The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-05-05
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Tor one people.
Dcnonncing .class legislation
Capitalization, grants OF public lands,
subsidies, or special privileges to
CHARTERED MoNoroIIEs;
excessive official salaries
useless Offices, salary grabs and
that un- Republican (debauching)
species OF cxofIicial mcndicancy-
civil pensions.
III opposition to funding, beyond
call, OF any class Of Government in
or the issue OF another
dollar OF tux exempt Understanding
Government obligations or State or
national currency by Government or
hunks; or the collection Of any inter-
nal revenue except q communication
tax on incomes.
Emphasizing the demand for one
money, either paper or both paper
and coin, issued by Government, and
alike lawful tender for all purposes
and receivable for all taxes, dues,
and duties. The issue OF said paper
money to be limited In amount, as
the issue of natl bank paper cur
rcncy Is now limited to 10 per cent.
OF the national debt The amount
OF said debt in any form, or In ar
rears on the first day Of May 1881, to
be taken as the standard o. Limitation.
Demanding the issue by Govern
lnent OF unfundable taxable paper
money instead OF u non-legal tender
paper currency OF the banks and for
tho bondholdcrs.
To MI whom it may concern, re-
spe ctfully submit the following out.
line Of d Union Conference to organ
izc q Union party, upon those basic
principles herein before given.
The invariable test OF admission
rs a member Of the conference should
require every participant to sub
scribe to Il statement that they are
in favor Of the organization OF new
political party, and are uncondition-
ally opposed to any and every form
of alliance, coalition, or fusion with,
or concession or compromise to or
with any other political party. The
object and duty OF
THE UNION CONFERENCE
will be, first, to make n platform en-.
phasixing the basic principles OF the
Union party. Second, to provide
measures for Immediate temporary
organization III every State. Thiro
and last, adjourn.
Representatives OF the advocates
OF tho new monetary system, q com
| .~,sx%>> - r{rn ~ oknrc chnnld
attend said Union Conference, ane
no act Of said committee or confer
1 ence TO he final and binding unless
Internationally Endorsed by two
thirds OF said committee.
In the event OF the inability or re
fusal OF any Of the members OF sail
committec to serve thereon, the mex
in their order are to serve in thei
place. The time, before June 25, 1881
and place to be such as pluralit,
Of the editors in chief Of such paper
(of any political partly as arc in fay
. or OF the movement may designat
. In writing to DR.. 4. A. Bland, 9
Washington, D. G. DR.. Bland wi
publish the returns and call on Q
. before the first Of June, 1881, in Th
National Tieac.
!, The following names IRE suggest
, ed. All after the first nine are t
l serve in their order when any OF tn
; first.namcd fail to notify Colonel Lie
9 Crandall, of The National Iier, {
! their acceptance within 20 days ate
). the publication of this notice. An
: each one named Is requested to in
: mediatcly notify Colonel Crandal
of their unwillingness to serve.
Names Of members and alternate
: or proposed Union Conference con
G mittcc:
i Governor Harris M. Plaistcd, Nc
Z Wendell Phillips, Mass; Harr
Q Lewis, n. r.; Patrick Ford, n.
i Warwick Martin, ID. G.; b. J. Chan
G bers, Texas; Geo. Innes, Mich; /
i A. Array, Clarksville, Tenn; Hug
Q Preyer, Col; Alfred Cridge, ca
o James Vincent, Iowa; Alcxand
5 Campbell, Ill, Wilbur H .Clute, Micl
J. Oliver N. Bryant. Nd; H. Huntin
o ton, Mass; w. o. Atkinson, lKal
n, Alfred Taylor, Kan; A. H. Nelst
le Pa: Samuel Sinnett, Iowa; s. ST
le son, Cal; Fl. @. Sheldon, Oberl
n. Ohio; Z. nj. Boynton, Mass; Dudl
nj T. Chase. N. H.; Reuben Davis, Mis-
n Peter Sutton, Pa; Jesse Harper, l
Of II. L. Phillips, Kan. j. r. Speer, In
E. A. Watson, Pa.
In conclusion. assure the gent
mer above named that Il pecul
fitness for the position has often o.
ranked my personal preferenc
st The omission among the first, q
IN the mention OF but u few OF the
a. tional Greenback Labor commit
!, among the last, was done purpos
z, to avoid n resulting objection to I
OF as a party movement.
@ Believing that the next meeting
lv the National Grecnback Labor ]
:. tional Committee will heartily
.'e dorse this proposition, submit
Ii. above for the consideration OF an
N. terested public. Having assun
r.. the responsibility, I am content
i abide the consequences.
III GEO. G. BEEcHEU
~ Canandaigua. N. L., March %.