The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-24
! always remember the valuable services Of John
r. Irish, and wherever he goes their best wishes

always remember the valuable services Of John
r. Irish, and wherever he goes their best wishes
attend ham.
MASSACHUSETTS, oRERNsAcxEaa
The Massachusetts, 0reenback State Conven-
tion assembled at Boston on the 18th Of Au-
gust, and nominated Gen. Benjamin +. Butler
for Governor on the second ballot. Other
nominations were made % follows: Lenten-
ant Governor, George Dutton, Springfield !;
Secretary OF State, John Howes, Worcester !;
Treasurer George Foster, ..a lynn; Lynn; Attorney
r. Merchant, Levorett. The following plat
form was adopted:
While the representatives OF other parties in
tho field may point with satisfaction to tho VIC
tories won At the ballot box, we, the represent
ativoa Of thu National party Of Massachusetts,
review with equal satisfaction the many con-
ccasions which thcso parties have been COM
relied to offer to our principles. and that from
rid.cnlc they have progressed surely to the
adoption OF many Of them. 1he policy oS de-
etroying the greenback has becn changed to
rcissning t. Silver. which Was demonctizcd
secretly, has been publicly restored to its FORM
or place. Our declaration that the only weak
ness Of tho grecnback WAS because OF
tho exceptions placed upon ita back by the
friends or tho dnpcs of tho money power have
been proved truc 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 grecnback 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 il
had money to do 30. instead OF funding It into
LONGTIME bends, 10 rapidly becoming tho posi-
ton OF the intelligent masses Of our people.
These and similar evidences Of progress which
have becn made through the force OF public
opinion. educated by our agitations, show
that our labors have met with good measure
Of success.
Resolved, That check should he placed upon
the power of wealth and It's unjust accumula-
tio1 and system be adopted which will secure
10 the lAbOrcr the profits OF his toll; that We
demand that tho national debt shall be paid -
rapidly ~ the revenues will allow, and, II re-
funded, shall b made payable q the option OF
the Government alone; that the General Gov
ernment should coin aud issue oil the money,
whether metallic or paper mske It full legal
tender for all debit without any exception. aud
receive L In payment OF all tAxes, and that It
shall abolish the national banks "a banks Of
issue; that Eo ono should be allowed
70 monopolze land, cir, light and
water ter IL. that that, all , citizens b e.. q allowed
perty should b equitably taxed for the support
Of the Government, bnt tho right OF suffrage
should not bo dependent thereon that W are
in favor OF legislation which shall tighten tho
exhaustiveness of the toll, hours Of labor, and
secure universal education among the people
that W are IN favor OF weekly payments to
labor; that eight hours shonld constitute legal
days work that wc are IN favor Of the passage
Of laws for the Incorporation OF organisations
under the laws Of the State, and for the ap-
pointment OF the State Board OF Arbitration, 10
be composed Of An equal number OF working
men and Of employers-for tho settlement OF the
labor troubles that our platform 10 presented
without intending any evasion and with no
mental reservations; that We protest against
the iniquitous eystem OF contract convict
labor, that places the honest mechanic In direct
competition in the labor market with criminals;
prisonment and illegal detention Of our citizens
In British Bastilcs, and deplore our continued
Misrepresentation at Tho Court OF st. James
BY Minister who sanctions tho illegal conduct
az The Brttiah Government