The Labor enquirer., 1884-09-20
AFTERNOON SESSION.

o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The conventions reassembled at 2
o'clock. 1t was moved to defer nomina-
tions until the committee on resolutions
made its report, and the motion carried.
The chairman called attention to the
fact thatsunder the call certain number
of delegates were entitled to admission
to the conventions with votes, and that
a large number had been elected which
would not be entitled to vote under the
call. 1t was then decided to give vote
to every regularly elected delegate,
whether from club, ward or county.
Mr.. George W. Woy offered resolu.
ton that it was thesense of the conven-
ton that all leading newspapers which
fail to give fair and impartial reports of
all political movements should be- boy
cotted by the people. The resolution
was unanimously adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report: Is.
Your committee on platform and reso-
lutions hereby report as our platform
the platform Of the national convention
and the letter of acceptance Of our candi-
date for President General Be njamin F
Butler, and report the following resoiu,
tions: .,. l..
Resolved, That while we have a
bonded debt payable in specie, and while
specie is used as currency or in anyIform
as the basis ofcurrency, we will demand
that silver shall be received and coined
on the same basis as gold, and that the
present standard weight of fneness d
our silver coin shall be maintained,
Resolved, That we demand the abol
ishment of all truck systems, including
miners supplies by the mining com,
panies of the state, the abolishment Of
medical institutions foisted upon the
miners without their consent, the abol
5ishment of all contracts where they in.
fringe on the personal rights Of the
Itminers.
Resolved, That we indorse sections
1854 and ,755 of the revised statutes Of
the United States in regard to soldiers
of the late war.
| Resolved, That the debauching of the
ballot, to matter of barter, on which
our civil institutions rest is treason
against the republic, and that whosoevel
is guilty of it should be dfsfranchised
and placed on the same roll of traitors
with Benedict Arnold. i -
Resolved, That the wage.worker shall
have first lien on any work which he
may be employed to secure his wages.
Resolved, That we demand. the abol,
lshment Of the present garnishee law
which is solely in the interest of capital,
Resolved, That the miner shall have
pay for all merchantable coal that he
mines, and shall be allowed the same
weights and measures that the compan-
les sell by. -.sla y.
Resolved, That we demand that the
statute securing judges and clerks to
count the votes at elections should be so
amended as to -unequivocably include
representatives of all parties having
tickets, in the field.
The resolutions were adopted after
some suggested changes were withdrawn.
4 Ea. ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Messenger offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted
Resolved, That the sum of $75 should
be exempt from garnishment.
Resolved, That We oppose the fee
system of paying officials as demoraliz-
ing. corrupting and expensive.
Resolved, That we particularly de-
nounce the fraudulent attempt to saddle
on the people bonded debt to build a
state house after the ample congressional
donation of land has been squandered
on speculations and foreign syndicates,
and we stigmatize as outrageous beyond
all precedent the granting to monopolies
of the state waters, leaving the state
lands unimproved and shutting actual
settlers from the sources of wealth except
upon payment of tribute for what is
rightfullY their own. .s- ~ ~
Resolved, That We demand the i'm
peachment of those officers whose will
full neglect of duty Ca .lsed the failure to
equalize the taxes this year, one of whom
has been nominated for reelection by
the republican party. .-....,
D. Mex. Whyte offered the following, ),
which was adopted: sr
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
that
ALL NATIONAL BANKS BE ABOLISHED.
by paying off the bonds and govern
mental savings banks established in
every town and city where postal money
orders are sold.