Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-23
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/ nese as laborers is an evil and should
: be prohibited by legislation.
Seventh-Calls for the enactment oi
} a law by which mechanics and la.
} bOrers employed by government con-
| be compelled to perform more than
) eight hours labor per day.
, Eighth-Demands the abolition OF
: contract labor In prisons.
Ninth-DeclaTes In favor OF assess
} ing and collecting war taxes during
} the progress OF war, instead Of levy
] ing the debt on posterity.
Tenth-Calis for congressional legis-
lation to prevent exoTbitant charges
} by railroads and telegraphs.
Eleventh-Decla in favor of the
one.term principle.
TWelfth-FavOrs general amnesty
and the equality OF rights and privi-
leges to all.
After the report of the committee
J on platform was disposed of, Mr.. Ell
liOtt, of New York, offered the follow
ing resolution:
, WHEREAS, capitalists and monopo-
lizers of products of industry can by
concentration of action withdraw
their patronage from many branches
OF industry and thereby subject them
to privation and want, thus compell-
ing them from necessity to accept
just such terms as they may choose
TO dictate; therefore,
ResOlUed, That our system OF gov
ernment be amended as to empower
the government TO institute branches
OF industry and furnish employment
TO all idle people in the community
at equitable terms of time and COM
pensation and to prevent our repre-
sentatives and Legislators from assum-
ing the character of masters instead
Ofservants OF the people and that we
establish the principle of the referen-
dunn by which the people may retain
the sovereign power and may convene
semi.annually to ratify or reject the
acts of their public servants. J. 7.
Elliot, secretary OF the international
society OF America spoke in favor of
the resolution, and 81. II. Day of
New York also supported the reeolu-
ton; he said the people demanded
this action.
Alexander Troupe, of Connecticut,
spoke in favor Of the referendum
portion of the resolution. He ar
gued that the veto power should be
in the hands OF the people. The
resolution was then referred to
the committee on platform, who
soon reported it back, with the re-
port that they considered it inexpe-
dent to indorse the spirit of the reso.
luton. The report of the committee
was agreed toss to IA. The platform
as whole then was agreed to.
HOTatio Day, of New York, offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the true labor re-
former to-day knows no difference be- |
tween the race, color, sex or national
ity; and we believe in equal rights and |
equal suffrage for all. The resolution |
was laid on the table by a heavy vote.
Mr.. Schell, of Pennsylvania offered |
resolution recommending that |
the several State conventions appoint |
State committees with authority to |
confer with other political parties that |
may adopt the nominees Of this con-
vention, and to arrange a fair appor-
tiOnment Of elections among all said |
organizations. This resolution was |
also laid on the table.
The committee on platform report |
ed the following additional planks for
the platform:
ResolUed, That we demand the SUBJ
lection of the military to the civil au-
thorities, and the confinement OF its /
operations TO national purposes alone.
ResoLUed, That we deem it expedi- |
ent for congress to supervise the patent |
laws so as 10 give labor more fully the |
benefit OF its own inventions.
RESOLVED That fitness, and not DO
litical or personal considerations,
should be the only recommendation
to public Office, either appointive or
elective, and any and all laws looking
to the establishment of this principle
are heartily approved.
These resolutions were adopted
without debate.
Mr.. Taylor, of New York, offered a
resolution declaring that the para
mount object of the labor party was to
draw to itself men of all political par
ties, and that it was incumbent upon
the representatives of labor reform to
make their selection of candidates
from among those men who are iden-
titled with the labor reform move
ment, having indorsed the labor re.
form platform, and having no connec-
ton with any other political party.
Several delegates urged the adop-
ton OF this resolution on the ground
that this would relieve the labor
movement Of the odium now attached
to it from the fact that it was claimed
that the third party movement was
merely tail to either the Republican
or Democratic party. Other delegates
urged that the resolution was bit in
the mouth Of the delegates, and
should be defeated. The resolution
was lost.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Kansas, said he
was instructed by his State to move
that the nomination of president be
postponed until May. This was not
not agreed to. !
The nomination of candidates for
President Of the United States being
next IN order, the names OF John w.
Geary, Of Pennsylvania; George w.
Julian, Indiana; John M. Palmer, IL
hnois; Thomas Ewing, Ohio; David
Davis, Illinois, George Francis Train,
Of the world; Wendell Phillips, Mas.
sachusetts; Horace Greeley, New
York; Joel M. Parker, New Jersey;
Peter Cooper and 81. II. Day, New
York, and Richard Trevelick, Michi-
gan, were presented as candi-
dates for this nomination. The
names of Greeley, Ewing, Cooper,
Day and Trevelick were withdrawn,
and an informal ballot taken, which
resulted as follows: Geary, 50; Day,
SO; Davis, AZ; Phillips, IS; Palmer, 8;
Sultan, 6; Parker, 2. The convention
then went into the first formal ballot,
which resulted as follows. Whole
vote cast, 20l. Davis, SS; Phillips, 50;
Geary, 45; Day, 81; Parker, .; Julian,
1. No choice. Geary's name was
then withdrawn, and Gratz Brown
Of Missouri, and Horace Greeley were
nominated, The second ballot was
then taken and resulted; Davis,
SO; Day, So; Phillips, II; Brown,
IL; Greeley, IL; Parker, Z; Julian, 8.
The names OF Phillips, Greeley, Ju-
lian and Brown were now withdrawn.
The third ballot resulted as followsS
Davis, 201; Parker, Z; Day, 8.
The nomination of David Davis, of
Illinois, was then made unanimous,
and telegram sent to him asking
him to accept the nomination.
The nomination of vice-president
being next in order, the names of Joel
Parker, N. ]. Edwin, NJ. Chamber
lain, Of Connecticut, A. M. West, OF
Mississippi, Thos. Ewing, OF Ohio,
and W. G. Aryan, of Tennessee, were
presented.
An informal ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Parker, 20; Chamberlain, y;
West, Is; Ewing, 81; Bryan, 10.
The first formal ballot was then tax
en- and resulted Parker-112, Chamber
lin 81, Earring %. Mr.. Parker's nom-
ination was made after appointing
committee to wait ON the nominees,
and an executive committee of one