The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-02
DIR. GOODWIN
Explains His Relation to the
Greenback Party and the Late
Sedaiia Convention.

Prom the -, Louis Times, I'd.
thank you Tor your sympathy Is ex
pressed IN one Of vour leading articles Q
Fridays issue (ihe 2lsl), but pray you {
cease shedding tears. Ii is true have 70
many years been working ia the field O
true REFORM" and 10 save the nation iron
bloodsi.eI and anarchy now pending. Not
~iih,tanding my rough treatment at TIA,
hands of the -o-caiied Labor deleg alton d
S-a.iis, l shall continue 10 work for III.
right %: labor and IN opposition 10 Shy'"ck'
18TH.
lou make a statement your sympa.
ihe,ic article which is not quite correct
when Won say that 1, The father of the
Missouri Gre-nback party, have been ruth
Ie--ly turned eat OF doors by my p~n chill
dreri" This Is not 50; they are all with
me within the Greenbsck party without one
single exception.
Ia ls.i WAS one Of the leaders in the
People-spar;y Qtadpolesj, -o-callei. We
were then. as now, overpowered and the
irnii!ess attempt Was made 10 run IL ia the
interest OF the Republican party, then on the
wsne. But as ] and others, with me now
in the Gre-Uback party, refused 10 he run
and could not be bought the bummers and
irick-ters could only Try To break Us ur, hut
fell into their own trap, a. the parties who
RON think they can ran will most as
,urrdly do.
The tir-enbsck party. So called, was sold
cut IN this city in 1876 bv the same party
which now leads ID in the attack against
me, aud 10 perfect their pian> have been
running the party by signs and passwords
aud ia score, counsels during the past four
months. You had a specimen of their
work ri Washington Hal. on the Saturday
prcrious to the Spda!ia Convention. The
roug!s, humm rs, balloi-sruffrrs and dead
beats OF our city Saw their opportunity 10
reap rich harvest and become the allied
force oi those who heretofore sold us out
They took advantage o! the promiscuous
call made by our good friend Britton A.
Hill, by his authority from Toledo. They
caught few unihnking workingmen and
formed themselves into delegation, sup
posed 10 be from the workingmen OF ST.
Louis and when they arrived AZ Seda!ia in /
creased their numbers to a formidable /
strength. TLey then held their secret eau, |
Gus and iixe:i their plans to capture honest /
Greentack men from other parts OF the 1
STATE To do this dirty work they had to
go ia under the call Of Mr.. John NJ. Lon |
don a gentleman who foresaw the trouble |
that Mr.. Hills liberal call was sure 10
AXE. hut who had no legitimate right 10
make ms call The delegation from 81. /
.olis refused TO attend this convention. a.
the .ii-turbers OF cur peace at Washington |
Hall had warned them that II they went to
S.daiia they were ready 10 fight them
there again. | was not refused ADMISSION
A. delegate by the Committee on Credent-
iais l was duly authorized 10 hold my seat
a such, but seeing $50 many we'll known
bunnl.rs from ST Louis admitted As dele
gates, l advisedly withdrew from what
aud friends knew would be an unequal
contest as 10 right prevailing against wrong
and corruption. but the Sedalia calls hav-
ing been made without suthority from the
Missouri stsr.. officers elected at the con
vention Of Oc;ober 3rd and 4th, 1877, We
snore the cong GENERATED call ut SedalIa on
the 18th inst, and shall proceed 10 call
State Convention In ;his city on or ahont
the LIT Of October next, where We shall
transact our legitimate business, adopt our
platform elect cur officers for next year,
u animate candidates 10 go before the peo-
pie for el.ct,on etc We will then, az now.
call upon all honest men 10 join us openly,
and try with MS TO gain nur honest rights
and liberty refased Us by congress and paid
hr-linss of the ruling power in our ma
lion.
tex,,ect in a few DAYS To- give a lecture
upon the rise and progress Of the Green
back party in the United States. ~hen
will b.. able To make further developments.
Yours, etc,
L. ID. GOODWIN.