The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-07-27

few of the most intelligent citizens of the
ward, to form and organize party whose
object was to advocate and agitate new
measures, in the mode of adjusting the
finadeial troubles of the country, and to re-
Iieve the oppressed poor laboring man.
With this laudable purpose in view these
few citizens, with S. FL. F., Esq, an old
citizen of the parish as principal mover, met
at private residence on the 9Th day OF JAN
nary last, and did then and there organize a
secret association, adopting constitution,
bylaws, rules of order, etc.; and continued
to meet weekly in privacy, its number rap
idly increasing, until very recently, by al
most unanimous consent of its members, all
secrecy has been removed and its objects
and principles proclaimed to the public as
follows:
ART. II.
1t is here declared and announced that
the basis of the principles of the Greenback
and Laboring Mans party shall be-
|. An earnest opposition to the present
| financial policy, as shown by the action OF
the late Congress and the demagogues OF
The TWO pdTtieS III pOACEs
q A determination to use vigorous efforts
and all honorable means to secure an entire
change of financial policy in the administra-
ton of the affairs Of the government so far
| as it relates to the finances of the same, and
| to rigorous and economical administration
| of the general affairs of the country.
3. The platform as published in the CHIEF
/ of 18th june.
A. A determination of purpose to promote,
/ sustain and support the honest demands and
/ claims of the labering class, believing that
! the laborer has equal rights with the CAPT
| talist, and should always receive for his
/ labor when faithfully performed a remuner-
| alton sufficient to afford him and those de-
pending on him at least the necessaries OF
/ life.
! 5. AS State issue of great importance to
| the laboring man the repeal of the act au-
| thorizing and permitting the cOnvicts of the
penitentiary to work outside of its walls,
| thereby causing ruinous competition with
| the honest class of laborers.
6. A determination to support no one for
Office, Federal, state or parochial, whose
| principles are not ayowed and in accord
with the principles of this party. a9
The headquarters of the party is the orig.
inal club organized as above stated, which
claims to be the head or supreme body,
granting the privilege to any number moi
less than ten citizens and voters, to organize
| subordinate club wherever the number of
voters will justify the same, simply by pc
tition to the mother club, stating therein
where the same is proposed to be established,
the prospec is of accessions, and agreeing tO
support and maintain the principles of the
party. and to abide by and conform to the
rules and regulations of the supreme or
mother club.
The president of the mother club is Mr..
W. p. Denham, its secretary Mr.. Il. E.
Webb, and post-office address Hope Villa,
L. Il. Rouge, La.
All who feel favorably inclined towards
| the party are invited to unite with us and
help in the salvation of our government from
| downfall that will crush us as Republic
will take occasion here to state that the
| move is rapidly spreading, and its numbers
are augmenting beyond anything of the
kind since the days of Know-Nothism.
Trusting that the information here given
will satisfy Patriot as we'll as other inter.
estcd parties, /, in conclusion, in the name
of the party, cordially thank you for the
| use of your columns to promulge the princi-
pies of the G. and L. NJ. p. m
Truly yours, n, w. ORB.