Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-19
Massachusetts G,eenhaeksrs

BOSTON, Aug. 1S-In the state GreenbacI
convention to-day, after organization and q
rambling discussion as TO the relative merits
oil the different gentlemen whose names were
before them the convention proceeded to ballot
Win the following result: Whole number oil
votes, 156; necessary for choice, "a; B. F.
Butler had 67, Judge Andrews 50; John NJ
Devine 81. There being no choice the name oi
Levine was Withdrawn. Second ballot: Whole
number of votes, 1885, necessary for choice
69; B. f. Butler had rs; Judge Andrews 46
Devine IS; Sargent l. Gen. Butler was de.
clared nominated.
After the nomination of Butler the follow.
ing were nominated: Lieutenant governor
Geo. Dutten, springteld; secretary of state,
John Hawes, Worcester; treasurer, Geo. Fos-
ter, Lynn; attorney general, Z. A. Snow,
Athol; auditor, A. +. Merchant, Leverett.
Fower was given the state central committee
10 fill vacancies that may occur on the state
tickets.
4 resolution passed that The Greenbackers in
Maine should support Gov. Plaisted.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions reported IS
follows
That while the representatives of other par
ties IN the field may point with satisfaction to
victories Won at the ballot box, We, the rep
resentati7es of the national party of Massachu-
concessions which these parties have been
compelled to offer to our principles, and that
from rldlcule they have progressed surely to
the adoption of many of them.
The policy of destroying the greenback has
been changed TO reissuing it. Silver, which
was demonetized secretly, has been publicly
restored to Its former place. Our declaration
that the only weakness of the greenback was
because of the exceptions placed upon its
back by the friends and Gupes of the money
power have been proved true by the action of
John Sherman, who, upon s,own authority,
removed the greatest of those exceptions and
brought the greenbacks to premium over
gold and silver coin.
Our position thai the government should
retain for itself the option for paying its
bonded debt whenever it had money to do so,
instead of funding into long time bonds, is
rapidly becoming the position of the intel
ligence masses of our people.
These and similar evidences of progress
which have been made through the force of
public opinion educated by our agitators,
show that our labors have met with good
me sure of success.
ReSolred, That check should he placed
upon the powers of wealth and its unjust &C
cumulations, and system adopted which will
secure to the laborer the profits of his toll.
That we demand that the national debt shall
be paid as rapidly as the revenue will allow,
and if refunded shall be made payable at the
option of the government alone.
That the general government should coin
and issue all money, whether metallic or
paper, make it full legal tender for all debts,
without any exception, and receive it in pay
nent of all taxes, and that it shall abolish
national banks as banks of issue.
That no one should be allowed to monopo-
lie land, air, light and water.
That all citizens be allowed the use of the
ballot upon equal terms.
That all property should be .equitably taxed
for support of the government, but the right
of suffrage should not be dependent thereon.
That We are in favor of legislation which
shall Tighten the exhaustIvity of toll, hours Of
labor and secure universal education among
the people.
That we are in favor uf weekly payments to
labor.
That eight hours should constitute legal
days work.
corporations under the laws of the state, and
tor the appointment of state board of arbi-
tratlon to be composed of an equal number
81 workingmen and of employers for The set
tlement of labor troubles.
That our platform is presented without in
tending any evasion and with no mental reser.
yations.
That we protest against the system Of con-
tract convict labor that places honest me
chanics in direct competition in the labor
market with criminals.
That as Americans we depIore the arbitrary
imprisonment and illegal detention of our
citizens in British bastles, and deplore our
continued Misrepresentation at the court of
Sc. james by a minister who sanctions the
illegsi conduct OF the British government.