Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1880 — GREENBACK CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

GREENBACK CONVENTION.

The Jasper County National Greenback Convention met Saturday, January 24th, at the Court House, in Rensselaer. The meeting was called to order by Dr. S. W. Ritchey, who nominated Mr. Wm. Pierce as Chairman of the Convention. Mr. Pierce was elected by the unanimous vote of the meeting, and prefaced his official duties with a few brief remarks concerning the motives of the organization. E. R. Pierce was elected Secretary of the Convention. Members of the Jasper County Greenback Central Committee were elected, as follows: Hanging Grove—John R. Gray, Bbenezer Peregrine. Gillam McCaynnd Mason. Walker Loronzo Tinkum, John L Hershman. Barkley—Lewis Davisson, Geo. H. Brown, Sr. Town of Rensselaer—T. P. Wright, Samson Erwin. Marion—David H. Yeoman, O. K. Ritchey, Jordan—George fleidzinger, A. B. Clinton. Newton—Jas. Yeoman, Alfred Ramey. Keener—Albert Brooks, Pat’k Melaney. Kankakee—G. W. Cantwell, Thomas M. Jones. Wheatfield—J. M. Helmick. Augustus Stinson. Carpenter—Basil Hunt, E. E, Rockwood. Remington—D. H. Patton. Christopher Hardy. Milroy -Peter Foulks. Jas. H. Benson. Cnion—Chas. W. Harrington, Rob’t Swaim. The officers of the Central Committee were next elected. Jas. Bum ham was elected Chairman, and C. 'h Price, Secretary, Dr, Ritchey then introduced the following resolutions:

l. Resolved , That tho old fogv iden* fora “sure specie basis” for acireu lation, floating three dollars i n paDer °. n one of cos >i is a humbug, a delui sion as must appear uvid out to every .intelligent, thinking m’.nd, and so long as we practice on this principle we may expect nothir.g but periodic j flushes and crashes; expansions and | contractions; good times and hard i times; the rich all the time getting I iiclier, und tlie pc ; or poorer.” I ie,sot ? it is the sense of this meeting, that the two or three thousand National Banks now in existence be wound up as their charters expire, and U.ieir circulation be sup plied by no - n-interest-bearing legaltender government notes. 3. Resolved, That the national debt should bf) paid according to the ori ginal contract as speedily as it can be without detriment to the public interest; but, if the bondholders refuse to receive legal tondoi government notes foi the bonds, then let the government purchaso with her notes I silver bullion, and authorize the free 1 and unlimited coinage of that metal, j ana pay the bonds according to the I late contract or understanding. 4. Resolved, That wo demand a I

faithful oi nest and impartial administration of the government in all its departments, extending even to its lower ramifications; and in order to this, we must have free general education, as only an intelligent and educated people can long maintain a republican form of government. We must also have free and honest elections. Every citizen must be allowed to vote his own choice or conviction, uninfluenced by mobs, threats, or the military on one hand, or bribes and rewards on the other. The man who would offer a bribe, and the man who would receive it should both be disfranchised, and declared unworthy the name of American citizens; and we denounce the men who would stuff the ballot box, or in any way interfere with it so as to change the honest expression of the people’s voice. The party that would sanction such outrages, if in power, should be hurled therefrom, as unworthy the confidence or trust of a civilized people. The foregoing resolutions were applauded to the echo, and unanimously adopted as the sentiments of the meeting. C. H. Price, James Burnham, and E. R. Pierce were then called for by the Covontion, and responded In afew remarks befitting the occasion. The Convention was undeniably a success. No funeral dirge was snug—no defunct party committed to the grave. At least one Republican editor is a false prophet. The outlook for the National Greenback Par ty for • RBO is a bright one. Each member of the party in Jasper county is expected to work diligently in the coming campaign. The Convention adjourned after passing motions to have vacancies in the Centra! Committee filled by that committee; to have a member of the townihip .committee appointed in each school district, and to request the Secretary of the Convention to furnish copies of the proceedings of the meeting to the Indianapolis Sun, Chicago Express, Democratic Sentinel, of Rensselaer, and the Rensselaer Republican.

WM. PIERCE,

Chairman.

E. R. Pierce, Secretary. The handsomest and cheapest Dry Goods in town are at Fen dig’s-. And don’t you forget it.