Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-12
The State Convention OF the Ma
tionals at Columbus.

COLUEBUs, June 4EThe National
State Convention nominated the follow
ing ticket: For Governor, Gen. A. Sann-
ders Piatt, of Logan; Lieut.. Governor,
Hugo Preyer. Of Stark; Auditor. Andrew
Roy, of Jackson; Treasurer, Chas. Jenk-
FMS, of Mahoning; Supreme Judge, A. NJ
jackson, of Cuyahega; Attorney Gener-
al, James C. Crogan, of Hooking; Mem
Der of the Board of Public Works, Geo.
W. Platt, of Hamilton.
The following platform was adopted:
"The Natianal Greenback Labor party
of Ohio, in convention assembled, adopt
the following declaration Of principles
as our platform, and 60 before the people
thereon with the consciousness of there
by performing sacred duty to our fell
low American citizens as sovereigns OF
free republic: SE gruH -fafs ~
In the recognition and distribution of
political rights and privileges there shall
be no favoritism on account of birth,
color, creed, or financial condition. The
General Government shall issue an am
pie volume of full legal tender currency
to meet the business needs of the coun-
try, and to promptly pay all of its debts.
We recognize the deplorable commercial
and industrial condition of our country
as something appalling to contemplate,
and we unhesitatingly hold the old par
ties responsible for the nefarious and ru-
inous policy pursued, and point TO their
record as full and complete evidence to
the people that it is folly to hope for re-
lief from either, and we unhesitatingly
charge this suffering and degradation as
the resalt of the legislation of the last
quarter of a. century being solely in the
interest OF the moneyed aristocracy and
corrupt corporations.
The funding Of the National debt into
long time bonds to be paid over and over
in the form Of interest, absorbing the
wealth of the Nation, making business
prosperity an impossibility, reducing the
laborer TO the condition of semi-slavery,
and rendering the welfare of the Nation
subservient to the interests of the bond
holding class,is an outrage SO monstrous
that any political party that sanctions it
is unworthy the support Of intelligent
and honest men. We are infexibly op-
posed to the issue by the Government of
interest-bearing bonds of any descrip-
tion, for any purpose whatever.
The National banking system should
be Immediately abolished. A tariff am
ply suficient for the protection of Amer
lean Industries should be maintained till
a free financial system may have shown
it to be unnecessary to tax labor for the
support of capital. All internal revenue
taxes should be dispensed with and a
graduated income tax substituted. We
demand the. Immediate calling in and
payment Of all United States bonds in
full legal tender money. Great applause
when this was read. We demand an
equalization of bounties for soldiers.
We denounce all references to our late
civil war, of malicious and insulting
nature, as revolutionary and wholly in
consistent with the principles of free
government, and antagonistic to the res
toration of the old motto United we
stand, divided We fall" I
A platform reported by Gen. Sherwood,
as minority of the Committee on Res
olutions, called out bitter discussion,
and when 1t was voted down number
of delegates left the convention.
The tronble in the Greenback camp,re-
sulting from the non-acceptance of the
Sherwood resolutions, eliminated in the
following call for another convention:
The undersigned, in behalf of them
selves and others who attended this
date State Convention purporting to be
Convention of the National Greenback
Labor party in the city Of Columbus, are
with regret compelled to repudiate the
proceedings of said convention. The
true and earnest members of the party
were unable to give expression to theil
views on the platform by reason of 9
preconcerted movement on the part Of
certain clubs or combinations of men
who repudiated the action Of the Nation.
al Convention of the party of Toledo
peld on the asa ef February, 1878, who