Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-25
TIE GREENBACKERS
OF Ohio Try theIr Hand at Another
Convention. and succeed Ia
Adopting n Platform.
The Rebels who Left the Columbus
Convention Ruled Out-Peter
CoOper'S Letter.

TOLEDO. June PA convention of the
Nationals who withdrew ON the Columbus eonVen-
only of the twenty Congressional districts IN the
state being represent q. A number OF the sup
here, under the lead Of H. Scheling, Of Cleveland
hut were not admit TO the hall, tlcksts being Is
Son Was va eSied 10 order By a. n ode Of Iucs
and j. j. ThrockmOIton, OF Ross county, was eleeted
ehaian Charles Coegn eisa seeTots o.
and Ieng The following resolutions iit were
reported raj y, ehall man OF Ihe commit
f G .eT ID revive sectional snlmosltles
and regindis the ,ssiOnS or war Is the more cTml-
nal because mad 10 serve the ends OF party and d.
ven asteRl4t ttoln as--nlces that vitality interests
evels citiz IA OF the republic.
s3eeond-This republican government having b. en-
established by the people 10 defiance OF tbs king
money and their own arms Is able and OF right
should exercise its most vital function colnf 70 OF
money, independent OF the action OF any foreign
Thifd-That It is the exclusive function and Inn
peratiye duty OF the general government TO supply
the entire circulating m Huns that all bank issues
OF currency should be suppressed and that money
or paper shall be received by the government Itself
for ali taxes and durs, and be legal tender for all
debts, public and private, aud that neither the s e
Rotary OF the tTeaSuiy any other officer OF the
government, nor banking corporations shall be al
lowed TO determine Its volume.
Fourth We declare that the so called specie RI =
sumption is fraud and SPINDLE; that II has re-
sui ri IL the further paupeIlzati0n OF labor and In
rendering the condition Of al who In debt still
more hopeless and despera'e and In placing the
accommodations Of intustry at the mercy Of the Shy
the most bounteous harvests ever bestowed upon US
as people, and the locking up In the tTsasmy Of
volume OF the peoples money, We denounce as an
atrceious crime without excuse OF palatIonI;;
in accordance with the law under which they were
created.
silver dollar OF 4l2I2 6iains.
SeVentn-while the labOIlng population are re
quired to protect their country by the sacrifice OF
tneir time and personal service, the wealth OF the
county should bear the burden of Its protection by
graded and liberal Income tax.
Elghth-We recognize the mutual dependence OF
capital and labor, and deprecate all efforts to an
tagOniZ5 Them. We demand cheap capital anC
wel-paid labor In place OF dear capital and cheaI
Nlnth-we demand proper sanitary safeguard.
and regulations for workshops mines and factories
anu LeNOI NC VI avs "
and laborers trst lien on all descriptions OF the
Tenth-The importation OF seville labor from
China or elsewhere and the contract system OF EN-
p.oyiDg labor In opr prisons must be prohibited.
a number OF letters we're read from dl1erent mel
OF prominence, among which was the following
New YORK, June IA, 1879.
DEAR SIR-In your recent letter you requested o
me some advice on national affairs and the lat,
nominations In Ohio. 1t seems TO me clear, as
told MT FYaTts our secretary Of state, but lately
that the time had come when this question OF TIL
national money and currency must pc seitiso an
Die and not as 1t now is, i1 the Interest 0
special moneyed class. The people are suffering
daily untold miseIies ON ruin, from business HnC
want OF employment arising from this cause.
class OF legislation the subject OF money to per
init the peoples circulating me- iium to e invest
in uutnNable bonds, which must be restor by take
the people, is now the great oppression or whcl
this nation complains This c. Iel policy IT, ned tw'
legal tenders With which we odd pay op- debts anC
fructiiy all our Industries In P1 OppI Siye tax OF
drawn from the government by labor ser
vice and mat Hal fuihlsh 1 BIZ the people
The investment OF this real money in bonds Is tn
yoke Under which the p 2pie groan tnlS Gay, tof
taxes for money which mekes 1t impossible for tn
people to pay their tx. fh 3 bonds must Z
the law under which they ere issu l. Any Jr-se 0
party action that will hc"ten that day Will De an In
es2d me f1e grat ps8ocra
party In onto had nomina one OF the most Out
ey SS e9 sey SS tbs S
TO me that this Is one or the { nd most sfgnlh
the west. must say, therefore, In response - you
request for edvice that this nomination OF Genera
Ewing ought 70 be sustained Without wishing 3
imply any dsparagement the exc client gentleman
nominated by the Greenback convention In Ohlo o
wishing 10 dictate TO any one In the free choice o
4 citizen Of Quo. / should vote for Genera
EWlRz as not only eonsls' mt with the grea
pIiIciple for which We contend AS independent o
paIly but as also the best methC OF securing SUE
cess In our contest ,alnst the vicious policy that
distressing orr people Yours ye sT 4 Iy Soopvp
The letter was received with great applause.
TIE following resolution was top' u:
Resolved, That In view OF the extra0rdina,y poll
teal situation. we deem 1t necessary to nominate
state ticket at this time.
The convention Is about evenly divided, and viz
Orous efforts are being made 10 kin 1t by dilatoi
IaCtons.
the chair held that the motion to table and
&c iOurn were both out or order, and a Vicd Uoc
vote IGied that the resolution was carried.
General Carey was chairman or the convention.
Several Sc Seches were made, when the conventio
adjourned sine die.
meeting Of sll those who propose to suppors IN
Columbus platform and ticket was called Tor thl
afternoon at two O'Clock at the Bodley house.
Tho Columbus Rebels.
Those who propose to support the Colum
bus platform and ticket held a meeting this afte
noon. Mr.. Plat. the Hamilton county candidate 0
TIE regular ticket for membarOf the board OF pub
lac works, preside T. Some sixty or eighty person
were present The Hamilton county delegation,
vote by themselves, resolved 10 support both tn
platform and rcket put forth at Columbus, and the
the balance, who had RETAINED from voting, adOpte
a resolution 20 suppoftthe Columbus ticket but n,
the platform. The nesting an exciting on
ami the Operhouse convention was characterized
bitter terms as a sell-Out 70 the Democrats.
BABIES are too highly priced to permit
them to suffer with collie, fatnlence, etc
when DIR. Bulls baby syrup will at once re
Here them Price Is cents