Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-05

VentlOn OF the mountainous MADE. Inc
Chairman of the convention and the
Conference Committee were instructed
to act for tho convention in accepting
the Greenback nomination.
After thanking tho officers of the
convention, especially the Chairman,
for their services, tho convention adj
journed.
THE GREENBACKERs.
The national Greenback convention
met in Mead's hall in Lansing on the
same day that tie Democrats assembled
in Bay City, with about 200 delegates.
w. ID. Fuller called the convention
to order and alluded to the difficulty of
collecting large convention owing to
the stringency of the times. He ex.
pressed much satisfaction 1T the good
attendance. The Greenback party he
said was very strong and held the bal
ance OF power between the other parties
"a remark that was much applauded.
He closed by calling Moses w. Field to
the chair.
Mr.. Field made sn appropriate speech
of acceptance reviewing the rise and
progress of the Greenback party extoll-
ing its principles and predicting Its tri-
umphs, and paying his respects to the
Republican party and the present state
of political affairs.
Chas. Ii. Freeman of Wayne was
chosen secretary, and John l.. Carpen-
ter of Ingham assistant secretary. On
motion of ex-senator II. G. Hodge the
temporary officers were made perma-
| nent officers.
Con,p,;ttaao xvara annn;ptoI r,ha,,
| James |. Mead offered two resolutions
fer consideration by tho committee.
The first recited that the Greenbackers
had united with the Democracy in the
hope that the rights of the people
should be guarded, but judging from
the published reports of the rejection of
certain well known Western and
Southern men from cabinet positions
that President-elect Cleveland was
about to ignore tho cause for which
they. had exerted themselves-the re-
suit of the election being the transfer of
the political power from one side of
Wall street to the other; therefore.
| Resolved II the labor element and their in
terests are ignored by the Democratic party
| we will separate and agitate until reforms
come either by the ballot or the bullet.
The resolutions were received with
laughter. Mr.. Mead also read another
resolution which recited that the prog
ress of civilization and the happiness
and prosperity of tie people would he
promoted by the union of the Green
back and the temperance parties. This
resolution was also greeted with ap-
plause and laughter.
Senator Hodge offered resolution
attacking the land grant legislation
Of congress, denouncing the equivoca-
tons and delay which had marked their
action, and insisting that laws should
be passed prohibiting aliens from &C
quiring lands except as actual settlers.
This resolution was also warmly APP
plauded.
| A delegate from the Third district
offered resolution extolling the Green
back currency, which, like the others,
was referred to the committee, after
which a recess was taken till 2:30
At the appointed hour tho conven-
ton re-assembled and Secretary Free.
man read dispatch from the Demo-
cratic convention, rociting that COM
mittee had been appointed to confer
with conference committee appointed
by the Greenbackers to the end that
the Democrats and Greenbackers may
unite upon ticket for the ensuing
election.
A committee of one from each dis
trict was appointed TO confer with the
Democratic committee.
While waiting for the report of the con-
ference committee FIVE minute speeches
were declared TO be in order. +. NJ. Fogg,
John C. Blanchard, Representative
McNabb and Mrs. Matte Strickland OF
st. Johns availed themselves of the op'
portunity offered.
The committee on resolutions report
cd o lengthy statement of the condition
of affairs under Republican administra.
ton, cOndemning in strong terms the
financial policy and legislation of the
Republican party, attributing the exist
ing bankruptcy, crime, pauperism, en-
forced idleness, starvation and ruin
to the policy carried out by the Repub-
lican party. The resolution denounc-
ed the policy of the land grants system,
and demands of Congress the enactment
of laws, declaring forfeited to the PEG.
pie all land grants where the terms OF
the grant have not been honestly and
faithfully complied with on the part OF
the grantees, and that the said forfeited
lands shall ever after be held open for
actual settlement by citizens of the Re-
public and by none others, and we de-
mand laws for the taxation OF lands
now held or owned by foreign alien
| ovpd;cafaa apd orisfocrota for tho ar n
port of the government and on failure
to pay such taxes shall forfeit all such
lands to the general government or to
the State in which they may be located,
as the case may be. The resolution
further opposed to the policy of permit
ting aliens to hold or transmit real es-
tate to aliens, and that we demand and
urge upon Congress the immediate en-
actment of laws forever prohibiting
such ownership, and that we commend
the bill lately presented in the National
House of Representatives by Represen-
tative Oates. The national debt is de-
nounced as burden that should be
paid Mt the earliest moment. Banks OF
issue should be suppressed and the con
troll of the currency be given to the gov
eminent. The late legal tender decision
of the Supreme Court OF the United
States aflirming the constitutional right
of Congress as the law-making power
of sovereign people to issue and con-
I troll the currency of the nation was
| heartily endorsed. The action OF the laws
in drawing away from the people, an d
| out of circulation by taxation, hun
dreds OF millions of dollars annually