The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-24
BEN BUTLER A IN.
He DOns the Political w ~ aInt Unde
the Hammer of the GresA ~, X Party.

He DOns the Political w - aInt Under
the banner of the Gresi- on k Party.
Boston, Aug. 1S.-In t'e greenbacL
convention to-day after rambling dis
cussion as to the relative merits of the
different candidates, the convention bal
loted with the following result-whole
| numbers of votes 156, necessary for q
| choice "A, B. F. Butler had 81, Judge
Isreal w. Andrews 90, Jno. NJ. Devine
! 81. There beng no choice the name of
Devine was Withdrawn, and a second
ballot was taken which resulted as fol-
lows-whole number of votes 1856, neces-
sary for a choice SO; B. F. Butler had
as. Judge Andrews 46, John NJ Devine
Is. Horace B. Sergeant and General
Butler were declared nominated.
After the nomination of Butler the
following were nominated: For lieu
tenant g0 ernor. George Dutton, Spring
field; secretary of state, John Howes,
Worcester; treasurer, George Foster,
Lynn; attorney general, E. A. Snow,
Athol; auditor, Augustus +. Merchant,
Levatt. Power was given the state
central committee to fill vacan-
cies that may occur on the
state ticket. Resolutions were pass.
ed that the Greenbackers in Maine
should support Gov. Plaisted. The con-
vention then adjourned
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
While representatives of the other
parties in the field may point with salts
faction TO the victories won at the bal
lot box, we, the representatives of the
national party of Massachusetts, view
with equal satisfaction the many con-
cessions the parties have been compelled
TO offer to our principles, and that from
ridicule they have progressed surely to
the adoption of many of them. The
policy of destroying the greenback has
been changed to re-issuing il. Silver,
which was demoralized secretly, has
been publicly restored to its former
place, and our declaration that the only
weakness of the greenback was because
of the exceptions placed upon its back
by the friends or dupes OF the money
power has been proved true by the &C
ton of John Sherman, secretary of the
treasury, who upon his own au-
thority removed the greatest of
those exceptions and brought the
greenback to premium over
gold and silver coin. Our opinion is
that the government should retain for
itself the option of paying its bonded
debt whenever il had money on hand to
do so, instead of funding into long
bonds, is rapidly becoming the opinion
of the intelligent masses of our people. |
These and similar evidences of progress
which have been made through the |
force of public opinion and the educa- |
tIon by our agitation, show that our Ia |
bors have met with a good measure of |
success.
Resolved, That a check should be |
placed upon the power of wealth and its |
unjust accumulation, and a 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 rev. |
enues 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 me-
talic or paper, make it full legal tender |
for all debt without any exception, and |
receive it In payment for taxes, and that |
it shall abolish national banks as banks |
of issue.
That no one should be allowed to mo- |
nopolize land, air, light and water.
That all citizens be allowed the use of |
the ballot upon equal terms.
That all property should be equally |
taxed for the 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 exhaustiveness
of the toll of the hours of labor and Sc
cure universal education among the
people.
That we are in favor of weekly pay
ments TO labor.
That eight hours should constitute a
legal days work.
That we are in favor of the passage of
laws for incorporation organization un-
der the laws of state, and for the ap-
pointment of state board of arbitration
to be composed of an equal number of
and of employers for the |
settlement of labor troubles.
That our platform is presented with
out intending any evasion and with no
mental reservation.
That we protest against the inlquit-
Gus system of contract convict labor that
places the honest mechanic in direct
in the labor market with
That as Americans, we deplore arbi-
trary imprisonment and illegal detention
of our citizens in British bastiles, and
deplore our continued misrepresentation
at the Court of st. James by a minister
who sanctions the legal conduct of the
British government