The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-23
Remedy. They not only saved my life, but
have made me hearty and strong man.
Very truly yours, s. NJ. IRWIN.
THE GREENBACKERS.
THE MEETING AT THE COURTHOUSE LAST
NIaHT--THE "BIOATED BoNDHoLDERs'
AND NATIONAL BANKS COME IN FOR A
ROUND SHARE or ABUsE--ADDREssEs BY
MEssRs METCALF, WINTER AND OTHERS.

About seventy-fvc persons assembled a
the courthouse last night, without public
notice, to assist in completing the organiza
ton of Labor Reform party.
Mr.. Metcaf called the meeting to order
and said that this being an adjourned meet
ing the first thing in order would be the
election of permanent chairman.
Mr.. Winter was placed in nomination
but declined with thanks, saying
that he wished to labor in
the ranks, and insisted that Mr.. Metcali
should retain the position of chairman.
Mr.. Metcalf in defining the objects of the
meeting spoke of the necessity which he
and others felt for new party and arraign-
ed the existing political parties as enemies
of the poorer classes, and as having failed
signally to give satisfaction to the people
He contrasted the condition of the people in
this countryside greatest on the globe
with those of other countries and spoke of
the oppressed condition of the poor and the
hardships they had to endure through in
imical legislation. He continued in that
strain for some time, abiding to taxation
which he described as confiscation, and
in the course of his remarks about the bond.
ed indebtedness Of the country and national
bank robbers he made reference to the
"severe criticisms" of himself in the great
Cairo newspaper, and said mo man hollered
unless he was hurt"
Mr.. Houpt was nominated and elected
secretary.
After calling the roll of membership,
Mayor Winter was called upon to read the
platform of the party, which he did, with a
running commentary, INDUCING in frequent
remarks about himself and giving the
audience his personal political history. He
also gave brief resume of the growth of
the Greenback party, and concluded by
urging those present to come up and sign
the roll.
He was reminded at the conclusion Of
his remarks by one Of the audience that in
recounting his political history he
omitted to mention that he
he was once Know Nothing. His honor
Immediately denied it. In arraigning con-
gress and legislatures for their unfriendly
attitude toward the people, he exclaimed:
"Look at your town council; they will vote
hundreds of thousands of dollars for the
rich while they tie up the poor mans
pigs" He also handled national bankers
and bondhoders without gloves, charac-
terizing them in general terms as enemies
Of society
Mr.. Metcalf, in subsequent remarks,
said that somebody at this meeting felt
very sore over his illusions, though who it
could have been the reporter did not ex-
actly find out. He seemed, however, to
drive at the representative of THE
BULLETIN, and as that gentleman is
known to be blasted boated bondholder,
who devotes all day and most of the
night to clipping coupons, and carries three
or four national banks around on his sa-
cred person, he was gazed at pityingly by
our horny-handed mayor, and that sweat
ing son of toll, Justice Comings.
Other addresses were made by Messrs. Ro-
berts and Comings, of the same tensor as
those which preceded them. Their remarks
were generally directed against bondholders
and national bankers, and were in the main
incoherent and inconsistent.
The speakers all seemed earnest
and honest, but utterly lacked compre-
hension of the doctrines their party, and not
one of them seemed capable of offering u
remedy for the ills under which the poorer
classes of the country groan. They feel that
great wrongs exist, and that somebody or
is responsible for it, and
lay the blame equally on the shoulders of
both political parties, whom they abuse
roundly. They grope in the dark.
The following names were added to the
of the club:
Enos F. Wheeler, NJ. J. Buckly, J. w.
Merryman, S. Walters, John Pollok. w. W.
Wooten, George A. Christman, B. F. Jen-
kins, Alexander Allen, N. ]. Sheehan, r.
w. O'Calahan, James Z. Arnold.
The following permanent officers of the
club were elected President, j. II. Met
calf; Secretary, A. Comings; Treasurer,
s. Walters; Corresponding secretary, Ii.
Houpt
Mr.. s. I Davis, the greenback candidate
for congress from this district, is announced
to speak at the Courthouse tonight