The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-05-20
Greenbask Convention.

AZ the StnatOfldi CONVENTION or the
National Greenback party of the Sth
Senatorial District, held at Morgantown,
Ky, May IL, 1885. Jas. Ii. Guffy WAS
called to the Chair and T.. NeeI, Scores
tary.
q. J. Bean, of Ohio county, J. NJ.
Cook, b. l.. d. Guffy, John Baker and
J. +. Sharer were appointed Com
mittee on Resolutions, who, after re.
firing, returned with the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted.
The National Greenback party of the
Sth Senatorial District, in Convention
assembled, announce the following
principles:
LIST. We declare the Republican party
by its financial Legislation has shown
that IL ought not to he trusted with
power, 1t has fostered monopolies to the
detriment Of the people. 1t has col
lected more than three thousand million
Of dollars in taxes from the people tC
pay on the bonded debt Of the nation
aud while il is true that the national
debt has been reduced in number Of
the volume Of money, prices of labor
and property have been so decreased
that ii would now take more days work
more bales Of cotton, pounds of tobacco
bushels OF corn or wheat to pay the
public debt than it would have taken
A. the close Of the war at the prices
then. The Democratic President il
advocating the same financial policy as
that pursued by the Republican party.
The object and the result of such q
policy ia to Cypress the many for the
benefit of the few.
I'd. We still rejoice that the Supreme
Court Of the United States, despite the
skill and ability OF the attorney of the
shylocks. decided that our monetary
views are constitutional.
Sd. We demand that the coinage OF
the 4l2igr silver dollar, which was the
original standard OF value from the
organization of the Government until
demonetised in the interest of funded
wealth and monopolies be made free
and unlimited, the same as gold
coinage, and We denounce all attempts
to suspend the coinage of silver.
4th. If there be any surplus of silver
dollars In the Treasury, as was said by
Arthur and Cleveland, We demand that
they be used to pay the bonded debt of
the nation and thus increase the circu-
lating medium and stop the interest
which is eating up the substance of the
people.
9TH. The thanks of all good people
are due to those gallant and patriotic
Congressman of all parties, who with
stood the combined assault of the out
going and incoming administrations
made against silver money. Their
names will go down to posterity linked
with the patriots and sages of all ages.
9th. II it il necessary that either
gold or silver should be the standard of
value, but no such necessities exist, sill
yer is the most suitable and should be
made the standard rather than gold, as
1t is better adapted for circulating
medium than gold. Legal tender
greenback money is better circulating
medium than either gold or silver.
9TH. We demand a large volume OF
money and low rate of taxation and
all taxes should be justly and fairly
imposed.
stn. THE State has been almost
wholly uuder Democratic management
for many years and although the last
Legislature increased the taxes the
Treasury is still empty, even the pauper
idiots claims allowed at the September
term, 1884, of the Circuit Court here,
are yet unpaid.
9th. We demand a better ii nancial
management of state affairs.
10th. We demand that the criminal
and penal laws be inforced for the pro-
lection of society and the reformation
of offenders of any official or officer.
18th. We demand such a mOdifca-
ton of the fish law AS will allow he
citizens Of the county to catch sUfii
cheney offish in any manner for con-
sumption in the county of his resi-
dence.
18th. The common school law should
be so amended As to allow the patrons
of the school to select the books they
desire their children to study and thus
break up the school book monopoly
and enable the children to obtain some
benefit from the free schools of the
county.
18th. We do not believe that the true
spirit and intent of the law, nor justice
allows the collections of tolls on RATS,
barges. boats ETC., which 90 over the
dams on Green and Barren rivers, and
if there be any law that allows such tolls
We demand its immediate repeal.
18th. We earnestly appeal to all who
favor the foregoing principles to unite
wit h us in an earnest effort to carry out
the same.
Hon. J. M. Cook of Butler county
was unanimously nominated for Sena-
tor.
G.. J. Bean, of Ohio county T. J.
Ward and Love Casey, were appointed
an Executive Committee for this Senas
toral District with the usual power.
The Green River Republican, Butler
County Ne,os, Hartford HERALD, Cen
trail City Argus, Mahlenberg Echo,
Times. Gazette. National V1e,p. be re-
quested TO publish these proceedings.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
f. NEEL, Sec'y.
The enthusiasm of the Greenback
party exceeded anything that ever has