Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-25
THE POLITICAL POT.
Close of the Convention of New York Ma
tionals-A Ticket Nominated and Plat
form Adopted--Carter Harrison Not En-
titled to Seat In Congress--Congres-
sional Nominations--Grant draws Prize
In Massachusetts.
Ne,c York Gree,.backeys.

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SYRACUSE, July 24.-The State convention Of
the National party reassembled this morning
Shupe and Hunton, the leaders of the rejected
delegations from New York city, have abandoned
the idea of holding an independent convention
The platform prepared by the committee Oh
resolutions and adopted by the convention is az
follows:
WHEREAS, The so-called Democratic and Re
publican parties have legislated in the interest
of the money power of this country and Eu-
rope, and which are the sources of all the
| wealth thereof, we assert our complete indie
pendence and adhesion to theNatlonalGr eenback
Labor party, which name is hereby adopted by
us, and that the following are the principles
enunciated to guide us in the government OF
the State and nation, should Providence permit
MS to sta same.
First-The greenback dollar must be full
legal tender for payment of all debts, public
and private, and by the government issued, pro-
tected and received as absolute money.
Second-We declare that all acts of Congress
changing the original bond contract, to-wit:
OF '69, 20, '73 and the resumption act of rs,
were enacted without consent, priority or pro-
curement, and were and are fraud upon the
rights of the people; therefore we demand the
immediate calling in and payment of all bonds
the limit they may have run on their face, and
no further issue by the government of any
bonds.
Tbird-We demand the repeal of the national
bank act, the Immediate withdrawal from cir
.culation of the national bank notes and the
substitution therefor Of absolute paper money.
Fourth-Equal taxation of all property owned
by individuals and corporations.
Flfth-The increasing poverty OF the work
ing classes is attributable in great part to the
monopoly of the soil, the natural source of
wealth, and therefore we demand the adoption
of land limitation laws.
Sixth-It is the duty of the legislature of
this State to limit the growth of railroad mo-
nopoly and to save citizens from the great
abuses in railway transportation that now pre-
vail and make serious inroads upon the pros
perity of all classes of citizens, including the
stockholders of railways. Commissions should
be appointed consisting Of men whose business
does not identify them with railroads, men of
known character and ability to investigate and
ascertain the actual cost of rail transportation,
to the end that proper legislation may be had
for the control of railroads by the State.
Seventh-We favor a protective tariff pro
hibiting the Importation of manufactured ar
and the labor to manufacture the same is found
in this country-all articles which we do not or
cannot produce to be admitted free.
Ejghth-We demand the establishment of a
labor bureau for the purpose of obtaining reli-
able statistics to form basis for intelligent
legi Station on labor questions, especially with
regard to the hours of labor which should be
reduced in proportion as the use of machinery
increases, and in conformity with other causes
which throw workers out of employment.
Ninth-We demand the abolition of the sys-
tenn OF letting out by contract the labor of
convicts in our prisons and reformatory insti-
buttons.
Tenth-An income tax based upon consti-
tutional limitation and graduating, but leav-
ing untouched all incomes under 81. 900.
Eleventh-We demand that the salaries of all
officers of State, counties and cities, who re-
ceive more than 81 900 per annum be re-
duced one-half for all salaries above that
amount
Twelfth-That we recommend wise and
judicious system of internal improvements.
Thirteenth-We demand thorough reform in
the system of public school education, SO as to
establish agricultural. mechanical and COM
mercial schools in addition to common schools
to prevent other schools being established OF
sustained out of the public school funds, or
said funds being used for other than school
purposes; to prevent oft repeated changes and
monopoly of sale of text books being forced
upon the people, as well as other measures
which will insure good common school educa-
ton for the poorest in our State at the least
possible expense.
Fou1teenth-As political suffrage is the
primitive element in the construction of the
law we demand that any person or organiza-
ton of persons who may be convicted of traf-
II cking in votes, or in any manner, directly or
indirectly, designedly interfering with such
rights shall be incapacitated from voting and
for holding any official position in the United
States.
Fifteenth-We are opposed to the importa-
ton of servile Chinese labor to come into COM
petition with the honest labor of this country.
Upon reassembling Gideon J. Tucker was
nominated for judge of the court of appeals.
A committee of five was appointed to reorgan-
lie the party in New York city. A State com
mittee was announced, and the convention
was addressed by S. Myrathall, of New York,
on woman suffrage. He favored the nomina-
ton of a woman for every Office to which man
was nominated. He did not propose to have
woman usurp the place of man, but urged that
woman should be nominated with man and
the salary divided. He would have some good
woman nominated for vice president with Ben.
Butler for President. Adjourned.