replied Mr. Paul.
yes l know thing two about Camden. I
hope you will do better election day than you
ola Wnen you invited me GOWN tnere 10 make a
speech silver" Then Mr.. Bryan gavo dry
laugh and Mr. Paul concluded 1t would be better to
let the next man get handshakH
Crandall attended the Populist convention as a
Bryan emissary. and loudly and eloquenty de-
manded that the Bryan and Sewall ticket be in
dorsed. Crandal is not capable of creating any
stir in politics, and the silver sentiment can easily
be measured in the county that was the Green
hackers banner county
Bergen County was not affected with Greenback-
Ism 1t the WeaVer electors in 1850 only TWEEN
~ votes. 1t is Democratic county, but no one has
been found who discerns any silver epidemic Sem
ator Henry d. Winton. who n delegate TO Chi
cage favors a gold convention lie openly declares
that the Democrats will he the losers In the ca m
naIgn. and that the cnunfv viii 90 RnnuhlIcnn