The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-03

laying plans for the conquest of sovereign |
power.
Not satisfied with robbing the present |
generation Of its material wealth, it seeks to
enslave it, that it may reap the fruits OF the
tolls OF posterity.
1t has already secured the Executive and
one branch of the Legislative Department of
the Government, and as rapidly as death or
resignation permits, it is reconstructlng the
Judicial Department, to override by decis-
ions of last resort any legislation Inimical
to its schemes Of spoliation and usurpation.
These are not the visionary imaginlDgs Of
an alarmist. Far-seeing and patriotic
statesmen bear their testimony TO these
fearful facts.
The measures which the National party
aims to secure are:
l. The bonds 10 be paid and not refunded:
2. Bank currency 10 be suppressed and
the issue restored to the Government, 20
whom il properly belongs.
3. All the money, whether metal or paper,
to be issued by the Government and made
| full legal tender in payment of all debts,
4. The unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer without cost to the Government OF
weight and flneness as now established by
! law.
3. Corporations shall have no greater
| privileges than persons. The high seas, the
! lakes, the nayigable rivers, canals and rail-
roads are all public highways, and subject
! to the control and supervision of Govern
| ment.
6. That freightage, transportation and the
| carrying trade, being part of commerce,
shall be regulated by Congress As the Con-
slitution directs.
| 7. That the public lands shall he kept
for nomes for the people; and in all those
cases where railroads or other corpora
tions have failed TO comply with the terms
| of their grant, that the lands shall revert
to the Government for the benefit of the
people.
&. That taxation shall be equal, and no
class of persons or property shall be exempt
from its legitimate burden.
y. 10 reduce the expenses OF the Govern
ment to the lowest possible amount consist
ent with an efficient administration for the
public welfare, and thorough reform OF
civil service.
10. To establish public savings banks and
telegrLphy as a branch OF The Post-Ohce
Department.
H. To briuge the sectional chasm be-
tween the North and the South, on a COM
mon platform that shall secure the rights OF
each and restore peace, harmony and fra
ternal relations between all parts OF the
country.
Il. To establish such public measures as
I shall promote the prosperity of the whole
country, re-estaDlish our commerce upon
the high seas, and promote friendly COM
mercial relations with all the Nations Of the
earth.
: l3. The National party opposes both in
fation and contraction, and fayOrs uni
form volume Of currency, so regulated by
law as to secure justice to both debtor and
n creditor, and keep the business OF the coun.
try steady and prosperous.
r ro this end the committee have devised
n plan of local organization to which Is in
vIted the serious attention and the hearty
: co operation of every lover of his country,
| his race and the free institutions under
v which he was reared; also, every phase OF
: organization that has for its object the
ameioration of human conditions, whether
It they are Greenback Clubs, Trades anC
Labor Unions, Oranges, Farmers Al
u liances, Land and Anti Monopoly Leagues
y or any other organic effort against any form
of monopoly. We recognize in each 0
o these a champion of some distinct plank ii
g the platform Of the National party, but a
none of them can alone be made the basis o
VI a National party of commanding power, w
d appeal to all such to unite with us i'll uni
form, systematic, cooperative effort to re
y store to the people their lost heritage, ant
their inalienabe rights to the means Of life
l. liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
" Never since the Liberty Bell rang out tn
l. adoption of the Declaration of independents
have the liberties and material welfare Q
m the people been menaced by the cohorts G
lie despotism as at the present time. There
fore, knowing no North, no South, no East
Is no W est, and abolishing all lines of separa
er tion and all names and titles denOting sepa
rate action, let us rally to the defense
re labor, liberty and a higher civilization, by
united ballot, while there are still odds on th
,g side of a free and uncorrupted people.
Id system of Organization.
In view of organizing the National part
t. Tito more active and efficient efforts to pro
ed mote its principles, strengthen its support
ers and give universal and uniform med
n um of consolidating its forces, Disseminate
es its National policy, and bringing all of i
r advocates into unity of purpose and mean
the following system of organization b.
H. been adopted.
ed First. The Executive Committee sha
ne constitute the National Board of Organic;
as tion. the Chairman of the National Con
mittee being its Chairman.
ad The Chairman of the State Central Con
. mittee Of each State shall be the Charm.
he of the State Board Of Organization.
al States as yet unorganized, the members
the National Committee shall be Charm,
his of the Board of Organization for the Stat
q and Territories they respectively represel
2,- until the State shall be organized.
ebt He shall select and appoint a Coun
ed Chairman Of each county In his State, whe
er- none already exist, who shall act as Chai
IN man of the County Board of OrganizatiO
md Chairmen of existing County Committees
ich be selected wherever such do exist.
by He shall select and appoint 4 Chairman
YER the Town Board of Organization for ca
la town in his county, where none alrea
the exist.
in He shall select and appoint School D
Vas trict Organizer for each School District
by his town.
md The duties of the Chairman of the N:xiG
md al Board OF Organic alton shall consist:
ui- /. In securing rooms, clerks and conye
ook fences for conducting the canvass.
ent 2. In preparing, printing and DISTRIBUTE
ney blank forms for school District Organize
1 OF County Organizers and State Organizers.
axe 3. In preparing instructions for sch
ur- district, town, county and state modes
ay- proceeding and making returns.
'ere 4. In directing the distribution OF 81
to, documents as the Executive Commit
may adopt and as the local organizers n
two require.
and 5. In so formulating the returns as to
on cure o ready knowledge of the exact con
tion of each locality.
the The Corresponding Secretary shall sup
intend all correspondence and perform
ting the duties incident to the office.
was CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE BOARD.
" to /. He shall see that all blanks are
den warded to the County Organizers.
2. He shall impart all instructions to
that County Organizers given him by the cen
the office.
,per 3. He shall keep records of the return;
every County Organizer, ascertain the Wi
z ing Of each locality, summarize them and
IT of nish the central Office with digested rel
ould Of everything pertaining to the canvass
for often as he has information OF general
pOrtance to communicate.
.tiz- His Secretary shall perform all the du
able incident to his office.
THE COUNTY ORGANIZER.
1. He shall furnish the Town Organi;
exo- with blanks for their school districts.
ults: 2. lie shall arrange the reports of {
ency town and send u digested summary OF
what reports to the State Organizer.
3. He shall report the names of every
tional paper published in his county to
7ate, State Organizer, and give digested 8,
4 the mary OF the exact condition of the town
A. He shall recommend the kind of do
the ments and papers wished for Distribute
i'd. his county.
upon THE TOWN ORGANIZER.
con- l. lie shall supply the School DlS
ions; Organizers with all blanks and instruct
the 3 He shall arrange the blanks as they
Ice of filed in School Districts and send thel
disc. the County Organic er. ga
great 3. He shall ascertain as far as possible
-allel wants OF each School District, and rec
other mend the kind of documents and pa
osey most likely to promote the cause.