Iron County register., 1880-06-24

turned and sntered the han, followed - IL
on-0recnbsc1ers eociaiis0 ~ 4 o9hsr
outside admitted members The ONom1ttk0
submitted their report X + Hoyt CAairmnn
Of the Fa,wcl.H Hay Coaventics ns. .
meet at eigut O'Clock In the evening.
At thar npur the. Conveutson reAsssUbasd
and adopted the following platform:
/. That,he risht TO make and is.uc MONEY
people for the common henctit. Tho deaegar
tion ofthis right 20 corporations n surUoder
OF the central attribute OF sovereifnty void
suborTiinate irrcsponsible power shsolnie do
miniea over industry. and commerce. An
issaeS SSsy and hfsssy ss spn%s S 81 sss os
POI atlons, and whea so Issued shoun Ss Z fub
Tsa, ssc for 2. Sss Sf sss
not be refunded, but paid M rapidly as 10 prnc-
tcablc, accordilx 20 contract TO enable the
tender currcpcv should he sutatitutcf ftr tho
notes of the National Banks. the hsiionai
coinage OF silver, ss well NJ roid.' estabftshcd
.. That labor should be 50 proteOssd, b Ns.
tional and state authority as 20 cqnalitc 20
burdens and insure Just distribution OF tts
results: the eight-hour law OF Congrcss should
DC bee snforced; the sanitary condition cf ,ndns- ds
troll; the competition OF contract convict In
Dor abolished: bureau OF labor stnsistics CO
spected; = he % e%picymcns ' Of sre children Under
fourteen years Of asc forbidden, and wages
I. slavery being simply cheap labor, and
cheap labor being simply slavery, tho importa-
tion and presence of Chinese serfs necessarily
Dor: therefore immc.iiste sscps snouid DO
taken to abrogate the Burlingauie Treaty.
B. Railruad land grants forfeited BY reason
diateiy reclaimed by the Government; and
heneeforih the public domain rcscrvcd cxciu-
siyely ~ homes Tor actual sSttiersL 5fiL
ter-statc commerce. All iinSs OF mUnics-
ton and trsqspcrtstion should y brought
moderate. fair. and uniform form sssss a ~ ~ pes,
sengers and freight traffic. -
.: e denouncc as destructive 20 prosperity.
old parties I'm fostering and sustaining gigantic
land, railroad and money corporationa, and
powers b beiSnrins 70 the GoTemmcni % Ss'," and yes
not responsible to II for the manner of their
s. That the Constitution. IN giving Congress
the power to borrow money, to declare war,
TO mise and support armies 20 provide and
m. maintain navy, never intended that tho men
should he preferred to the soldier
aud sailor who peried their lives and shed
country, and we condemn the cruel class
legislation OF the Republican party which.
while protesting great gratitnde 10 tho
against him and in favor Of the bondholdcr.
y. All property should boar It's lust prvpore
Ion OF taxation, and wc demand a graduated
10. We denoince as most dangerous tho cf-
lorts everywhere manifest to restrict tho right
II. we arc opposed to an increase OF the
standing army In time OF peace, and the In
'ldious scncine 20 cstablisn an cnoruous mill
II. We demand absolute democratic rules
Tor the Government OF Congress. placing all
footing, and taking away from commirncs
,eto power greater than that OF the .Prcsi-
u. We demand Government of the people,
" the people. nnd for the people instead OF q
government OF tho bondholdcrs by fhe bond
iounce every attempt 70 stir mp sectional
'trife as an effort to conceal monstrous grimes
il. In the fSrtheranco OF these ends We nsk
he cooperation Of oil fair~mndcd people, We
,ave no quarrel with individuals. wago no war
ions. We are not content 10 endure further
discipline from our present actual rulers, who,
having dominion over money, over trinsporta
press and the machinery OF Government, WELD
power over our institutions,
I Several vera lad ADDITIONAL tito nal sesointlons were offered
md referred to the Committee on Resolutions
inder the rule. .- 49,,
The Convention then proceeded 70 . call
)f States for nominations for President A
Colorado de legate nominated 0eneralIJ. b.
Campbell, OF Illinois; Mr. Bu-
hsnan nominated Benjamin, n. Butler. Of
an Indiana delegate nomlnat-
a Wilson s. Booth, OF New York; n Missouri
elegate nominated Scion Chase, of Maine;
ir. Beecher nominated Stephen b. Diliaye,
{ New Jersey; Mr.. Yocum nominated Hen
rick b. Wright, OF Pennsylvania, delegate
I. y. Murch, OF Maine, and au-
ther delegate nominated H. r. Allis, Of Wfs-
onsin. An Informal ballot Was ordered,
esulting as follows:
bD
eaver.. ......s.A. 80
rasS. $1,000.
VTIkut Ia
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Liiis. IL
A formal ballot was then taken hut before