The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-25

James Conroy, OF Iowa county, offered the
following additional resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolued, That we tender our sympathy 10
the oppressed OF all nations and TO Ireland
especially in her present struggle to attain her
freedom.
The Hon. J. A. o. Yeoman, OF Webster,
offered the following additional resolution,
which was adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS Our Chairman, the Hon. John +.
Irish, IL about to leave the State to go to Cali
fornia, belt
Resotoed. That the Democracy OF Iowa viii
always remember the valuable services OF John
p. Irish, and wherever he goes their best wishes
attend him
MASSACHUSETTS oREENBACKERs
The Massachusetts, Gresnback State Conven-
ton assembled at Boston on the 18th Of Au-
gust, and nominated Gen. Benjamin +. Butler
for Governor on the second ballot. Other
nominations were made as follows Lieuten-
ant Governor, George Dutton, Springfield
Secretary Of State, John Howes Worcester
Treasurer George Foster, Lynn Attorney
General 4. A. Snow, Athol Auditor, Augustus
f. Merchant, Leverett The following plat
form was adopted:
While the representatives Of other parties in
the field may point with satisfaction to the VIC
tories won al the ballot box, we, the represent
review with equal satisfaction the many con-
cessions which these parties have been COM
PEELED to offer TO our principles, and that from
ridicule they have progressed surely TO the
adoption OF many of them. The policy OF de-
stroying the greenback has been changed TO
reissuing it. Silver, which was demonstrated
secretly, has been publicly restored to Its form
or place. Our declaration that the only weak
ness Of the greenback was because OF
the exceptions placed upon its back by the
friends or the dupes OF the money power have
been proved true by the action OF John Sher-
man, Secretary of the Treasury, who upon his
own authority removed the greatest of those
exceptions and brought the greenback to pre-
MUM over gold and silver coin. Our position
that the Government should retain for itself the
option Of paying its bonded debt whenever it
had money to do 80, instead Of funding it into
long time bonds, is rapidly becoming the posi-
ton OF the intelligent masses OF our people.
These and similar evidences of progress which
have been made through the force OF public
opinion. educated by our agitTiOns, show
that our labors have met with good measure
of success.
RESOLVED, That check should be placed upon
the power of wealth and its unjust accumula-
ton, and system be adopted which will secure
to the lsborer the profits of his toll; that we
demand that the national debt shall be paid as
rapidly as the revenues will allow, and, II re-
funded, shall be made payable at the option OF
the Government alone; that the General Gov
eminent should coin and issue all the money,
whether metallic or paper make 1t full legal
tender for all debt, without any exception, and
receive it in payment of all taxes, and that 1t
shall abolish the national banks as banks of
issue that 10 one should be allowed
10 monopolize land, air, light and
water; that all citizens be allowed
TO use the ballot on equal terms that all pro-
perty should be equitably taxed for the support
of the Government, but the right of suffrage
should not be dependent thereon that are
in favor Of legislation which shall tighten the
exhaustiveness of the toll, hours of labor, and
secure universal education among the people :;
that we are III favor of weekly payments TO
labor; that eight hours should constitute legal
days work that we are IN favor OF the passage
of laws for the incorporation of organizations
under the laws of the State, and for the APP
pointmeht of the State Board Of Arbitration, to
be composed Of an equal number of working
men and Of employersifor the settlement OF the
labor troubles; that our platform is presented
without intending any evasion ana with no
mental reservations; that we protest against
the iniquitous system of contract convict
labor that places the honest mechanic in direct
competition in the labor market with criminals;
that as Americans we deplore the arbitrary inn
prisonment and illegal detention of our citizens
in British Bastiles, and deplore our continued
misrepresentation at the Court OF st. James
by Minister who sanctions the illegal conduct
Of the British Government.