The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-25

~ tnc rate oil syo.WDOlD wear. IL
does not keep us in coin. suppose the
secretary OF The treasury lock up sl5O.-
lUD,nU0 or $500 5000. the moment il j.
free il follows tho gold and silver from
the mines, and our creditors take il from
us. The work of reform, gentlemen. OF
social and political reform. works slow
ly and works hravilt. Necessity bcgcts
Thought, and The suffering Of our whole
people. the dcprcriaied value OF our pro
lducts on our farms have bcgot thought
land alt of that thought there will evolve
u system which shall remedy The de-
fect- of the old. (Applause).
! The committee on permanent orcani'
"iion submitted report recommend
ing Harvey II. Harris, OF Laporic, for
secretary. Delegates 10 national con.
vcntion for the state Mt large. Samue
Farley. Marion county; VIM. Foster
Newton county; triah Coulsom. Sulli-
van comfy: Allen W. Lewis. Wavn,
county. Alicrnsics, John :. 1ruscoD
po.ev county; Sample Lotion. lianlit.
on county; j. :. Davis Bartholomew
county: Nathan Fialcr. Randolph coun-
liy.. Presidential electors Mt large. A. l.
Bliss. Laporie county: X. NJ. Gregg
Dearborn county. Alicrnatos. john
sutton. Marion county, and John H.
Miller, Parkc county.
The District delegations reported full
lists Of delegates 10 tho national con
yention, central committeeman, and
Presidential electors. Tho following are
the ones from tho Isl and "a Districts
First District - Delegates 10 ihe nm
tional convention. VIM. H. Miller. OF
Vsndcrburgh: Robert Mitchell. or Glib
son. Committeeman, @. II. Wcs>clcr
OF Nandrrhurch Presidential elccter.
John Wyttrnhark. OF spencer.
! Second Di'irict -Commiitccman. +
w. Nirhc. OF Knox Delegates. Iriah
I iCoulson. of sullivan: &. M. Allen. oi
Knox. t'ccior. L. r. Rose. Of Greene
I The committee on resolutions aud
platform submitted the following re
port, which was adopted unanimously
We. The inicpcn tent people ~ lndi
ana. being Impressed with the nccc--ii,
oi unity OF action to scrnrc reform
in The administration OF Tho aillrs %
state, the better 10 secure relief to ih,
iloiiing masses. against The cxiravsganc,
and corruptions that have entered int,
evory department or government. ant
d
financial policy ss shall nurr tn ia ,
benefit ~ all cla>scs or American cit'-
lcns alike. du hereby make dccaraiisn
of our principr-, anl invite Tie ro-opc
ration aai support ~ All true mon.
L. We demand ihc immediate ant
unconditional repeal of tho specie ro
sumption act os Jan. Ia. 1873.
Resolved, That il is The duty OF Ia,
government TO establish monetar,
system based upon tho iaith and resour.
ces or tho nation, in harmony with ia,
genius OF this government, and adapted
10 lhc demand. or Legitimate business
Resolved. That the circulating note,
OF all national aud state banks. ~ wei
a. all local currency. should be with
drawn irVm cirrulIiiUn aud paprl
money issued hy the government in pay
mcnt OF mud exchange for its ohliga
lions. directly 10 the reoplc. Mithou
the intervention Of any system o.
banking corporations.
Resolved. That such money shll, b,
legal tcn!cr in payment of all debt-
public and private. duties on imports ia
cludcd. trNccpt that portion OF The ia
irrcst and principal Of The public deb
"
creating il made payable ia mrtall
money shall 50 be pai,b; this money I,
bc interchangeable nj the option ot III,
holders with registered eovernmcn
bouds bearing rate of interest not cx
! cecding 3.65 per cent per anntn.
We denapd that the present hondc,
( debt OF tho country be refunded. n
speedily ~ follows, into registered. in
icrchnngeablc bonds, that shall bear in
! tcrcst at . rate not exceeding 3.S5 pc
cent. per annum.
: Thai a. the public domain is the right
I ful hcril,gc OF the people. il should no
{ be distributed to spectators or corpora
: tion,. but reserved Tor actual settler
{ aud va favor tlIc giving 10 each OF th
{ Union soldiers or the late war loo acr,
: OF said land Of the public domain, will
: out the condition OF actual occupstioi
We demand aud insist upon sever
9 retrcnchincnt and economy in n
g branches Of tho public service.
: Il. n. llAZELITr, Chairman.
j. II. i. JoNEs, Secretary.
We recommend the adoption Of tn
! resolution. independent ofthc platform
;, Resolved. That while We regard Il
q attempt TO drag the common scho,
u question into the coming campaign
: unnecessary, yet we do not hesitate
: dcclare il "a our well considered opinio
y that the fund set apart by the state +,
y cducationsl purposes should ever n
10 lmain Que snd Undivided. and that /,
's part OF il should ever lie devoted TO Il
: maintenance OF any scctarian or d
: rominationsl school whatever.
ri a resolution was also adopted !,