The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-26
A New Independent Party.
PRELIMINARY CONVENTION AT CLEvE-
LAND.

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Cleveland, O., March 11.-AbOut sixty
delegates, representing twelve States
and the District of Columbia, assem-
hled at Halles Hall this forenoon, with
q view to forming a new independent
political party. The convention was
called to order by E. A. Olleman, chair
man of the national executive commit
tee appointed by a previous convention
held at indianapolis, November %, 1874
The call for the meeting was read by
T. B. Buchanan, Secretary OF the eX-
ecutive committee. The call sets forth
as objects of the meeting the prepare;
ton of a platform for the proposed
party and the fixing of the time and
place of holding a future convention.
which shall nominate candidates fol-
President and Vice President, upon the
following basis of union:
/. 1t is the duty of the Government
TO establish q monetary system, based
upon the faith and resources of the ma
ton, in harmony with the genius OF
this Government and adapted to the
demands Of legitimate business. TIC
this end the circulating notes OF all ma
tlOnal and State banks, as well as all
local currency, should be withdrawn
from circulation, and Il paper money
issued by the Government directly tC
the people, without the intervention OF
any system of banking corporations
which money shall be a legal tender in
the payment of all debts, public and
private, duties on imports included
this money to be interchangeable at the
option of the holders with registered
Government bonds, bearing a rate OF
intereSt'nOt exceeding 1865 per cent. pei
annum.
2. The interest of the present pub,
lie debt, and that portion of the prin,
cipal of the same which is by the eX'
press terms of the law creating it paya-
BILE in coin shall be so paid.
Permanent organization was effected
by the election of Prof. HOotOn, of Hi
nOis, chairman J. T. Campbell, of Hi
nOis, C. w. Campbell, colOred of Vir-
ginia, and r. J. Trevelleck, of Michigan.
Vice Presidents; A. G. Cameron, of Hi
nois, Secretary.
A committee of one from each State
was appointed on resolutions, to which
a number Of resolutions were read and
referred, including the following in
substance:
That Congress should provide fOl
river and harbOr appropriations as OBJ
jects of national concern when neceS-
sary for the safety and convenience OF
commerce; that the Government should
secure to all citizens their i%nalienablc
rights, except when by valid legislation
deprived thereof by reason of crime
that the record of old political parties
is such as to forfeit the confidence and
respect of the people; that the commit
tee on platform cOnfine itself to the sub
ject of a national paper money, and
that the convention limit itself to this
matter exclusively; that the prOduc-
tive industries of the country should re-
Ceive the greatest possible protection
and support of the Government; that
the present revenue laws are unjust
and unequal, and that more Just meth
DDS of raising e should be adopt
ed that the national banking law has
established a monopoly oppressive to
the people, dangerous to their liberties
in its influence On the press and State
and national legislation, and demand
ing its repeal appealing to the Ameri-
can people to break loose from party
trammels and unite on the basis of a
government whose legislation and ad-
ministration shall protect the industries
of the nation from the avarice of CAPT
talists.
USING THE SAME TowEL.-Health
follows neatness, and disease the de-
parture from it. The use of the same
towel by many, common in a public
place, though more allowable than the
use of the same tooth brush, is never
theless, a not much healthier practice.
A prominent oculist says that the con-
tagiOus Egyptian or granular infam-
nation of the eyes is spreading rapidly
throughout the country, and adds: 81
have in many, and I may say in the
majority of cases, been able to trace the
disease to the use of the so-called roll
ing-tOwels. Such towels are generally
found in our country hotels and in the
sleeping apartments of the working
classes, and being thus used by nearly
every one, are made the carriers of M
of the most dangerous, and as regards
its symptoms, most troublesome disease
of the eye. | therefore would strongly
recommend that the use of the rolling
towel be abolished, for thereby we will
discard one of the great instruments
for the spread of such a dangerous dis
ease of the eye, by which thousands of
wOrkingmen are annually deprived of
their cal of support.