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POLITICAL CONVENTIONS,
Texas Democrats.
New York Nationals.
Pennsylvania GreenbackerS.
THE POTTER INQUIRY.
Hoprrooon,o, KoII.,, W,I
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
Texas Democrats.
New York Nationals.
Pennsylvania Greenbackers.
THE POTTER INQUIRY.
Congressman Kelley a Witness.
THE NEW YORK NATIONALS.
The Seceders from the Juufo Con.
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uS1sa SIRAcEsE: n: T., July 4-The shupe and
Hanlon factions, which were excluded from
the JUNO convention last night, and who or
ganized separate convention I'm the SYRIA
cuse House, adjNlrning until 3 o'clock this
morning, have abandoned the idea OF holding
convention. Shupe has prepared an address
to be presented to the convention, which ac-
cepts and approves the action of the conyen-
tion in excluding all of the delegations from
New York: 1t asks for an Investigation of the
charges that he is acting in the interest of
.lohn . sherman, and proposes a union of the
three New York factions and the election OF
Blalf or Kelly as leader of the Joint body
While Shupe himself Will settle into the ranks
as follower of whichever is elected leader
lelegramS have been received from Peter
cooper stating that he recognizes that Shupe
IS endeayOring to carry out the letter and
Splrlt OF the platform OF the greenback party.
The Convention ReassembIes.
SYRACUSE, \. Y, July 2i.-The state con
VentiOn OF the national party reaSSembled
this morning. Mr.. Ryan, of Oneida, chair
man OF the committee on resolutions pre-
Sented report, which was read by the secre-
tary and received by the convention A long
and excited discussion followed on the gues
tlon OF whether the report should be adopted
rs whole or by sections. Great confusion
existed, and the chair made his decisions re-
gardleSS OF Parliamentary rules. The plat
form as whole was adopted, and the com.
mltlee discharged.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE PLATFORM:
Whereas the So-called democratic and re
publican parties have legiSlated in the utter
est OF the money power of this country and
Europe and against the interests of land aud
labor, which are the sources of all wealth:
Therefore we assert our complete independ-
ence OF said parties and declare our entire
confidence in and adhesion to the national
labor greenback party, which name is hereby
adopted by us, and that the following are the
principles enuncated to guide us i'm the gov
ernment OF the state and nation, should Prov
ldence permit us to attain to the same.
F1rSt.-The greenback dollar must be a full
legal tender for the payment of all debts,
public and private, and by the government
issued, protected and received as absolute
Second.-We declare that all acts of Con-
greSS changing the original bond contract, to
wit, OF 1869, $50 and 1873, and the resumption
act of 1875, were enacted without consent
priority or procurement, and were and are a
fraud upon the rights of the people. There
fore we demand the immediate calling in and
payment of all bonds in absolute paper money.
without regard to the time they may have to
run on their face, and no further issue by the
government OF any bonds.
Third.-We demand the repeal of the ma
tlonal bank act, the immediate withdrawal
from circulation of national bank notes. and
the substitution therefor of absolute paper
currency.
Fourth.-Equal taxation of all property
owned by individuals or corporations
Fifth-The increasing poverty OF the work
ing classes is attributable in a great part to
the monopoly of the soil, the natural source of
wealth, and therefore we demand the adop-
tlon OF land limitation laws.
SiXth.-That it is the duty of the legislature
of this state. to limit the growth of railroad
monopoly and save the citizens from the great
abuses in railroad transportation that now
prevail and make serious inroadS upon the
business prosperity of all classes of citizens.
including the small stockholders of the rail-
ways. commissioners should be appointed
consisting of men whose business does moi
identify them with the railroads; men of known
character and ability to investigate and aScer
tain the actual cost of rail transportation to
the end that proper legislation may be had for
the control of the railways by the state
Seyenth.-We favor protective tariff, pro-
hIpltlng the importation of all manufactured
articles of which the raw material is produced
and the labor TO manufacture the same is
found in the country, all articles which we do
not or cann9t produce to be admitted free.
Eighth.-We demand the establishment of a
labor bureau, for the purpose of obtaining re-
liable statistics to form basis for intelligent
legislation 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.
Nlnth.-We demand the abolition of the SyS
tenn OF letting out by contract the labor of CON
ylcts in our prisons and reformatory institu-
tionS
Tenth.-An income tax based upon consti-
tutlOnai limitation and graduating upward
but leaving untouched all incomes under
$l.000.
Eleventh.-We demand that the salaries of
all officers of our State counties and cities WIN
annum be reduced one half for all salaries
above that amount.
TWelith-That We recommend q wise and
judiciOuS system of internal improvement
ThiTteenth.-We demand thorough reform
in the system of public school education, 50 As
to establish agricultural, mechanical and
commercial schools. i'll addition to the com
mon schools, to prevent other schools being eS
tabliShed or sustained out of the public school
funds, OF said funds being used for other
than Scnool purposes; 10 prevent the oft re-
peated charges and the monopoly of the sale
of text books being forced upon the people, as
well as other measures which will insure
good common school education for the poorest
in our state at the least expense.
FOurteenth.-AS political suffrage is priml-
tive element in the construction of law, we de-
mand that any person, or organization of
persons who may be convicted of
trafficking in votes or in any manner directly
or indirectly deSignedly interfering with such
rights, shall be incapacitated for voting and
for holding any official position in the United
States.
Fifteenth.-We are opposed to the importa.
tiOn OF servile Chinese labor to come into COM
petition with the honest labor of this country
The convention then took a recess.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.
Representative Kelley as q Witness.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July A.-The Potter
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