The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
GREENBACKERS.
ANTI-BUTLERITEs HOWLED DOWN
IN THENATIoNAL CONVENTION
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Greenbackers' Platform Has a
Little Taffy For All and De-
nunciatiOn for Few.
Strong Autobiography and
Temperance and Woman
Suffrage App1auded.

suffrage AppIauueu.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May 28.-Tl
national greenback convention a
sembled in English's opera house
o'clock. and was called to order |
Jesse Harper, of Illinois, chairman
the national comm ittee. Hon. job
Tyler, of Florida, wa1 elected temp
rary chairman. All the states al
represented except Delaware an
Mississippi.
A contest from Maine, by one set {
delegates headed by Scion Chase, ant
Butler, is the only one of any impoI
lance.
George A. Jones, of New York, al
tempted several times to get in a res
olution favorable to the Chase delega
| ton, but was not recognized by tn
chair, and howled down by the con
vention, which adjourned till o'clocl
to give the credential committee tim
to report.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 28.-Durine
the day the following telegram passe(
between Gov. Begole and Ben. But
Ter
LOOON' d. Il DutlCT, DOSIOll, MASS.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 28-Will yor
accept the nominatin on satisfactory
PLATFORM There is no other ques-
ton here. [Signedl J. w. BEaOLE."
To Gov. Begole, Indianapolis.
boston, May 28.-Thanks for YOU
consideration, but why should 1 be
asked question which, under like
circumstances, was never put to
any other man? Is not my
70 years sufficient without a formal
pledge to you, which would cause me
to be pointed out to you as man
who bids for the nomination.
B. F. BUTLER.
Almost the entire afternoon session
was occupied in the discussion of the
question whether delegates represent
ing states where delegations
were not complete should be
allowed to cast the entire vote to
which the state was entitled. The dis
cussion was quite heated, and at times
great confusion and disorder prevail
ed. After three hour debate it was
decided no votes should
be counted except those of dele
gates actually present. This
being regarded as triumph for But
Ter. Under this decision actually the
vote of the convention is Ali.
1t was ordered that oil resolutions
be referred to committee without de-
bate.
The committee on resolutions-one
from each state-was then appointed.
The committee on permanent or
ganiZation submitted a report, which
was adopted: President, j. B. Weaver,
Of Iowa; vice-presidents, one from
each state, including Mr.. Young, of
Texas, anG seven secretaries, includ-
ing G. Roberts, of Texas.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 80 The conven-
ton reassembled pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The committee on resolutions not
being ready to report, the intervening
time was occupied in adopting mo-
ton of thanks to various persons.
A resolution extending sympathy
TO the union printers and organized
labor in the boycotting fight against
5he New York Tribune. was read and
referred.
1t was after 3 o'clock when chair
nan Weaver announced the commit
ZEE on resolutions ready to report, and
t was then ascertained there would
70 three reports. The minority re-
ports made by Jones, of New York
md Blanchard, of Michigan, were
cad first. The reading was attentive
y listened to and occasionally inter
'upted by applause, the report of
Blanchard meeting enthusiastic ap-
,roval and its suthor receiving many
on the stand he took
n favor of temperance and woman
uffrage. Jones differed from
he majority report in de-
handing that, while con-
,ress shall issue full legal tender
totes, they shall be used in the pay
nent of government debts, construct
ng public improvements, to reduce
charges, completing
'ublic buildings, building navy and
or such other purposes as congress is
low asked to appropriate money, I'M
il the surplus labor of the country is
Employed, profitable home market
or the products of American farms
nd workshops is created and business
8 done on cash basis. Mr.. Jones did
lot insist on his views and there was
10 split on the platform.
The majority report was read by
dr. Morton, chairman of the commit
ZEE, and contained a long preamble
citing forth the objects of the green
Jack party and what it bad accom-
,lished, saying congress had repealed
'ver $12,OO0,O00 of annual taxes for
ranks, throwing this burden ON
he people, to pay the interest there
N.
The following is the platform:
1. That we hold the late decision
# the supreme court on the legal
ender question to be a full vindica-
ion of the theory which this party
las always advocated, of the right and
authority OF congress over the issue of
egal tender, and we hereby pledge
ourselves to uphold said decision, and
o defend the constitution against al
erations or amendm ents intended to
lepriYe the people of any rights or
privileges conferred by that instru-
nent. We demand the issueof such
money, and in sufficient quantities, to
upply the actual demands of trade in
accordance with the increase of popu-
alton and the development of our in
lustries. We demand the substitu-
ion of greenbacks for national bank
totes, 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 prosper
ty and happiness in peace. We con-
lemn the retirement of fractional cur
'ency and small denominations of
and demand their restora-
ion. We demand the issue of the
boards of money now locked in the
United States treasury by applying
hem to the payment of the public
lebt now due.
2. We denounce as dangerous
20 our republican institutions those
methods and policies of the demo-
cratic and republican parties which
have sanctioned or permitted the
of land, railroad,
or other gigantic cor
porate monopolies, aud we
urge such government action
as may be necessary to take from
the powers they so cor
ruptly and unjustly usurped, and re-
store them to the people to whom
thou hol0nrr