The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-28
The Nationals.
Organization of a Greenback Club at
Aberdeen, Miss.
GEN. DAVIS MAI vAssER. HON. W W
TRoUP AND OTHERS, INTO IT.

TRoUP AND OTHERS, INTO IT.
From the Aberdeen Examiner
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ABERDEEN GREEN
BACK CLUB.
According to previous appointment
the club met at the courthouse on Fri
day evening, the 18th inst, and com
pleted its organization by adopting q
platform and full corps of officers, to-
wit W. H. Vasser, President; G. n.
Simpson, Vice President; w. I. Hug
gins, Treasurer, and G. w. Elkin, Sec
rotary.
Col. W. w. Troup made stirring
and patriotic speech in explanation of his
reasons for declining the presidency, in
dorsing the organization heartily in every
particular, and pledging himself to do all
In his power to further its aims and OBJ
jects.
Gen. r. Davis then being called upon
| for a speech, responded in an effort in
keeping with MS acknowledged ability
on all occasions, and doing ample justice
10 the subject, and impressing his audi
| tors with the magnitude and importa nee
of the cause and the necessity of labor
ing Increasingly IN the good work set
| before them. AT the close of the Gen
erals unanswerable argument, opSortu-
nifty was offered all in sympathy with the
organization 10 enroll their names. The
names of sixty were added, making in
all one hundred and two members. Thus
bravely goes on the work of promised
emancipation from impending depend
ency and ultimate enslavement of the
toiling masses.
The following resolutions and plat
form were unanimously ratified by the
club:
| RESOLUTIONS AND PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY THE ABERDEEN GREENBACK CLUB.
Whereas, Throughout our entire coun
try the value of real estate is deprecia-
ted, industry paralyzed, trade depressed,
business incomes and wages reduced, un-
paralleled distress inhicted.on the poorer
and middle ranks of our people, the land
filled with fraud and embezzlement, bank
ruptcy and pauperism and starvation !;
and,
Whereas, This state of things has
been brought about by legislation in the
interest of, and dictated by, money d.
ers, bankers, and bondholders; and,
| Whereas While we recognize the fact
that men in Congress connected with
both the old political parties have stood
manfully for the rights of the people and
met the threats of the money power and
the ridicule of an ignorant and subsidized
press, yet neither the Republican nor
Democratic party, in its national policy,
proposes remedy for the existing evils
and,
Whereas, The limiting of the legal
tender quality of greenbacks, the chang
ing of currency bonds into coin bonds,
the demonstration of the silver dollar,
the exemption of the bonds from taxa
ton, the contraction of the circulating
medium, the proposed forced resumption
of specie payments and the prodical
waste of the public lands, were crimes
against the people, and as far as possible
the results of these criminal acts must be
counteracted by judicious legislation;
Therefore, We make a declaration of
our principles, and invite all patriotic
citizens to unite in our effort to secure
financial reform and industrial enamel
patton. The organization shall be
known as the Aberdeen Greenback
Club" and under this name we propose
to aid in the election only of such men
State and Nationwide office, as will
pledge themselves to do all in their
power to establish these principles.
First-It is the exclusive function of
the General Government to coin and
create money and regulate its value.
All bank issues designed to circulate as
money should be suppressed; the circu-
lating medium, whether of metal or pa
per, shall be issued by the General Gov
eminent, and made a full legal tender
for all debts, duties and taxes in the
United States, at its stamped value.
Second.-There shall be no priyiledg-
ed class of creditors; official salaries,
pensions, bonds and all other debts and
obligations, public and private, shall be
discharged il the legal tender money of
the United States strictly according to
the stipulations of the laws under which
they were incurred,
Third.-That the coinage of silver be
placed upon the same footing as that of
gold.
Fourth. shall provide said
money adequate to the full employment
of labor, the equitable distribution of its
products and the requirements of bust
ness, fixing a minimum amount per
capita to the population, as near as may
be, and otherwise regulating its volume,
by wise and equitable provisions of law,
so as to prevent spasmodic contractions
and a corresponding reduction in the
value of property, arrangement of trade
and oppression to labor.
Fifth-It is inconsistent with the
genius and spirit of popular government
that any species of private property
should be exempt from bearing its just
share of the public burdens. Govern
ment bonds and money should be taxed
precisely as other property, and grad
uated increase tax should be levied for
the support of the government and the
payment of its debts.
Sixth-The public lands are the com
mon property of the whole people, and
should not be sold to spectators, nor
granted to railroads or other corpora
tons, but should be donated TO actual
settlers in limited quantities.
Seventh.-The government should
use all constitutional modes to encour-
age the development of our agricultural
mineral, mechanical, manufacturing and
commercial resources, to the end that
labor may be fully and proftahly EN-
ployed, but no monopOlies should be
legalized.
Eighth-AlI useless offices should be
abolished, the most rigid economy en-.
forced in every branch of the public SER
vice, and severe punishment inflicted
upon public officials who hetraY the
trusts reposed in them.
d Ninth:-That the contract system OF
employing labor in our prisons and re.