GREENBACK PARTY • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Greenback Party

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/grˈinbˌæk pˈɑrti/ Listen

Greenback Party

noun

A former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation.

See images of 'Greenback Party'

Etymology of 'Greenback Party'

Share |

"Greenback party" Quotes from Famous Books

... to the Greenback party, in the first place, I am not a believer in miracles. I do not believe that something can be made out of nothing. The Government, in my judgment, cannot create money; the Government can give its note, like an individual, and the prospect of its being paid determines its ...

— The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. - Interviews • Robert Green Ingersoll

... dignity to the occasion. Jackson county has long honored women with positions of trust. The deputy recorder is a woman; Mrs. Allen was notary public; Mrs. Patton was nominated for auditor by the Greenback party in 1880, but was defeated with the rest of the ticket. Women are book-keepers, merchants, clerks, teachers; and, in fact, almost every ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various

... IN 1876. [5]—This policy of resumption of specie payment did not please everybody. A Greenback party was formed, which called for the repeal of the Specie Payment Act and for the issue of more greenbacks. That the presidential election would be close was certain, and this certainty did much to lead the ...

— A Brief History of the United States • John Bach McMaster

... and a member of Tammany Hall, but toward the latter part of his life he became a leader of the Greenback party, being a candidate for President on that ticket. He had good habits and was always occupied with business. Two children are living, Edward, and a daughter who married Mr. A. S. Hewitt. The son and son-in-law have each been mayor of their city. There ...

— Hidden Treasures - Why Some Succeed While Others Fail • Harry A. Lewis