Daily Republican., 1880-05-07
FIFTH Edition
DELAWARE GREHs

-hACKEY
Their State COnye
Yesterday-The Cn on al ID
COnveDti9n "AoaePs Of
Had the Gr .e,h,o,. co.
ass3s,Ssr tion been hs' d on any OF. S',ts :. Col
Yesterday, y"ass sa: it might .ss hsss Gay
more nor, no dee, but nm, t,o,,nnvs.,a nnvs a'tr
aws pst'y , IT'S proceed ngs wers s'sty ecy, = q
sW slowed up il. tbs n,ocaos; "1.e sGonpi
Hepubiioan Convention. Ths sss
!.,. OF .ne 'f,. lin that went down vests
eon'"led the New Castle Grssr|
del, CATION consisting Of A. n
and George 7. Remington from r.,
wine Hundred, Jacob Sstte,,i
from Mill Creek, and R. B. MnDo.
, K. s. Flanagan, B. H. Kent, ]. n
Wilmington.
Upon arriving at Dover tbo
Castle delegation was met by tho
I. sex Greenbacksrs, four in nnml w
, Messrs. s. c. Fisher, Alexander p
Henry W. Long and W. Il. MDaa
by the Kent County delegation
sisting of Mr.. Augustus Scout cf 4
ma. The Court House having bss,
cured by the Republicans Tia d
hackers were fortunate enough /,
the Levy Court room which forinr
proved large enough for the occasi'
the auditors were few in number
Y The Convention was orrap;z
2 O'Clock in the afternoon, Sc
er of Sussex being elected obaji
and T. Q. Cooper of New Castle
elected Secretary.
| Henry W. Long of SUSSEX, Arr,
Scout OF Kent and A. II. Weld Of
Castle were selected as a State C.
Committee. C
Fl. W. Long and A. H. Weld
appointed committee on crsdsn
Alexander Fisher, A. Il. Weld
Jacob Satterthwait having been
pointed committee on resolution
ported the following which wsrs
and unanimously adopted:
We, the. delegates OF the Union Nd
GrceAback Labor party OF tho State Of
ware, assembled ut Lover, this eth
May, 1880, do hereby renew our pledge
principles of said party. We hold lid
political power is inherent In the nj
| q
Government can only be made really Nj
the intelligent appreciation and scce
OF those principles OF justice which act
oil equal privileges In the domain of \
curing ior every child of The Republic
tuntties for the fullest development of
true and noble impulse aud desire I'D
faro and happiness Of the citizen ghcd
the permanent purpose OF Government
The Tophistries and triekery OF pOlii
We abhor and condemu. We aim 10 DI
q party of the people, seeking truth an
tice In its atfiliati0n to Government
lieve in fundamental principles clad
pressed. We denounoe the false issue
sented to the people by both the old d
through which they seek to enkindee
hate between the North and South fOt
purposes, thereby dlslractiDg the atted
the people from the efforts now being d
finance, Which robs labor Of Its Just
for the benefit of monOpol ats ana idler
We, therefore, pledge ourselves I'd
unitedly and heartily Tor the accO Il plis
of the following results:
The General Government alone ID
money for the benefit Of all.
That all rights and privileges given
ti0nal banks to issue cur ency us lnOlel
lieu Of money, or as a circulating medi
at once withdrawn, tn It the people lpa
currency Of their own. tree from the
Of cliques and rings, and which can
piled them, bacsed by the security OF
tire nation, and free IRON cxt0rtion Of ID
The United States bonded debt VI
ceived in injustice, and has been neTpa
through the ignorance of the people,
by politicians Tor personal ends and u
tiC OF financial rings and corporation
therefore demand, In the name Of the
immediate calling In Of all United
bonds and paYn Ont of them, pTincI
interest; eli her in gold or silver coin,
gal tender Greenback paper m0Ley
ULttei States-eve y dollar OF such
be protected and recieVasle at par wi
lawful money, never 70 be oonEeft
bonds Of any rate or class, and no mo-
OF any rate er class TO be Issued. We
prove the resolution recently before Y
that all currency, whether metallic
necessary for the use OF the people y
Issued and its value controlled oy \
eminent, and when 90 issued 0e iuIl
der for all debts, publie or private.
lie lands shall be reserved for aotua!
Military rule means despotism.
fore protest against drilling and eQ
more men for such services than arc
for the navy yards, and the pf00ee''
frontier.
The ballot should be the expression
will. We oppose all attempts TO den
ercise on account ofpoveIty mahlhS
erty qualification test OF ones risn
limiting its action by the present y
tax receipt requirement, when ma
often is used uDjustly to favor palty
We advocate sAoh modification Oh
Of this State that power will 40
given whereby an unfortunate deDtel
stripped of every means Of seltsupl
in no ease shall thu homestead OF
the extent oil 500. be liable 70 tHle
The National Greenbaek LABOR
poses to rescue the Government
grasp Of selti:h greed, placing n'aE
character on principle expressive u
est and best conceptions Of W1icn lo,c, ~ z|
Progress
After the adoption Of the reS'
the Convention Unanimously
John G.. Jackson as its candl2
Congress.
A. Fl. Weld, Captain AgnS'q
and Alexander r. Fisher werq
delegates to the Chicago Natlon'
back Convention.
DR.. Daniel G. Fisher OF cas'1
jamin B. Cooper of New G&s /
Humphrey OF ny
chosen Presidential electors !
W. Long Of Sussex was chCss i
man of the State Central Con y
anil T. 0. Cooper Secretary: !
and enthusiastic \
the Convention adjourned |.
delegates proceeded to the you
to watch the Republican Con'1