The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-01-20
THE RAG-DOLLIES OF WISCONSIN.
IN SOLEMN CONCLAVE.
The organization Of a rag-party in
contemplation Secretary Field
its Wet-nurse.
MADISON Wis. Jan. 10. 1876.

THE GREEEBACK CONVENTION.
The Greenback State Convention met
here this afternoon. There were forty
or fifty persons present.
Mr.. Orledge called the meeting to
order and read brief addres.
w. w. Field was chosen chairman,
and S. d. Carpenter secretary.
Mr.. E. P. Allis was called for, and
delivered and address, which was highly
commended. Subsequently copy was
requesed for publication, and it WAS re-
solved that every paper in the State be
requested to copy it.
Hon. Harlow S. Orion made a speech
in which he said that he would support
a Republican for president rather than
a hard money candidate.
Speeches were also made by Messrs.
Gilbert, Seller, King, Carpenter, Nabor
and others.
STATE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Carpenter moved that a State
Central Committee be appointed by the
Chair, to call a State convention, if
thought proper, to choose delegates to
the national convention at indianapolis.
A THIRD PARTY.
The prevailing opinion seemed to be
that if neither of the existing parties
adopted greenback plank, third par
ty would be organized. The convention
then adjourned till evening.
STATE COMMITTEE.
The following Stata Central Com nit
lee was announced by the Chair
First Congressional District-George
Esterly, OF Walworth.
Second-H. s. Orion, of Madison.
Third-G. w. Lee, of Grant.
Fourth-E. P. Allis, of Milwaukee.
Fifth-E. NJ McGraw of Sheboygan.
Sixth-Ei Stilson, of Oshkosh.
Seventh-G. w. King, of Clark.
Eighth-E. s. Miner, of Juneau.
At large-Wm. Orledge, Of kenosha.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolution, presented
by Judge Orion, were adopted:
Resolved, That gold and silver ere too
announcement and quite insufficient to be
used in this country as circulating
medium and that paper circulating
medium in lieu therefore as money, is
absolutely indispensable.
Resolved, That the National Govern
ment should issue and furnish such pa
per circulation, intercontroFertihle into
National Bonds, at long time and low
interest, and to be of such volume as is
from time to time required by the exigen-
cies of commercial exchange, which
should supercede all other paper cifcula.
ton as money and be receivable for all
public dues.
Resolved, That forced contraction
Of eurrsney. with a view to the redemp
ton of Government paper with gold or
silver, will greatly injure, if not utterly
destroy, all the diversified interests of
the country, except those of bankers
brokers and creditors.
Resolved, That the present volume
of our paper currency is not in excess
of the necessities of the times, and that
it shall be of such a character that its
future expansion or contraction shall de-
pend upon the natural course OF bust
ness and the common laws of trade.
Resolved; That the true policy is to
encourage the development of our ma
tional resources, and equal protection
to all branches of business and produc-
ton, industry and the administration of
the Government, with honesty and
economy, and in this way sustain the
national credit, and make it at least
equal at all times to gold Or silver.
After some speeches from seyela al
gentlemen the meeting was adjourned.