The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-09
IOWA GREENBACKERs.


IOWA GREENBACKERS.
The ssass Convsnsion as Marshall-
town.
The Iowa Greenback State Convention met
In Woodbury. Opera House, Marshalltown, on
Wednesday, June l. About 700 delegates were
in attendance. Daniel Campbell was made
temporary Chairman. A permanent organiza-
tion Was effected BY the following officers |:
President, w. 81. Calhoun, Marshall county |;
Vice President. L. 81. Weller, Chickasaw coun-
" Secretary, @. A. Garrison, Polk county /;
Recording Secretary, Crawford Davis, Davis
county Assistant Secretary, Dr.. +. D. An
Committees On Credentials, Permanent Or
ganization, Platform and Resolutions, and
State Lecture Bureau we're appointed and with
drew to the committee rooms. A few X n-min-
ute speeches were made, and the convention
adjourned to meet at o'clock.
WAS filed to over6owing, and much interest
was manifested in the speeches Of Col. Jesse
Harper, Of Illinois, and the Hon. Warren
Chase, member Of the California Legislature !;
Congressman Gillette, Joe Ingalls,, n. H.
Williams, Of Missouri, aud others.
E. H. Gillette Was elected to fll the vacancy on
the National Committee, aud, upon motion,
the roll Of districts was called to nominate :
State Central Committee, resulting: FIRST
district, A. EdgingtOn Second district, Gabriel
Clarion Third district, 9. Lower Fourth dis
trict, Z. H. Weller; Fifth district, n. J. Kane;
Sixth district. Dr. R.n Ramsey Seventh : district,
Ninth district, 4. @. Lee.
These nominations wero unanimously rati-
hed, and the Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following platform, which Was in
dorsed viva voce I:
I. The right to make and issue money In 3
sovereign constitutional power, to be maln-
tanned 81 the people for the common benefit.
We demand the abolition Of al banks OF issue
and the substitution Of full legal-tender green
backs in lieu Of their notes.
2. We oppose the refunding OF the national
debt or the issue of interest-bearing n0n-taxa-
BILE bonds upon any pretext. and demand the
payment and destruction OF those outstanding
at the earliest possible moment.
3. We demand q graduated income tax,
whereby capital shall bear its just share Of the
public burden.
1. We regard the act substituting Railroad
Commission for laws governing freight rates
companies through Republican Legislature,
and demand its repeal. While we favor iber-
al national appropriations for the creation and
improvement Of waterways, we demand laws
protecting the people of Iowa from discrimlna-
ton, pooling, watering Of stocks, drawbacks OF
railroads until such time AZ the people, who
built most OF these roads with land grants,
taxes and subsidies, shall own and operate or
fully control them.
5. We demand revision Of our patent-ri1ht
laws, placing q fair limit upon the royalty Of
inventors and protecting the people from nm
necessary annoyance.
G. We demand that all land grants for
feited by reason of the non-fulillment Of con-
ditions by railroad companies shall be reclaimed
by Government and hencefor,h that the public
domain shall be reserved exclusively for home-
steads for actual settlers.
I. We demand absolutely democratic rules
for the government Of Congress and State
Legislature, placing all representatives of the
people upon an equal footing, and taking from
all committees . veto power upon proposed
| legislation.
tions Of tho right OF suffrage in many States
and it's abolition in the District Of Columbia,
and demand equal political rights for all men
| and women.
9. Believing that al questions affecting tho
public interestshould be decided by the people.
We favor the submission Of the proposed con-
stitutional amendment to = popular vote.
10. We demand that all ballots in this State
shall be Of uniform size, color and material,
| and that each party having = State organization
| shall haze one member on the Election Board
/ OF each township and precinct.
i IL. In the 1ukI06f8UC0 OI lucS6 cuO6, We MEN
| tho cooperation Of al men and women, with
ont regard to previous party affiliations or
| prejudces
II the evening, Congressman De La Matyr,
| q Indiana, and A. NJ. Dawley, Of Iowa, ad-
dressed large crowd in the public park.
Beyond making is .psscas: and S;s .doPsing IsI e.:
! 1ay's session Of the convention.
SECOND DAY's PRooEEDNGa
Tho second days proceedings Of the conven.
| ton were marked with unwonted enthusiasm,
owing to the presence Of many leading lights
OF the party from abroad. The State ticket
was nominated as follows: For Governor, D.
y. Clark, Of Wayne county; for Lieutenant
for Supreme Judge, A. d. Dabney, Of Madison
county. Az the convention proceeded tc
/ the nomination Of . candidate for Super
intendent Of Public Instruction, . dele
gate rose to his feet and delivered an ora
tion on woman. He proposed to nominate one
by legal gentlemen present Of tho illegality oi
the proceeding under the law, he never backed
/ water but proposed nominating lady il OIL
the laws in Christendom prevented her qualify.
| ing. Amid the Wild cheers Of the majority and
the strenuous opposition Of the minority, Mrs
Mary =. Nash, Of Polk county, Was declared
the nominee for that Office. Among the many
resolutions adopted we're the following:
R4soired, That We, tho Greenbacksrs q Iowa, ii
convention assembled. thank Gov. Plaisted, q
the Maine Legislature to incorporate the Casco Stat
| Bank.
Resolved. That this convention extend thei
| sympathy and announcement to the Land League O.
Ireland in their resistance to landed monopoly.
An amendment to the latter, that the conyen
tion extend its sympathies 70 the downtroddel
people OF the whole globe, was accepted an.
made part Of the original resolution. The fol
lowing was offered:
Resolrsd, That We favor the abolition q u
| Vice President Of the United States, - well al
other officers Of the republic, by direct vote Of th
people.
Gen. Weaver spoke against the resolution q
formulated, showing its ridicuiou: features
and then moved that the resolution includ'
only President, vico President and Unitei
States Senators, whi3h was accepted - tn
original resolution, and 20 adopted and mad
part OF the platform. The following, afte
considerable trouble, was tabled:
Resoired, That the Greenback party makes no w
on legitimate banking, but only on banks Of issue.
Chairman Calhoun then announced that tn
State Central Committee had elected . its on
csrs for the ensuing year H. L. Weller, Chail
man, and Capt. J. w. Mufley, Secretary.
resolution Was passed that the roll Of coul
ties be called, for the purpose Of appointing
volunteer worker in each township and count
Tor the dissemination or (freenbnck doctrine
by pamphlets, etc. The roll was called, result
ing in . volunteer for nearly every county !
the State. who made himself personally n
sponsible for worker in each township.
Gen. Weaver greatly aroused the delegate
By one OF his earnest and eloquent appeals in
two-hours' speech, at the close OF which III
members arose en- masse and indorsed the Gel
| erals utterances with three tremendous cheer
What Is Mani
This little ife-boat OF earth with it
noisy crew Of mankind, and all thei
troubled history, will one day have van
ished-faded like acloud-speck from til
azure Of the sky. What, then, is man
He endures but for an hour, and
crushed before the moth. Yet in Til
beginning and in the working Of faith
full man Is there already las all faitl
from tho beginning gives assurance)
| somAthin0 that nartaina not unto thi