Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-05-31
THE GREENBACk PARTY.
State Ticket Nominated.

HARRISBURG, May lS.-The Green
back State Convention of 'S2 is athing
Of the past. 1t assembled at ii O'Clock
this morning, adjourned, reassembled
in the afternoon, adopted a platform,
nominated ticket, and adjourned.
The ticket is composed of the following
persons:
For Governor, Thomas A. Arm
strong, of Allegheny County.
For Lieutenant-Go Governor, L. V.
Powderly, of Lackawanna County.
For Supreme Judge, j. Adam Cake,
of Northumberland County.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs,
j. Lowry Dewoody, of Venango
County.
For Congressman-at-large, Robert
K. Tomlinson, of Bucks County.
Of the candidates, NJ. Armstrong IS
well known as the editor of the Labor
Tribune in Pittsburgh. Mr.. Powder
lv is serving his second term as Mayor
of Scranton, and is at the head of the
Knights of Labor organization. Mr..
Cake is young lawyer and the sec
ond son of the late Joseph W. Cake,
Collector of the port of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Dewoody is labor agitator in
Yenango County, and Mr.. Tomlinson
Is a citizen of Bucks County who has
been prominent in National Greenback
politics for several years.
THEIR PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the platform as follows:
+ WHERRAs, The profits Of toll and
commerce are gathered up through the
manipulation of law by monopolies
therefore
We, the National Greenback-Labor
Party of Pennsylvania, III convention
assembled in Harrisburg, this the
eighteenth day of May, 1882, reaffirm
the National platform adopted in Chi
oago. in 1880, and
! RESOLVED, |. That we are against
the monopoly of money by the Nation
al Banking System and are in favor o.
the Government issuing all currency
and making it full legal tender.
II. We are against the monopoly O
transportation and declare that eorpo
rations, the creation of the State
shall b6 governed by the State in the
interest of the people.
! Ill. We are against the monopoly
of land, and demand the reservation oi
all public lands, including the vas
amount now forfeited by the great cor
porations, for actual settlers.
". We are opposed to all monopo
lies and in favor of equal rights, equa
burdens, equal benefits and special
privileges to none.
V. We demand such revision o
| the tariff as shall fully protect Ameri
can labor and invested capital against
the pauperized labor of foreign coun
tries.
! VI. We demand that the Govern
ment shall Immediately do justice to
the soldiers of the late war, by equita
bly, adjusting and paying the pensions
and other claims due them: and,
WHEREAS, The right of labor to or
ganize for the discussion and enforce
ment of it's rights in this State has
been assailed by combined monopolies,
therefore,
RESOLVED, VII That this lsgal and
constitutional right shall be maintained
and that associated labor shall have
all the rights and privileges permitted
to associated capital.
VIII. We call upon all good citizens,
without distinction Of party, who be-
lieve in the foregoing declaration of
principles to unite with us in the i'm
pending struggle and assist US in car
rying it to a successful issue.
After the report was read, Mr.
Welsh, of Schuylkill, proposed as a
plank the reduction of the hours OF
labor. The matter was discussed at
length.
Welsh's resolution was amended t6
read that all pay shall be on the basis
of eight hours constituting day.
labor The resolution as amended
was adopted and the platform approx
ed as reported.