The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-15
2. That we propose the greatest reduc-

tion practicable in the public expenses
The platform then proceeds to call for
the enactment and vigorous execution of
just laws and equally in the rights, bur
dens, privileges and powers; that 1t is the
duty of the government to at once regu-
late the commerce among the states,
including the transportation OF money and
the transmission of intelligence; bureaus
of statistics must be established both
state and national; the national eight hour
law must be honestly enforced; the I'M
portations of foreign labor under contract
must be made illegal; approves the pas
sage of the Reagan inter state commerce
bill; demands the payment of the bonded
debt as it falls due; the election OF Ullted
States senators by a direct vote; tariii
which is tax upon the people that ahali
be so levied as TO bear as slightly as pos
sible upon the nccessaries; dcnounces the
present tariff as being largely in the inter
est of monopoly and demands that it be
speedily and radically reformed in the
interest of labor instead of capital; that
no further giants of public lands be made
to corporations; all land grants should be
forfeited where the terms upon which the
grants were made and not strictly COM
piled with.
The platform finally asserts that Amer
ican legislation thus far has Disseminated
against agriculture, which has in the
meantime borne the brunt of taxation and
appeals to the farmers of the country to
Join in the monopoly crusade.
p. Crews submitted a minority re
port which was the platform adopted al
the Anti Monopoly Convention, July 4
1888, and heretofore printed. 1t pa:ticu
larly demanded the adjustment OF the
National banking system, The adOpticI
of the minority was moved, and to it was
tackled an amendment urging the estab-
lishment of female suffrage The ques
ton of the adoption of the majority repor
developed considerable acrimonious de-
bate, a number of delegates contending
that the original platform was more
strongly Iassertive, and that the majority
epo IT was a mass Of glittering general
ties without demanding reforms in posi-
| tive manner.
| Chairman Henry took the floor and ad
vocated the majority report as being ont
upon which Gen. Butler could accept tn
nomination for the Presidency. and whicl
would not be the case if all the reforms
of the age were included in it.
This sentiment was endorsed by Mrs
Todd of CALIFORNIA, who felt with Bulte
in the Presidential chair, female surffrag
would have more chance of adoption than
though it was demanded in the platform
and Butler not the candidate.
| Delegate George, of the district of Co
lumbia, made an attack on the chair
charging it with an attempt to suppres
the real anti monopoly sentiment, an
manipulate the convention solely in th
interest of the candidacy of Butler. Tn
Chair denied the insinuation, and contend
ed that the majority report embodied
every salient feature Of the minority RI
port. After some further dicussion, tn
majority report was adopted by vote o
80 to 30. A motion was then made t
proceed to the nomination of candidate
for President Another dispute her
arose over the method of procedure, an
Estate Senator Boyd, of New York, agai
made a charge against the honesty
: purpose of the chair, and after declarin!
that the convention had been organize
to advance the interests of one candidat
as against the advocacy of the real prin
ciples, he seized his hat and left the hal
He was followed by the delegates fro1
> the district of Columbia. Gen. Butle
was then put in nomination successivel
3 by Mrs. Todd of California, Mr.. Roone
of New York, and several others.
II Mr. Blanchard, of Vermont, put i
nomination J. B. Weaver. of Iowa. Th
chair here announced that he had just ha
an interview with Mr.. Weaver and tha
gentleman has not only declared he woul
not accept the nomination but was
8 favor of Gen. Butler. Mr. Barn1, of Ne
9 braska, nominated Allen G. Thurman
+ On informal ballot Butler received II.
, Thurman Z, Solon Chase of Maine /.
Gen. Butler was nominated bf acclaim
Q ton Adjourned.