The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
The st. Louis Convention.


The Greenback Convention consumed near
" the whole day in discuss sing q platfor n,
and, aft ~ m my speeches and much Wrang.
ling. the iollJw n.s majority report OF the com
mi tie was adopted:
Your committee, not deeming it the wish of
this convent on at this time to create an alb
s0iuie division IN the existing Greenback Or
ganization, but rather. if possible. to secure
united party on such Fundamental prime pies
and measures of reform as shall cure this
and IN The or future, have fOrmu lated thu
following, in lieu of the principles and M
ures of the second section of the Chicago plat
form:
I'VE demand the abolition OF all State and Ma
tional Banks OF is sue, and that Congress shall
PRIV d. by law for the cirI III tito and issuing
of un. undable full legal-tend er paper money,
not promise to pay, and not t. exceed in
amount the present intereSt-bearing funded
indeute edn ass of the United States, to substi-
tute for the present National Bank currency,
| and pay the current expenses of the Govern
ment; and W. demand that all fund ng or re-
funding claims be repealed, the bonds declared
due at once, and payaDlc, and that the total
revenue of thu Government be appropriated
for their speedy payment
"To g.ve force and effect to these measures
for securing harmony, the Chairman AMI Ex-
ecutive Jmmittee elected by this convention
should open correspondence with the Chair
man of the National Committee of the Nation
al Greenb. ck-Labor party to withdraw their
| late proposed call for q convention on the in
definite bas suggested in their proposition.
and in lieu thereof, a formal recognition OF
| the foregoing resolution in lieu of S id st c.
| ond sect on of the Chicago platform. Our said
| National Executive Committee falling to Sc
| cure such cogn ton of the fundamental priIi-
ciples of the Greenbaek-Labor party. to the
1 satisfaction of the Chairman and majority
i thereof, then they are authorz I'd to call an in
| dependent National Convention of all true
| Greenoackers indorsing such Fundamental
| measures of reform in lieu of said second S &c
| ton of said Chicago platform, not later than
| November I, 1882, at slch place and on such
| basis of representation as they may deem
best" -- ..t =. -.- -essi4 s
Our Committee on Organization are instruct
fo-thw tn, on the basis of the Chicago plat
form, with its second section substituted G;
aforesaid.
| This convention declares its cordial symp l.
thy to the people of Ireland in tn ir struggle
against their oppression. We deprecate the
| RAPID growth of the land monopoly in our
| country, and favor prompt measures for pre-
! venting the future acquisition OF land III fee
simple exceeding le0 acres. We extend our
sympathy to all local organizations. lab u
clubs, farmers alliances, ant-monopoly clubs
temperance, and all other organizations hav
m9nop ii es or consolidated capital, and cor
daily invite them TO join with us in united
crusade for the overthrow of their Legislative
encroachments.
After the adoption of the above platform
Samuel H III, of Rhode Island, offered reSOu
tons. which were adopted, setting forth that
! pressed in the platform given above, are no
consummated by the Both of June next, tn I
the National Executive Committee elected b.,
this convention be instructed to issue the mi
nority report submtte by the Committee OF
Platform of this convention as a supplement
to the declaration of principles of tn. Green
back-Labor party now assembled. This mi
J nority report is a long d dqcument, favored b,
the more radical of the delegates, and its reso
luticns are epitomized as follows:
L The abolition of State and Nat;ona
, Banks. 49,,
q Tint all outstanding bonds be declared
due. and tn 1t they be paid off with none S OF
hand or to be issued blythe Government il
monthly Installments, and the pass 1gs OF
, Const tutional amendment prohib ting the salt
|
3. The exempt on from sale for debt on tax
es of a homestead of 5000 V lue.
4. Public lands to be held fora ull settlers
and no grant of over lG0 acres to be ma ie t.
5. The establishment of Bureau of Natona
| Statistics.
6. The election of all members of the Lpgis
lature and Congressman by popular vet - a
large, without regard TO county or distric
lines
Z. The election of President and yice-Presi
dent by popular ,te The election of Unitet
States senators by the people direct foreig
Min st,rs and Collectors of Customs to b
elected by the National Assembly in joint ses
sion.
, g. The power and growth of railroads to b
2 limited by legislation; charters forfeited 70
watering of stock; members OF Congress IL
, terested in any bank, railroad or other col
u pordtion to be deprived of the right of votin
on any pending measure affecting corpor,
: | uons.
q. Any person over twenty-one years Of agt
Q without regard to sex, 10 be entitled TO tn
i right of suffrage in all popular elections and
The Convention then adjourned, subject I
q call of the National Comrnittec. ss's. f
Major Lee Crandall, Secretary of the Natior
al observation-disclosures Executive Commits
= was present to-day, and used his influence I
bring about harmony between the ntcudin
wings of the party.
Y AT the Bristol Assizes, in England
q the other day, German named Charlie
: Goas, was tried for embezzling none
e belonging to his employers, who AZ
r millers and biscuit makers at Bristt
and Newport. The case raised tn
n question whether the accused was ager
o or servant to the prosecutors, and Lor
1t Coleridge directed the jury 10 find
It verdict Of not guilty. This, however
N portion of the jury refused to do, an
e they sent to the Judge a message whic
+ he described as the "most extraord
% nary which Judge ever received from
jury" They wanted TO look fc
themselves at the law" His lordshi
1t discharged the jury, and the prosecu
10 ors determined not to proceed with I'll
k evidence on other indictments. Goa
was then set at liberty, the Judge II
al marking that there was abundant ev
re dence that he had misconducted hin
ir self and appropriated his employer
a money. 1t was, perhaps, little har
le on the jury, says the Manchestt