The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-20


Tue same evening, pursuant to an
nouncement, large number OF the
workingmen of the South Side met at
Parker's Hail .or the purpose Of organ
ling Greenback Club No 2, OF this
Safe, No l having been organized at
Charleston, ksnswhs county. The
meeting was called TO order by A. j.
McNash, and on motion Mr.. Isaac Bur.
ton was made temporary chairman and
NJ. A. l.. wells temporary secretary.
The chair then stated that the object o.
the meeting WAS to effect permanent
organization OF y green back club IN this
CITY, and read the following
CHARTER.
Gree,,6acl.s for all dsbts-By authority
of the National GreeaJack Mass Con
usntioa, Chicago, AHg~st g. 1870, this
Charter of National cooperation IS
hereby issued.
To the Greenback Club At Wheeling,
w. Va, of which G. FritsCh is Presi
dent snd A. l. Wells Secretary, - per
application No. 2, on file at the Head
Quarters OF the organlzsLloE in Chicago,
and duly recorded on the book OF Record
set apart for the State OF West Virginia,
in which the above organization Is re.
corded as Club No. 2, with headquarters
at Wheeling, w. Va.
Ir witness whereof l have, this 18th
day of June, 1877, issued this charter OF
kugly or u Z AZ
over the signature of Chine tor the
Right" NJ. NJ. PoMERof'
Chairman National Committee on )rgan-
tuition.
Mr.. Wells then made few remarks,
in which he bitterly denounced all po-
litical creeds, and informed his audience
that the country had been cruclied be
tween two political thieves, the Democrats
on the one side and the Republicans on
the other. Mr. Wells spoke for July
fifteen minutes, and explained why the
laboring man should rise and assert his
own personal rights by cutting aloot
from the two political parties, and de-
fend the right OF manhood and treemen
by belonging no longer 10 either party.
MIR. Wells speech was received amid ap-
pIause. Mr.. McNash called for the
reading of the greenback constitution
and platform. Mr.. Wells thea resd
and explained the document, after which
Mr.. McNasb moved that said consc!u.
ton and platform, which is given below
be adopted Tn" vote o! ADOPTION vas
unanimous.
CONSTITUTION.
.r.o,;,;o,s ~ ,,e o..,,e "a, on.v
,o o4ao,;t,,,,, .yn-es.ad t1rnuoh orysni-
~ -,
"Tbe QUESTION ot what inaq.ial system
shall ne adop,ci by our people, through
their Government, beng the most vital
10 onr future prosperity. is selected rs the
hosis If unio@. NH. its ACCOMPLISHMENT
shall mace some other topic a the head
OF those things most davou,ly 20 be-
wished.
,sTberefore we combine and organiz'
ourselves into \ political party, adopting
the name OF IniapeaIent, and the dr.
tinc,ive title OF Gresnb4,k Club. The
object of our bynliug together +, By
both combined and individual action, To
. ,S. snch monetary reform AS shall free
-, from inc financial evils. which have
naen ne ruin 81 the country and desrc.
dst,ou o, labor We hereby bind our.
solve, to each other. and to the ds.a-a-
t,on Of princIp3es herewith, Tor tina sue
n.s.srI r,r,s,.rn,,on of the work of organ
;.,,,;,,, s,.d ad,,a,ion nroml,ino TO use
onr host an iesv,-s IN secure the success
~ m. I,den,ndert Party IN the cor troll
~ I'a, s,r,irs nf orr town c,y1tv. State
ond noti,, -
,rroRN
L. Inc greehOach uolIar H"S1 ot
legal tehHer rthe pay ''i'u' - al o'o''
ana by the government ''sueu' Pto"'o''4
and received At par Win Holu'
Z. Inc greehoscN u % INC leSN' 'el'-
der money oil the country ana 50 %
issued by the government
3. The genera govern uenV alone %
issue money, ard TINS Tor the Deneht OF
all, and not to, through or Tor the enrich
ment OF national BANKERS.
4. All KINDS o. properly owned Oy IN
dlvIduaIs or corporations 10 De taxed
alike
Payment OF ul'fu 0'o.es oo'''7 ]"
the iaw,u1 money OF the country
minIstrstion OF public affair.
Nc "oo,' P t".n a al' ~. ,ba ~.
POM E Nv, ~! ~ G.aonbsCL. G,nr,,,...
.oIi. ,,;oc, for ,pbic5 Wa y,rl,,r..-
.ea's a,,;.,''gs anJ .av.nara-s ssso.,,I.
n 'rT., for the nurncse Of scoring ee
g-estast GOOD 70 The gre,test nump,r,
SrinSing 9snit.l in sympathy with labor
and csTryipo our prjRclples ss above
,lsimed ~ the control Of noli,icsl
and fnsrcisI affair. in the United Statrs.
To this end tor the above purposes. re.
csrdIess If ro,or, previous condition Of
nvbs;csl or pollticsl sfhIistion in the