Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-07-10
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1884.
GREENBACK PLATFORM.
Adopted by the National Convention
at Indianapolis, May 20, 1884.


Supreme Court on the legal-tcnder qucs-
ton to he full vindication OF the the
ory which that party has always adyo-
Gated on the right and authority of
Congress over the issue Of legal-tcndcr
notes, and we hereby pledge ourselves
to uphold said decision and to defend
the Constitution against alterations or
amendments intended to deprive the
the people of any rights or privileges
conferred by that instrument. We de-
mand the issue Of such money in sulli-
cient quantities to supply the actual de-
mands of trade and commerce in ac-
Cordanco with the increase Of pOpula-
ton and the development of our indus
tries. We demand the substitution of
grccnbaGks for national bank notes,
and the prompt payment of the public
debt; we want the money that saved
our country in time uf war, and which
has given it prosperity and happiness
n peace. We condemn the retirement
fractional currency and small de-
nominations of grcrnbackS and demand
their restoration. We demand the is
sue Of the hOards of money now locked
up in the United States Treasury by APP
plying them to the payment of the pub
lie debt now due.
.. We dcnOunce aS dangerous to our
republican institutions those methods
and policies OF the Democratic and Re-
publican parties which have sanctioned
ut permitted the establishment of land,
railroad, money and other gigantic cor
lorate monopoieS, and we demand
such governmental action rs may be
necessary 10 take from such monopoIics
the powers which they have colruptly
and uniustly usurpcd, and restore them
70 the people to whom they belong.
;. The public lands being the natu-
ral inheritance Of the people, We de-
nnunce that policy which has granted
to corporations vast tract, OF lands, and
we demand that immediate and vigor-
ous measures be taken to reclaim from
such corporations for the peoples use
and benefit all such land grants rs have
been forfeited by reason Of nUn-fuliill-
m2nt OfcOntract, or that may have been
wrongfuly acquired hy corrupt lcgisla-
ton, aud that such reclaimed lands and
other public domain he heucrforth held
Is Il sacred trust, to be granted only to
'''U'I N''',trS III ,i'ii'''' P"ai'.''''S: anu
we acliai' '''"' '''''' q" n'r,'ilp oi 'illu'
individual or corporate shall be prohib-
itoi.
I. We demand congressional rrgu-
l9tiOn Of Interstate commerce. We de-
nouncc pooling stock watering, and
W'Crimlhalloh III rates ana char g'N'
ana thai congress snail correct tleN'
"''l't. "F'h' II necessary ny 'hG con
'1rRc'ioh Hi ha'ioh'I ral'roauN' we al
80 "tlhah,' Inc rSlap'''hhlEh' OF gov
eFaih'h,al postal l'IeGraph 'lN.'n'
D. All PrIEatr properly "'l iorihS "i
money anu on,@nlioh' 10 pay money
should bear thrlr J"St proportion OF
Puo'lc taxes We u'hah" graduate"
income taN;
o. We aeIhana an amelloralI"h o.
the conuitioh OF lan"r bF enforcing san
itarN laws IN industrial eStaoIi:hmentS
ny Inc a"oIi'lon OF thc convict lano'
SS ',em' ny lhe rigiu Inspection oi in'he'
ana lactori'S' ny rc''uc''"h "l tIi'
Ro"rs oi laD"r III lhu"''rl!'l cstapl.Sl
ilhhlS' ny fostering rHu'atl1nai lhSiliu
IONS anu ny "noIis"lhT chi!u-ltpo''
T. we Con"tAn an impor'a'i"hS o
3HD''S<c'sn amor nlaue WIN Il view %
teuuo'he 70 sS9r''''Ioll wages lng WORK
,'S men oI 'Il'S cu''i'''!' anu "eili'ii'
i""a lol Hs P!r'cI'loh'
. Ne lhNi'I upon CONSTITUTIONS
aLnealnleht reu"eIIE tne terms OF In''
eu pta'rs sri'"'"rS o,i'I'l"li' ""' ''iaN''
thcih Glec'lFt ulrH'''H ny 'it PGoPiH' ~
so il,aki"g tne llcsl"chl 'heIl5loIe
It-cieG,ioH'
u we uelnHnu Such ruI'S ior III
EU'cFhiich' VI congress aa ShV'' P'"c
al leprGaeh'a!''ca Vi 'I'c P'oP'c uPo
ah cquai loo'lhg anu '"Ne away lroi
committees Nt'o power greater tha
tnaC vi a. die'i'chl,
w. ne question as tothe amount
duueS 10 be leIlru upon various ART
ciGS OF import mas Drch aSllaled, qual
rt!eu over ana mas ul'lGcu cohmllh
tleS ior nearly hundred years. IL
not now, ana never VIII be settled, III
isss by the abolition "f indirect taxation
II Is II convenient issue, always raise
"hGh the people are GNcltel over abuS'
Ill their hilust' W me we favot WIS
revision OF the tariff laws with view
raising revenue irom luNuricS ra'hC
han neccessaries.' we insist that, as a
economic question, It's Importance Is II
significant as compared with the linat
cial lssuei for whereas we have suifere
our worst panicS under low, and ais
under nigh tariffs, we have never suite
ca from panic or seen our factorl'
and workshops closed while the vo
ume OF our money in circulation WI
adequate to the needs OF commerce
money as cheap as YOU now rive on
bankers and they can pay high wages t
II For tbd m nnrnn"e ,~ ',a of testin~ ~j ~ y
sense of the reople upon the subject
we are in favor OF submitting TO a vo