The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-10

They Adopt Platform ana Place "A
Ticket In the Field.

Troy, Oct 9.-The Workingmen's State
Convention reassembled at 10 o'clock this
morning.
A communication was received from Niaga-
ra county, informing the convention that u
ticket had been nominated there.
At II o'clock the Committee on Resolutions
made their report, which, after some discus
sion, was adopted by the convention. The
resolutions favor n currency OF gold, silver
and United States treasury notes which shall
be full legal tender for alfdebts, public and
private, and advocate the retirement Of bank
bills.
They affirm that all labor has perfect
right to All equal share OF the wealth which
labor saving machines shOnld have the effect
Of reducing the hours Of labor. They op-
pose grants Of public lands to railroad cor
porations, and favor their distribution to
| actual settlers, with such government aid rs
| may be necessary to occupy and improve
them; taking lien upon the lands as secu-
rity for the repayment Of the saDe in annual
instalments in ten years They demand that
tax assessments be made on the cufnulation
principle, increasing the ratio according 10
the amOunts,f property.
They demand gratutous administration Of
justice in all the courts Of law, and recon-
mend the establishment Of labor bureaus, and
that statistics be furnished by the State as
well as the national government; the officers
| OF the labor bureaus to be taken from the
ranks Of labor. They favor the abolishnent
Of the labor contract system In prisons and
reformatOry institutions, said institutions to
be managed in the interest Of the people, and
the goods manufactured to be sold at not
under market rates, They recommend that
railroad lines be placed under State control
and management, and that freight and pas
| sengers be transported as near the actual cost
as possible, allowing reasonable interest to
stockholders, and q sinking fund to maintain
the roads in good condition.
InG resolutions OpDOSp any restrictions OF
the right OF suffrage, and disapprUve Of any
increase Of the standing army. They urge
the passage Of q law for the protection OF the
life and limb Of etnployes and looking to the
safety of buildings, tenement houses etc.
They demand weekly settlement Of wages
They demand the abolishment Of unnecessary
offices, and the reduction Of exorbitant sala-
ries, and favor the prosecution Of necessary
public work, the wages paid to be settled by
arbitration from time to time.
The resolutions are particularly severe
upon defaications in office and bribery OF
electors, legislatures, etc, and urge that such
acts be defined bystatute as Infamous crimes; |;
every offender, either principal or accessory,
TO be punished by Imprisonment at hard
labor, to be debarred from holding office,
voting, or witnessing in court; to be excluded
from executive clemency, and to be posted as
an Infamous person by proclamation in all the
official papers OF the States.
After the adoption of the resolutions q re-
cess was taken until D. m.
The committee that had been appointed to
confer with the Greenback party on the sub
ct Of a junction with the latter, submitted
their report, in which they recommended that
the consolidated party be named the Omitted
Workingmen and Greenback Party" This
was voted down after a hot discussion and
the name finally designated as the UNITED
Workingmen's Party OF the State Of New
York, with separate ticket.
The following ticket was then nominated ::
For Secretary OF State, JohnJ. Jarvis, of Syra-
cuse; Controller, Geo Blair, Of New York !;
Attorney General, VIM. s. james; State
Treasurer, Michael f. McKernan; State En-
gineer and Surveyor, Ruston Smith, Of Tioga
After making the nominations the convention
adjourned sine dir