New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-09-28

4 nnn H1h TEM0o RIO NOMINAL
TI0Na.
! 4 Democrats Of Massachusetts,
q not saFrisd out the programme
x down for them BY any Of the
VI hsts Not long ago we were
4 shns the Democrats, just for the
I Of having for once a hand in the
Il ness Of eIecting a Governor Of
schusetts, would coalesce with
4 atleriAas, the Greenbackers, the
d ring classes as represented By
al itinerant fellow with a bee IN
n hnee called Kearney, and as
4 n The election of General Butler.
"A onvention which met at Wor-
4, 81 the eighteenth dissipated
epea raised by this class of
n It broke up in confusion, and
Ill Simon pnres, comprising
Nj Da i majority, adjourned to
III 80 Hall, Boston. On Wednea-
3 this body met, and the follow
q roceedings were had, as report
n the Associated Press
a sIsI John s. Whitney was appointed
! 'asn. aud addressed the convention.
~ ss close OF bis speech, Josiah G.
e, nntion Lieutenant Governor, Will
T., b Plunkett; Secretary of State,
~ @. DeWing; Treasurer and Re
mi Genen, David M SKiIlings; Au-
John e. Fitzgerald; Attorney Gem
General Richard Olney,
3. ob8n Noble, Of Westheld, made q
IA IS that tho Democratic committees
! sbout the State calling on conyen-
and caucuses to address call 10 oil
liRI aqass who propose 10 support the
MI Hates Of this convention. When any
, committee opposes the nominations
convention the members Of the
OF couneilors senatorial and district
i, niiona b. authorized to exclude such
Ars from the convention. After com
an hIe discussion the resolution was
IA ilelg postponed.
plaifsrm declared that the constant
enc 81 the Republican party through.
e e United States has had tendency
Ma alize Che power of the government
" hingtpn, demands the overthrow Of
On oliea and the enactment and exc
fie oi such laws as shall protect the
n BE- labor OF as wen as those OF the
and not discriminate against
lch but formed for the mutual benefit
VA lhe scheme initiated and carried
dt BY the Republican party of pro-
- paper currency not redcemable in
ian compelling the people to receive
- "a payment Of debts, is without
IN ofii7 al the constitution. Con-
no power to make anything, I'M
e gold and silver, legal tender.
q Ar power & may lave to authorize
- 0f notes 20 circulate as money,
u issued directly from the treasury
0 otlg through the banks, should
N soa only subject to certain re-
4a That no executive Office Of the
est ant should have the discretion to
ye III contract the volume OF the eur
4. Ihet The total amount Of currency
= I'D should be fixed by law; that
ids That amount is, il should be one
RED all at every moment be redeemable
That an coins Of the same de-
iipn shall be IS nearly as possible
nun 4alae That whatever cur
ina iasned by the government shall
emahla BY the government in pay
'al public dues at its face value.
.aA proceedings set at naught
INT edicEion Of another class Of
i, u who gave it out that the
! hnsetts Democrats-for the
principle, for the sake of
AZ ne tho Greenbackers, the
~ hiasa and other heterodox
u atione ID their attempts to
'al b old commonwealth upside
W would join with the Repub-
- eIseting Talbot.
MI VIII DO three parties, then,
~ ehuaetts: the Republicans,
erites. and the Democrats.
bss TIE Republicans will carry
M ale, as theEe is 50 little real
] IA tho nomination Of Abbott
q y Democrats viii vote with
= pubHieans rather than waste
tie enssh on candidate who
iol chance