Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

notes to such an extent as will fully
satisfy the requirements of trade is fa-
vored, such notes to be made a full le-
gal tender, the retirement of the ma
| tional bank currency, and the substitu-
tlOn OF greenbacks, are demanded. The
further issue Of interest bearing bonds
on any account or rate of interest by
the government opposed; and, while
monopolles, subsidies and special
privileges are opposed, judicious ex-
pend1ture OF treasury notes on internal
improvements and the construction of
such rail and highways as furnish pro-
lection to our maritime frontiers, and
open a new market for the production
of American industry, is favored.
LOUISIANA DEMOCRACY.
The Louisiana democrats met IN con-
vention on the 9TH inst, and after fifty
seven unsuccessful ballots for state
treasurer, the convention, at II 80, ad-
journed until Wednesday, The plat
form recommends the ievee system;
calls Tor aid to the Pacific Railroad and
Brazilian steamship line; indorses the
Nichols government; indOrses the state
funding law;approves the electoral inves-
tgatlon by the federal house; favors the
next legislature calling a constitution al
convention; asserts that the in
terest of the industrial wealth produc-
ing classes is of paramount interest to
the people Of the United States; those
whose labor and enterprise produce
wealth should be secured in its enjoy
ment; expresses sympathy for the
labOring classes who have been thrown
out of employment by ruinous finan-
cial policy and unjust legislation of the
republican party, and pledges the dem
ocrat party to reform these wrongs
upon It's ascendency to power.
On the currency the following is the
resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the Louisiana demo-
cracy demands that the National Bank
ing system should be abolished and the
National Bank notes retired, and in lieu
thereof that the government of the
United States should issue an equal
amount of treasury notes, commonly
known as greenbacks. and we also de-
mand the unconditional repeal of the
laws imposing tax upon the circula-
ton of state banks. We demand also
the immediate and unconditional re
peal Of the resumption act, and
are unalterably opposed to the
ruinous policy pursued by the repub-
lican party, whereby the volume of
currency has been contracted far below
the business requirements of the coun-
try, and failures, depression of business,
scarcity of labor, and pauper wages
have been entailed; that it is the sense
Of this convention that all bonds and
obligations of the national government
shall be paid in legal-tender greenback
notes of the United States, except where
it is otherwise provided in the original
law under which they were issued We
/ further demand the repeal of all laws
passed subsequent to the original law
creating the public debt, by which obi
cations Of contract have been made
more OnerOuS.
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS.
The democratic state convention M ct
at Dover Aug. 9th and nominated John
w. Hall, of Kent county, for governor by
reclamation. Martin, Of Sussex county,
was nominated for congress. One reso-
luton endorses the Delaware senators
and representatives in congress and con-
cludes as follows: e -t.......
In accordance with the time-honored
and constitutional faith of the demo-
cratic party, we hold that the only hon
| est and lawful money Of the United
States is gold and silver coin or paper.
currency convertible into such coin at
the will of the holder. IN
.. BOSTON WORKINGMEN. -...-..
The following resolutions were adopt
ed at the Kearney meeting at Boston
on the evening of Aug. 5th:
q. WHEREAS, This republic which was
instituted for the avowed purpose Of
advancing and considering the interests
] Of the masses, has been reduced to
a plutocracy. that employs republ lean
and democrotic partisans in the per
fdious work of establishing thriving
monoplies, and class privileges that
sap the blood so that it can be
Tapped up by the vampires Of capital,
and \ - !. / ~ y / \
. WHEREAS, All laws enacted that are
not in the direct interests Of the pro-
ducing and laboring classes are crimes
againstl the spirit and prosperity CT
this republic, for which legislators
should be branded with the infamy of
criminal imprisonment. and
WHEREAS, Infamous if not GRIM
! inat class legislation has been heaped
upon the industry of the nation by po-
litical parties until the burden has be-
come too heavy to bear, and there is no
escape except by uniting the interests
of the laboring people of all classes, in
such political action as will give them
their rightful control of state and ma
tional neutrality-suspicious. Of which
they have been plundered-and there
by restore this government to the just
and lofty purposes for which it was in
stituted by our patriot forefathers.
Therefore, be it
Resoted by the people Of Boston, IN Fan
evil HoU assembled, That it is for the
highest and truest interests of the in
dustry of New England that they ex-
tend hearty, cordial and united sup
port to Dennis Kearney, the great and