Year: 1878



 The Greenback Party.

 From the Pine Bluf Daily Press.l

 The new party movement is pre- text. As far as the abstract propo sition of the issuance of greenbacks, receivable for all dues, public and private, is concerned, we have no fault to find. The Democratic party of the Northwest and South is com mitted upon this question. It is not the only question upon which It bases it's claims as party, and enti- ties it to the consideration and sup port of the American people. Every political party that has had all exist ence, since the foundation of the Government based upon a single idea has been a miserable failure. The Know-Nothing party, and all such organizations, had but a short lived existence, and failed to accom- plish what they proposed. The peo pie, deluded by tue founders of these one-idea parties, believed that much good would result from following their leaders, ambitious of their own political advancement.

 There is no necessity for new party upon the Greenback question. To clamor for this species of curren- cy outside of the Democratic party is like going out of the Union to con tend for our rights in the Unlon. Let the Democracy of this great Ma tion stand together upon this ques- tion, and it will not be long before they can obtain sound and practical legislation upon this subject When the Democracy demanded the remon etization of silver, the passage of the Silver bill was assured. When the people demand from Congress fur ther improvement in our National finances, they will get it through the time honored Democratic party, and through no other source. Why leave the party to ask for what you conceive to be right and proper policy in the administration of onr financial affairs? And, especially when YOUR OWN party is advocating the very principles which you are seeking to have enforced. Our party has already accomplished much more than could have been reasona- bly expected under q Republican Administration and a Republican Senate. It is but short time since the Democracy acquired power in the Lower House; and yet what an incalculable amount of good has been done! The ratio of increase in Democratic majorities throughout the land will soon give us the Senate; and THEN, if that party, which brought our Nation from it's infancy to it's manhood and made it the most enlightened and powerful Re- public which the world has ever seen, fails to do it's duty in legislat ing for the welfare of the whole country, it will be time to forsake it's teachings and abandon it's organ ization.J j #l

 Another consideration to be taken into account, is the time required for such party to gain power in the National Council, Without even a foothold now, it will necessarily be a long time. if ever, before it can possi ply gain the requisite strength to control Legislation upon this ques- tion. If the relief he so important to the growth and prosperity of our affairs, what is to become of the Ma ton in the meantime2 The whole movement is predicated upon the as sumcd gullubility of the masses. Let the people but think little upon this question, and they will discover that it is the cry of the demagogue with the lust of office in his eye. Let them look at the character of the men who are striving to set up this false god-their past associa- tions-their conduct when in power and they will see the hollow aims and interruptions efforts of ambl tions office, seekers. Let every Dem ocrat fight for what is essential to the prosperity and perpetuity of our institutions, within the party. Uni ted, we stand deyided, we fall.