The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09
Graanback Meeting

GroonDock meeting
Messrs. d. P. Mitchell and j. p. Root
having, It was under stood, agreed to
speak on the financial question at the
court house Wednesday Oct. 3lst, q
call was published and q number OF citi-
Zens gathered, but the speakers were I'M
avoidabiy absent, to the disappointment
Of those who wished to hear their views.
Some Of those who went to the meeting
remained and organized by selecting N.
Whittlsey rs chairman and VIM. Z. Nc
Creary as secretary, and appointed p. B
AaXsOn, r. NJ. Clark and L. o. Priesp q
committee to repor: resolutions. The
committee reported q preamble and Sc
ries OF resolutions, which after some dis
cusssOn and various amendments, were
adopted by ajority OF votes as follows:
PLATFORM.
Whereas, Our organization was called
into existence by the necessities OF the
people, whose commercial interests hav e
suffered by unjust legislation; whose in
dusirial interests have been neglected
and are now hampered, restricted and
suffering severely from a suicidal finan
cial policy destroying business, and bring
Ing vast numbers OF industrious people TO
tdleness and want. At time when the
llie-blood OF the nation-its currency
needed Its fullest volume to be poure 4
through the various channels OF COM
merce to infuse life and vitality into every
branch OF Industry, unwise and suicidal
legislation provided for withdrawal Of
supply, . contraction OF its volume,
which weakening process has gone on
from year TO year until the business en-
ergles Of the country became less active,
Btagnation in trade has ensued, hard
times for all the industrial classes Of our
people began and have continued until
the entire business and Industrial inter-
eSts OF the country are paralyzed.
We now hold the organized parties re-
sponsibla for failure TO furnish relief to
the depressed industries OF the people;
and, keeping permanently In view, that
under the management OF the party in
power during the last few years, the drift
Of Legislation, both State and Federal,
ton OF wealth, uniformly In favor OF or
ganized capital and against the industri-
al interests OF the country. That vast
grants OF land and subsidies given to rail-
roads and privileges accorded to banking
institutions have lodged = great power In
the hands Of those corporations, power
which, at the present time, exercised
through various influences, overshAdows
the power Of the people, and seriously
endangers the equilibrium that ought to
exist between commercial and industrial
interests, and between labor and capital
We therefore enter our solemn protest
against the present tendency Of all legis
lation TO build up powerful corporations
and rob the industrial classes to accom-.
pllsh it, and invite all independent and
patriotic men to join our ranks and aid us
In our efforts for financial reform; there
fore we demand
IsL A law OF Congress making green
backs full legal tender for the payment
Of all debts, public and private, with q
supply sufficient to meet the business de-
mands OF the people, such supply to be 8
given amount per capita, such volume
not 20 be increased or diminished by
Congress oftener than once Ia ten years,
a8A then upon the census returns OF the
Cnited States.
I'd. A law OF Congress fixing q uniform
rate Of interest for the use of money
which shall In no case exceed the rate OF
:, 60 per cent per annum.
Sd, The repeal Of the national banA
Ith. Tue immediate remonetizing and
coinage OF the silver dollar of 412H
18th, We are opposed to the issue o.
strictly gold bonds by the governments,
National or State, or by municipal Oh
corporate authorities.
Gin. The Immediate repeal OF the 80
called resumption act.
It'll. The repeal of the resolution oil
Congress saying that all our United states
bonds shall be paid in coin.
Sth. That the government shall cease
granting subsidies in lands or bonds Il
railroad or other corporations.
9th. A law making it penal oftenc'
for corporations TO issue so-called water
ed stock.
A county committee of one voter from
each township and ward TO circulate doc
uments and look after the interests OF tn
greenback movement was then appoint
ed, and the meeting adjourned.