The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-03-14

Il ClOa nominate dawn Davis, OF Illinois
Tor President, and Gov. Parker, Of Ne,
Jersey, for Vice President. -
I COLUMBUS, Ono, February 22.-Th
National Labor Convention reassembled thi
morning.
| The committee on the platform, reporte,
resolutions, which were taken up seriatia
and adopted.
/ The first resolution declares that it is thu
duty to establish standard of distribution
Of capital and labor BY providing purel,
national circulating medium, based on thu
| faith and resources Of the nation, issued d
reetly to the people, without the intervention
CT any banking corporations, which money
shall be legal tender in the payment of al
debts, public and private, interchangeable al
the option Of the holder for government bonds
bearing a small rate ofinterest, not exceeding
65 100 per cent. subject to future legisla.
| ton by Congress.
| The second resolution favors the payment
Of the national debt according to the Original
contract.
The third declares the exemption Of gov
eminent bonds from taxation violation OF
all the just principles Of the revenue laws
The fourth opposes the sale public lands
to individuals or corporations, ahd favors the
holding Of them for the benefit of landess
settlers.
The fifth favors the admission free OF duty
Of articles In common use not produced here,
and a revenue upon articles of luxury, and
also such duty upon articles of manufacture
as, we having che raw material ia abundance,
will assist in further developing the resources
of the country.
The sixth advocates the prohibition of the
importation Of Chinese by legislation
The seventh fayors the Eighth Hour law.
The eighth demands the abolition of the
contract labor in prisons.
The sinth favors the assessing and collect
ing Of war taxes during the progress of the
war instead of leaving the debt to posterity
The tenth calls for Congressional legisla-
ton to prevent the exorbitant charges by
railroads and telegraphs.
The eleventh favors the one term prin-
ciple. ss 9gosf
The twelfth favors general amnesty and
equality of rights and privileges to ALL
The Committee on Platform reported ad-
ditional resolutions, thefrst ofwhieh demands
the subjection Of the military to the civil
power and the confinement of its operations
to national purposes alone.
The second asks for revision Of the Pat
ent laws SO as to give labor more fully, the
benefit of its own ideas on inventions
Third, that fitness and not political or per-
sonal consideration should be the only recon-
mendation to any public Office
These were adopted without debate.
/ A resolution for the pogtponement of the
Presidential nomination until May was voted
down.
David Davis, Of Illinois, was nominated
FOR President on the third ballot, the vote
standing, David Davis, 2o1 Joel Parker, of
New Jersey, =; Horace H, Day of New York,
8. Mr. Davis nomination vas made unani-
nous.
Joel Parker, of New Jersey, was nominated
for Vice-President on the 6rst formal ballot,
the. vote standing as follows: Joel Parker,
liz; B NJ. Chamberlain, of Connecticut 81;
Thomas H. Ewing, Of Ohio, 22 Mr.. Par
ker's nomination was made unanimous a
After appointing committees to wait on
the nominees an executive committee of one
from each State was appointed, and the Con
vention adjourned, subject TO the call Of the
National Executive Committee.