Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-12
PREPARING FOR ACTION .
The Greenbackers Conclude their Conven.
tion at Chicago-Congressman Weaver Of
Iowa Nominated for President-Conclud
Ing Proceedings Of the Illinois Democrat
ic Convention.
The GreenbackeTs.

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE following plat
form was adopted in the Greenback na-
tional convention last night without de-
bate:
Civil government should guarantee the di-
vine right of every laborer to the results OF
his toll, thus enabling producers Of wealth to
provide themselves with the means or physical
comfort, and the facilities for mental, social
and moral culture, and we condemn as unwor-
thy to our civil nation the barbarian which
imposes on wealth producers state OF perpet-
uaI drudgery, as the price of base, animal ex-
ertion, notwithstanding the enormous increase
of productive power, the universal Introduction
of labor saving machinery, and the discovery
of new agents for the increase of wealth.
The task of the laborer is scarcely lightened; ;
the hours of toll are but little shortened few
producers are lifted from poverty to comfort
and pecuniary independence. The associated
monopolies, the international syndicate, and
other favored classes, desire more money and
cheap labor, strong government, and hence
weak people.
The value of money has been the means of
dividing society into hostile CLASSES, of unjust
distribution Of the products of labor, and of
the building up of monopOlies Of associated
capital. endowed with power to confederate
private property, it has kept money scarce.
and the scarcity of money enforces debt, trade
and public and corporation loans. Debt en-
genders usury and usury ends In the bank
ruptcy of the borrower. Other results are de-
ranged markets, uncertainty in manufactur-
ing enterprise and agriculture precarious and
intermittant employment for the labor, indus
trial work, increasing pauperism and crime,
and the consequent intimidation and dis
franchisement of the producer and rapid
declination into q corporate feudalism; there
fore we declare,
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ey is q sovereign power to be maintained by
the people for the common benefit. The dele
CATION of this right to corporations Is a surren-
der of the central attribute of sovereignty,
void of constitutional sanction, comforting
upon subordinate irresponsible power, abso-
Lutte dominion over industry and commerce; all
money, whether metallic or paper, should be
issued and its volume collected and controlled
by the government and not by or through bank
ing corporations, and when 30 issued should be
q full legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
Second-That the bonds of the United States
should not be refunded but paid as rapidly a
is practicable according to contract. To enable
the government to meet the obligations of the
legal tender currency, should be substituted
for the notes of the national banks, the note
banking system abolished and the unlimited
coinage of silver as we'll as gold established by
law.
About o'clock this morning the Green
ackers began presenting the names OF can
didates for Presidential nominations. The
first ballot was taken at 4:15, with the fol-
lowing result Weaver 226, Wright 124,
Dillaye III, Chase 100, Butler 95, Allis Al,
Campbell 81.
In the first formal ballot most of the
ballots were transferred to Weaver, and be-
fore the close of roll-ea)l, he having received
over 500, there was general stampede to
him, and the chair announced that Gov.
Jas. B. Weaver, of Iowa, was the nominee
of the Greenback Labor party for President
on the first ballot. Od the first ballot for
vice President there were only two nominees.
A. M.West, of Mississippi, and B. j.
Chambers, of Texas. West received $50,
Chambers Ala, and was declared the nominee
of the convention. The Socialists insisted
on their resolution regarding the right Of
man to the sail. and it was adopted. The
convention was very turbulent throughout
the night, and adjourned at 6:45 A. M.