The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-04-03
Michigan. Platform Of the Greenback
Party

Michigan. Platform Of the Greenback
Party
The ADVOCATE has received the following
Tor publication
4 new national party having organized
To be known as the Il uEpENDENT GREFNBACk
Parry. the following Platform is published
fol the information Il the people Il Nich-
gan
The withdrawal ut national bank notes
and substitution Of greenhacks, thereby car
ceiling The T. 5 Bonds now held for the
security cf the National Bank circulation
and the saving Of s24, 900. 900 interes; money
per anuum.
? The issue OF U. ;. trea ury certificates
On demand, bearing interest at 3 81 per
cent. per annum n exchange foi greenbacks
" hen deposited at the treasury OF any govern
ment depository IN sums ut $50, or ans mul-
tiple thereof The treasury certificates pay
able, principal ara interest, in legal tender
money Oa demand ard the JreeHbdrks to be
made t,di legal tender the plan being e.
make Greenbacks interchangeable with inter
est hearing obligations If the government un
demand The deposits to he used la the
Secretary Of the treasury m the redemption
| of government six per cent. bonds thus
I y
transferred trorl Europe c. America, and the
interest thereon reduced at least $50 900 O0O
per annum
As sale place Too deposit the plan viii
| operate benchcently ior the people, ana az
| fiscal arrangement tyr the treasury, 1t will
save hundreds NJ millions ot the people
money.
| 8 The repeal NJ the atrocipus Act 81 March
| Is. 1869 entitled n An Act t. Strengthen the
! Public Credit, Ito enrich = ndhold.rs by
robbing and swindlIng the people, aud tile
payment Of "hve-tWenty bonds III Green
/ backs. according to law. thus securing au
increase Of the circulating medium. aud
thereby reduce the rates vi interest for the
use OF money. emauclpate industry from the
grip OF the a. cuntIactionists and money
lenders, secure a return 10 pr1speroh, tone,
for our farmers. merchants aud mauutactur
ers, and above ali. give 20 millions q our IDLE
merchants a. lahorers the employment t"r
which they have been waiting and PRAYING ton
I 80 many iong and weary months.
1. The public lands to he reserved t"r
actual settlers and the proceeds To ne kept
for educational purposes
=. The repeal If al internal Revenue tax
alton and the raising Of all the revenue requIr
ed 70 support the Government, by tax
alton on imports Of foreign productions,
particularly upon that class 81 foreign COM
modities which yu laborers can successfully
produce Such taXatious as viii keep th'
balance of the trade ia favor Ut thC L uIted
States. put more revenue into the treasury,
and more idb0r uita tte haHJ- a the American
people
The patriotic people w Michigan ur
cordially invited To Joan our ranks ~ this
movement ior pno.,riai rei0rm anil inda,tra
stsanci nation TIE wcLti contraction uI the
propi.s mOa+p has brought upon the pra
ducers OF our country extreme suffering aua
povertX The contraction ~ that Kind VI
our currency deumuluated money, To the
enormous ex ent of over 81 300, WO,W b. since
Sept /. 1868, Is the real cause Of the present
inactivity and hard tunes. A. both " th'
existing political parties nave iWied ane
refused to increase the currency, amt thereby
relieve be couHtry 81 the stagnattpn and
paralysis which nov exists In every nfanci
Of industry and business. ami nothing ,al
be expected n the way II relief ia the future
from either Of those parties, bat, on the con
trary. knowing that both will insist npon stil
further contraction " on greeabdcls, and thu
still further contract the peoples employ
1 ments therefore this new People Party ha
| been organized Is earnest aud Determined
men-men who regard the doctrine tia
this is peoples government, and mat m
laws Of the country should be wisely am
patriotically framed, having special reiereHc
: ter1hfe r..'lAsa Of the greatest good OF tn
greatest armber -->---
A majority IN both houses Congress hal
been during the past ten years composed o
bankers and bond holders AMI although they
have been quite willing to pass many bib
calculated to enhance The rdtes II interest anc
iacTedse the rdiae " =" e-t'ceaty' b0Rds, ye
! they have persistantly refused to adopt |
single measure calculated t. improve the con
dition Of our laborers. that great class tla
pro duces All our wealth. and depend upon
employment for the means Of livelihood f1
themselves and families. The record show
that stead 81 legi-lating Tor the people. the,
have been piotting and and istS-tyUuag e. eurIcl
and aggrandize a small class ~ bondhOlder
ami ban king monopohsts-
! Instead of eHtoTced resumption Of specI
payments at the demand Of capitalists an'
bondholders, 70 enrich foreign creditors au,
monopolists. our suffering laboring peupl
require the resumption Of domestic employ
nseHfs, to restore prosperity 10 the country an,
bring contentment, happiness aud Independ
ence to The homes and fre-sides Of the mil
lions who are now kept Ia enforced idlenes
for want Of work.
IL is recommended that "Greenback' Club
he formed in every city. township aud vlilag'
in the state and that local committees To
appoir ted for she distribution Of documents
and for such other work as may be useful a.
promoting the great cause II which We ar
engaged As soon as convenient, the under
signed should he notified of the name D
every club formed upon this platform. 70
gether with the names and post office address
81 the officers. The undersigned will speal
at any place, whenever requested by
'Sreenback Club
For documents and further information.
apply to MOSES W. FIELD,
/ Chairman StGte Central Committee
| DETROIT. MAR,H 20, 1875.