National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-10
THE GREENBACKERS.
Closing Session Of the National
Conference.
The Greenbnckers Conc.

were read, among them one signed by the
Grccnback voters of La Crosse Wis, deprecat-
ing the absence of Hugo Pryor and Brick POM
croy from tho conference, and charging them
both with desire TO form now party. A
number of new names were added to the list
of delegates at this point, aud no action was
taken upon tho paper read. Several persons
claiming to be representatives of Greenback
organizations In this city asked that thor
names might be added to the roll, but as none
of them could show proper credentials, their
request was not granted. Considerable con-
fusion prevailed during the discussion upon
this point, aud tho chairman vigorously be.
labored his table with heavy cane in u vain
endeavOr TO restore order. Failing in this, he
announced that Hon. ]. b. Weaver, Of Iowa,
WIS present and desired to make few re.
marks. The crowd became suddenly quoted
and Mr.. Weaver addressed them regarding tho
difficulties the Grccnback party labored under
This kind of talk was not what the crowd
wanted, and Mr.. Weaver was frequently in
terruptod with cries for "Kcarney; we want
to hear him." After considerable persuasion
THE SAND LOTS ORATOR
was induced to fOrego his bash tulness and talk
He opened by saying:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, MEN AND WOMEN; We
arc all here to attend to business, aud after we
have finished to go home and work. We did
not come here to spout and stick our bellies
against bar-room counter and theorizc."
he further said that they were all bound on
the same orraud-t0 capture the White House
and Legislative Assembly aud make laws for
tho masses. This could only be done by going
to work to organize the masses. The Repub-
licau party was run by National-bapk direct
s--'scoundrcls shod in holl," and the Demo-
cratic party was run by the tools Of these
scOundrcls. There was no National difference
in the two parties, their sole aim being to
keep tho people divided. The latter, whom
he characterized as 'mudsills aud mutton
heads" were to blame. Year after year they
had been led up to the polls like sheep and
made to deposit their ballots. He had started
now party in California to capture the State,
and had been successful. Upon reaching
Washington he had been asked what he came
for; whether he was Grconbacker or not.
Ho was happy to say that he was Green.
backer loud applauscl, and being good one,
he believed In sending the Nationsl.bank
directors to tho lowest depths of hell, and
hanging John Sherman for occupying an Office
lie WIS wholly unfit for
The speaker was interrupted for fully q
minute by the applause which greeted his last
announcement, even the womon present, with
but few exceptions, Joining in the tumult.
Upon rcsuming, Kearnoy said ho would not
bore his hearers any longer [loud cries oil "go
on ~ give it TO them ~, but would conclude
by saying the remedy for these evils was in
their own hands. If they would be indc.
pendent and not sell out their votes TO the
first bidder much good would he accomplished
and the Greenback party would eventually
triumph. kcarney closed amidst uprolrous
applause, the crowd seeming never to tire of
his coarse and badly constructed explosives.
The chair announced that the committee on
CALL AND ADDRESS
were ready with their report, and Rov. DR..
Gilbert DE La Matyr was requested to read il.
The report, which was quite lengthy, recited
that as representatives of the various Green
back and Labor parties they had met to confer
with the committees of the National and
Grcenback parties rs to tho time for calling a
National Convention and agreeing upon a
basis of representation. A crisis had been
reached In the cOuntry's history aud an epoch
in human affairs. The Government was
under tho control of bankers, stock, ,jobbors,
land.grabbegs and professional politicians, to
tho exclusion of those whose labor produced
its wealth and paid its taxes. Usurious in
terest aud enforced idleneSs had filled tho land
with pauperism, misery and crime, and the
Republic was in peril Impressed by the
gravity of this crisis it bohoovcd all
to sacrifice minor differences aud unite for the
purpose of restoring the control Of the Gov.
ernment to the whole people through repre-.
sentatves chosen by them and recovering
their complete sovereignty over their elections.
The address ended with n call for Il convention
of the National Observation-Disclosures Party, at
Chicago, H., on Wednesday, the 9th Of June,
1880 the basis of representation to be four
delegates and four alternates from each State
and two delegates and two alternates from
each Congressional district, Territory aud tho
District of Columbia.
At tho conclusion of the reading 1t was
moved to adopt tho report unanimously
and by rising vote. This propOsi-
ton failed, however, rs all the women
and several men present voted against
it from the fact that nothing wus said
regarding suffrage for the fair sex. The vote
was then taken in tho usual way aud the re-
port WAS adopted, Immediately after which q
motion to adjourn sine diO was made. This
was voted down and a motion to adopt vote
condemnng the Government for failing to eu-
force laws for the relief of work.
ingmon was declared in order. Denis
Kcarney, in seConding this motion, said in q
short time the laboring men would see that
the laws on the statute books were enforced,
aud then these Creeping, crawling serpents"
who refused to carry them out now, would
come TO them for help. Upon vote being
taken, the motion was unanimously adopted.
A resolution was offered iudOrsing the Home
stead bill of Hon. IL. b, Wright, and Soldiers
bill of Hon. j. b. Weaver.
Objection was made by several delegates to
the present consideration of these subjects, as
il was not the time to mako planks for the
platform, Mr., Weaver, amid scene of the
widest disorder asked that the resolution
relative to his bill be withdrawn, as it was not
ready for consideration yet. His wish was
complied with, aud numerous motions to nd
juurn were made. No attention was paid
them until a delegate obtained the floor and
asked why no women were TO be represented
at the National convention. The chair de-
cided tho subject as out of the hands of the
conference, and tho next motion to adj Ourn he
declared carried. The crowd then raised
miniature Bedam in tho endeavor to hold an
informal meeting TO listen to addresses by
Ralph Beaumont, of New York, aud Mr.
Weeks, of Baltimore county, Nd Tho efforts
of neither speaker seemed to be appreciated,
and in few minutes they had the hall to
themselves, and thus ended the conference of
the GreonbacB. Labor twins,
MASS MEETING.
A Greeubackor's mass meeting was held last
evening ut Fonton Hall, at which there was u
good attendance of the delegates to the con-
ference. noticeable feature of tho meeting
was the absence Of the women who had
agitated the granting of suffrage to their sex,
their place last evening being taken by the
wives of u number OF the delegates The
meeting was called to order by Hon. Washing
ton L. Hope, Of Now Jersey, who nominated
Mr.. Richard TreYellick, of Michigan, as chair
man, which was concured in by the audience.