The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
Afternoon session.

Afternoon Session
At $50 the convention reassembled with
noticeable diminution of the mornings at
tendance both among delegates and specta-
tors. The report of the committee OH resp
lutions was presented by Msj. O. ]. Smith
of the Terre Haute Express, VINO announced
as the result of the deliberations the fol-
= PLATFORM
= The national greenback labor party of
Indiana, in convention assembled, declares:
l. We declare our fealty to the American
monetary systematic abolition of all bank
issues, the free and unlimited coinage of gold
ana silver, and the issuing by the government
of full legal tender paper fiat money, receiva-
BILE for all dues and payable for all debts, pub
lie and private, in amount sufficient to meet
the wants of trade, to give employment TO all
labor, and to enable the people 10 do cash
business and to relieve them from the debt
system which has made the Industrial and
commercial classes the slaves and drudges OF
the credit-mongers of the world.
2. We declare our opposition to every meas
ure looking TO the resumption of specie pay
ments, the monarchical system of finance
which puts all the Interests OF industry trade
and commerce in the hands of the few, and
enfOrces a monopoly OF wealth destructive of
the highest material good of society.
3. We proclaim our uncOmprOmising hOstil-
ity to the perpetuation of the system of gov
eminent bonded Indebtedness which is in
tended TO bind unborn generations in chains,
and we declare that the government should
use all the funds now boarded for resumption
purposes 10 pay and cancel outstanding bonds,
and that IL should make new and liberal issues
of money to be applied to the same purpose:
and that the issue of future interest bearing
bonds should be prohibited by constitutional
amendment.
A. We demend that all legislation should be
so enacted and so administered as To secure to
each man, as nearly as practicable, the just
reward of his own labor; and we denounce ali
lawlessness, violence and fraud that refuses
submission to tine viii of the people honestly
expressed through the ballot.
5. We denOunce the red flag communism inn
ported from Europe, which asks Tor an equal
division of property. and we denounce the
communism of the national banks of the bond
syndicates and of the consolidated railroad
corporations, which have secured ana
forcing an unequal division OF property, hav
ing already divided among themselves ten
thousand millions of the property of the peo-
pie by coTrupting the representatives. and SER
wants of the people. The one system of COM
munism ignores the ines Qualities of capacity
which have been implanted by nature in the
human family, and both systems are deetruc-
tive of the rewards of toll and of the incen-
tives to industry and exertion.
g. We declare that until the American mon
etary system, which will result in the practical
extinction OF debt and usury is established,
the state should by all the powers that IL can
exert nrait and reduce the rate OF interest SO
that it shall in no event exceed the average
increase of wealth by productive industry.
:. We favor simple, PLAIN and economical
government, as few laws as possible, and they
rigIdly enforced-aS few officials rs practicable,
and they held to a close accountability. To
this end we demand the abolition of all useless
offices, and the overthrow OF the system by
which offices are made to yield almost prince
~ fortunes. 1t Is the first duty of the next
general assembly of Indiana 10 secure such
legislation shall make ii impossible foE any
local or state official to receive more than
adequate pay for his services; and when prac-
ticable The compensation should be fixed by a
specific sala v.
s. We denOunce the conspiracy of the demo-
cratic and republican leaders of Indiana 10
build costly and magnificent state house,
which, as experience has proved in al similar
cases, would result in the general plunderlng
Qaff If
governor in calling special session OF the leg
islature for the purpose OF fostering this
Scheme We oenounce the lnueceht haSOe
with which the state house commissioners are
proceeding to let contract to bind the people
of the state, and we demand that no contract
shall be let until the voters OF the state have
had an opportunity to express their will upon
the subject through the legislature to be chosen
in October hext.
tive election laws of Indiana, and we ask that
the next legislature shall enact statutes which
snail secure fair elections in the state, and
which shall provide severe and adequate pun
ishment for fraudulent voters, and for those
who bride voters or procure fraudulent votes.
10. We denOunce the criminal and unfair APP
portionment Of the legislative and congress
sionsl districts OF the stat. in the interest OF
the republican party, and the equally unjust
democratic party, aud we pledge our MEM
beers of the legislature TO vote for fair and
equitable appOrttonment which shall secure a
I full and unJiammeled expression OF the polit-
1 ical sentiments of the people.
! IL. The state should enact laWS Wolcn Will
abrogate the alb -ses and protect the interests
l of men who work in mines, by providing for
4 the proper ventilation OF the mines; and the
earnings of all employees of corporations should
be a first lien upon the property of said corpor-
alton.
r. If it was wise and needful In 1867, when
money was plenty and the country prosper
Gus, to enact a bankrupt law, II Is certainly
humane now to amend such law so as TO pre-
vent frauds, and to continue in force this last
! escape Of the oppressed debtor from the ex-
tortIOns of the money power. And we favor
the exemption Of not less than ST. worth OF
property to the householder from forced sale
on execution.
Is. The constitution should he so amended
! that the president, vice president and senators
of the United States shall be elected by direct
vote of the people.
IA. We are unalterably opposed TO adding to
/ the burthens of the people by an Increase OF
the standing army, beiievtng with Washlng-
ton that soyergrown military establishments
under any form Of government are inauspic-