Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-12
s,n,c Grcenhnch Convention.

Convened in Charleston on the goth
Of May and nominated full State tick
ct which we give elsewhere. Major
Farnsworth received the nomination tor
Congress in this District aud enters up
on the canvass with his usual vim and
untiring energy. He is quite sanguine
of success as to the State andINatIonal
Greenback tickets. The Greenbackers
are entitled to much credit for not sur.
rendering their principles TO bring q.
boat a coalition with the Republican
party. Their action evinces in unmis-
taxable terms the potent fact, that they
propose to enter into the raging contest
relying entirely upon their own princi-
pies to lead them to complete success or
signal defeat. Whatever else may be
said of the party, it cannot be denied
but that they are honest and sincere IN
their belief.
The following is the Code OF princi-
Pies adopted by the Convention.
1st. We demand that the Greenback
be made tull legal tender for the pay
ment of all debts, public and private,
and the exclusive paper money OF the
country, and that the Greenback dollar
and metallic dollar shall be made by law
on par with each other.
2nd. That the bonds shall be did
according to the original contract.
3rd. That the National Bank circula
ton be abolished aud Greenbacks sub
stituted therefor.
4th. That silver be coined on the
same terms and conditions as gold.
5,h. That the railroads and other mo
nopoies which are now absorbing an
cudue proportion of the substance Of
the producing classes, and have inaugu-
rated a policy of consolidation OF cor
ruption and conquest which threatens
the liberties as we'll as the highest In
tercsts Of the people shall be limited, re-
stained AID controlled by Legislation.
9th. That measures be provided that
the 'ongs-iGJOrers OF the country who
are receiving bat q small mOtety of the
value Of their productions shall get full
earnings Oh lNGlr IaDOr.
7lh. That we are in favor of q graded
income tax.
Resolved. That it is the sense OF the
National Greenback Labor party of
West Va, in convention assembled, that
we know no points of the compass.
Resolved, that we commend to the
favorable consideration and hearty sup
port Of the State, the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution OF West Viz
ginia to tie end that the County Court
system may be abolished.
TIE CHICAGO PLATroRM-PresS
Commenis.-The New York Tribune
praises the platform adopted by the re
publican national convention at Chica
in a general way, but not very cnthUsi-
asticaily, and congratulates itself and
the republican party on the fact that
that organization has so little need to
explain its past or promise new things
for the future. The Times seems to
have only words of condemnation for
the document, which it calls "a tame
account of the achievements Of the par
IT," and, in the main, ''incomplctc,
weakly framed, and jumbled with mat
tcrS of no pertincnco or importance.
The World says it does not express the
political opinions or announce the pc
ii,ical programme OF its makers, and
was only adopted "to catch gudgsons
and meet the views of possible scratch
crs." The Herald has little to say on
the merits OF the resolutions, but rather
agrees with the remarks of Mr.. Pier
pont in presenting them, that the com
mittce had put "as nearly nothing into
them as was practicable"
Tho Philadelphia Times pronounccs
it ''bulby and indigestiblc," and says
that it fails 30 set forth sincere opinions
on living issues in Ineligible form, aud
will therefore pass sooner than usual
with such utteranccs into oblivion.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says "tho
platform does not 'right-dress' with
itself or with rhe republican official
conduct in Congress or in the White
House The Commercial says that
though there is something of the van
ity Of rhetoric in the platform, and it
does not as a whole seem to be very
brilliant success, there are several phra-
scs in it the adroitness of which must
be comprchendcd.'