The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-11-15
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Union Greenback Labor Party
NJ Aafchitoches Parish.
of Natchitoches Parish.


Pursuant to previous appointment
by the central committee the Union
Greenback Labor Party met on this
the 10th day of November, 1879, in
the city of Natchitoches, and, after,
indorsing C. Chaplin for judge and ).
H. Cunningham for District Attorney
for the 18th judicial district, proceeded
to nominate
For the Legislaturc-Mo Mortimer Perot
and Jacob Kile.
For Sheriff-JOhn A. RaggiO.
For Clerk of District COurt-E. Mas
son.
For Coroner DIR. Jules Janin.
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed on resolutions: M.
Perot, Jacob Kile, E. Mason, VIM. M.
Trammell and L. G.. Barron, and, after
a short absence from the committee
room returned and reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
1. Resolred, That the Union Labor
Greenback Party is the only party
whose National platform promises any
relief of the industrial and wealth pro-
ducing classes, which is of paramount
importance to the prosperity, happi-
ness and liberties of the American
people.
2. That neither of the two old par
ties make any effort nor do they in
the National platforms favor the i'm
mediate calling in of the United States
bonds, and payment of their principal
and interest in legal tender lawful
greenback money, which will give
prosperity to the country, and is a
doctrine advocated only by our party.
} 3. With the two old parties we sep
, arate to direct form and discipline
the Greenback club organization till
) there comes to the Union Greenbacs
! Labor organization an army of voters
to secure victory in Washington and
give prosperity to our beloved coun-
try.
4. That we deprecate the course o
and hold in contempt the Democrats
wherever found, who profess to b'
Greenbackers and remain i'll the Dem
: ocrats' ranks to fight against the goot
r. of the people; that the resolutions O
the parish Democratic convention u
published in the Vindicator of Novem
9 Der Sth is not Democratic dOctrine ant
o was ruled out OF the Democratic plat
form in ST. Louis Mo-, in 1876 by
i vote of 63I to "a. under direction O
b Samuel j. Tilden, the Democratic nom
inee for President; that said resolution
were not made in good faith, but +
deceive, and their appeal to colore
d voters was simply made to secure vic
n tory tor party which is powerless to
! good.
q 5. That between the old partie
e there is a gulf wide and deep so tia
across this gulf the people never ca
reach hands in fraternal greeting. an
l. into this gulf must go both the oil
" parties; but on the Greenback pla
= form the entire people of the Unite
- States can stand forgetting their pa
b differences and fight against the bont
rs holders and corruption wherever foun
until this vast county is redeemed al
10 made to blossom as the rose.
re 6. That we, the Union Labor Greer
ic back party, stand pledged to see th
every voter within our parish sha
u cast his vote without fear or intimid
le ton for whatever party or candida
De he may select.
z. That committee of three, CO.
sisting of j. H. Cunningham, L. d
plex and S. w. Kile, be authorized
as negotiate with j. Warren, of Claibor
no parish, or other parties, for press al
" material for Greenback paper to
or published in this city in the interes
ng of our party and to pledge the par
90 for its support.
80 8. That campaign committee
lat pointed to serve during the ensui
it campaign, to be composed OF four ire
=. each ward, and to be selected by
'o' members of the parish central exec
ties tive committee of the parish, be 81
on powered to appoined fifteen campain
committeeman for ward !, to sci
20. during the present campaign.
aid 9. That the Greenbaek Dollar a
an Colfax CHRONICLE be requested
publish the above proceedings a
" resolutions.
de- A true and correct copy of Origi
wn resolutions offered and adopted by
Union Greenback Labor party Of
iso parish of Natchitoches.
on j. T. SPRowL, Secretary