The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-26
The GEeenbaek Mass Meeting a
Failure,


greenback mass meeting called by Moses
W. Field is considered failure. 1t was
expected that at least 10000 persons
would be present and seats were prepar.
ed for that number Of persons in the lar.
gest park. At the hour Of organization
only some 600 were present at the Opera
House, which can seat nearly 5000, w.
D. Kelley, Of Pa, Matt Carpenter, Of
Wis, Wendell Phillips, Of Mass, Senator
Gordon, Of Ga, NJ. II. HoOton, Of Ills,
and James Buchanan, Of Ind, were an.
nounced as speakers, but Of them all only
Kelley and HOoton are in town.
A II o'clock Moses W. Field announc.
ed the following Us the officers Of the meet.
ing; President, ThOs. ]. Durant, Wash.
ington, D. C.; Vice Presidents, D. A, Ma.
honey, Iowa, L. 7. Mood, Ky, J. W, Jen.
nings, Texas, Wa, Barkley, Mich, JnO,
P. Lane, Pa, r. ]. Wick, Ohio, James
Buchanan, Ind, Mr., Houston, Ills, E. II.
Alderman, Ind, Robert Schelling, Ohio, T,
B. Buchanan, Ind, james Cooper, Mich,
L. Woodward, John V. Ruchle and ]. W,
Childs, Of Mich; Sidney Myers, Ills, b.
Gralz Brown, Mo-, PLUME Freeman, n.
Y, Peter Cooper, n, Y, o. S. Hallstead,
N. j., Wm, ]. Brindle, O., +, NJ. Chamber.
lain, Mass, b. L. Gufy, KY, Noble
Smithson, Tenn, D. w. Aiken, s. C., Chas,
Bonsal, Ohio, and ]. T. Gilbert, Wis,
Several secretaries were then appoint.
ed, after which W. d. Kelley commenced
his speech,
The Convention, pursuant to resOlu.
ton, convened at the Opera House at 2P,
NJ. and was addressed by Messrs. Wood,
Of Kentucky, and Myers, Of Illinois, The
Committee on Resolutions then reported
the following, which were unanimously
adopted;
RESOLUTIONS.
Rcsolred, First, That the people owe 10
the Government at all times and In all
emergencies loan Of money adequate to
It's needs at a rate Of interest 80 low rs to
be the least possible burden, and to offer
the least possible competition to private
enterprise.
2. The government owes to the people
an absolutely
SAFE AND UNIFORM CURRENCY
adapted to their varying needs in amount,
and Of q value not materially different
from that Of other civilized nations.
3, That the providing Of currency for
the people Is an attribute OF sovereignty,
and tho representatives OF the govern
ment Of the United States shall perform
this duty In such q manner as TO furnish
the public an amount OF currency ade.
quate to the business requirements Of the
country, independent Of the action Of
banks or other private corporations.
NO INITIATION OR REPUTATION.
4. That we are neither repudiationists
nor inaatiOnists, but the friends Of safe,
sound and reliable currency that we pro.
pose to redeem the greenback circulation
Of the United States at the pleasure Of the
holders thereof in bonds Of the United
States bearing low rate OF interest, con-
verIible at the pleasure Of the holders
into greenbacks, thus redeeming the orig.
inal promise Of the government when 1t
first issued greenbacks, TO fund them when
desired into an interest paying bond.
3, That we arc in favor OF the issue Of
US. CERTIFICATES OR BONDS
bearing interest not to exceed 3.G5 per
cent per annum to an amount equal 10 the
whole government debt, said bonds or cPr-
tifcates being changeable and inter-
changeable with greenbacks at par on de-
mand.
Q. That the legal money Of the country
shall be endowed with the power to pay |
all debts, public and private, except that
portion Of the bonded Indebtedness spe-
Cially made payable in coin.
I. That as the enactment oi the last
Congress, providing for a resumption Of
specie payments in 1870 Is improbable
and impossible OF exeCction, and Is dis.
astrous In Its effects upon the business Of
the country, we demand Its immediate
and unconditional repeal.
s. That the plan Of the Government
currency proposed by this convention
would In our opinion tend to render our
Government and people
INDEPENDENT FINANCIALLY
Of foreign influences or complications,
and nOtsubject hereafter aS heretofore to
the disturbing influence Of foreign coun.
tries.
0. That we recommend the organila.
tion Of Greenbnck Clubs in every State Of
the Union, for the purpose Of carrying
out the principles and measures set forth
In the foregoing resolutions.
After the resolutions had been adopted,
Mr.. Daniels, Of Virginia, made speech,
and the Convention took recess I'LL
evening.
At The evening session the attendance
was somewhat larger than during the
day, and perhaps 700 persons were pres.
ent
NIe@rs. Daniels and Mahoney, Of Iowa,
and Allis made reasonably short speech.
es, but Mfr. buchanan. of Indiana, IA still |