The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-04
Yhe Maine Greenbackers


back State convention made William NJ.
were appointed d recess was taken.
At the afternoon session the Committee
on Resolutions reported as follows: This
conveutioa rcafirms the cordial priuci-
pies eDunciated in the platform Of the Ma
tionat Graeuback Convention Of Maine in
1878. AMI iooks,,with pride and satisfaction
at the endorsement Of the people Of the
same at the September election; also CON
graduates the people Of Maine upon the
reforms inSugurated by the Nationals, and
carried forward by the last legislature;
the decay Of American shipping is "a sub
iect that justly causes anxiety and alarm,
and we demand such legislation as shall
cause its early restoration; the increase of
coin has been an Indebtedness Of the gov
eminent IN time OF profound peace from
81, 1000 900 il 1865 TO $1,000 900, 600
| 10 1879, is u fact SO startling IS to alarm
every friend Of his country; that the re
duction OF the rate OF coin interest and at
| the same time Increasing the principal 10
such an amount as to vastly increase to
coin interest continually under the pretext
of economy by reduction and fraud upon
the people as to merit the most severe con-
| demration; favor unlimited coinage; gold
and silver to be supplemented by full legal
tender paper money sufficient to transact
The business of the country; the immedi-
ate use Of the cola in the treasury for the
reduction Of the bonded debt; the substi-
tuition Of greeDbacks for national baak
notes; that the volume OF our money
should not vary with the chance Of pro-
duction of precious metals, or the caprice oil
corporations; graduate the tax on incomes
oppose all subsidies or legalized monopo-
lies. We favor few and simple laws, and
those vigorously enforced. and we hereby
idenounce communism 10 all its forms anG
phases. Adopted unanimously. Before
the resolutions were finally adopted at thi
afternoon session, strong opposition tC
those relating to the financial policy wa:
: developed, several urging that the fnancia
; policy be put at the head of the issues
, Great confusion followed, the debate beinl
I participated in by large number Of dele
J gates, who attempted to speak at the sam,
time. The platform was finally amended
so that the paragraph commencing, so tina
the increase of the coin bonded indebted
] ness should lead the declaration of issues
Before amended the platform was adopted
Another scene of excitement ensued an eft
. fort being made TO strike out the resolution
relative to communism, but amid the play
] ing of bands the resolutions we're adoptc,
with yell. During the balloting for gov
ernor, Chase again succeeded. Protest
, rising above the diu that many outsider
had entered the hall with the design 0
voting, the band was again called upon ant
overpowered the tumult. TIE Hon. Geo
w. Ladd addressed the convention, snt
denounced Secretary Sherman. who,
said, was preparing with the power Of tn
treasury and the army to Cypress the peo
pie. Sherman had sold l90,0O0,000 fou
J, per cent. bonds in one day to the blood
suckers, who we're choking the country
and he should be impeached. Hayes is
worthy man bu. Sherman is the real pres
: dent. The president would veto the silYe
bill because the bondholders and banker
determined to change the character of OF
institutions. He said all the New Yor
press is subsidized.
Joseph II. Smith, of Oldtown, receivin
S5l votes, was unanimously declared th
candidate for governor, and the conventio
adjourned.