The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-08-07
OHIO GREENBACKERS.

state Convention IT Dayton Candidates
form Adopted.
The State convention Of Ohio Green.
hackers was held ut Dayton, July %. to put
State ticket in nomination. John Seitx.
of Seneca, was chosen Chairman. and upon
taking the chair made lengthy speech.
presenting the principles Of the GreenbAck
party and condemning the platform Of both
the Democratic and Republican parties.
He claimed that the greenhack was the
money of freedom. and that gold and silver
were religious barharism. He urged all to
support their own organization and work
for that Presidential candidate who was
nearest in harmony with their principles.
]. ". Northward. Of Colunbiana. and
George Hofer. If Miami. were chosen Sec
retaries. and the following Committee on
Resolutions was selected: John Aman. Of
Hamilton: j. G. Galloway. Of Montgomery:
j. Brooks. Of Lake: NJ. krumm. Of Frank
ling: and j. w. Northward. Of Columbiana.
While the committee was preparing 10 re-
port, the following State ticket Was placed
in nomination: Secretary of State. Peter
Harrer. Of Carroll: Supreme Judge. James
4. Grogan. Of Hooking. member Of the
Board Of Public Works. William b. Aug
den. Of Hamilton; electors-at- large, John
s. Seitz, Of Seneca, and David Wells, Of
Tuscamwas.
Upon the call Of the districts the follow
ing State Central Committee was chosen:
Thomas h. Augden of Hamilton, James
Robinson Of Clermont. Col Lee Wattx Of
Joseph Watson of Knox. John Seitx Of
Seneca, ID. Swisher Of Licking. d. 4. Shi-
dester Of Columbiana, and Frank Payne
and Phil Shear Of Stark. The committee
was authorized to ill vacancies.
The following district Presidential Elec-
tors were reported: David Durham. Of
Clsrmont: William A. Hardinge. Of Clarke.
Thomas n. Hickman. Of Morrow: ]. w.
Vale. of Wood: w. b. Laird. Of Licking.
and Phil Shear, of stark. The vacancies
are to be filed by districts.
The following platform was adopted:
Resairea, That the State convention Of the
Greenback Labor Iarty Of Ohio assembled do
indorse the lla.form adopted by ths natierai A..
lssS.
Resale.a, That we demand equality Of taxa
,ion on all lands. whether improved or unim-
Rssotred, That We favor the legalisaslon Of
traies unions and granting them charters.
aus,r,al schools for ali sharsn an,i ID years Of
age. 50 ~ to accomplish the abolition OF chill
dren's labor
Resoired, That this convention condemns the
monopolisation OF the coal and iron lands Of the
State and the creation Of fictitious values largely
in excess OF the cost Of the transportation lines
leading thereto hy syndicates. and exsefing
dividends and interests In the same. out of
which have arisen the present labor strikes In
the Hooking Valley
Rrsolrrel. That the earnest sympAtAies Of this
convention are extended 10 the miners strux-
condemn
the importation Of labor into their places aud
the invasion of the State by armed forces. con-
tlary Ia the laws Of % STATE II the instance ot
such corporations.
RrsoIsrd, That the strinseney OF the present
money market is due directly to the nnanciAl
system inaugurated aud upheld by the power of
the leaders In the Republican and Democratic
parties whereby the mans are robbed for the
beneilt IT the few.
ErsolsrT, That Ii il the sentiment OF this con-
sention that II il the imperative duty or the Ma
cooperating with the candidates named at In
dianapolis, that IL should immediately institute
4 vigorous campaign. and that the COMMITTEES
should promptly take such action - the presen,
and future exigencies may require to maintain
aud strengthen the organization.
After the adoption Of the platform Charles
Jenkins took the floor and made vigorous
hight against Gen. Butler. for his action n
the Chicago convention. which no claimed
was unprecedented IN political history. Ths
convention then adjourned.
THERE is much astonishment expressed
at the dishonesty found among the Official.
of the best banking system tho world evel
saw But the discovery is not strange. i
il but a logical sequence. A system fopndee
aa corruption and injustice. the operation.
Of which are u fraud and q gigantic steal
| should necessarily hatch out thieves.