The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
THE eREENRAokERa.

IEDGAHAPoLls, Ind! Nay 9o.-The
platform adopted By the national Green
back conysntion Is substantially as fol,
lows: "a
First. That We hold the late decision
OF the supreme court on the legal tender
question 20 be full VindicatiOR of the
theory which this party has always ad.
VOcased Of the right and authority OF
congress 90 overiseue legal tender notes,
and hereby pledge ourselves 20 uphold
said decision and 20 defend the constitu-
ton against all alterations or amend
nenss intended 70 deprive the people OF
any rights or privileges conferred BY
that instrument. We demand the issue
Of such money and IN sufficient quanti-
ties TO supply the actual demand of trade
and commerce in accordance with the
increase of the population and the de-
velopement of our industries. We de-
0And the substitution OF greenbacks
for national bank notes and ;
prompt payment of the public debt.
We want that money which saved
our country in the time of war and
which has given il prosperity and
happiness in time of peace. We con-
denim the retirement of fractional cur
rency and small denominations of green
backs, and demand their restoration.
We demand the issue of the boards OF
money now locked up in the United
States treasury by applying them in pay
ment TO that part of the public debt now
due.
2. We denounce the dangerous poll
cies of the democrat and republican par
ties which have permitted the establish
ment of land, railroad, money and other
gigantic corporation monopolies, and
We demand governmental action which
shall restore to the people the powers
unjustly usurped by them.
3. Condemns the policy of the i'm
| mense land grants to corporations and
| demands that the lands be forfeited, and
those unlawfullY acquired be speedily
| restored to the public domain, and that
hencefoTth public lands be granted only
| to actual settlers II limited quantities
| and alien ownership Of land, individual
or corporate, be prohibited.
4. Demands Congressional regulation
i of inter commerce, denouncing
pooling, stock watering and discrimina
ton in charges II also demands the
establishment of government postal tele
graph system.
5. Demands q graduated income tax
9. Demands amelioratiOn IN the con
ditIOn of labor by producing sanitary
4 laws, 6OOIlJfOH VI COnNlCI l6OOE, ElRlO III
spection of mines and factories, reduc
tion of the hours of labor, fostering edu
cational institutions and abOlishlnl
cheap labor.
z. Demands laws for the prevention
of the Importation from abroad of cheaI
contract labor.
8. Insists upon q constitutional re-
duetIon of terms OF United States sena
tors.
8. Demands such congressional rule
as shall place representatives on al
equal footing and take away from thu
committees veto power greater thar
the presldent's.
10. The question as to the amount o
duties to be levied upon various article
of import has been RgItated, quarrelet
over and has divided communities TO
nearly hundred years. It Is not nov
nor never will be settled unless by tn
abolition of indirect taxation. 1t is
convenient issue always raised when tn
people are excited over abuses in thei
midst. While we favor wise revision
of the tariff laws with view of raisiD
/. q revenue from the luxuries rather tha
the necessities, we insist that as an ecC
nOmic question its importance is insu
1cient as compared with tn
financial lsaues, where we have su
fered our worst panIcs under low AM
also under high tariffs. We have neve
suffered from a panic or seen otlr factc
, ries and workshops stopped Will
! the volume of money in circulation wa
| adequate to the needs of commerce.
Give our farmers and manufacturer
y money as cheap as ycu now give on
, bankers, and they can pay high wage
> to labor and compete with all the worlC
IL. For the purpose of testing tn
sense of the people upon the subject, "
are IN favor OF submitting to vote of th
people an amendment to the constitutio
in favor of suffrage of sex, and also o
the subject of liquor traffic.
3 10 All disabled soldiers of the wa
/ should be equally pensioned, and we dc
nounce the policy Of keeping a sma
army of Office holders. whose only bus
ness is to prevent on technical ground
3 deserving soldiers from obtaining jus
3 tice from the government they helped
save.
IS. As our name indicates we are
3 national party knowing no east, no ives
. no north, no south, having no sections
prejudices we can properly place
> nomination for high offices of state can
9 didates from any section of the uniol
t we appeal to all people who believe
], our principles to aid by voice, pen an
votes.
The majority report was adopted an
: the convention proceeded 70 select cal
d dldates for president aud vice presiden
r BUTLER NOMINATED.
The roll of states was called and g.
Cunningham of Arkansas nominate
u Gen B. F. Butler, which was seconde
e by Chase of California and by represel
a tatIves of other states until Georgia WI
reached, when Craven of that state non
mated Jesse Harper of Illinois. Jont
of New York nominated E p. Allis
!. Wisconsin and Atwood of Pennsylv
mia nominated L. B. Armstrong of tn
state. The ballot resulted: Bu'le
e 1928; Harper, %: Allis, 2; Davis,
= Scion Chase though not placed in nom
= nation received two votes. Butler W
declared the nominee. The conYentiC
then proceeded to the selection of a ca
didste for president and Gen. A.
y West of Mississippi Yves nominated
!. acclaim alton.
Col. Winston of North Carolina.
A. Hopkins of New Jersey, Gen. W.
: Inns of Michigan, Geo. B. Hutchinst
8 of Massachusetts, and ex Gov. Spragl
of Rhode Island were then appointed
= committee to wait on Gov. Butler al
u Gen. West, and notify them of the acti'
of the convention. Adjourned.