The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-25

G0kOnel COLEMAN DeCAAhSS " Oaa s.sos
L * j. Especial telegram to the Dispatehl Iil
xFARMvILLEy1qiy Cotonef s. r: Cole
man has to-day been In consultation with
his leading supporters in this and neighoorr:-
ing counties, and this afternoon the Colonel
signed the following address TO the people
OF the Fourth DISTRICT ii ss !. me nv. Il
4, -; CUMBERLAND COUNTY, July24 1878. !
TO, the Conservative Voters of The Fourth
Congressional District: 7 T. 80. 80,
In reply to many appeals from the various
counties OF the district urging me TO attend
public meetings and deliver speeches IN adj
vance of the nomination, / desire that, such
| a course would be contrary. to the rules OF
the Conservative party, for which | feel in
some degree responsible as member OF the
! Conservative State Committee when they
were adopted, and the wisdom OF which
rules I did not question then and do not
doubt now. L also feet personally dlsin-
clined TO canvass Conservatives for Con-
servative nomination, being anxious that,
whatever the decision OF the Convention,
we should preserve intact ourf organization
and harmony. Should i 'bethe nominee OF
the party, no effort shall be spared on my
part to secure the success OF our cause, ana
| in that eventiI pledge myself,to visit every
section OF the district and to use every
honorable means to redeem our people from 9l1
Radical thraldom. 90 = -. ,,,. he
lSignedl nm - SAMUEL F. COLEMAN
The above address is warmly approved
by everybody here, all our prominent Con-
servatives believing that by party harmony
the Radicals can be defeated. -. ~. -,
1.-THE above, is hardly entitled to- gratui-
tous publication. We charge candidates for
addresses and other articles advocating
their claims. However,, we stretch our
rules little, and admit it, f. ~ IL :
The National Greenbacfk Labor Parry.
SYRACUSE, July. 24.-Tbe National Party
Convention, after an excited discussion,
adopted a platform to ep1de, them in the
government of the State and nation,
Mshould Providence permitius to attain the
same" The platform demands that green
backs shall be full legal tenders for the pay
ment OF all debts, the immediate calling in
aud payment OF all bonds in absolute paper
money, the repeal OF the national-bank act,
equal taxation on all property and the adop-
ton OF land-limtation laws, asserting that
it is the duty OF the Legislature to limit
the growth of railroad monopolies, IA
voring protective tariff, demanding the
establishment of labor bureau and the
abolition OF labor contracts by prisons, de-
handing all income-taX on all salaries over
one thousand dollars, the reduction OF one
half OF all the salaries in the State oyer one
thousand dollars; recommending system
of Internal improvement and reform in pub
lic-school education; demanding that traf-
ticking in votes or interfering with the
rights of political suffrage be punished by
incapacitating offenders from voting or
holding Office; and lastly, opposing Chinese
labor Importation. The Convention nomi-
mated Gideon Tucker for Judge OF the Court
Of Appeals, and appointed committee to
re1rganize the party in New York city. A
State committee, was also appointed, when
the Convention diourned sine die. rr vs..