Year: 1879







The millions upon millions of inter
national transactions are carried on with
the use Of less than per cent. Of legal
tender. The debt system is their main
dependence, their chief stock in trade.


IT is often asserted that the resumption
dollar will 20 twice as far as the green
back dollar of 1866 would. To test it,
take $50 and try to pay 500 bond Or
mortgage given in 1866 and due in 1879
lawful money.


If "a man voluntarily bind himself to his
neighbor, it is his right his liberty is his
own property; but the right Of the neigh
Dor to hold such liberty moment against
the will Of the owner, sheuld not be recog-
nized by any law.


A MAN who should erect his house on
the ice, to secure solid foundation,
would display as much wisdom as people
do who base their domestic medium of ex-
change on portable and exportable coin,
expecting safe and permanent founda-
tion.


The enthusiasm of the recent engage
ment should be replaced by the stubborn
determination to win in the end. Our re-
sources are: |. Principal. 2. Courage.
q A,;tot;on A Tho boI1ot Will tbo,a
the work before the Greenback party can
not be lost.


WITHIN the last six months six new ma
honal banks have been established in
the west, and two in the east, and others
are still being organized, while many of
the old banks have increased their circu-
lation. The total increase of the bank
circulation so far since January last ag-
gregates fraction over $7,0OO,O00.


THE Greenback State convention of
New York, and the Greenback State con-
vention of Massachusetts, have indorsed
the soldiers petition. The petition
travels and booms. 1t is destined to give
the Republican party more real trouble
and anxiety than all Of the Confederate
Brigadiers and the ''Solid South" The
Federal Private IS asking to be heard.


WE would prevent the necessity Of debt
and usury, by an ample supply OF exchange
medium to do cash business. We would
abolish the legal relations of debtor and
creditor, by repeating all laws for the col
lection of debt, made after a certain peri
cd. 1t will be said that such a volume of
money will render the currency worthless.
We deny it, and challenge reasonable
proof.


GAS to the Greenback party, its acces-
sions this year are large, and its achieve
ments more striking than those of last
year. Whatever it may do elsewhere, it
has practically swallowed the Democratic
party of Maine. Events may yet give
the Greenback movement even greater
Importance than it now possesses. 1t
is obviously q force that cannot be Ig-
nored."


THE Chicago Tribune rejoices that the
starting up Of the Ohio iron and steel
mills, the increased production Of the coal
mines and the enormous crop of 100000
900 bushels of wheat, having put damp
er on Ewing's hopes of success, and cured
many a fat lunatic of his Greenback nom
sense. Now who doubts but that over
production produced the hard times and
gave birth to the Rag Baby2


THERE are two great classes in the civil
lied world who have used fJr an exchange
medium. The producers, ofwhich there are
millions, who receive for their products
the current money of account. The vol.
ume of their products amounts annually
to about $6,OOO,OOO,OOO. There is in cir,
culation to pay for this enormous product
but about 5000, $1,000 of currency, or one
dollar Of currency for ten Of products.


The hard-panners have a gr-2t deal
to say about "Greenbackers who sit on
store-boxes and whlttle and talk politics. "
If the whittlers were all Greenbackers, we
would have few more votes than we
have; but then a whittier is angelic
in comparison with coupon clipper.
One whittles and lives off OF his own re-
sources, small as they are, while the other
clips andl off of the industry of Others
If there were no clippers there would be
but few whittlers, or any other kind Of
idlers.


AT no time since the advent OF Green
backism into Maine has there been mani
tested 80 mt \ earnest desire by Green
hackers as now to carry on the struggle
against the arlstocracy of wealth. They
see the errors of the past campaign and
are anxiou, to remedy them. On every
hand the inquiry is raising, what shall we
do now? Rest assured this zeal will this
time find the right way. The lesson of
Sept. 9Th is not lost. 1t was needed. It
will be a guide for all future time.


THE cause Of the low prices of the farm
and shop, is the compulsory idleness of a
large proportion of the customers. If they
were at work they could purchase what
they want to drink and wear. Being idle,
they are compelled to live by their wits.
Live they must some way. Somehow
they secure enough to eat to keep soul and
body together. They gather from the
swill tubs the refuse of the tables that are
provided and collect the crumbs that fall
from the tables of the rich, to prevent
starvation. So not only is misery stalk
ing abroad in the land by reason of re.
publican legislation, but those who are at
work or in business are deprived of a mar.
ket for their products. How long will the
people endure itp


ANOTHER NUT FOR FARMERS.
The records of the Illinois State board