The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-20
THE JACKSON (M1CH.) NATIONAL
CAMPAIGNING.

CAMFsMEETING.
tfrcm the Battle Greek Commoner's Special Report i
nRsr pAY-THunsDAY, OCT. s.
The meeting was called TO order by Gen
VIM. Z. Innis. presiding officer OF the day, Who
made IN appropriate speech fitting the occa-
sion.
w. H. Clute, Of Jackson. Mich, editor Of the
Michigan Librator, then made an address Of
welcome 10 the audience. after which the plat
form OF the National drecnback party was
read by Abner Hitchcock, Of Battle Greek,
Mich.
A nice song was then rendered by Arthur
Carlton and y. i. Lackcy, the Greenback Giee
Club. and the meeting adjourned until the after
noon.
was made BY Col. =. +. Norton, Of the Chlcego
Sentinel
He was followed by y clergyman. who gave
the history Of Ills conversion from the Rupubli-
can to the National party.
He was followed by DR.. J. II. Robbins, who
gave brief address, and general conferences,
In which each spoke his mind freely, cnsued.
Evening Session.-The evening session war
occupied by general free confcreace. In which
all who were disposed participated. The
speeches were lively ami aiinating.
SECOND DAY-fRlDAY, OCT. Z.
At about II o'clock tn. meeting WAS called
10 ecdsr by Hon. Thomas Mum, Of Bay CITY.
Chairman for the day.
After . song by Messrs. Arthur Carlton and
3. +. Lackey, the Greenback Gce Club, gem
eral conference WAS held, which was participant
ed In By Messrs. Merriam SiEnett OF Iowa. s.
n. Wood OF Kansas, ami s. d. Northrup OF
Ohio.
After the singing Of q lively song by Messrs.
Carlton ard Lackoy The meeting adj ,urrsd.
Afternoon .&ssioH.-An inspiring song WIS
rendered by Mcssrs. Carlton aud Lackey, Tire
0reenback Glee Club, after which Rev.
g. J. Deya spoke. When young, he found in
the Declaration OF Indcpendc.c that cur
fathers had contemplate government OF tie
people, by the people aud for tie peopla Lc
looked south OF Mason and DIxon's line and
found 4,0O0.0cG OF people who nd no yoce in
tho Government, hut were kept in slavery ~ it.
This WAS to him at the time wrong applica-
ton, but he WAS told that tin; clause III III.
Declaration OF Independence declaring u hat all
men were created with certain iualienab!c
rights, among which were the right to life, lib
erty and the pursuit Of happiness had not
reference to the "nigger;" that the niger
had no rights which white man was bound to
respect About this time tho Republican party
WAS born with purposes Of freedom. He SAID
that was the party for hun, and in November.
1860, he cast his first vote for Abraham Lin
coin. Since that time he had stuck t, tlst old
party, until 1t had totally abandoned its rrin-
ciples, and even after he had discovered ti,st il
was enslaving workingweil, snch was his prcjs-
dice against the Democratic party that H. was
ashamed to say that he voted with the Repub.
lcans.
In ! future number Of tho paper We shall
give his speech entire.
After . song by the CLEO Club, Col s. +.
Norton, Of tie Chicago Sentinel, addressed the
audience. He was glad to have 50 many
preachers coming forward and taking up the
cause Of the people. He was very glad to SEQ
4 m 6iga - Ia hal If hn
they take hold OF q canse 1t never goes down.
He bad faith in this cause because he believed
and knew it was right.
What kind OF money arc we to have? Tho
rate We are paying OF the national debt, our
bonds will be wiped ont in seven OF eight
years. Tnis was matter that engaged the
serious attention OF the national bankers at
their convention ut Niagara falls a few weeks
ago. Without bonds they could not have ma
tional-bAnk hOtes, and some other means mu-t
be devised. He believed that an effort would
be madc this winter to convert railroad-stock
mortgages aud other paper into banking stock.
The speaker here entered into discussion Of
early forms OF money. which consisted in vari-
Gus articles, such A coon-s skins, Goldfish hoop
poles, tobacco, etc. There could not be more
than &5OO, OOO, GOD in coin in our country ard
Il all other money should be excluded it would
contract our money to less than one-third its |
present value, which would result III a contr.c.
ton OF prices, making times kgan hard for |
Workingmen. John Sherman professed to be
fnancier. and he told us that II in CON
presented two silver dollars. Suppose tina, he |
should issue Oh them six paper dollars. an il |
time should b6 required to redeam two Of the |
parer dollars after he had done so on Whit |
would the ether four dollars be based
drecnback song to the tune OF "Grana.
fathers Clock, was sung by the Greenback
Glos Club, and the meeting adjourned till |
evening.
Evening Session. by reque 4, after they lad |!
opened tho exercises by singing, the alee Club |
again sang the piece with which they had |
closed the afternoons session.
Mr.. D. w. Hull, OF the Battle Creek Com. |
,..oner, was the first speaker of the evening.
he commenced by relating how the RepubNi- |
cans approach orrecede from principles accord |
ing to the views Of the administration The |
teAtherhead Republicans became strong or
weak according NJ President Ga,field's pulse
went up or down, and when Arthur became |
PRESIDENT there Was complete revolution in /
h.lr views. 1t reminded him of story or 4 |,
capture OF some indians by Gen. Howard. He |
nad small howltzer strapped on the buck of a |
mule, ana was suddenly surprised by some In |
CLANS rs he was going up a mountain slope no,
having timo to nnstrap and put the gun in no |
sltion, he turned the mule i tail to the enemy |
and hred OF tho gun. The result was that the
discharge started the mnlo to stum-
bling, and no rolled down among
WY .uuAns. 1Ht enemy bocam6 pane stricken |
q the sight Of = Iauie bouncing among them. /
aud were easily captured. At + the b,t,lc was /
o'er some OF the boys began to rally tho prs /
oncrs over the poor fight they had made wien
ono o. them Strengthened himself and ex-
planned Me Zig lndlsn' Ne not afraid OF |
pig gums, aud me not afraid OF little guns Tut
Mnen white man load up whole jackass and
shoot HIM at Indian, Indian knows not VIA. to |
do" It Is probable the F.ather.eaas felt
ABOUT the same when Arthur became President;
hence this sudden CONVERSION o Staiwar,ism.
Mr. H. then discussed some OF tue Ir.nci- I
pies OF the rariv, sues as cisil-service reform,
bribery, s'ar-ronto thiev,ry. national banks,
ETC, after which he undertook to Discuss Dem. |
ocratic principles ; but. SIS the Democratic par
" changes It's views in crossing the lines from,
ono State TO another. he gave up the job
he next followed with discussion OF Nation |
al principles. which are tho same everywhere.
4 National was necessarily q thinker III he I
had not been he would have remained vi Ii his |
Old party. man can't IN. ,ko his way agai,,st
the current. AZ the 900 men WHO had voted |
Tor Weaver two years ago did. witLou, having
reasons Those 30o, 600 men will never number
less. Men who car make Roadway against such
\ current can never be stopped. The o. mr.
parties aro negative they 60 with the current.
down the stream with tho drift-wood. These
hve men can put distractions III the way and |
catch them At will.
Mr.. :. D. Northrnp Of OHIO. followed with
originally meant the scienc OF government. We
have fallen from the highest state Of politics. and
wehase taken up with lower grade. Politics i
now pursued as business AS niones-u,ahiny
business. It has become their interest that mel,
shall not thirk for them elves but that other
men shall think for them. II l,as become noces-
sary that something should rise mp, holding
forth purer principles. In Ohio one of the
candidates has been largely engaged in buying
and selling stocks, and has become very rich
By % doing. The other candidate FOR Govern.
or has belonged TO : corporation that has
bought up %. 600 acres OF iron and coal mines
~ one solid block. In M carly day resolt,-
ton Was passed by Congress forbidding such
men to hold Offices OF trust. To-day our Con-
gress was largely made up OF national bankers
and persons interested in some monopoly bust
nees, ana y was not strange that these mend 4
not forget their own interests in the halls Of
legislation. They pursued legislation as a solt
OF adjunct to their business.
Mr. N. here branched out into a discussion
OF the currency question and the financial leg-
ialation Of the country.