The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-14

Gen. Weaver said the people must 80 70 work
TO defeat this monopoly. He advised tho or
ganixation In every community Of committee
Of workers, every member Of which should
mako solemn vow to spend one day in each
week in the work OF inducing some one to sub
scribe for 0reenback paper, by which means
the people would bo able to learn Of the ex-
istance and principles OF the new party.
The speaker stated that be believed that the
mass Of the voters In the old parties were
honest IN their ideas OF different principles.
Ho was sure tllat they would agree with him
on the principle that the rights Of the hilnl-
blest man in the republic should be just o.
secure under the law as the rights Of Gould,
Vanderbilt, or any other powerful capitalist.
They wonld also agree with hum on the propt-
sition that power IL essential to the happiness
and welfare Of the people, and that It shall not
pass from the control Of the people into the
hands Of irresponsible persons. But, while
they might agree ON . principle, they might
differ In it, application. He then quoted from
the constitution on the powers delegated 70
Congress. The constitution gives Congress the
power 20 regulate commerce between the
States. Commerce 10 term synonymous with
trade or traffic. II cannot be carried on with
ont the nse or three &: eat agents, viz money,
transportation and the transmission OF
intelligence. The constitution does not
mean that Congress shall have power TO
6x the price Of products in tho different
States. Il means that that body shall regulate
the three great agents vt commerce. We are
living under Law which takes the power out Of
the hands Of the people and places Il IN the
hands OF tho bankers and bond d-holders-a law
giving the banks the right to Issue currency
and withdraw II at will. The speaker then gave
graphic illustration OF tho misunderstanding
system, fully explaining the enormous .privil-
Atpnip senfns
ons system. He said that the gates Of hell could
not prevail against the party that was attempt-
ing to put down those wrongs. Il they ara not
put down republican Government IN America
10 doomed. Tho way to right these wrongs Vas
to pay these bonds witch would be death %
the banks. He wanted ; sufficient volume
Of currency to meet the needs Of the
this money would bo put into circu-
lation Va not BY "star routes" nor BY
purchasing candles" bat - bank notes came
into tho treasury destroy them, and put out .
greenback for every One % destroyed, by
paying ont the idle money in the treasury, and
BY tho unlimited coinage OF silver. They call
original contract but the banker won't accept
Of hia pay IN that way. They repudiate their
own coutracta. The Greenbackers should not
slumber until the law making the b0ndholder
PAYABLE In ono kind Of money and the soldier
IN another was stricken from the statute books.
The General concluded his remarks BY calling
TO come out Of the aimless, purposeless, rotten
CARCASS Of tho old parties, and Join the party
OF humanity, civilization and progress.
| Gen. Weaver Was frequently interrupted
during his address By applause. and at ths
cloec Of hin remarks WAS heartily cheered
| He was followed BY Hon. @. Do Il Matyr
| who said the members Of the old parties art
i a,,nn vOA 81 kknn0 uAth0rinCu A fiuaa whpr
there i no political excitement, and are asking
themselves what il MEANS II means that th,
truths cnnnciated In tn 0reenback platform
are taking possession Of the minds OF the peo
pie. The area Of thought i advancing. w
are llvlnG under system which Ii paraiyzinl
industry, and in the study OF the wrongs 9
that system are the elements OF revolutlou
Europe il resting on . volcano, caused by th
existence or ! state Of things whereby th
products OF toll arc taken from the masses
leaving them in . degraded, hopeless state
When that revolution breaks forth there WI
be such ! scene Of carnage. murder and rapin
~ TO completely overshadow the reign Of tel
ror. We have the means Of peaceful sOlutio
Of the problem in this country-the ballot-bo
and he charged the voters 70 guard the ballc
we'll, Tor in the purity OF the ballot rests thei
only hope.
| Al the close Of DR.. De La Matyr's remark
and after song BY tho Glee Club, Hon. Hot
ert Schllling, Of Milwaukee, editor Of lkr II
former, the leading German Greenback new,
aud made : short address full Of sound logl
and convincing argument, after which th
meeting adjourned.
Saturday, Sesslom.
At9 9o'clock conference OF the editors pre-
ent vas held in one Of the halls on the groun,
wilbur Fl. Clute, editor Of the Libsvnfor. Jscl
son, Mich, was made Chairman Of the mee
ing, and ]. II. Randall, OF the National Rscov,
Mr.. Randall presented tho following resol
ton:
Resolved That We deprecate tho agitat,s
Of the questions OF fusion and antl-fueis
through the press. and are IN favor OF lcavii
! the discussion Of the matter entirely to loc
! representative men and their constituency, ~
that the warfare upon each other Tor 81
against fusion shall at once cease in our p
, pers."
This resolution was the source Of ve
heated discussion OF the question. participat
in bv DR.. Miller, OF tho National yoMrnGl
the aide OF fusion. and Robert Schiiling,
i Der Rsfoy1ss1, Milwaukee, and others on I
{ was finally unanimously adopted and the me-
ing adjourned.
! Al ii O'Clock : dispatch was received on
: ground announcing that President Garfield h
: been shot BY an Assassin. Tho Dispatch cas-
a deep gloom over the entire audience, and
! all aides could b. heard expressions Of p
d found regret 1t the occurrence aud condemn
!. tory Of the cowardly Assassin.
= The morning session Of tho camp meet
|. was called to order At half-past I'D O'Clock
!. COL Roberta, of Lansing. The following,
!. fored by Col. Hodge. Of Jackson, was una
/. mously adopted by rising vote:
J. "Whercas, tho telegraph informs % q
/. an assassin has this day made IN attempt
Il the life OF the President of the United Stat,
70 and
:, "Whercas, We, the representatives Of
. National 0rcenback- Labor party of the Uni
a. are here mot In the cAuso OF justice and
a manity, No take tho present time TO depl
bc and condemn in unmeasured terms this I
81 ond attempt 10 deprive our republic Of it.
10 climate head, and demand that all the po
he Of the republic b put in force TO punish
4. and all anch attempts at violence, and violAl
Ie Of law"
he Col. Josse Harper, Chairman Of the Matte
Executive Committee, then addressed
hc meeting, prefacing his remarks by express
an sympathy with President Garfield, and his
ia dienati0n q the attempt upon his life. he
IA ferTed in this connection IN nAost eloquent te
he to the assassination Of hin beloved old frie
,er Abraham Lincoln.
NJ. Harper proceeded to tie discussion
ed the principles Of the National party. and o
. 4 pied over two hours In the delivery of his
III dress, which was frequently interrupted
- loud applause. AZ the conclusion OF his
ist marks the meeting adjourned until o'c
,ch ON reasscmhling, tho Chairman, Col.
"a. erts, introduced the Hon T. H, Gillette,
81 Member of Congress from Iowa Mr.. Gil
khe vas loudly applauded ~ he etepped TO
nly front OF the stage. Mr. Gillette rcferret
nd tho utter inability Of himself and his