Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
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cREEMBAcK MEETING.
As announced in the COURIER a
greenback meeting was held at the
City Hall, Saturday evening, for the
purpose of Reorganization. Frank
Madden called the meeting to order
and acted as chairman. On motion
of Con Daugherty, P. H.Riordan was
elected permanent secretary.
Apaper was then circulated for the
signatures Of members. After some
half dozen had signed. N. NJ. Ives,
editor of the Ottumwa Times, arose
to ask the question as to whether this
was an exclusive meeting or privi-
lege, and to know If he would be &C.
cepted as a member. This question,
he stated, was suggested by Capt
Evans, editor of the Democrat, who
sat at Ives right hand. He was in.
formed that the club was open to the
world, and then Daddy made O
spread-eaglc speech, and signed his
name as member. He said that ht
wanted that national banks, who
We're sucking the substance out Of
the country by getting $25,O00,OOO in.
terest on government bonds, wiped
out, the Ubiquitous resumption act re.
pealed and silver remonetized.
Mr.. S. B. Evans, editor Of the
Democrat, arose and said he would
not allow any man to be more patri
otto or to go beyond himself. HI
had been an original greenback man
and Seymour was nominated on tina,
platform in 1868. He therefore en-.
rolled his name as a member of the
Ottumwa Greenback Club. This
brought down the house and the
chairman said he was glad to see the
representative Of the newspapers
present and enrolling themselves as
active, laboring members of the club
P. H. Riordan then made sci
speech, urging that petitions should
be sent to Congressman Sampson ask.
ing him to vote with the greenback.
ers and for the repeal of the resump,
ton act, and if our Congressmer
didn't obey the behests of the people
whose servants they were, he was in
favor of hanging them when they re.
turned home.
After Riordan's speech Father I've,
was inspired to make another speech
which was pretty much a repetition
of his fret effort, except that he said
the Eastern money Shylocks were
loaning money all over the country
and soon we would be in the condi
ton of Great Britain-which had on.
ly 1000 land owners-we would have
all the lands in the hands of the few
Lords and then the people would al
be serfs.
Capt. Evans was loudly called 70,
but his excessive and well.known
modesty prevented his attempting te
make speech.
The next business of the meeting
was tc appoint a committee for the
city.
P. B. Murphy was chosen from thu
First Ward, John B. Smith from tn,
Second, F.. T. Babbitt from the bird
Pat Brady Was nominated but per
emptorily declinedl, and Peter Hir
schauer from the Fourth. T. r
Buckley was chosen committeeman q
large.
Con Daugherty was nominated fol
Treasurer but objected to serving, a
he found in the last campaign that i
was hard job to collect little mon
ey. Here Ives again made a shor
speech and said it wouldn't tax,
much money to run tho machine, h,
and Capt. Evans would do all tn,
printing required for about the cos
of paper, and finally Daugherty wa
elected.
Ives then suggested that he be ap
pointed committee of one to writ,
to Gen. Weaver and ascertain what
it would cost to get him here to max,
a speech. Capt. Evans moved tina
Ives be so appointed, and he was
Ives suggested that Weaver nigh
come if his fare was paid and if b
would he would loan him railroa,
pass. If it costs much money to rul
this party it might as well give VI
now, he said, for eve are all as poo
as the devil"
| Here John Overman wanted I,
know how many names had beef
signed? The Secretary counted ant
reported Is. "Then," said John, 81
that is all we might as we'll quit.
Riordan responded that they had an
other paper with lots more names OF
and they soon would have 500 or 60
in town; and John swallowed tn
story.
The meeting then adjourned II
meet that night two weeks.
There were present, all told, Il
greenbackers, including the two new
converts Sam and Daddyb two re
publicans, one democrat and a gen
tleman from Mt. Pleasant.