The daily gazette., 1880-05-07
The GreesJ0cE Cause.

STATE CONVENTION AT DOVER YES
TERDAY. .,.
Speciaf correspondenoe.o the Gazetts.
Dover, May 9th.
Alter several preliminary skirmishes,
number of gentlemen calling them
serves Gieenbackers, succeeded in held
nig convention at Dover yesterday.
he convention was composed of thir-
teen delegates, eight from New Castle,
ana tve from Sussex County as follows:
New Castle-A. HI. Weld, Robert
Mcdonnell, J. Flanagan, Thomas o.
Cooper, j. FL. Cooper, James Har., Jacob
oatterthwaite and George T. Remington.
Sussex County-S. G. Fisher, Alexan-
der Fisher, w. Ii. Lingo, Henry Long
and Augustus Scout.
>. q. Fisher of Sussex County, was
elected chairman, and L. D. Cooper OF
New Castle, Secretary.
On motion, II. w. Long and A. II.
Weld were appointed as a Committee
on Credentials, and after retiring return
ed In few minutes and reported that
the gentleman named above were duly
QUALIFIED to act as delegates.
Alexander Fisher, A. II. Weld and
Jacob Satterthwaite were appointed as
a committee ON platform, and reported
The following which was adopted:
PLATFORM.
We, the delegates OF the Union Nation
al Greenback-i abor party of the State OF
delaware, assembled at Dover, this 9th
| day of May, 1880, do hereby renew onr
pledge to the principles of said party. We
mold that o. political power Is inherent
In the people that true Democracy or
Republican form of Government can only
be made a reality through the Intelligent
| appreciation and acceptance of those
principles of justice which accords to all
| equal privileges in the domain OF life, Sc.
| cui Ing for ever y child OF the Republic op.
portunities for the fullest development OF
every true and noble impulses and de-
slres; the welfare and happiness of the
citizen should be the permanent purpose
OF Government.
The sophlstries and trickery OF politf-
clans we abhor and condemn. We aim TO
build up party of the people, seeking
truth aud justice in It's attiiiation to Gov
ernment. We believe in fundamental
principles clearly expressed. We de.
nounce the false issues presented to tho
people by both the old parties, through
which they seek to enkindle sectional
hate between the North and South for
party purposes, thereby distracting the
attention of the people from the efforts
now being made to fasten upon the ma
tion uropean system of finance, which
robs labor OF its just reward fer the bene-
We. therefore, pledge ourselves to work
unitedly and heartily for the accomplish
ment of the following results:
The General Government alone to issue
money for the benefit of all.
That all rights and privileges given to
national banks TO issue currency an mon
ey' or In lieu OF money, or as a circulat-
ing medium be at once Withdrawn, that
the people may have currency of their
0 n, free from the control of cliques and
rings and which can be supplied them.
backed by the eeurily of the entire ma
ton, and free from extortion of interest.
The United StaJs bonded debt was
Conceived in injustice. and has been per-
petuated through the ignorance OF the
ends and the benefit oftinancial rings and
| corporations. We therefore demand, in
| the name of the people, immediate call
| ing in of all United States bonds and pay
ment OF them, principal and interest;
either In gold or silver coin, or In legal
tender Greenback paper money OF The
United States-every dollar OF such issue
to be protected and receivable at par
with other lawful money, never to be
converted into bonds ofdny rate or class,
and no more bonds of any rate or class 10
be issued. We fully approve the resolu-
tons recently before congress, that all
currency. whether metallic or paper, ne
cessary for the use of the people, should
be issued and Its val ue controlled by the
Govern ment, and when SO issued be full
legal tender for all debts, public or prt-
vate. The public lands shall be reserved
for actual settlers.
Military rule means depotism. We
therefore protest against drilling and
equipping more men for such service
than are necessary for the navy yards
and the protection oil the frontier.
The ballot should be the expression OF q
free will. We oppose all attempts to deny
its exercise on account of poverty, max
ing property qualification the test OF
ones right to vote, or limiting Its action
by the present sy stem of tax receipt re-
quil eneni, which may be and often ID
used uDjustly to favor party p, wer.
We advocate such modification Of the
laws of this Staie that power will no lon
ger be given whereby an unfortunate
sc support; and In no case shall the
homestead OF a family, to the extent of
800, be liable to sale for debt
The National Greenback Labor party
proposes to rescue the Government from
the grasp of selfish greed, placing man
hood and character on principle express
sive of the highest and best conceptions
of which 1T is capable. Its watchwords
are: Improvement and Progress"
The following gentlemen were elected
as members of the Stale Central Com
mttee: Messrs. A. III. Weld, Augustus
Scout and Henry w. Long.
AS deli gates to the National Green
back Convention, A. FL. Weld, A. Scout
and A. Il. Fisher were chosen.
DIR. d. G. Fisher of Sussex, B. B.
Cooper of New Castle and Alexander
Humphrey of Kent: were appointed
Presidential electors.
For Representative III Congress, John
G. jackson, of Hockessin, was nomina-
ted. After electing Henry W. Long
chairman, and I. o. Cooper Secretary
of the State central committee, the con-
yention adjourned.