Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20
NATIONAL GREENBACK CONNEN'
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 2o.-The Ma
tionn] Grccnback Convention at
Enrlish,s Opera- House at eleven O'Clock yes
terIay. The house was called to order by
.Jnssc Harper. of Illinois, Chairman
of the National Committee. Hon. Johh
Tiler. of Florida, was elected tenn
porary Chairman, and George Z. Aackstaif'
of Missouri, and Cornelius Dowdy, OF New
York, Secretaries. All the States We're rep
resented except Delaware ana mississippi.
South Carolina was represented by Morse
Churett, proxy.
At the afternoon session General James
r. Weaver was chosen Permanent Chair
man and delivered a speech, reviewing the
growth of the Greenback party, commend
ing it's principles and denouncing financial
measures enacted in recent years by mem
hers of the old parties. At the conclusion
OF his speech a recess was taken until 1880.
At the evening session the roll OF States
was called for members Of the National
Committee, with the following result:
Arkansas, C. e. Cunningham; California, d.
shelihonse; Colorado, G. De la Matyr: Com
nccticut, Henry G. Baldwin; Georgia, Charles
3: Parker; Illinois, Jesse haaa5per; indiana,
louisiana :; st'ey Il. T Is. HSey; Maine Il: e. c MG2s;
5: Emerson; Mass4chpsetats, G; b. Hutch Hm,eh-
sofa, C., Fl. Roberts,; Missouri, Henry
Hill; Nebraska, l.. c: Pace; New Hampshire,
Warren G. Brown; New Jersey, 3. W. Ter
lima. George b. Wren; Ohio. j. St. .Clarkson;
Pennsylvania, J. A. Case; Rhode Island, D.P
S G E tie Texas Iy. And T r noung; W M Gorha; ~:
Wisconsin, Robert Shilling; District OF Co.
lumbia, Lee Crandall.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 3o.-No business
was done at this mornings session, the
time being entirely occupied with COM
monplace speeches. The convention agreed
OIL five-minute speeches on the adoption of
the platform-no delegate to speak twice
on the same paragraph.
In the afternoon the Committee Oh Plat
form reported. Three sets of resolutions
we're presentcd-one by George o. Jones, of
New York; another by John Blanchard, of
Michigan, and that of the majority byD.
Z. Norton, of Illinois. The recomenda-
lions Of the majority report were:
1. That we hold the decision Of the Supreme
Court OH the legal tender Questionto be Il full
vindication of the theory which this party has
always advocated on the right and authority
of Congress Ms over dom the issue sbe of l sMhati tsnaer
of greentacks for National bank
notes; and the prompt payment of the
pup, cou uuu., IN mt time m9a' Of eF' war; ;loa ana WIN" Which Sai has
given it prosperity and happiness in peace;
we condemn the retirement OF fractional cur
IGlCy anu Sulull ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oh EIttus
backs.
2. We d%enouncc as dangerous to our repub-
ican institutions those methods and politics
OF the Democratic and Republican parties
which have sanctioned or permitted the es-
adjustment OF land, railroad. money and
other gigantic corporate monopolies, and we
demand such Governmental action as may be
necessary to take from such mOnopO!ics the
powers they have so corruptly and unjustly
usurped and restore them to the people to
8. The public lands being the natural inner
itnnce OF the people, we denounce that policy
which has granted to corporations vast tracts
vigorous measures be taken to reclaim from
such corporations for the peoples use and
benefit all such land grants us have been for
teited by reason OF non-fultilllnent of con-
tract, or that may have been wrongfully ac-
quired by corruptlegislation and that such rail
road lands and other public domains be hence
forth held as a sacred trust to be granted only
to actual settlers in limited quantities, and we
demand that alien ownership of land, individ-
ual or corporate, shall be prohibited.
4. We demand Congressional regulation of
Interstate commerce.; we dcnounce 'pooi-
ing" stock Watering and discrimination in
correct these abuses, even ii necessary by the
construction of National railroads. We also
demand the establishment Of u Government
posta-telegraph system.
8. All private properly, all forms of money
and obligations to pay money should bear
mand q graduated income tax.
6: We demand an amelioration Of the con-
dition OF labor by enforcing sanitary laws in
industrial establishments, by the abolition of
the convict labor system, by the rigid in
spection OF mines and factories, by the re-
ductioh OF the hours Of labor in industrial
establishments, by fostering educational in
stitutions and by abolishing child labor.
Z. We condemn all importations OF con-
starvation wages the workingmcn of this
country, and we demand laws for its preven-
ton.
s. We insist upon a constitutional amend
| mCnC reducing the terms OF office Of l1pitpI
States Senators.
9. We demand such rules for the govern
htives of the people upon an equal footing
and take away from committees a veto power
greater than that of the President.
10. While we favor q wise revision of the
Tariff laws with g view of raising the revenue
from luXuries rather than from nccessarjes.
we insist that as an economic question its i'm
pOrtance Is insignificant as compared with the
financial issues; for, whereas, we have suf-
Tered oli1. worst panics under low as well rs
high tariffs. we have never suffered from Il
panic or seen our factories and workshops
closed while the volume Of our money in
circulation was adequate to the needs of com
mercc.
IL. For the purpose of testing the sense Of
the people upon the subject we are in favor
or submitting to a vote of the people an
suffrage regardless Of sex and also on the sub
jeet Of the LIQUOR traffic.
IL. an disabled soldiers of the late war
should be eluitably pensioncd, and we de-
nouncc the policy OF keeping q small array Of
oiliceholders whose only business is to pre-
vent on technical grounds deserving soldiers
from obtaining justice from the Government
they helped to save.
The principal difference of Jones' report
from that OF the majority was in the follow
ing paragraph:
That we now demand that Congress- shall
create full legal tender notes and issue the
same in payment Of Government debts, con.
s'ftictlDG public improvements, reduce trans
portat1on charges, completing publjc bnijd-
lnSs, building a navy, and for such Other mn.
poses us Congress is now asked to approuri-
ate money until the surplus Labor Of Tho
country is employed, a profitable home
market Tor the products OF American farms
una workshops created, and business is done
on Il cash basis. oon
The resolutions of Blanchard were in ef.
feet Il reproduction of the Michigan State
platform, with a strong condemnation of ali
tariff laws. The minority report was adopt
Ell, and the convention proceeded to no,hi-
natea Presidential ticket. The first ballot
resulted as follows: Butler, 33o3: Jesse )
Harper, Of Illinois, 9S; Allis, of Wisconsin
l. SCION Chase, though not placed in nom,
nation, received two votes. General 4, M
vest, OF Mississippi. was chosen by ac-
clamation for Vice-President. A com
nilttce of five was appointed to wait on the
nominees and notify them OF the action