Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-24
POLITICAL.


separate Convention 10 the Syracuse House,
adourniog until o'clock this morning, have
abandoned the idea OF holding conven.i9n.-
ShuDe has prepared az addrcEa 10 b: presented
to the convention which accepts and appn7ss
the action Of The Convention 10 cz:ludDg al 4
the delegations from New York. /. a>ks tx
40 Investigation Of the charges that hs ls aetlag
10 The interest Of John Sherman, and p..p2ses
uolGn Of the three New York izc.lsaS sa1
the election Of Blair or Greeley az leadet u the
i Jot body, while ShuDc hImec!l vii! set.!a 1919
| the racks a. follower Ct whichever j. elected
leader.
Tcegrams have been received from Peter
Cooper Eta.iog that he recognizes that Shupa
is cndesvorng 10 carry out the letter and sri!l!
Of the platform Of the Gteerback party.
The Juno Convention is pow 1880 rcas
gemblipg in the Wietiog Opera House,
SYRACUSE, n. Y, July 24.-Ths State con-
vcn,!ou Of the National party rea55embled this
uotoiog. Dir. Ryan, OF Oneida. chairman Of
the Committee en resolutions presented re-
port whcL was read by tie secretary and re.
c.iyed by the coo7ention. A long and excited
discussion iJlloTed ca the question OF whether
the report should be adopted as whole or by
sections. Great confusion existed, ADD the chair
made his decisions regardless OF parliamentary
rules. The platform as a whole was adopted
aud the committee discharged.
The following is the platform:
Whereas, thu 50 called democratic and re.
publican parties have leg slated in the interest
OF the money power of this county and Europe,
and against the interests Of land and labor
which afe the SouToas Of all wealth, therefore
We assert cur complete Independence ct said
parties and declare our entire confidence in and
adhesion to The National Labor Grecnback
party, which name is hereby adopted by Us,
and that the following are the principles enun'
clatel 10 guide Us 10 the government OF the
State and patton, should providence permit us
TO attain to the same.
First. The greeuback dollar must DO full!
legal tender for the payment of all debts. public
and private, and by the government issued,
protected and received as absolute money.
Second We declare that all acts of Cougres:
changing the original bond contract, TO Wit, OF
1860, 1870 ard 1878. and the resumption &C. Of
1875, wero enacted without consent priority,
or procurement, and were aud are fraud upon
the rights Of tho people. Therefore We dsIapd
the Immediate calling in and payment OF a.!
bonds 10 absolute paper money wlthoI. regard
to the time they may have to run 90 thar Isc5,
and no farther ls>us hy th2 e1Strcn@c: :. soy
boods
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SZL-Ila: i: !: tie Jug =: ll= Legislature
{: this Safe u nit th= growth Ci railroad
mon9pjy. sod =sv. the cI,iz-o: IRON the 2r=a!
atu5es 10 railway transportation that COT pre-
vail aud make serious ioroad= upon tie bust
ness prosperity Ct all classes OF citiZe1s, TO-
ciudi0g the email stockholders Ct the railways.
Commissioners should be appointed con:i=lrg
q men who's: business does Tot Identity them
with The railroads, men o! kooTo character, and
ability 10 Investigate and ascertain the actual
cost Of raj! transportation to the ED that prop
er legislation may be bad fer the control OF the
railways ? the State.
Se7enth-We favor protective tariff pro
hibtlng the importation Of al! manutac!ured
articles Of which the raw materials produced,
aud the labor TO manufacture the same /: iJuud
10 the cluntryi all articles which We do not or
can1ot produced to be admitted.
Elgth-We demand the establishment OF
labor bureau for the purpose OF obtaining rsiis-
bic statistics to firm basis Tor late!!lge egl.la
ton 90 labor questions, especially With regard
to the hours or labor. which should be reduced
10 proport0n az the use Ct machoery TO-
cr:a:es and 10 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 coz.
7cts 10 cur prisoos aud reformstory institutions.
tuti0nal Limitation aud graduating upward, but
leaving untouched all incomes uuder 81 ,0o).
Eleventh-We demand that the salaries OF
all yfiecrs Of our State, counties and cities, who
receive more than one thousand dollars per an
num be reduced oae half OF all salaries above
that amount.
TRelth-That We recommend wise aud ju
dcious system of internal improvements
Thirteenth-We demand thorough reform
10 the system of public school education so a.
TO establish agricultural, mechanical and com
mercia schools 10 addition TO the common
schools, to prevent other schools being estab.
lished or sustained out of the public school
funds, or said funds being used for other than
school purposes, to prevent the Oft repeated
! changes and the monopoly OF the sale OF text
books being forced upon tho people as we'll as
other measures which will insure good coal
mon school education for the poorest 10 our
State at the least expense.
Fou!teenth-As political suffrage is print
tive element 10 the construction OF law We de-
nand that any person or organization oil persons
who may be convicted Of trafhcking 10 votes or 10
any manner directly or Indirectly desiguedIy 10.
terferiog with such rights shall be incapacited
for voting and for holding any official position
in the Uoted States.
Fitteenth-We are opposed to the impoFta-
ton of serVile Chinese labor to come into com.
petition With the honest labor OF this country.
The convention then took recess.
CREssoN SPRINGS, Pa, July 24.-The Ma
tiona Greenback Labor State Central Commit.
tee met here yesterday. The session was held