Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-15
The Copnectfcut Nationals.

The Copncctfcut Nationals.
New HAVEN, Conn. Aug. l4.-The State con-
rention of the National Greenback party as
sembled in this city this morning There were
eighty delegates, representing twenty-seven
towns and all the counties but one. tempo
rary organization WAS effected by choosing
Henry Q Baldwin, of Naugatuck, chairman.
After the appointment of committees the Goa.
vention took recess till P. N.
In the afternoon the platform was adopted es
follows:
WHEREAS, Both the old political parties have
| sanctioned legislation which has created excee-
slve expenses. debt and taxation, fostere1
monopolies, diminished the value of all kinds
OF property, except evidences of debt, and
brought upon the people all kinds of evils of
contracted, huctuating currency; and,
WHEREAS, This policy has formed privileged
classes, changed the obligation of contracts,
| lowered wages. thrown luborers out of employ
ment and produced enormous amount IF
needless suffering; and,
WHEREAsA Governments should discourage
great accommodations of wealth in u few hands,
| and should promote industry. frugality and
equal prosperity Tor all; therefore the National
Greenpack Labor party Of Connecticut To-
solves:
Article I've denounce as crimes against the
! people the law making the greenback only
partial legal tender, the act creating the ma
tional banking scheme the act changing cur.
rency bonds into coin bonds, the act exempting
| bonds from taxation, The act repeating the in
come tax, the act demonetizing silver, the act
| for issuing interest bearing bonds for the
| purchase of silver bullion to be converted into
| subsidiary coin, the act for forced resumption
of legal tender payments, the act for an inde f.
| mite increase OF national bank circulation, and
| the enormous con,l aetlon of the volume Of cir
culating medium. We recognize the financial
| legislation OF the government from the COM
| mencement of the civil war the derogatory
| dictation of syndicate Of bankers and usurers
| with thesingle purpose of Robin. the many to
/ enrich the few.
Article TO remedy and counteract tho
| evils complained o., we demand that the gov
eminent shall issue new legal tender piper
money, adequate IN volume TOR the employ
ment of labor, the distribution Of its products.
| requirements of business, and for the pa ymect
of ali bonds in absolute money as soon as pos
sible, and no further issue by the government
| OF any bonds.
Article 3 We call for the immediate repeal
of the so-called resumption act and national
bank act, demanding the retirement at once Of
national bank circulation and the substitution
thereof OF full legal tender paper money.
Article 4-The public lands belonging to all
the people should be sacrediy held IN trust for
the homes Of American citizens, and the gov
eminent should furnish aid to families desir-
Gent to enable them to cultivate and improve
the came, instead of squandering the public
domain upon corporations or private epecula-
tors. We demand a graduated tax upon all
lands.
Article 5-We demann that the governments
at once establish postal savings banks for the
purpose of receiving deposits by the people for
the safe keeping and loaning OF money to the
people on ample security, at rate of interest
not exceeding the actual expense of creating
and loanlng Inc same.
Article Tin the language Of Peter Cooper
nothing can be bought cheap from foreign
countries which must be bought ut the ex-
pense of leaving our own raw material unused
and own labor unemployed. Therefore
we demand protective tariff on all ARTICLES Of
which raw material is produced and labor to
c:anu facturc the same Is found III tliis coun-
try, all articles which we do not or cannot pro-
duce or manufacture to be admitted free.
Article An income tax based upon con-
stituJ0nal limitation and graduating upwards
but leaving untouched all incomes under
81 ,000
Article S-That labor being the basis of rs
mans existence and the source of all wealth,
deserves our first consideration. We therefore
demand that labor bureaus, State we'll a.
, national, be established Tor the collection of
statistics relative to he producing classes, and
; the management be gwen to competent men
known to be in sympathy with the design for
which said bureau Is created, that wise, Judi
cIous and equitable laws may he enacted in
regard To hours of labor and the employ ment
OF minors manufacturing establishments.
Article 9-We demand thorough reform in
the system OF publc school education, so as to
establish agricultural. mechanical and CONNER
cial schools In addition to our common schools;
that all books should be procured at the OK.
; pense OF the State government, and that not
> | less than lectur. per week be delivered
upon the dignity OF labor and its paramount
importance the affairs of men in every walk.
Article lO-Equal taxation of all property
owned by individuals or corporations.
Articles H. II and IL demand reform in the
:, administration OF State aft IRIS, a general SUI
) pervisiou of the railroads and other monopo.
. lies, and the abolition of convict labor con.
: | tracts.
: article 1--WE are opposed to the imrorta
= ton of servile Chinese labor TO come in compc
= tiliun with the free labor of the country
Article l5-We depiecate aud denounce all
, sedittous ard violeut measures and appea
only TO he good sense, laws of justice and pat.
dress their cruel and outrageous wrongs only
: through the ballot-box.
t The following State ticket was nominated
t Lieutenant governor, Henry Manchester, OF
o Danbury. Secretary of State, Lucien V. Pin
y ney, of Winstead. Treasurer Loren +. Judd
4 of New Britain. For comptroller Chas. j
: Winters, of Norwich.
+ The convention then ad journed. Abont eight,
G delegates were present, representing twenty
| seven towns and seven counties. The specta
4 tors numbered about fifty.