Year: 1879

must be satisfied now that there is very
little hope for third party in 1850. The
late elections show that the masses are
very easily turned back into the old ruts
There has nothing happened to convince
an intelligent Greenbacker that he hes
been in error. But the great mass of
voters who supported the Greenback par
ty last year have deserted the cause this
year, which proves that they never tho
roughly understood the principals of the
party, and only attached themselves to it
because of the hard times The idea that
the Greenback policy is only applicable
in times of business distress is absurd
The idea that the present revival has fol-
lowed so-called resumption is equally alb
surd. The fact is, the business "boom" is
due entirely to an expansion of the cur
rency, which has been the remedy all
along proposed by the Greenbackers
The latter have maintained that business
could never revive on a falling market
To bring about good times prices must
advance and prices could only advance by
an expansion of the currency. This has
taken place. We have at least two hun
dred millions more money in active cir
culation to-day than we had one year ago
The National banks have reaped most of
the benefit of this expansion. They have
added millions of their notes to the circu-
lating medium, upon which they draw in
terest. The Greenbackers propose an ex-
pansion of different kind of money
They asked for more Greenbacks, which
are better than bank notes, being a legal
tender, and less costly to the people. But
we have had expansion, and in this re-
spect one principle Of the Greenback par
ty has been adopted. And vet the great
mass cf voters have gone back to their
old parties under the delusiun that ''re-
sumption has accomplished everything
necessary in the regulation of our finances
and they now join hands in fighting for
and against the bloody shirt ~osa '.a


And right here comes the point we de-
sire to impress upon our readers. 1t is
very evident that there will never be an
intelligent interest taken in the currency
question until the issues growing out Of
the war are settled once and for ALL The
Republican party trades upon its''patriot-
ISM" 1t will not allow the country to
have rest on the issues growing out of
the war, and we will never have this mat
ter eliminated from our politics until the
Republican party is driven from power!
SO long as that party can keep on win
ming victories on the bloody shirt issue it
will do SO. The leaders know that it is
hollow pretense, this cry about rebel brig
adiers, payment of the rebel debt and
pensioning of rebel soldiers, but it pays
as political trump card, and will be
played until it no longer serves the pur-
pose.


The most effective way to drive this
false and hurtful issue from our politics is
to elect Democratic President. The lat
ter party is strong and will not die to suit
the Greenbackers. 1t has control of Con-
gress and very fair prospect of success
next year, T53 electoral votes sure and
New York leaning towards them. This
being so, and it being certain that with
the war issues eliminated from our poll
tics there will be plain sailing for currency
reform, it would be the part of wisdom
for the independent Greenback voters of
the country to do what they can to aid the
Democrats. Elect a Democratic Presi-
dent and four years of experience will
prove to the Republican dupes that there
is no fear of the disloyal element of the
South gaining a supremacy in the Nation
al councils. There will be no rebel domi-
neering, no rebel debts paid and no pen
sioning of rebel soldiers. The Democratic
administration will be just as loyal to the
Union as any Republican administration
could be. This will be established and
out goes your bloody shirt issue from our
politics forever. Then will follow revo-
lvtion in public sentiment Mems thoughts
will turn to new issues, and the masses
will give heed to questions affecting their
material interests. The Greenback advo
Gates will have no difficulty in gaining in
telligent hearing, and voters will be pre-
prared to act in behalf of their new con.
victions.- The dominant Greenback sem
timent in the Democratic party will then
assert itself, and will be strengthened by
the aid and sympathy of one third of the
present adherents ofthe Republican party.


We are firmly convinced that the course
we advise is the speediest and most direct
way Of achieving success for the princi-
pies of the Greenback party. We believe
that the great majority of Greenbackers
will agree with us after due reflection.
The Democratic party must assist imlits
own elevation by doing what it consistent
ly can next year TO unite the opposition
to Grantism.-N. II. Union,( Gyeen6aek.)