The daily gazette., 1878-10-18

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Ii. Welch added thereto. The motion
prevailed, and the chair announced the
committee as being composed of John 8,
kowbotham, John w. Lewes, John Nc
Shay, A. H. Weld and j. b. Welch.
The committee retired for consulta-
ton.
Barney Rosenblatt made a resolution
requiring all resolutions offered to be re-
ferred without debate to the committee
on resolutions, but he did not ask vote
upon 1t.
After short absence the committee on
resolutions returned, and Mr.. Weld read
tho following
PLATFORM:
The preamble sets forth the object and
purposes of the Greenback Labvr Party
The declaration of principles is as fol
lows:
First. The Government is made to
protect labor, and to give it encourage
ment and security; therefore the power
vested in Congress to determine what
shall be the money of the people shall be
used for the benefit OF all and never dele
gated to private individuals or corpora
Jlons.
Second. That national paper money
(greenhacks) )based upon the entire wealth
aud integrity of the nation, will consti.
tute the very best medium of exchange
the people have ever used
Third. We demand the immediate
calling in of all United States bonds, and
payment of them principal and interest
Ia national greenback paper money.
Fourth. We demand the immediate
repeal of the national banking act
aud the retirement of its circulating me-
dium.
Fifth. The public lands belong to all
the people, and the Government should
extend aid to destitute families desiring
10 settle thereon, to an amount sufficient
TO enable them to improve and cultivate
the same, secured by mortgage on prop
erty with abundant time for payment.
Sixth. We demand system of taxa
ton by which the accumulated wealth
of the nation and not the industries OF
the people, shall pay the expenses of the
Government.
Seventh. Demands legislation that
will etftctually check the dangerous
power of corporations and idle capital,
which are now being used to subvert the
liberties of the people.
Eighth. Declares the elective fran
chise to be right of American citizen
ship, and denounces property qualifica-
tlons for office, and the requirement of a
tax as a prerequisite to the exercise of
suffrage.
Ninth. Announces as a..doctrine of the
new party, the Office should seek the
man not the man the office.
Tenth. Demands a protective tariff
for American industries.
Eleventh. Demands the abolition OF
all supert1uous public offices, created for
the favorite of polit cal parilsanship.
Twelfth. We advocate the modifica-
ton of tue laws of this State, that po wer
will no longer be given to unfeeling men
to step in and strip an unfortunate debtor
of every means of self-support, leaving
his family destitute and unprotected.
Thirteenth. Demands the thoroughedu-
cation and enlightenment of the people /;
favoIs free and industrial education.
Fourteenth. The National Greenback
Labor Party proposes to rescue the Gov
ernment from the grasps OF selfish greed,
to reinstate it upon the solid foundations
of justice, to make it express in its ad-
ministration of law the best and truest
conceptions of which humanity is capable
Its mission is one of good will to all its
watchwords, Progress and Improve
ment.
The reading of the platform was greeted
with applause, aud on motion of John s.
Rowbotham 1t was accepted as whole.
John w. Lewis moved that the Con-
vention proceed to the nomination of a
candidate for Governor. Adopted.
He then nominated Kenzey Johns
Steward, OF Lewes. Applause.
A letter was then read from Mr.. Stew
ard to b. B. Cooper, in which he con-
sented to the latter's proposition that his
name be used as the Greenback candi-
date tor Governor.
On John s. Rowbotham's motion the
nomination was made by acclamation;
the vo @ was unanimous.
For Representative in Congress j. b.
Welch nominated John G. Jackson, of
Hockessin.
j. McSorley nominated Sam'l S.
Adams, of Wilmington.
A letter from Mr.. jackson was read,
in which he consented to allow his name
to be used in connection with the nomi-
ton, and expressed his sympathy with
the movement.
A delegate asked if Mr.. Adams was
the Democratic candidate for Congress.
John II. Duntze said that Mr. Adams
was not in sympathy with the move
ment.
Mr.. Rowbotham moved that Mr.. Jack
son be nominated by acclamation.
Adopted, unanimously and by rising
vote. The result was greeted with Wig
orous applause.
John +. Cornell moved that COM
mittee Of three be appointed to assist the
Chairman Of the Convention in appoint
ing State Central Committee. Adopted.
Committee, John Z. Cornell, Whining
ton; Jacob Satterthwaite, Mill Creek
HID, and John w. Lewis, Wilmington.
Barney Rosenblatt offered some reso-
lulions in relation to State affairs, but
the chair asked him to withhold them
until the next business meeting of the
party.
Barney insisted on reading his resolu-
tions, but the Convention choked him
off by az journing sine die.
But the irrepressible Barney came up
to the scratch in fine style and proDosed
three cheers for the ticket, which were
given with a will.
The Convention then dissolved.
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