Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-30


 Nomination On the First BalIot-A 1ng-Fsatures of the Platform On Which He M ust Stand
 INDIANAPoLIs May 29.-When the Nation al Greenback convention met at 10 o'clock this morning they were unable to make any progress, the committee on platform being unable to report. MT. Maynard, of Mich igan, becoming tired of waiting moved that the order of business be suspended and that the convention proceed to the nomination. Chairman Weaver ruled this proposition out of order and no business was done, the morning session being filled by common place speeches Shortly after noon the committee reported that they could not re- port until o'clock owing to points of differ ence as to the tariff plank and the phrase- ology Of other paragraphs. The wrangle over the tariff was so bitter that a delegate proposed that the committee be relieved from expressing any opinion on that ques- ton, but the motion was ruled out.
 After the convention had frittered away ap hour of the afternoon the committee on plat form reported Three sets of resolutions were presented, one by George Jones of New York, another by John Blanchard of Michi- D. of Illinois. The principal difference of Jones' report from that of the majority was in the fo lloWing paragraph:
 That demand that Congress shali create full aegar s ae 5 anu issue me same in paysns TOT to reduce tfansportatiun caarges, completing public Duilol gs noading pavy ana Tor sleh other purpes- until the surplus labor of the country is employed proatabie home market for the pro 1octs of Amsric4n and workshops created and business is doLe on cash basis.
 The resolutions of MT. Blanchard were In effect 3 reproduction of the Michigan plat form, with Q strong condemnation of the tariff laws. The recommendations of the majority were: preme court of the legal tender question to be full of the theory which tDis party has waya advocated on the right and authority of Congress the issue of legal tender notes We demand the substitution of greenbacks for national bank notes and the prompt payment of the public debt We want that money which saved our country in time of war | and which has given it prosperity, happiness and peace. We condemn the retirement Of fractional currency ano small dsnominat, ,ons of greenbacks. seeond-We denounce as dangerous to our Repuo' can institutions those methods and policies Of tn Democratic and Republican parties which have sano- toned permitted the establishment of land, rail- road, money aud other gigantic corporate monopo lies, and we demand Eucn governmental action as may be necessary to tale from such monopoliss the powers they have coFrupty and unjnstly usurped and restore them to the people to whom they belong Third-The public lands being the natural inheri- has orsated eorporations vast tracts of land We de- mand that inediate and vigorous measures be taken use and benet all such land grants as have been for feited by reaion of nontuIiment or contract @ tract Q, legislation and that such railroad lands and other public domain be hsnoeforth held a sacred trust to be granted only actual settlers limited qnan- tfties and demand that alien ownership Of land TcnttbWs damsnd oonaressionaI regulations o | interstate commerce. We denounce pooling. stocl spd fhsf Congress shall correct these abuses il necessary the construction national of Wt l also demand the establishment of government pos
 Fifth-AII private property all forms of money ant psrsioa of pubic u S tEsss We demand geadaased in
 si1th-ws demand an amelioration of the condl estahiishmens by The abolition of the convict abo
 y thsrsSuction of ts ours of Isborin industrial tsblishmsnts, by fostering educational fnstitution
 sayssats-We condemn aIi importations of contract ed labor made with view of reducing to starvation msnd laws for its preve1tieD.
 Eighth-Ke insist upon eonstitutional amend naent reducing the rerms of ofi4s of United State
 9s Ninth-we demand such rules for the eOvernnsn of Conqress as ehan plAcs all representatives of thu l nsopis moon m equal footing and take away iron Committees 8 veto power greater than that of tn
 Tenth-while we favor a.wiss revision of the .rii
 with view of raising ne M Q, es
 tion its importance IS insignificant as compared wit
 that Of the financial tssues. For wnereas we nay
 snfered our worst paics under law and high tarihi
 e have never suffered from panic or sean our fac
 tories apd workshops closed while the volume of ou | money in ejaculation was adequate to the needs C | Fieyanth-For the purpose of testing the senks (
 the people upon the subject are in favor of snt
 mittina to vote of the people an amendment to th
 constitution of suffrage regardless o1 sex an | ai1o on tha subject of liquor trafac.
 Twelfth An disabled soldteEe Of the late " l ahodd be equitably pens !oned and We ds1onnee tl
 ony kuaxnasa is to prevent technical grounds, d
 serSine B0liexs obtaining justice from the go' eEnms1t fhsy helped to says,