The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

The Greenback Party Hence
forth 20 be known as the
National Party.
EL Adopts a P1asnly WOrded
Platform.


ally national convention. Delegates
were present from all the States ex-
cept New Hampshire, Vermont, Del
aware, West Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisia-
ma, Minnesota, Colorado, Oregon,
and Nevada. Pennsylvania had tif-
ty-tour delegates, the largest nun-
Der of any State. limos was next,
instead of first, with thirty, and
next with twenty-five.
The presiding officers were as fol-
lows:
For PresideAt-Judge Francis w.
Hughes, of Pennsylvania.
Vice Presidents T. Shryock,
Ohio; S. Smith, Iowa; M. W. Field,
Michigan; T. D. Hoxie, New Jer-
sew; Alexander Campbell, Illinois /;
D. L. D. Guffy, Kentucky; Charles
II. Test, Indiana; d. Leach, Missou
ri; Chas. Mclean, Massachusetts, /;
E. p. Allis, Wisconsin; ID. j. Du-
rant, District of Columbia; d. P.
Mitchell, Kansas; j. W. Kennings,
Texas: c. E. Cunningham, Arkan-
sas Allan Root, Nebraska; Francis
Gilbert. Connecticut; Thomas S.
Fitch, California; E. Berrius, Ten
nessee; Scion Chase, Maine; Thos.
M. Bennett, West Virginia; j. p.
Jones, Nevada; v. S. Stevens, Penn
sylvania j. w. Dedrich, Louisiana (;
N. II. Pittman, Georgia o. G..
Chase, New York.
Secretaries-Ralp Z. Hoyt,
Michigan G. II. Jones, New York ;
G. w. Murphy, Iowa.
The platform was adopted unani-
mously as reported by the commit
tee, and is as follows:
Therefore, We assemble In national
convention and make declaration of our
principles, and invite all patriotic citizens
to unite in an effort to secure financial re-
form and industrial emancipation. The
organization shall be known as the "Na-
tional Party" and under this name we
will perfect without delay national, state,
aud local associations to secure the cleo
tion to Office of such men only as will
pledge themselves to do all in their pow
er to establish these principles.
l.
General Government to coin and create
money and regulate its value. All bank
issues designated to circulate as money
should be suppressed. The circulating
medium whether of q metal or OF paper,
should be issued by the government, and
made a full legal tender for all debts, du-
ties. and taxes in the United states at its
stamped value.
2. There shall be no privileged class OF
credit. Official salaries, pensions, bonds,
and all other debts and obligations, pub
lie and private, shall be discharged in the
legal tender money OF the United States
strictly according to the Stipulations OF
the laws under which they were contract
ed.
8. The coinage of silver should be plac-
ed on the same footing as that of gold.
4. Congress shall provide said money
adequate to the full employment of labor,
the equitable distribution of its products
and the requirements of business, fixing a
minimum amount per capita to the popu-
lation, as near as mag be. and otherwise
regulating Its volume by wise and equita-
BILE provisions of law, so that the rate OF
interest will secure to labor its just re-
ward.
5. 1t is incons istent with the genius
and spirit of popular government that any
species of private property should be eX-
empt from bearing its just share of the
public burdens OF government, and money
should be taxed precisely as other prop
erty, and a graduated income tax should
be levied for the support of the govern
ment and the payment of Its debts.
q. The public lands are the common
property of the whole people, and should
not be sold to SPECTATORS, nor granted to
railroads or other corporations, but should
be donated to actual settlers in limited
quantities.
7. The government should, by general
enactment, encourage the development
of cur agricultural, mineral, mechanical,
manufacturing. and commercial resour-
ces, to the end that labor may be fully and
profitably employed, but no monopolies
should be legaliZed.
8. All useless offices should be abolish
ed, the most rigid economy enforced in eV'
cry branch of the public service, and Sc.
we're punishment inflicted upon officers
who betray the trusts reposed In them.
8. AS educated labor has devised means
for multiplying production by Inventions
and discoveries, and as their use requires
| the exercise of mind as well as body, such
| legislation should be had that the number
| of hours or daily toll will be reduced
giving to the working classes more leisure
for mental improvement and social enjoy
ment, and saving them from premature
decay and death.
10. The adoption of an American mon
eLary system as proposed herein, will har
mOniZe all difference in regard to tariff
and Federal taxation, reduce and equal
l
water, distribute eauisably the joint earn
ings of capital and labor, secure to tn
producers of wealth the results of Their la
Dor and skill, muster out of service tn
vast army Of idlers, who under the exist
ing system, grow rich upon the earning
of others, that every man and woman ma,
Dy their own efforts secure q competence
SO that oYergrOwing fortunes and ex
treme poverty will be seldom found with
In the limits of our republic.
he nd Efat
ments should establish bureaus Of labo
and Industrial statistics, clothed with tn
power OF gathering and publishing tn
same.
II. That the contract system of employ
! Ing labor IN our prisons and Peformator,
? institutions works great injustice to GU
mechanics and artisans, and should b
prohibited.
ID. The importation of serVile labor int
the United States from China is = prob
we recommend legislation looking to 1t
suppression.
Mr.. Dursnd, from the District O
bia, read a dispatch from tn
Hon. B. f. Butler, which was with
held from the press, but which urg
ed the convention TO denounce tn
modification of the silver bill, in
sisted on by the gold men, and t
pass anfi-resumption resolutions.
A resolution was offered, an
unanimously adopted, denouncin
the silver bill, as Just passed in Cor
gress, as delusiOn, and indignant
ly condemning it as financial meas
ure.
A resolution offered by Brio
Pomeroy, pledging members of th
national party to cut loose from g
old party affiliations, and supper
for Office no man who did not eU
dorse and stand up for the platforI
of the national party, was ais
adopted. After some lively speech
es, the convention appointed the 70
lowing national executive commit
tee and adjourned
observation-disclosures Mclean.
Rhode Island-zJ. 9. Vallett.
COnnecticut-AleX. Troup.
e New York-Ralph Beaumont.
New Jersey-John j. Drew
Pennsylvania-F. Devices.
Maryland-Jesse Gilmore.
Yirginia-Moses Stearns.
West Yirgipia-John a. Thompson.
Ohio-D. b. StuFR 90,