The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-30
The Grelnbaok COEysn'Iona a plcnic for
the News Mougers.
they Have Hard fime In Dressing
the Tariff Plank.
The Session Very Prolific In Stormy,
Stirring Scenes.
Butler aud Wesi, Of Mississippi, 80.
corded the Empty iionors.
The Clans Commencing TO COngr6gaIe
ai Chicago.
The Minnesota Dtmocracy's Dellb.ra-
,Ons.
aud Other Events In Political Circles.
Aud Other Events In Political Circles,


The Grccnback Convention,
wEpgEspAY NIGnT's PROCEEDINGS cos
TiHURp
| INDtAN1P)Lis, May % Speeches alsr
were made by Mra. Marion Todd, of Cula
iornis; Mrs. MarthaJ. Strickland, OF y iohi
ran: Charles Roberts, OF Texas, anl Mt
Small, OF Georgia, old 81, oi the Atlantis
Constitution. A. II o'clock the conven tion
adjourned until o O'Clock tomorrow with
out transasting any further business, the
committee on resolutions not being ready
10 report.
BULLETIN.
THoIAEAPoLIs. May % The Greenbsok
ers nominated Butler for president and
West, OF Mississippi, for vice president.
YEsTERDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
IsprAYAP)its, Ism. May % The nAtionsl
gr' eubnck convention reassemblsd nj 10
O'Clock, General Weaver presiding. The
c1mmittee on resolutions were not yet
ready TO repOr. and the entire forenoon
s, ssion was teksn up with brici address +
| from number Of members, contribution
0t last nights proceedings. Tho platform
CON mmitt,e sent word IN the presiding officer
that they would no: oe reedy 20 report be-
tho convention adjourned until . otlDCK.
II Is understood the committee on
resolutions are at loggerDesds over plank
| on tue tariff, snu good deal OF deOAte l.
| eNpected in the convention. To prevent
much time being consumed speeches nave
| been limited 10 five minutes, no delegat q
10 speak twice until al have spoken a
committee wasappointsd to wait on Hon.
| George w. Julian aud invite him b. a
DIRE the convention. There is some tslk
Of a bolt over Buffers nomination, but u Il
no. likely 10 qmOunt % muCn, Grand II
| save he don't ike Butler, b1t II The con
venton eau difjrd 10 cou.mit the party 20
such blunder he can and he vii! stand -
the same.
The convention ressgamblsd pursuant ID
| Adjournment. The committee on iesOir.
| ions not being ready 10 report, the inter
yeninI time was occupied adopting mo-
tions OF tn snks 20 various pers)ns. res.
olution extending sympathy 10 Uni II
| printers and organized labor in
the bcyco,,ing fight against the New
| York Tribune WIS read aud referred. IL va
after 3 O'Clock when Chairman Weaver nh
nounced tor committee on resolutions
ready 10 report, ard !, was then ascertninpd
there would no three resorts. Minority re
ports were made by Jones, OF New York
and Blanchard OF Michigan, and were reat
tirst The reau ng was attenliyely listened
10 aud occasionally interrupted by mp
plause the report OF Blanchard
meeting with enthusiastic approval. and
i,s author receiving many coDg'a;ulation.
|
ance aud women suffrage. Jones Il iItred
from the majority report in demanding
that while congress shall issue full Legal
tender notes, they shal! be used In pay
m,nt Of government deote, con
s,ruc.ing public improvements, to re-
ducc .rsnsp rtstion charges, com
ple,ing public buildings, building a
navy ard tor su"h other purposes as CON
! gresa is now asked 10 appropriate money,
until tho surplus labor OF the country IS
employed, profitable home market Tor the
products OF American farms and workshops
| created and.bueiness done on cash basis
| Jones did no. insist on his views, and there
was no split on the platform.
TAe majority report was read oy Mr.
Morton, chairman OF the committee, and
contained long preamble, setting forth
the objects OF the gr, enback party and
| what IL has accomnlisbed; saying congress
had repealed over $4,000 COO OF annual
taxes Tor banks, throwing this burden on
the people to pay interest thereon. Fol-
lowingis
the PLATFORM.
First That we hold the !ats decision OF
the supreme court on the
vindication Of the theory which this party
hiss al ways advocated on the right aud
authority OF congress as to over issue OF
| legal tender, and We hereby
pledge Ourselves 10 uphold said decisions
and TO defend the con Iitution agsinat
alteration r. amendments intended TO
ds9Iyo ~ the e-ivi,.P2ss people oorrasrsd Of any
that instrument. We demand the issre n
such money and IN sufficient quantities
to supply the actual demands
of trade in accordance with the
| increase of population and the develop
mect of our industries. We demand
the substitution Of rrsenbaoks for rational
bank notes, and the prompt payment OF
the public debt. We want that money
which iva saved va, our m, county, shiS, Inn 10
given It property and happiness
IN peace. We condemn the retirement
OF FRACTIONAL currency and the
smaller denominations OF green
backs, and demand their restoration
we demand the issue OF the hoards oi
money now locked in the United States
treasury, by applying them TO the pay
ment o! the public debt now due.
Second-We deuounce as dangerous "a
our republics institutions those methods
aud policies o. the dc mOcratic and :epub-
| licin parties which have sanctioned or per
United the establishment o. land, railroad
money or other gigantic c1porsts
monopolies, and We urge such government
action rs may be necessary to take from
reply aud rrj1stly usurped and restore
them TO the people to whom they justly be-
| lorg.
Third-The public lands being the nat
ursl inheritance oithe peogle, we den ur 90
that policy which has granted 10 corpora
tions vast tracts Of land, and demand that
immediate and viso rous measures be taken
20 rec aim from such corpora
tions for the peoples use and benefit
all such lsnd grants as have been forieits !
| by reason of non .inl fliment Of contrac's, OF
,nat msy have been wronefnlly acquired
by corrupt legislation; and that such rail
road lands and other public domains, n,
hence 'orth held az sacred trust TO b,
granted only TO actual settlers, in limited
quantities, and we demand alien OWNERSHIP
of land shall be prohibited.
Fourth-We demand congressional con
troll and regulation Of interstate commerce
We denoupce pooling stock, watering an,
discrimination in rates and charges, an,
that congress shall correct these abuses
even IL necessary by the construct on G
Il, tionsl railroads. We also demand IN
esta hlishment OF a government postal tels
graph aysiem.
Flfh-All private property, sll forms {
money ard obligations 70 pay on mons
should bear their net proportion OF pubi
taNes. We demand graduated incoru
tsN.
Sixth-Wo demand an smeliora,ion
the conditIon OF lsbor by enforcing sani;
J r. lsss in indusirisl establishments; o
me abolition Of csiv vict labor: bv the rig
inspection OF mines ard .sc'nr!sr: by N
; reduction cf home ~ labor In industrisl .
tahl,shmertF. tv fostering educational 4