Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-24
THE GREENBACKERS.


back state convention yesterday, speeches
were made by F. w. Hughes, Charles |
Brumm, Colonel Lyman, D. S. Early and
others. It took the platform committee
until evening to agree, and when it was
reported much discussion was had result
ing finally in the adoption of the follow
ing:
The National Greenback-Labor party of
Pennsylvania hereby affirm the following
declaration of principles
We are National, knowing no mere
section, but our whole country. We are
National because we affirm that the gov
ernment of the United States is a nation,
representing and composed of the people
thereof; that while its sphere of power is
defined by the constitution of the United
States, yet within that sphere its powers
are absolute. 1t recognizes the rights of
the states and those excepted out of the
powers of government to the people there
Of 1t therefore regards secession and CEN
tralization as alike heresies. While the
one is the antipode of the other, yet neith-
er is the remedy of the other.
We are Greenbackers as significant of
the power and duty of the government to
supply the needed paper money, and as
against the right of private corporations,
called banks. The issue We make is not of
soft money against hard money, but the
issue is as to the needed kind of paper
money. We affirm that legal tender paper
money is as good as gold and silver
coin made legal tender, with advantages of
convenience and otherwise in favor of the
| paper; that such paper legal tenders
should be furnished in sufficient supply
| for the wants of trade and business, and
yet as nearly steady as possible-never
| expanding, except to meet a corresponding
increase in trade and business; that with
out such sufficient and steady supply there
can be no regular and steady distribution
of the products of labor that transporta-
ton and medium of exchange are the
agents of distribution and these should be
controlled by the people.
| That the interests of labor are INSOFAR
able from the money question; that we
seek to foster and elevate labor and to
indemnify it against those who, by con-
trolling the money of the country, may
make labor dear or cheap and thus con-
troll it. We propose to indemnify labor
against the power of money employed by
the few to elect corrupt officers, who, for
gain, will always cheat labor.
We regard nationality, currency, reform
and the rights of labor as one and INSOFAR
able.
Resolced, that the United States shall
issue all currency silver and paper
all to be a full legal tender for all pur-
poses, public and privnte.
That there shall be no banks of issue,
state or national.
That the primary duty of government is
| TO- md fni itS 1oh
ing people. and that we are in favor OF
such legislation as will protect labor against
the Entertainments of non-productive
capital, and favor the repeal of all class
legislation which oppresses labor.
That we extend our hearty sympathy and
!, active co operation to the workingmen OF
California in their efforts to combat the
evils of Chinese cheap labor.
That eight hours should constitute a
days work.
Z That we are in favor of tho reclamation
; of public lands forfeitable for nOn-cOmpli
, ance with terms of grant, and amendment
of homestead laws so as to assist deserving
poor men to settle on public lands, and the
withdrawal of said lands from sale and res
ervation of them for actual settlers.
That full restitution should be made tt
the soldiers for the depreciation of the
, money in which they were paid-they
being in the power of the government and
compelled to take their pay in whatever
, the government offered, and thus place tht
r soldier on an equality with the bondholder
f That we favor the regulation of inter
state commerce by the Congress under it:
constitutional prerogative and duty.
That we view with alarm the variou:
attempts to limit the franchise, declare
hot oil oi4i hn Of moi IlnHa1
the penalty of law for crime, should be Sc
cured in the possession of the ballot unre
stricted by educational, property or poll
tax qualifications.
That we are opposed to the store ordel
or truck system, and demand the passage
of an act compelling corporations and indi
l viduals to pay their workingmen at leas
once per month in the legal tender money
of the Unsted States.
That we do most solemly protest agains
t the pardon of the criminals convicted be
q fore the court of Dauphin county, viz.
Jesse R. Crawford, VIM. H. Kemble
Emile J. Petroff, VIM. F. Rumberger ant
Charles B. Salter, and demand that th'
full penalty of the law shall be executed
: upon them.
That we favor the maintenance of &:
tariff for the protection of American in
: dustry.
, That the tendency to Capitalization o
n power and the absorption of individual en-
Il terprise and industrial interests of th'
country by soulless private corporations
is dangerous to the liberties Of our re
It public therefore said corporations should
e be restricted to such functions as canno
e. be exercised by individuals or national O
q local governments.
There were then elected as delegates t,
the national convention: F. w. Hughes
e William H. Hines. J. B. White, Samue
Calvin, with D. A. Evens, j. L. Wright
F. H. Heth, w. H. Upton, as alternates
For supreme judge several names wer
g mentioned and Withdrawn, among then
e Judge Handley, of Lackawanna, S. r
i Mason, of Mercer, and Judge Bentley, o
/, Williamsport.
: Mr.. F. P. Dewses was nominated. Mr.
Hines renominated Judge Handley ant
again withdrew him. A delegate movet
s that eff we can't find nobody within ou
: party, we'd better not nominate nobody.
a The motion was lost. Here somebod,
q moved to adjourn. "Sit down, sit down,
was the cry.
, It was moved that the state central com
mittee be directed to select candidate TO
: supreme judge, provided that no person b.
y selected who has been nominated by eithe
= of the other parties. Not agreed to.
= Mr.. F. P. Devices was then nominated
s by acclamation for supreme judge.
!. Mr.. Plummer then named Colonel A