The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-10
THE NATIONAL PARTY.
The Pennsylvania Convention Recon-
Siders Its Platform.
The First One Repudiated and a
New One Adopted.
Conclusion of the Con-
ventiOn.
WHO THE CANDIDATES ARE
PHILADELPHIA. May 1875

there was only small attic ndanco Of WORKOUT and
sleepy delegates, This morning when tho Convcn-
ton rcassembled Tor its final session thore
was barely quorum present. tho majority
OF tho county delegates having goue hack TO their
homes, thinking that the preliminary work OF the new
party had boon accomplished. But those that re-
NAMED wero little wider awake AT ten O'Clock this
morning than they had been At half past two A. NJ,
after an all day and all night session. Therefore they
seemed to be in condition to realize that tho plat
form they had SO hastily adopted quite up to
tho mark There much disqualification about It,
especially the women suffrage plank and II was evil
dent before the Convention called order to-day
that some OF tho delegates were determined 10 go
back on" tho Kigore resolutions
NEW PLATFORM CALLED FOR.
Immediately after the organization Mr. r. ". Hughes
tho chairman, took tho noor and condemned tho plat
form adopted in the s.wee sma hours" not so much
for what announced except to female sufrragel
but for wha, It Jailed to say Mr. Hughes made very
vigorous and earnest grcsnback Speech which served
as the beginning OF q general discussion upon
the platform. At times there great cou-
fusion, noise and excitement among the dclo-
gates and at ono stage member denounced
colleague as "a damned liar" Finally tho mi.
nority report OF the Committee on Resolutions was
read after reconsideration Of the matter was
resolutions which seemed to exactly meet tho re-
qu!rcmcn,s OF the now party, they were nthusias-
cay adopted in place OF tho resolutions prepared
night. Tho following, therefore, Is tho platform OF
the Natonal party OF Pennsylvania
THE PLATFORM.
The Cnited States, by reason OF m vast territory fertile
soil varied productions rich minerals and temperate eli.
mate could! wisely governed sustain in comfort
luxury population tenold greater than present occupy
Nevertheless with enterprisng industrious people,
alter series o. .ounannt harvess aro dle
pending.
Queer and ~ legislation In favor Of capital
The policy adopted has edueed the value Of property
municipal and private debts nomnay same have. by
Of such reduction. practically doubled.
has @ CO.."
sSie and the wisdom Of such policy has been aimsG Sy
the republicans a. Cincinnati and tho democrats ST.
in Pennss lvsna Wisdom would dictate AS remedy Tor
the uaeisas nSs s emu
framed in the interest Of the productive labor the
ut the bail box OF the democratic republican
Resolved. rhss nsther tho democratic nor republican
& apua sa has hs OF S
MAKE IL tue future rs and 81 %
BE- 81
nA a..aS. aa nawo rosm and naor.c ,ho
principle. adopted by the Toledo National Convsnton on
the aad aa s sss ss r., ls.s % csa.
est prerogavc Of government and ~ the regulation
eioas lSason aepsnd and wsaso Of a The
assa @ % Ssui 10 90 M and
value should be given 70 banks other corpora
ends and y. contract expand tho currency Of The
country aud thus hold MI producing and iabong Interests
Resolved. That presen. national banking system is
iaton Of an inferior currency for money ex
the country 10 tne useless payment OF interest
lotu of in thetus hnnk
obtaining perTs nsnt control OF the
country the interests OF the mannfsc
ns IN from SS
full legal tender money substituted ~ the
Resolved That as the wealth Of the nation is founded
rights IL Is desirable that the hours labor should
Afford the laborer opportunity cultivate
With S,s rienas 10 earn such reasonable wages as -
an eqai,ss promotion 81 ss p,s. q hi' industry and
comforts and uxnres Of lite and thus by increasing
iaoo TO educate his children snd thus Through
eeya's labor and the eaaraeter OF the abaer
Resolved That the prison contract system should 30
hibted that the federal and State governments and
uicipa CORPORATIONS should limit the hours Of that
the manuiacturing mining and farming and laboscrs
tva-By lowering the rate Of interest money and
sy uesS for s trade na l r,.as II.
value and Is volume By wso ana jaaieoas lsgi.l..en
enass@ens o. 's,i oa.sd on constitutional limbs for
producing interests
Thd-By holding puoc lands for the OF the actual
eticr and not to he granted subsidies have
granted; 70 hod snsh corporations TO s,iei "ecoanta
eompied WITH to reclaim such Lands - having been r
Fa,I BY opening Tor labor In the con.,ruc.
tue sovssnasas Itself Or by renaorins II ny
case 70 Dc Ia the form OF subsdie bat al oatays oil tue
governments 20 oe adequately secured
IVnBy encoarasine our shpsaiIdny interests and the
saay"s ~ ,n "a ,a 10 smp, ana 70
will enable American steamships 70 compete with foreign
slfo afford depository for money and protect
.as s0p.s %s ,.a ns saa ns los. ~
sy.e should 1s estasiishsd from which upon being de-
should Dc asd aud which certificates should pay able
on dem, 20 e 'u,, s.a .s.d i, so.sramsn, msaa,
ment OF all charters aud special privileges inconsistent with
"sep jaaeSs g &c psii :, II" stse ANY"
kghnra. We demand the pass sgs aad sniorcsmons Of
granting OF rebates by transportation companies
and perform The Same sorsics or tue sas price I. al nss
A'a.mih., We aem"nd the immediate 'epca Of the -.
rena That demand equal and Just taxation Of all
ernnen, and used o. held Tor government parposss
tisrenth-That We demand the payment u government
bonds according to tho original contract. In tho lawful
money Of the nation
Resolse That Significantly designate our state or.
gau.1ation designed to financial labor cior
wo adopt the nane Of national srssnbask labor party
Whereas the STRUGGLES Of seven centuries Tor civil
an equal RICH, to the ballots aud whereas we believe tho
ses nsn, e.. s Ssss Of mn s: 10
general prosperity through dtribu.
ton Of the prcduts ~ labor. therefore,
Resolved. That this Convention condemns all lawoss
violence or Disorder o. accomplish Ito ends believing
that the happiness OF ,he whole people only perms
ncntly secured through the ballot alter calm open
and searching discussion 81 the questions which
press themselves upon the Convention.
VINO gHE cASDiDArEr ARE
rho latencrs oil the hour at which tue nominations
were made left no time tor this mornings HERALD to
explain who aud what the gentlemen are VINO have
becn the standard bearers Of tho new party
Tho following brci sketches VIII therefore DO OF
est
SAMUEL n MASON.
Samuel H. Mason, tho candidate for Governor Ia
nifty years OF age native OF tho state. and OF Scotch
Irish parcntage Ho graduated at Allegheny College,
admitted to the Bar In 1852. ana since then has
been extensively engaged In practice, his resi-
dcnce being at Mercer, the county Of
Mercer county Al the ago OF twenty-five
he was elected District Attorney tho demo-
cratic tckct and unsuccessful candidate Tor
Congress on tho aomocratic ticket i've years later.
Five years ago he took up the greenback theory and
has since expounded so pcrsistently that he has be-
the leader of ITS adherents Western Pennsyl
vann. Last year be unsuccessful aspirast Tor
tho supreme Court nomination before the 0reenback
Convention. He Is well of IN this worlds goods, an
a lder n presb " lcrs fnlh of