Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-03-22
cuEEyBACK MEETING.

All meeting of Greenbackers, held,
on Saturday, March 18th, 1879, at The
school-house, near Summit Point, in
Jefferson County, West Virginia, and
upon due notice, Mr. THOMAS +.
LOCKE was called to the chair, and
the following resolutions unanimously
adopted:
LIST. Resolved, That the contraction
of the currency from two thousand mil
lions of dollars in volume, and from Tor
ty to fiftv dollars TO the head OF our
population, TO about FIVE hundred mil
lions in volume, and ten dollars to the
head of said population was great
fraud and crisis against the labor and
properly Of the country; that 1t has
turned honest laborers into tramps;
paralized all oar industries and business;
and shrunk all property 10 about one
! third of its former and Just value.
end. That this false, fraudulent and
perilous condition Of the country has
been brought about by class legislation,
in favor of monopolies and corporations
generally; but more especially by mont
ed corporations, to whom Congress has
in violation of the constitution OF the
United States, delegated and transferred
the sovereign money-power OF the ma
ton entrusted, by that constitution TO
Congress; and 10 Congress alone
Srd. That the sovereign money-pow-
err, so entrusted TO Congress, and in
Mr.. Jefftrson's language, 'flched' from
it; must be reclaimed and restored to
Congress; who alone have the right and
power. under the constitution OF the
United States, 10 issue money, fix lis
value and control lis volume.
4lh. That money is simply power to
effect the exchange Of one thing for
another; that it is the agreement OF the
people, by act of Congress, TO use a
special symbol, token, check, or order,
to effect the payment Of one product
BY another;" and that therefore this
power of The people can be expressed,
exerted and stamped on cheap materl-
al. on people, as well as OH costly
material used, the cheaper will be the
exchanges; and that paper is therefore
the best material for the stamp, ''or su-
prescription" of this will, and power Of
the people.
9Th. That the Institution Of just and
equal, national currency is the great
and paramount necessity and question
Of the country; that the old parties, abb
sorbed in scrambles for the spoi!s of
office; and divided among themselves
on the currency question; afford DO hope
of securing such system, or any relief
to the suffering people: and that new
party of the people, with which that
question. and relief stand above and
before al! others, becomes al absolute
necessity.
9th. Resolved, therefore, that We
highly approve and endorse the stand
taken by the executive committee OF
the Grecuback members OF Congress
elect, to stick to their principles, and
maintain their independent existence as
4 party; and. we exhort the members
from West Va, not one of whom could
have been elected, but for his profession
of greenback principles, to stand by
that committee, and TO fulfill their
promises to their confiding constituents.
7th. Resolved, That the chair for.
ward a copy Of the above resolutions TO
one of the papers of the County for
publication, and, also another copy to
chairman of the executive committee Of
the members of Congress elect, of the
"Na,ional- Greenback labor party, to
be by him presented to Congress for
reference to the proper committee.
TUOS. LOCKE, CHM.