Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-02-26


Illinois, should, perhaps, be first named,
for he has been an apostle Of currency and
reform for nearly half century. He is as
vigorous, as earnest, and as honest, and
rs determined as when he first commenced
the battle.
Illinois was grandly Representatives.
editors, her workingmen, and her mechan-
les were there full of the energy, zeal, and
earnestness of the west. That patriarch
Of land reform and Of the rights Of the la
borer, John McGraw, of st. Louis, ripe in
years, rich in experience, endowed with
the wisdom Of practical life and full OF
manly zeal for his fellow man, was there,
ready to labor and 10 wait the coming OF
better days.
Virginia was represented by numbers OF
its faithful patriots. Governor MCMullln,
the Douglasses, and S. NJ. Smith and Ed
ward Daniels were conspicuous in their de-
votion to land, money and labor reform.
They promise much for the grand old
state. They promise to march it into the
front ranks of reform, and believe they
will keep their promise.
Pennsylvania was fully represented
grandly represented. f. M. Davis and
regiment OF working, active, thinking de-
voted reformers were conspicuous, 1t
would be inviduous to individualize. They
pledge themselves to work, organize, and
do battle for justice, and for an equit.
able distribution OF the public lands, and
for determined and never.yleldipg hos
tility to all kinds of corporate dictation,
corporate power, banking, railroad, oil,
coal, and all the other swindles Congre
gated wealth has so ds!iantly intensified
into public monopolies.
New York had goodly number of her
leformers to represent the varied elements
Of her progressive thought. Or. Miller
was on hand with the address Of the ven
cradle Peter Cooper. The age has pro-
gressed more rapidly than the ideas of the
good old gentleman who sent his advice
to the conference. George o. Jones, OF
Albany, was active, intelligent, full of
progress, and determined Many other
notable workers were there.
Denis kearney represented California.
His course in the conference was marked
by the vlsor, frankness, energy and de-
termined purpose which has made his
name terror to capital, combined into
cooperative power to enslave the laboring
producers of the land Monopoly every.
where is arrayed against him, and he is
arrayed against monopoly. He is but one
they are legion He IS poor-they are
rich; but he will survive them all, for he
is giving his life to the disfranchisement
of his fellow-laborers from the fate which
has eliminated in Ireland in poverty in
describable, starvation, slavery, degrada-
tion and misery under the rule Of British
landlords and British rifles. Americans
will submit to no such fate.
regret that cannot name every man
from every state who made up the confer
ence, for it was as earnest, as able, as de-
termined convOcation as ever assembled
in the city of Washington to inaugurate
national party for national reform.
Not to mention tie members Of con-
gress, who represent the labor, money,
land, and corporate reform, would be IL
gularly unjust, but to name them and not
do Justice to their effolti in behalf Of
the people, would be still more unjust.
Murch needs no eulogistic words; the peo-
Pile know him. Weaver has sent his
name into every home on the continent,
as the advocate of the soldier, and he has
written il on the archives of time as one
OF the orators of humanity. De La Matyr
is one of the apostles of truth-bold, man
ly, eloquent, and devoted TO the couse, he
wi grow with it into national fame and
national love. Gillette is one Of the no.
BILE hearted, manly heroes Of the age;
possessing the earnestness OF honest con-
Vi ton, the energy of the West, the cult
urc of the East, the courage Of II Roman
and the genius of progress, he will endear
his name to the people by his devotion to
their interests, and to time by his devotion
to truth. Jones, of Texas, is one Of those
clear headed, honest able, unyielding
reformers the world loves to recognize,
and is proud to find among its humanlta-
rams.
Nicholas Ford Is perhaps of the same
family as Patrick Ford; he is at least Of
the same faith. His honesty no man dare
question; his devotion to the land, labor
and money refOrmers made his way to
congress. 10 see him is to feel and know
his manhood. haze met HIM only for
an hour, but in that brief space of time
cOmprehended the moral grandeur OF his
character. Ireland may well be proud Of
him, He is worthy of the country he has
adopted, as he is of the cause he so earn
eItly espouses.
Wright and Kelly haye been so long
endeared to the country by their legislative
labors, by the craftsmanship Of then
lives, by the history they have created,
and by the laDOrs they are performing,
that to name them is to recall to laborers,
land retormers and money reiormers the
whole round or measures we now demand
as essentials TO our welfare as a people
and to oul glory as nation. In the neal
by future shall hope to do Justice to tn,
noble men who are batting for the right
have said nothing about New Jersey
Hoxie, as true man as lives, who fol
thirty years has been foremost in every
humanitarian and economic reform;
Drew, who is patriarch in monetary
science, an honest larbor for the labores
and Beecher, who, whether on the rostrum
with the pen, or in lab)ring to promote
reform through the press, he edits will
so much success, was each at -the confer
Gnce and lent as much wisdom to it
guidance as any man there. There wer,
many generous and warm hearted mer
from North Carolina, South Carolina
Alabama, Arkansas and other State