The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-25

ty, was elected temporary chairman, ant
Charles Caugblin, editor OF the True Ma
tiOnalist, Of Toledo, Secretary, and two as
sistants. The following resolutions were re
ported by General Cary, chairman Of tn,
Committee on Resolutions, and unani
monsly adopted:
THE PLATPORM.
|, The effort to revive sectional animos
tiles and rekindle the passions Of the wal
is the criminal, because made to serve the
ends of party, and to direct attention from
a subject that vitality interests every citi
zen OF the Republic.
2. This Republican Government hay.
ing been established by the people in de.
fense Of the Kingcrah OF Europe, and
maintained solely by their own arms, Is
able, and OF right should, exercise the
most vital fnnction-the coinage OF money,
independent OF the action OF any foreign
Powe
3, That 1t is the exclusive function and
the imperative duty OF the General Gov.
ernment to supply the entire circulating
medium; that all bank issues OF currency
should be suppressed, and that money
issued by the Government, whether it be
gold, silver or paper, shall be received by
the Government itself for all taxes
and dues, and be n legal tender for all
debts, public and private; and that neitL-
er the Secretary OF the Treasury nor any
other officer Of the Government, NOR bank.
ing corporation, shall be allowed to deter.
mine itG volume.
We declare that the so.Ualled specie
resumption is fraud and a swindle; that
1t llas resulted only In the further sup
preston Of labor and in rendering the
condition ofall who are in debt still more
helpless and desperate, and in placing the
accumnlations OF industry at the mercy OF
Shylocks and usurers; and this too, in the
presence OF the most bounteous harvests
ever bestowed upon US as people. The
locking up in the Treasury OF the United
States of the larger part OF the sCanty vol.
ume Of the peoples money we denounCe
as an atroclous crime, without excuse or
palliation.
3. All bonds OF the government should
be paid In accordance with the laws under
which they were created.
0. We demand the unlimited coinage OF
the silver dollar OF 4l2l grains.
I. While the laboring population are re-
quired to protect their country BY the sac.
rlhce Of their time and personal service,
the wealth of the country should bear the
burden Of its protection by q graduated
and liberal income tax.
s. We recognize the mutual dependence
OF capital and labor, and deprecate all
efforts to antagonize them. We demand
cheap capital and well paid labor in place
OF dear capital and cheap labor,
y. We demand proper sanitary sale,
guards and regulations for workshops,
mines and factories: and we favor the
enactment OF laws giving mechanics and
laborers first lien on all descriptions OF
their work for their full wages.
10. The importation Of servile labor
from China or elsewhere and the contract
system OF employing labor in our prisons
must be prohibited.
Tho following letter was read;
NEw YoRE, June IA, 1870.
GENERAL S. F. CARY-Dear Sir: In your
recent letter you request of me some ad-
vice in reference to our national affairs
and the late nominations in Ohio. 1t
seems to me clear, as told Mr.. Evarts,
our Secretary OF State, but lately, that the
time has come when this question Of the
national money and CURRENCY muSt be
settled, and 1t must be settled in the inter.
ests Of the whole people, and not, as it Is
now, in the interests OF special moneyed
class. The people are suffering daily un-
told miseries from men III business and
want OF employment, arising from this
very cause, class.legislation on the sub
ieCt Qf money. To permit the peoples
medium to bs Invested In un-
taxable bonds, which must be sustained
BY taxes on the people, Is now great
oppression OF which this nation
complains. This cruel policy turned s.,
0O0, 900, 900 OF circulating medium, in the
shape OF legal tenders, with which we
could pay our debts and iructify all our
industries, into an oppressive tax upon
that Tery industry. This nlonsy was all
real money, drawn from the Government
by labor, service and material furnished
by the people, and hence paid for as so
much gold and silver. The investment OF
this real money into bonds is the yoke un-
der which the people groan this day; for
it tremoves the very tools Of industry and
snhslltu!les taxes l9r the money which
makes It possible for the people to pay
their taxes. These bonds must be paid, as
soon as possible andin strict conformity to
the law under which they were Issued.
Any course or party action that will hasten
that day will be an inCalculable blessing
to tho people. s
Hence l rejoiced when l heard that the
great Democratic party In Ohio had nomi.
mated one oil the most outspoken and able
ad To0at6s OF & sound national currency,
issued solely by this Government. II
seems to me that this is one OF the best and
most significant facts in regard to the pro.
gress OF our cause In tho West. must
say, therefore, in response to your re.
9nest for advice, that | think this nomiua.
ton q General Ewing opghtto he Sustain.
ed. Without wishing to imply any dis.
paragoment to the excellent gentlemen
nominated by the 0reenbaek Convention
In Ohio, or wishing to dictate to any one
In the free exercise Of their political 1udg.
ment must say that II were citizen OF
Ohio should vote for General Ewing, as
mol only consistent with the great princi.
pies Tor which, We contend as an Indepen:
dent party, but also the best method oi
securing success in our contest against the
ruinous policy that is distressing our peo.
pie. Yours very truly,
PETER C0opr4.
The letter was reeeiveq with grePt an,
The following resolution was adopted
tn view Of tie extraordinary political
situation We deem 1t ine1pedieht 10 nom
tnate q State ticket at this time"
The Convention was about evenly di
IylAe1 and Vigorous efforts we're made L
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