Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-23

Woman Suffrage association. It urges the
convention to include in its platform plank
recognizing the rights of women to partici-
pate in the elective franchise if not in its
broadcast extent at present, at least SO that
tax-paying woman be declared competent to
vote in municipal elections. The communi-
cation was received with hearty and con-
tinued applause and referred to the commit
tee on platform
A debate then occurred on the question
relegated to the convention by the committee
of organization, whether partially represen-
ted States shall cast a full vote in the con-
vention. A long discussion ensued, during
which some recriminations were INDUCED in,
but after two or three conciliatory speeches,
the whole matter was postponed indefinitely
by unanimous rar0 r0ce vote.
Judge Hughes was, at this point, formally
introduced as permanent president OF the
convention. He briefly thanked the body
for the honor conferred on him, re-
viewed at some length the history
of the national banking system,
from the first feeble and fruitless attempts
20 inaugurate in 1889 to the present time.
He then discussed at considerable length the
problem of labor and capitol, and declared
that it would not be solved by either of the
great political parties and would remain I'M
solved unless the party born here to-day
should settle the question i'll the future.
Regarding protection, he declared that the
State of Pennsylvania had been misrepre-
scented. The $4,000 greenback votes of
Pennsylvania came from party which advo-
Gates the broadcast kind of protection-the
protection of labor against capital and
against the extortions of usurers-the pro-
lection of men and their families against
transportation monopolists He said pro-
lection should be applied to the agricultural
interests of the Mississippi valley, that they
should be shielded from the combination of
trunk lines, and remarked incidentally that
he and the party favored eminent domain in
respect to cottagers against railroads
In closing he predicted the adoption here
of of national platform that would with
grand force carry into high places it's stand
ard bearers in 1880, and warned the conven-
ton not to be shared by the broken promises
which were now being renewed by conven-
tiOns of other parties i'll order to capture
greenbackers in the coming national cleo
tions
The report Of the committee on resolu-
tons not being yet ready the convention
took a recess at 5:45 till o'clock.
THE PLATFORM.
At o'clock the convention reassembled,
and the following platform was Immediately
read:
WHEREAS, Throughout our entire country
the value of real estate is deprecated, indus
try paralyzed, trade depressed, business in
| comes and wages reduced, unparalleled dis
tress inflicted upon the poorer and middle
ranks of our people, the land filled with
fraud, enlightenment, bankruptcy, crime,
suffering, pauperism and starvation;
cfotc Of Eod hoo,
brought about by legislation in the interest
of and dictated by money lenders, bankers
and bondholders; and
| WHERE'S, while we recognize the fact that
| men in Congress connected with both the
old political parties, have stood up manfully
for the rights of the people, and met the
| threats of the money power and the ridicule
of an ignorant and subsidized press, yet
neither the Republican or the Democratic
| parties, in their national policies, propose
remedies for the existing evils; and
| WHEREAS, the independent greenback par
! ty and other associations, more or less eff
I fective, have been unable, heretofore, to make
formidable opposition to the old party or
CARNATIONS, and
WHEREAS, The limiting of the legal ten
der quality of greenbacks, the changing of
| currency bonds into coin bonds, the demon
etizing of the silver dollar, the excepting of
| bonds from taxation, the contraction of the
circulating medium, the proposed forced re-
sumption of the specie payments, and the
prodigal waste of the public lands, were
crimes against the people, and as far as
possible the results of these criminal acts
must be counteracted by judicious legisla-
ton.
THEREFORE, We assemble in national con-
ventio1l and make declaration of our prin-
ciples, and invite all patriotic citizens to
unite in an effort to secure financial reform
and industrial emancipation. The organiza-
ton shall be known as the 'National party,
and under this name we will perfect without
delay national, State and local associations
to secure the election to Office Of
such men only as will pledge them
selves to do all in their power
to establish these principles.
First-It is the exclusive function of the
general government to coin and create
money and regulate its value. All bank is
sues designed to circulate rs money should
be suppressed, theft circulating medium
whether of a metal or of a paper, should b.
issued by the government and made a full
legal tender for all debts, duties. and take
in the United States, at its stamped value.
Second-Ihere shall be no privileged elias
of creditors. Official salaries, pensions
bonds and all other debts and obligations
public and private, shall be discharged in tn
, legal tender money of the United States
, strictly according to the reputation of tn
laws under which they were contracted.
Third-That the coinage of silver b
placed on the same footing as that of goli
, Fourth-Congress shall provide sal
money, adequate to the full emplo yment {
labor, the equitable distribution of it's pre-
3 ducts,and the requirementsof business, fxin
: a minimum amount per capita to the populs
: ton, as near as may be, and otherwise reg,
1 lating it's volume by wise and equitable pr
s visions of law, SO that the rate of intere
a will secure to labor its just reward.
S Fifth-It is inconsistent with the geniu
and spirit of popular government that an
s species of private property should be g.
d empt from bearing its just share of the pul
Q lie burdens Government and money shou
r be taxed precisely as other property and
o graduated income tax should be levied Fl
: the sup:.ort of Government, and the pa
ment of its debt.
/ Sixth-The public lands are the comme
S property of the whole people, and should n
be sold to spectators, nor granted to ra
e roads, or other corporations, but should
|. donated to actual settlers in limited guam
v ties.
Seyenth-The government should by ge
J. eral enactments encourage the deyelopme
i of our agricultural, mineral, mechanic;
): manufacturing and commercial resources,
t, the end that labor may be fully and prof
.. ably employed, but no monopolies should
j. legalzed.
t, Eighth-An useless Offices should be abb
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