The New York herald., 1876-03-16
GREENBACE FANATICS.
DOingS and Sayings in the Convention
at Syracuse.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
A Probable Contest Between Dele
cations at st. Louis.
HIGHLY RHETORICAL RESOLVES.

HIGHLY RHETORICAL RESOLVES.
SYRACUSE March l5 1876
The Greenback Convention met at the Wieting Opera
House at ten O'Clock this morning and called TO
order IN behalf Of the Executive Committee py Hon.
Gideon j. Tucker, who nominated ex.Speaker MCGUIRE
temporary Chairman The nomination ratified,
and ON taking the chair Mr. Mcclure briefly addressed
the Convention reviewing the political course OF Gov
crnor Tilden and the democratic party. Alfred +.
Ransom, of Warren and George +. MADDOX. OF New
York, appointed temporary secretaries The
Committee on Permanent Organization is rollows:--
AndrewJ Cuddleback, Orange; Theodore Z. Tomlin-
son. New York; Adam 5. Smith, Albany; Alfred F.
Hanson, warren; John slocum, oswego; ]. Fletcher
Stlilwel Schuyler; Elias Hayes. Monroe, and J. s.
buell. OF Erie The Commttee on Resolutions -
George G. Jones, Albany William A. A. Carsey, New
York II. G. Tompklns, Westchesteri Daniel o'Keefe,
Warren oney Sayles, ORondaga; Wheeler II. Bristol,
Tioga; Daniel A. Robinson Cayuga, and George
sprague of Niagara taken I'LL Ihree O'Clock
The Convention reassembod at three O'Clock A
large attendance present. The Committee on
Permanent Organization reported as folows:-For
President Hon. Richard schell of New York; vice
Presidcnts-First Judicial district Theodore e. Tom
linson, New York, and Mathew Byrnes, New York;
Second district Potter b. Swartwout Orange, and John
V. onderdonk Rockland; Third district, George II.
Wager Albany, and Richard ~ Griffin, Albany;
Fourth district, Daniel Furguson Warren, and
Thomas j. Strong Washington; Filth district,
Rutgcr b. Miller, Oneida, and William q. Kirk 0non-
daga; Sixth distrct-Hollam Eldredge, Broome, and
s. b. romlinson, Chemung; Seventh dstrict-James
r. Jones' Steuben and T. J. Hurley Monroe; Eighth
dlstrict-samucl N. Lawrence Erie, and Jonathan $.
Buell., Erie; Secretaries Albert f. Ransom, warreni
Paul Tucker, New York, and Richard schroeppel,
Oneida Mr.. SchclI conducted to the chair by Nr.
Hamlin, OF New York, and Mr. Robinson, of Cayuga.
DECLARATION
Mr.. Jones, of Albany, chairman Of the Committee on
Resolutions, submitted report as follows-
Whereas the orsannation heretofore known the demo.
years 1874 and 1873 adopted certain resolutions
ang to the 9t S G Of which we enter our
FTrst-Because the subject OF finance was not public
question in this State when these conventions held,
and therefore i unjust to the voters OF the state who
nit principles laid down IN said resolutions in
the next National Denoeratie Convention . -.
principles laid down in the platform adopted by the last
York in 1858 that being the last genuine National Demo.
in s12 being only h for the
vention held in Cincinnati in that year.
Thd-Because the who secured the adoption of said
money andpersona influence defeat the democratic party
deroerSte pSry This % state are S and eon
roed by its great moneyed and interests and
to be trusted with the protection q their welfare.
periecng organization which will be democratic in ts
character and in harmony with the wishes OF the people
de@oera,ic party in tie Southern and westcra
as tSs stas be
al AND ~ S
State Convention to be held in - on the - -
National 70 be held on the 9th da,
mission into convention reprcsontalyes the
democratic voters aud people OF this state and also the
ID
'1Op''O" = '"' RssoLuross;-
.a
pSrna acts Of Congress under Which they were created
and that regard the act Of Congress passed March 1859
In god violation OF the contract by which said
was procured through by the pay money
~ e1DG of aid bonds hy b S, be-
which they were created and the resolutions adopted ey s
York % sss he'a IN the city Of Ne"
Somd- the effort boing made by the Secretary
should Immediately prohibited silver being
the baser metals and is worth less than legal tendoi
Td-Rat there should be no further funding Of ,hs
bonds S G & "n aoTaoE s beam hna
saS sea the amount any que from the syndicate been set
FVth-That the legal tender Of the government
the standard Of value throughout the country because they
will employ hando labor purchase every foot q
time while gold auctuates according to its production the
price fsescaIstors in London Frankfort and Wall
SirU-Thnt should be the master, and the
servant money and that the OF required
people depends their Intelligence, aud that the daily
the American people purchase
other articles satisfy heI
intelligence cannot be compared with that OF other
pie aud wonder when certain newspapers adyo
contraction uf the and reduction In h(
OF labor whereby that intelligence which they havt
/ done 80 much TO bring about cannot be gratihed
ScenThat the should discredit its owI
and that the which pays the President
their salaries the merchant for h
goods the manufacturer for hrs the farmer for his
produce the aborer for his work the soldiers aud sao
all other private aud public including duties
/ imports.
Eiy-That the Congress- passed in January, 1875.
plcaigng the resumption
1s7D proved failure since there u less coin now IN
treasury than there when said act passed ana
that IL with from those public ocias and
gold redeem grcenback when they
the sale OF gold for the OF
bonds and since the only effect OF the passage
has been paraLe industries and create dis
trust in business we demand its immediate repeal.
Ninfi-That the by Congress awa
Of labor agriculture and al other
aud for the development OF the nations
wealth by the people, to the exclusion or
mOnopOlics.
The report Of the committee adopted unani-
mously.
Mr. Jones moved the appointment Of Democratic
State Committee by the President the committee "
be empow cred to issue address.
Mr. Theo. c. TomInson OF Now York city, made
a brief address, followed by Mr. Jeremiah Mcclure,
who spoke over two hours
A letter from Franklin Landers greenback candidate
for Governor OF Indiana ndorsng the purposes Of tho
Convention, was read.
The Convention then adjourned sine die
PAPER MONEY DEMONSTRATION.