The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-11-28
GREENB4CKsi!
Nesting at Indians pelis Of rhosI N
Favor Of Making Them a Full
Legal-Tdnder.


Indianapolis. on Wednesday. Nov. 25 Itwa
called 70 order by + 4 0llenan. Chairman
of the Indiana IndeIe7dent State Contra
ComuIttee, who stated. that its objects Ia,
been somewhat misrepyt .ented. The paper
he'd raised public expectations to- high L
hail been called for cSnsultA,ion rather thai
for immediate dcfrite action, To take int
consideration The proprety Of calling a Ma
tiaual Con,rutih ~ nomiuate = Prs iden
ami Wee President If DE United States
On motion tbe hon Jas buchanan ~as a
sctei permapeu,,,' ''rrsidrnt. On >ssumiul
tle CHAIR he ieturatd thanks "a the hons
conferred. AL advised that the action Il tn,
Convention h. conducted with deiiheratior
commensurate with the Importance Of IN,
principles involved Class legislation, mus
be discarded. rhr people " the coautry
regarded As 90, -ommon family.
To- irgtuAtieu N the meeting was CON
pIetcd by ID, s.,cliou"t tue following officers
NIcc-pr,sidrnts-l. A Wood. II LOUIS
vile. Ky Archibsld johnson, Of Muntgom
cry county. aud , Reese. Of Randolph county
Indiana
Secretary : D. Riley. Of Clay county
assistants. IL, editors " the independent pa
pers
Committee on nrga izatirn. aud d Prepar,
statement 81 Priueples + Campbell
Parke county; F. p Buchanan. Marion
county L a Wood Louisville, Ky H"r
aee b. nA, New lork A. G. Cameron
Chicago a. 4 Ogg Hancock county Ale>
Ander Troupe, New Haven, Conn. Thoma
jones. Tipppcanoe county Ansou Wolcott
White county K, NJ Hszhtt, Putnam CO.
4. J Truscutt, Posgy county J. b. Elder
held, NandeIburgh county.
On motion the above Committee was IN
structed Il rec immend . tmc and place f1l
n ldiug the preliminary Convention referred
tn above.
Letters were then read by j. B Buchanan
from Hon. john A. Thompson, summit
Point West va, r. Worthiugton. Moro
Ohio Wallace 2. Groom, New York d X
Mahoney, Dubuque Daily Telegraph ; Henr.
carey Baird, Philadelphia
On motion the Chairman was requested 70
address In Convention ON its assembling
after which the meeting al 10 rned till -
D. m. but at that time the Committee ON Or
gaHizA -ioI, not being ready to report, al
journed tall evening, after listening 10 an en-
serta'uiHg and Instructive address by tia
President.
sEssIoN-THE PLATFORM
The Convention re-assembled at p. m.
and vas addressed by the Chairman. Mr.
Buchanan.
The Committee appointed at the morning
session, on Organization and Declaration .
Principles, made the following report
In view of the great sufferings 10 which
many of the industrial interests Of the eoua
try are nov subjected, by reason OF past Vi
cIous leg1sl alton IN relation 20 the finances q
the uauOu By means OF discriminating az
extoriIvnate rates Of transportation betweel
the various market points Of the country an'
he producers, aud OF unjust Disseminated
IA our revenue system, by which certain IN
terests OF the untry are promoted at the ex
peuse II otheI Interests, all Of which are evil
demandi reform and as, after years OF i'm
portunlty to existing parties, no redress q
these fragrant abuses has been afforded t. tn
sIty Ut a new political organization Of Tia
people, by the people. aud for the people, Z
restrain the aggressIoAs Of combined capita
upon the rights ard interests Of the masses
to reduce taxation, correct abuses, and pun
fy ali departments Of the government
Your committee, to whom was referred tn
subject Of settlbg forth declar alton O., prin
cIples, as a basic upon which to call a prelim
mary national convention, have mature
considered he same, and believing that
proper solution al the money queAtion NOR
deeply affects the material Interests Of thu
people than any other Que question, and tina
1t directly ana Indirectly affects all othe
economic questions IN issue before the PEG
pie therefore, We recommend the following
basis VI union
|. 1t Is the duty of the government to eS
tablish monetary system based upon th'
faith and resources OF The nation, in armon,
with he genius u the government, an ldapT
ed to the demands Of legitimate business. tx
this end the circulating notes of all natJona
and state banks, a. well as all local currency
should be withdr avn from circulation, anC
paper money issued by the government d.
rectly to the people, without this interven
tIun Of any system II banking corporations
hich money shohld be a legal tender Of al
debts. public and private, duties on imports
included this money to be interchangeable
al inc option of the holder with registered
government bonds bearings rate Of interest
not exceeding 800 per cent per annum.
Interest ON the present public debt,
and that por ion II the principal OF the same
which Is, ty the express terms If the law ere
aJIug II, payable IN com, shall be 80 paid.
Your committee fur her recommend that 4
national convention OF all people who can
agree to the foregoing proposition be called to
assemble at Clevelai A, %, on the llth day Of
March, 1875, to self a national platform,
and t. appoint tIsie and place for holding a
national independent convention, to Bomin-
ate candidates for President and Vice PresI-
dent All who fuzzy iudoIse the foregoing
basis OF union snail be cordially invited to
SAID convention shall be a mass
bat oil votes therein shall be
taken by States, std each state shall be en-
titled to a numberso of votes equal to twice the
number u it, representatives in the national
congress.
Your COMMITTEES further nominate and
for a national executive commit
tee. with power to add to their number, and
TO change the date Of the preliminary nation-
al convention, if ergency require, the follow
M gentlemen
Robert Schilling Cleveland B. T. Trevel-
LICK, Detroit A. Z. Cameron, Chicago Z.
NJ Davis, Philadelphia Thomas Buchanan
and T. A. 0lleman, Indianapolis; j. 7.
| ampbsll, Rockville, Ind. X. NJ. Hazlett,
L. A. Wood. Louisville, Ky. |;
A. Ogg. Greenfield, lid K. H. Cree, Alex
lndria Ind. Il. A Thompson, BIuntsville,
Ind Ansou Wslcott, White county, Ind !;
Thomas Jones, lafayette John A. Thomp-
,on, Summit Point, w. Va, s. NJ. Smith,
Kewanee, Ill.
Prior to the adoption of the report, Mr. r.
A Riley of Greenfield, Ind, introduced the
ollowirg resolution Apd urged its adoption /:
Resolred, That we demand that the legisla-
ton Of the natior, be so changed and arranged
A. u sure to each the lust reward Of his
,wn labors, and sall praAtices of rObbing.
stealing and swiniling by hngs and corners,
Dr. otherwise. directly or Indirectly, in Off
sial places, high Or low, shan be punished
and inlah cases where possible,
the swag restOred!t TO the government or the