Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-02
THE GREENBACKERS
An Address to the People From the Exec
utiye Committee.


union, address you as the people of one
nation, animated with like hopes, desires,
purposes and proper ambition, and suffer-
ing alike the dire effects of Il cause that
reaches I'LL parts Of our common country,
depressing all productive industries, and
paraly y2ing all legitimate commerce aud
enterprise. Every section Of this, 0urcom-
mon country, would he alike bcnc!icia!ly
affected by the adoption and entorcemcnt-
OF the economic principles npon which the
national party is founded to establish the
only just rule for the government of civ.
iIi2ed people, viz: That each individual
member OF society shall retain and enjoy
the fruits of his own toll, unimpaircd by
unjust and unequal class legislation, VIZ
earnestly and tratemally call your atten.
ton to the following facts:
|. The National party, as factor in
national politics, dates its organization
from the nomination of indianapolis, on
the 18th Of May, 1876, at that noblc,t OF
patriots and philanthropists, Hon. Peter
Coop, as ITS candidate for the prcsiden-
cy;. in November of that year, 1873, it
poll for him S2,Gl0 votes,
2. The national party continuing the
pros OF organization, in two years in
creased its votes to 100000.
3, This great increase in the National
vote isunprcccdentcd in the history of po.
litical parties, but 1t falls far short of the
real strength of the principles advocated
by the National party or the hold they
have already takenupon the popular mind
and heart, We do not include the votes.
where, as in Georgia and other states,
there was no nominal nomination, but the
contest was between Republican or Demo
cratic nominees, and independent candi-
dates, each contcndng that he vas the
best and trucSt representative OF the prin.
clpcs Of the National party. II that vote
were Included in this estimate, it wOuld
swell the present strength of the National
party to from million and half to two
million votes. Can any doubt exist that
Il party which has developed such strength
and growth in the past two years, can, in
the next twO--that is to say, in lSSO-so
perfect its organization as to elect the next
president? With maiOgltirs in congress
and in nearly all the state legislature,
whom the money power cannot buy or in
timldatC, and who can be relied ON TO leg
lslatc for the benefit of the whole people.
and not as the servants Of a European
Grand Council Of International Finance, "
then will the iron hand of oppression laid
upon the people by the money power
loosen its grasp, labor will be Iitly and
proitably employed, liberty and Justice
will bcre-cstahliShcd, and peace. prosper
ity and happiness return to bless the
homes of all the people.
4. We warn you, our countrymen, that
yoUrRrpubllcm government, which should
be dear to every American heart, i, in
danger from the combination known Us
the money power to whom congress
has transferred the trust cOmtidcd to it by
the constitution. We need cite only two
instances OF disregard for the laws and of
the will Of the people: First-The exist
ing laws for the protection of labor are
diSrcgardcd and mnullcd hy the cXrcu-
tive authorities. Srcond-rhccombirution
of banks, speaking through the clearing
house association OF New York city, are
rmbolIcned to proclaim to the world that
the laws which you have established
through your organized national govern
mcnt, dccrccmg the silver dollar
to he lawful money, shall not he cntorc-
ed; that they will not obey them, and 50
far Us in their power thcywill lprrvcnt 9TH
cr, rendering due obedience TO them. II
these banks are permitted to anml this
law, then they can in like manner mnul
unyothcr law Of The land that may not suit
| their wishes, and the result follows that
You will be governed by the mrancst and
most hcarlcss Of all oliglrchics-amoncy-
ed arlstocracy. This action of these con
spirators against the laws of the land and
| the happiness Of mankind should at once
determine you to unite with the National
party, which is organized to protect the
people against the CncrOachmcntS of tins
money Power that cares nothing for
the ruin of all things else, so long aS ii
may fatten upon the wreck of industry.
The banks are themselves the creatures OF
the law, and tits not becoming that the
creature should say to the creator. Thy
will shall not be done" Thepowertor evil
of these features OF the law, which have
thus assumed to break and annul the law
must be crushed You can never reach
and control it through either the Republi.
can or the Democratic party organizations
The leading and controlling powers il
both are in alliance with and fostering
this dangerous class, who are threatening
the life Of the nation by annullingthe law,
Of its creation,
D. The Republican party is in power il
the nation, and the Money Power has cho
sen it for that reason us the party through
which TO make its contest with the people
upon the issues now pending, at the samC
time holding the leaders Of the Democrat
ic party willing allies. The contest there
fore, is not between the Republican an(
Democratic partlCs-iti is between the Mon
cy Power and the people, between til,
bank bills based upon untaXed bonds ant
a government legal tender currency-anC
the people have no choice whatever of ev
CT securing INSTRUMENTATION from indus
trial thralldom, either through the party 0
the Money Power-the Republican party
orits ally, the Democratic party. Tha
, insidlous power is at this moment seeking
to array hepeople in wicked and ru
inous contest on the idea Of a solid nortl
against a solid south, well knowing tina
such contest Is a mere pretext and cove
for their real purpose. which is the con
tinued supremacy of the Money Power an
the further ruin OF the people. We there
fore urge upon you to organize into tn
National party mt once, in every schOC
district, city, town and ward, and plac
yourself in communication with this cen
trail executive committee, to the end tina
justice may be established and prosperit
restored.
The address is signed by F. Devices a
chairman pro tenn, Alexander TrOup a
as secretary, and by Peter Cooper, of Ne,
York; 7. II. Murch, of Maine; G. De L
Mutyr, of Indiana; Samuel +. Cary, {
Ohio; Edwin V. Wright, of New Yorl
and many Others.
The Greenbackers held meeting at tn
Metropolitan hall this evening, with clio,
ed doors. They claim sixteen members j
the next congress, who will act indepent
emily, not joining with either party in cal
Gus, and that this number, as u balance {
power will enable them to decide th
speakership and claim the clerkship an
charmanships of important committee
+ They say that either Ewing, of Ohio, {
5 Kelley or Wright, ofPennsylvania, woul
: be acceptable to them as speaker, an
that their preferences are for Democra
!. They propose to maintain in WashingtC
{ an office for the distribution Of politic
r information, but do not, as has been state,
@ intend to start here Greenback organ.
= The following resolution was adopted
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