The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-03
THELABOR MOVEMENT.
The First Warders Permanently or-
ganized-Other Meetings
FIRST WARD.

Il permanent VI Soui@es10
club.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Jas. Riddle, in the chair, and Mr..
VIM. O'Neal was chosen temporary sec
rotary.
The first business in order being the
election of permanent officers, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected to NIL the
positions named: President, james
Riddle; Secretary, VIM. O'Neal; Vice
President aad Treasurer, Peter Gund-
ling: Executive Committee. John Rob
inson, James Campbell, George Guhd-
ling. John Brown and John ONeal.
A permanent organization having
been effected, the consideration OF con-
stitution was next in order, and the fol
lowing was unanimously adopted:
CONSTITUTION,
The opinions of the people can only be
effective y expressed through organizs-
tions with definite ends and means.
Therefore, we combine and organize
ourselves into political party, adopting
the title of Green back Labor Clubs. Inc
object of our banding together is fol
combined and individual action, and to
secure uch monetary reform as snail
free ne from the financial evils which
have been the ruin of business, and the
DEGRADATION OF labor. We hereby bind
ourselves to each other, and TO the declar'
ton of principles herewith, for the sue
cessful prosecution OF the work OF organ
izatlon and education, promising to use
our best endeavors to secure the success
of the Greenback- Labor party.
Article |. THIS organization shall De
known as the Greenback Labor Club Of
First ward of Wheeling.
Article 2. AL persons who are willing
to subscribe to the platform OF the Green
back-Lsbor party can become members
of this club by signing this constitution
Article 8. The officers of this club shall
he President, Vice President and Secre-
tary, and the Vice-President shall act as
Treasurer of the club, and these three
officers shall constitute the Executive
Committee of the club. The President
of the club shall also be its representative
10 the County Executive Committee.
Article 1.-The duties of these officers
shall be the customary duties of parties
holding such positions. 80,
Article 5-rhey shall hold office till
the third Tuesday OF August OF each
wear, and shall continue IN office Till their
successors SHALL be elected.
Article 6 There shall be no charge
for membership, and all funds raised
shall be by voluntary subscription, and
shall 90 directly into the hands of the
Treasurer, sacredly to be devoted by
MIN to the purposes of the club, as shall
be ordered by the club at regular meet
ing, and not otherwise.
Article bylaws not consistent with
this constitution may be adopted by the
club, for regulating the minor details OF
its management.
Article s. This constitution may only
be altered or amended by two-thlrds
yo.e, at regular meeting.
Article g.. a majority OF the E1ecu'
tive Committee may 1T any time call
special meeting of the club by proper no.
tlCe.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
|. Reading Of minutes.
2. Reports of committees.
3. Unfinished business.
4 Miscellaneous business, debates, etc
On motion the Executive COMMITTED
was authorized to confer with the Fourth
ward club rs regards the propriety Of
ushering into existence workIngman'
paper; also to confer with the other clubs
in the city rs To the proprlety OF parade
of the workingmen of this city on the
Goth inst.
During the meeting sixty-two persons
signed their names and were admitted to
membership OF the club.
The meeting adjourned to meet at the
same time and place on Saturday next
FOURTH WARD.
The Fourth ward club also held 8
meeting at the Atlantic hose house
which was largely attended. Messrs
Wells and Tnoburu delivered addresses
which were we'll received. A resolution
WAS offered to the effect that Sherman and
August Belmont be burned in etiigy, al
the time of the proposed parade on the
10th instant, but wiser counsel prevailed
and the resolution was withdrawn.
The following presmbleS and resolu'
tions were then reported by the Com
mite on Resolutions, consisting of Frank
HALEY. John e. Roach ard Thos. V
Salisbury, and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We, as working class
have been gradually reduced down to u
mere CIPHER in our opinion, and 1t has
all been done by legislation in behalf oil
the bordholders of this and other coun'
tries and,
WHEREAS, The above facts are now
past beng borne by us any longer, and
we think the time has now come tor US to
be doing something IN our own interestior
the support of ourselves and families, we
will in an honorable way elect honest
workingmen, who will legislate little to
the interest of the Nottingham; there
fore be it
ReSoired, That we ignore all political
parties, and that we use our utmost pow
er by fair means TO Gust all those ungod-
" self-intcrested office holders and poll
ticisns that have already ruined this So
called free country, and brought the
workingman to where be stands to-day.
Resoloei, That this Club will not sup
port for any office, from the lowest to the
highest in this United States, any man
who is not In favor Of greenbacks and
workingmens just rights.
Resoired, That we insist that the pres
ent prison labor system of our State,
that so much interteres with all mechsn-
les and trsdesmen who depend upon
their daily labor for living, be sOol-
Ished.
ReSoiced, That all special legislation
that has been in the inter est OF and for
the benefit only of corporations which now
exist in the State of West Virginia, and
are calculated to Cypress US as working
class, be repealed.
Resolved, Tina. as a means Of support
and cooperation with sll OF our class
the country, we adopt the
green back platform.
Rcsoiced, That we will stand by and
support the Green back platform so
long as 1t will stand by and support us.
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