The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-16
The Greenb.ek Farce.

The Gfcenback Convention met, Monday af-
ternoon, pursuant to adjournment: We stated,
last week, that it was postponed in order to a.
low the managers to hOneyfuggie with the Dem
ocrsts. The result proved the correctness of
our guess. This Greenback party, that boasts
of its independence, aud its ardent love for prin-
ciple, and that had declared that it would sup
port no man unless he was an outspoken and
pledged Greenbacker, allowed itself to be nosed
around BY the Democratic Central COMMITTEES;
the advocates of free and uuadulterated Green
back ticket were cowed and silenced, and a con-
glomerate ticket forced upon them, in greedy
scramble for Office. When Sam. Wood declared
that the pioneers of a new party never got the
Offices, We predicted that it would demoralize
the Greenback party. 1t has done SO; and we
find ticket nominated by Greenback Conven-
tion, containing just one candidate who had the
courage to be a Greenbacker without an Office
| in view.
At the very outset, it was evident that .
scheme was on foot TO whore with the Democrat
| ic Committee. A resolution to appoint a COM
| mittee to report candidates to the Convention
was once voted down. We may remark here, as
well as anywhere, that ODriscoll made his
speech ten times during the proceedings of the
Convention. Then James NJ Trant introduced
| q resolution which he had been evolving for the
past four or five years. For fear it might "get
lost" and not be reported in the proceedings, We
procured q copy, and herewith give it:
Resolred, That to be in harmony with the Decla-
| ratons of American independence, the Preamble of
the Constitution, pure n1emoe.aey and me last In
must admit that the United States of America is
debtor to the citizens of African descent for their in
erty and domestic tranquility; therefore, We are in
favor Of the issue and of one thousand
million dollars of United States legal tender paper
money, in liquidation Of said debt
This resolution, reported to Convention COM
posed largely of men who had been owners of
slaves, and advocates of slavery, received but q
partial applause. Men were there who had liv-
ed for years Oh the labor of slaves; who had
| sold slaves; who had fought to destroy the Gov
ernment in the interest of slavery. We are in
favor of Mr.. Trant's resolution, with slight
amendment: that the men who had the labor of
the slaves should he assessed for th at one hun.
dred million dollars. If needs be, conf scate the
real estate of the South, and sell It to the high.
est bidder, to raise this money. But the men or
descendants of the men who were tarred and
feathered for denouncing slavery; who we're
sassiuated in the Halls of Congress for speaking
against slavery; who gave their lives to save
their country from the Shareholders Rebellion
we say these men or their descendants should
not be required to pay for the labor of the slaves
The resolution passed by a small vote. The ST.
lence of majority of the Convention was more
significant than if they had voted no.
We should have stated, that out of more than
100 delegates apportioued to the Convention,
xy.arn T,.r mia talya
did not have single regular delegate but three
four were picked up, and admitted. We heard
the nam es of Giles A. Briggs and lloyd Martin
called-both iron side Democrats. Mr.. Briggs
had told u.s. just before going over, that he was
a dyed in -the-wool Democrat, aud had come to
Troy in the interest of the Democratic party.
Wolf River was slimly represented; Union had
none; Marion one; Wayne, we believe, was full
the other Townships had vacancies
After the passage of Trant's resolution, and
six or eight speeches from O'Driscoll, and a
statement of q resolution that lie was in favor
of adopting, to take away land from such men
as Rippey, and divide it among such as him,
who had squandered theirs, motion was again
made to appoint committee to present the names
of candidates. 1t was appointed, and then q
motion was made to take q recess of thir ty min
utes, to allow the committee to consult with
the people" J. w. Jenkins, with less discretion
than the balance, blurted ont that the consulta-
tion was to be with the Democrats. And forth.
with, the committee went out to Consult with
tho people" They struck for the Probate Judg
e's Office, where, with closed doors, they soon
suited with the people," in the shape of the
Democratic Central Committee, and carried out
q programme that had bee n concocted on the
streets, before the Convention met. The cousnl-
tation lasted SO long, that the Cow ention be-
came impatient, and clamored for n omnations.
O'Driscoll here made another of his speeches.
He was telling how he would support no candi-
date unless he pledged himself fully to the
Greenback doctrines; how the Republican party
stunk, aud how the Democratic party stunk
worse than the Republcans-wben be was in
terrupted by the committee coming in.
They reported as candidates for Sheriff Tyre
II. Martin, Commonly known as lloyd Martin,)
of Iowa Point, and Col Hatch. Martin was the
candidate selected for them by the Democrats,
but as they knew Col. Hatch would not stand,
they could keep up appearances by putting him
on. The Colonel declined, when somebody NOM
mated Sam. Maquilken. A cry was raised for
the candidates to come before the Convention,
and pledge themselves to Greenback doctrines.
Mowry read platform for Martin, but it would
not do. Finally Mowry, who seemed to be his
groom, went and brought him in, and he assent
ed to the propositions in the catechism like
little man. He was then Nominated, rs had
been foreordained, receiving "a votes to Maquil-
ken's 9. lloyd Martin never voted anything
but Democratic ticket, and will vote fer Til
den, next year, if he is nominated, on the hard
est kind of hard money platform.
For Treasurer, Joseph +. Hsmpson aud Robert
Tracy were named. Hampson came up and
pledged himself in favor of destroying the Ma
tional Banks, and of the Government issuing all
the money, making it legal tender for every
thing. Sam. Hardy read platform for Bob Ira
cy, pledging himself to the leading articles of
the Greenbaek faith, which was an astonisher to
his friends, as he had always been known as the
hardest kind of o hard money man, and in favor
of resumption, openly advocating these views,
when most Republicans were leaning strongly
to the greenbacks. But men will do almost any
thing for office. Mowry evidently had = rod in
pickle for Bob, and demanded that he be brought
in, and be catechised. Sam. Hardy went out to