The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-10
The egeenbaek Platform.
The Greenback party at Chicago
adopted the following
PLATFORM.

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First-That the right to mike and
issue money is a sovereign power to-
be maintained by the people for the
common benefit. The delegation OF
this right TO corporations is a surren-
der OF the central attribute OF SOW
erelghty, VOID OF constitutional sane
tion, comforting upon subordinate,
irresponsible power absolute domin-
ion over Industry and commerce.
All money, whether metallic or pa
per, should be issued and volume CON
lrolled BY the government ana not Dy
or through banking croporations, ana
when 50 issued should DC iuii legal
tender for all debts public and pri-
yale@ s,Vf,
Second-Ihat INC bonds OF me
United States should not be refunded
but paid IS rapidly as practlca0le, ac-
Iording TO contract. 10 enable the
government TO meet these obligations,
legal tender currency should De SUD-
stituted for notes OF national banks,
the national system adoptedr ami ilie
unlimited coinage OF silver rs gold
established ny law. J., ,P 4
Third-Ihat labor should DC so
protected 0y National anu State au.
thority as TO eqiallze its burdens and
insure Just distribution OF its IRE
sults. The eight hour law o: Con-
gressshotild be enforced: Inc salllla-
ry condition OF industrial establish.
ments placed under rigid control
convict laborcd abolished; bureau
OF laborstntistics established IA to-
ries aud workshops inspected ; the
employment OF children unutr iour.
teen years OF age 10r0lduen, and
wages paid III cash.
Fourtil--Slavery being simply
cheai' labor and cheap labor helng
simply slavery, Importation and lie
presence Oi Chinese scrfs leccssnr,i!
tend to brptualizeand degrade Amer
lean labor; therefore, immediate steps
should he taken to a0rogalc the Burl-
ingham treaty.
Fifth-Railroad land grants, for
feited BY reason of nonfultillmenf,
should be immediately reclaimed by
the Government, and hcncefotth pub
lie domain reserved ex lusively as
homes for actual settlers. A3o
Sixth-Alllines of communication
and transportation shonld be brought
under such Legislative control as
should secure moderate fhir and uiii-
form rates for passengers and irrigh'
traffic. II IS llc duly ol Congress 10
regulate inter State commerce.
seventh Wedei'o'liicc az "eS'r"c-
tive to prosperity and dangerous 10
liberty tho actions OF OLD parties ~
fostering gigantic land, railroad anu
money corporations, aud mohopolles
invested WIN and excessive powers
belonging to The GoyernI'lclIt, AMI
yet mol Responsible to itior The ma'l-
ner OF their exercise ..F ..
Eighth-That the Constitution III
giving Congress power 10 borrow
money, to declare war, to raise ana
support arm'cs, 10 proVlae anu man
tam II navy, never intended tiat tiie
men VINO loaned ineir money 'or All
interest consideration snoulu De pre-
ierred TO soiuiers ana sailors wno
periled thelr llves ana shed thcii
blood on iand anu seas III aeiense o.
Their country ana we condelnh tne
cruel class legislation o: the hepup'
lican party, WHICH, WINE processing
great Sra'ituue 10 the so'aier, has
most uiJus'iy oiscrihiiha'eu aSaihs'
MN ana III 'aVor Oh Inc oonuho,uer,
Nihlh-1Ali properly should pear
It's just proportion OF 'axa'loh' ana
we demand a graduated income TAX
| Ienlh,-We denonhce as Most dau'
ycrous the enorls eVerywhere mann
Test TO destrlct .be right oi suntage
EleventhIWe are opposed TO an
Increase OF me standing army III pni'
OF peace ana tue iisidioos schenhes ''
es'aDllsi enormous iiiihtary power
uhuer thc guisc OF niii'ary laws.
Iwe'i,n-We aenahu apso'u''
Deinocra'io ruies lof ,ne governmen
OF congress, p'aci"g al 'ho represcn