Daily globe., 1879-06-25
CAREY'S CROWD.

II
The Bolting Greenbackers Of Ohio in Com
vention-Declarati0n OF Principles
Letter from the Veteran Peter. Cooper En-.
dorsing Gen. Ewing's Nomination-Reso-
luton Adopted Declaring 1t Iaexped1entl I
to Make Nominations for State Ohacors.
TOLEDO, July 24.-The convention of nation |
als who Withdrew from the Columbus conven-
lion, was held here to-day, twenty Congression- /
al districts in the State being relresented. A
number of supporters OF the Columbus ticket |
and platform are here under the lead of Robert
Schilling, of Cleveland, but were not admitted
to the hall, tickets being issued only to those
in sympathy with the movement. The c0nven-
tion was called to order by M. N. Odell, of
Lucas. J. T. Thr0ckmortOn, of Roas county,
was elected TEN pOrary chairman, Chas. Cough
lin, necretary, and two assistants.
The following resolutions were reported by
Gen. Carey and unanimously adopted:
THE PLATFORM.
First-The effort to revive sectional ami
mosities and rekindle the passions OF the war
is the more criminal because it is made to
serve the ends of party and to divert attention
from subject that vitality interests every citi-
zen of the republic.
Second-This republican government having
been established by the people in defiance of
the kingcraft of Europe and maintained solely
by their own money and their own arms, is
able and of right should exercise its most vital
functions-the coinage of money independent
Of the action of any foreign power.
Third-That it is the exclusive function and
imperative duty of the general government to
supply the entire circulating medium; that all
bank issues of currency should be suppressed
and that the money issued by the government,
whether it be gold, silver or paper, shall be re-
ceived by the government for all taxes and
duties and be legal tender for ali debts, pub
lie or private. and that neither the secretary of
the treasury nor any other officer of the gov
ernment nor banking corporations shall be al
lowed to determine its volume.
Fourth--We declare that specie resumption
is fraud and swindle; that it has resulted
only the further pauperization of labor, and
in reducing the condition of all who are in debt
to still more hopeless and desperate condi-
ton, and in placing the accumulation of indus
try at the mercy of Shylocks and usurers, and
this too in the presence of the most bounteous
harvests ever bestowed upon us as people.
The locking up in the treasury of the United
States of the larger part of the scanty volume
of the peoples money, we denounce as an afro
cious crime, without excuse or paliation.
Fifth-All bonds of the government should
be paid in accordance with the law under which
they were created.
Sixth--We demand the unlimited coinage Of
the silver dollars of 4121a grains.
Seyenth-When the laboring population are
! required to protect their country by the sacri
| fee of their time and personal service, thu
wealth of the country should bear the burder
of it's protection by general and liberal in
come tax.
Eighth-We recognize the mutual dependence
of capital and labor, and deprecate all efforts
| to antagonize them. We demand cheap capita
and well paid labor in place of dear capital ant
cheap labor.
Ninth-We demand proper sanitary safe
guards for workshops, mines and factories
and favor the enactment of laws giving me
chanics and laborers a first lien on all descrip
tions of their work for their full wages
Tenth-The importation of servile labor fron
China and elsewhere, and the contract system
Of employing labor in our prisons must be Pre-
hibited.
/ number of letters were then read fron
different men Of prominence, among which wa
the following from Peter Cooper:
PETER cooPER's ENDORSEMENT OF EWING AND RICE
NEW YORK, June 14th, l879.-To Gen. F.
Carey-Dear sir: In your recent letter you r
quest of me some advice in refer ence to natio1
al affairs and the late nominations in Ohio.
seems to me clear as told Mr.. Evarts, ou
secretary of state, but lately, that the time ht
come when the question of the national none
ard currency must be settled and it must
settled in the interest Of the whole people an
not as now in the interest of q special monte
class. The people are suffering daily untol
miseries from the ruin in business and want {
2 employment arising from this very cause
class legislation on the subject of money
permit the peoples circulating m,
dunn to be invested In untaxab
bonds which must be sustained by
TAXES ON THE PEOPLE,
is ow the great oppression of which the natlt
complains. This is cruel policy, turnil
, 8200, 100000 of circulating medium in the shal
of legal tenders, with which we could pay o,
debts and fructify all our Industries, into 9
oppressive tax upon that very industry. Th
money was ell real money, drawn from Il
government by labor service and material fu
nished by the people, and hence paid for
: much gold and silver The investment of th
real money into brass is the yoke under whit
the people groan this day, for it removes Il
very tools of industry and substitutes taxes +
money, which makes it impossible for the pc
. pie to pay their taxes. These bonds must
paid as soon as possible and in strict confo
J. nation to the law under which they are issue
Any course or party action that will hasten th
day will be an incalculable blessing to the pc
pie, hence rejoiced when heard that the
GREAT DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN OHIO
z had nominated one Of the most outspoken 81
: ablest advocates of sound national currenc
issued solely by this government. It seems
me that this is one of the best and most signi
S cant facts in regard to the progress of o,
d cause in the West. must say, therefore,
n response to your request for advice, that
think this nomination of Gen. Ewing oug
:. to be sustained. Without wishing to imp