The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-26
Reassembling Of neutrality-suspicious.

/ ISpIASAPoLIs. November 25.-ThC
independent Convention reassemb!ed al
seven o'clock this evening" and were ad,
dressed BY their chairman, Hon. Jane;
Buchanan, who also read letters from q
number of gentlemen identified with the
movement who had been invited 10 at
tend. but who could not be present
Among them were Hon. John a. Thomp-
son. of West Virginia; l.. Worthington.
Of Ohio; Wallace B. Broome, of the
| New York Mercantile Bulletin; ID. \,
Mahoney, OF the Dubuque Daily Tele-
Graph, and Henry Cary Babb,
All of these gentlemen warm
ly commended the objects of the
meeting, assuring Mr. Buchanan Of their
heartiest sympathy Herewith, and re-
GREETING the circumstances which pre-
vented them from being present.
The Committee appointed at the morn
ing session on Organization and Deciar-
alton of Principles, made the following
report: ln view Of the great sutferings
to which many Of the Industrial Interests
of the country arc now subjected, by rea-
son of past vicious Legislation in relation
to the finances Of the nation; by reason Of
discriminating and extortionate rates Of
transportation between the various market
points of the country and producers, and
an unjust discrimination in our revenue
system. bv which certain interests Of the
country are promoted at the cxpen>" of
other Interests. all Of which are evils; de-
mundlng reform. and as. after years Of
importantly to the existing parties, no
redress Of these fragrant abuses has been
afforded to the people by these parties,
We realize the necessity of new p0liti-
cal organization. Of the people. by
the people, and for the people; to
restrain the aggressions of combined
capital upon the rights and interests of
the masses. to reduce taxation, correct
abuses, and to purify all department of
the government. Your committee, to
whom was referred the subject OF setting
forth a declaration Of principles Il, Il b"sls
upon which 10 call a preliminary nation
al convention. nave maturely considered
the same. and believing that the proper
solution Of the money question more
deeply affects the material interests Of
the people than any other one question.
and that it directly and indirectly affects
all other economical questions III Issue
before the people; therefore We recom-
mend the following basis of union:
lst. Ii i, the duty Of the government
to establish monetary system based on
the faith and resources OF the nation IN
harmony with the genius OF
the government and adapted
To the demands of Legitimate businesses;
To- this end. circulating notes cf all
National and State banks, IA well
as all local currency. should be with
drawn from circulation. and paper monay
issued bv the government direct ~ t. the
people. without the intervention Of any
system Of dcbarring corporations; which
money shall be- legal tender IN the pay
ment of all debts. public and private. du-
ties on imports included. This money to
be interchangeable at the option "t the
holder. with registered government bonds,
bearing rate OF interest not exceeding
3.G5 per cent per annum.
ID. That the interest on the present
public debt, and that portion of th" prln-
ciple of the same which is, by rNpr"--
terms of the law creating ii, payable IN
coin. shall hc 50 paid.
Your committee further recommend
that "a national convention Of all the pyo-
ple who can agree to the foregoing finan-
cial proposition, assemble in natiuna.
convention at Cleveland, Ohio, on the
1l,h dsy Of March. tu perfect Il nutIona.