The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1882-02-02
TnE PAPER RaxEr MEN.
THEY HOLD ANOTHER MEETING AMI
ADOPT A PLATFORM.

THEY HOLD ANOTHER MEETING AND
ADOPT APLATFoRM.
The local Greenbackers held another
meeting in the Huliy building, Sixth
and Shipley streets last evening, aud
effected permanent organization by
electing Robert Moody President,
Fred. d. Moore Secretary and Robe re
Mcdonnell Treasurer. Messrs. JoseLh
Cooper, James I. Green and ]. A.
Whitelock we're appointed a CON nit
tee to draft resolutions.
With scarcely q minutes DELAY the
committee presented q report, and
though the chairman strenuoueIy in
sisted that the resolutions should Law
over for We k the meeting overru ed
him and adopted them with a rush,
They were as follows
RSsolved, That the two ruling DO
litical parties having lived beyond
their period of usefulness should be
overthrown and that the interests of
the people demand the upbailding of
new political organization, pledged :
First. To destroy sectional strife,
Second. To pay promptly the pub
lie bonded debt.
Third. To reduce the taxes and ex-
penditures.
Fourth. To establish the unlimited
coinage of gold and silver.
Fifth. To substitute government
legal tender paper for bank issue.
Sixth. To overthrow corruption at
the polls and in representative bodies.
Seventh. To secure iull ballot. a
freeman's most sacred right, aud a
fair count.
Eighth. To control by law and
bring into subsection to the interests
OF the people all corporations and mo-
nOpolies which have corrupted the
public service, and by combination
and extortiOn have esta Dlished domin-
ion over money, over transportation,
over land, over invention and over
labor.
Ninth. That we are opposed to the
present system of minority government
in this Slate, aud in favor of q demo-
cratic system of representation accord
ing to population.
Tenth. That we are in favor of
abolition of that relic OF barbarism,
gathering tax by the poll, aud in favor
of manhood suffrage.
Eleventh. That we are In favor of
the abOli ton Of that other relic of
hesthenism, the post and plllory, aud in
favor Of reformatory institution In the
form Of State prison in the hands of
humanitarians and beyond the pollut-
lug touch Of corrupt politicians.
Twelfth. That we are in favor of
house Of correction for children in the
hands OF Christian zen an women, who
will seek their reformation.
Thirteenth. We are in favor of |, b.
eral exemption from all execution and
attachment processes 30 as to protect in
nocent women and children.
Fourteenth. That we are In favor of
all Offices being salariea, aud Lnat the
salaries should only be equal to salaries
paid by individuals for same amount of
talent aud labor expended.
Fifteenth. That We are in favor Of one
term of office only.
Slxteentb. That we are 10 favor of
punishment Of the tibet who stees a
bank or railrc ad as much so as the one
who steels 3 loafot bread.
Seventeenth. That we are in favor Of
graded income tax.
Eighteenth. That we are In favor of
Government for The people, by the peo-
pie and OF the people.
Nineteenth. That wa are In favor OF
the sure and swift punishment of official
corr upton aud dishonesty,
TWenLirth. That we are fu favor of
severe punishment OF any person who
endeavors to corrupt the ballot by iDti-
msdstion or bribery, and allowing the
person intimldated or bribed immunity
from punishment by testifying against
the offender.
Twenty-frst That we are in favor
of the strict enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine.
TweDty-second. That We are In favor
OF tariff SO adjusted that IL will pro-
tect American labor.