New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-19


tection and that all laws that hinder the labOnng men
in this right oppressive and ought TO be changed
That all the great woes OF our country nave CONT w
cause of imported labor That America ought never 10
be lazar-house for the reception of the pauper aDoI
of other countries sent here through governmental
aid or brought here under contract 10y capital Ior le
purpose of dcbasing American working men ana women
by competing with them through imported or coh|ic'
labor et
That labor has a right to demand just share OF the
profits of its own production. ., A., ,,r
That the future of the country untes with the AMOR
ing men in demanding liberal support ny 'he Hl'eu
States Of common school education III the STATES 50
that all citizens shall be sufficiently instructed III ther
duties freemen and electors
All of which, one after another, were voted down
TO SUSTAIN THE LEGAL-TENDER CURRENCY.
also presented resolution declaring that the legal
tender currency under the decision OF the supreme
Court was now the constitutional currency of the coun
try and should not be intcrfcred with and that bust
interests should not be disturbed by financial dis
cussIon,
That also was voted down in the committee. AMI
resolution passed that the Democracy we're in favor
of honest money This was intended 10 be ana
is an insult to every friend of constitutional currency
and presented by of the most narrow -Imhueu
of capitalists.
OPPOSED TO MONOPoLIEs.
also offered a resolution that all monopoeS a. they
tend 10 make two classes the very rich and the very
poor were hurtfu the people Of the Republic Voted
down.
also offered a resolution that the agents of the Gov
ernment whether State National, Incorporated to
do public business the servants Of the people and
should be regulated by the power that created them
This resolution seemed necessary because the con
trarv had lately been enuncated from high source as
a proposition Of constitutional law, 10 Wmch cannot
agree
That was voted down
Another resolution that II was the duty Of Congress
to provide by law that railroads should not make a,-
crininatng rates a. to enhanc" the plicc oi thr
necessares of life beeccn the producer ana CONSUMER
That suffered the same fate
no swoUpiNG OF THE LAND oF THE PEOPLE BY
TIE ARIsTOCRACN
Again resolution declaring the public lands TO be
the heritage of the people aud that they ought to be
held in small quantities for that purpose only. and an
other resolution that public lands were held in trust hy
tho Government for those who became citizens Of the
United States. aud ought not to bo permitted to ho
nouupotcd in large areas bi corporations aud tho
~ ustoctacy # Europe
Both voted down
rutttDS NAVtta Nut 10 CpNtHpt TIM PACIFIC
CuAHt tV tAst 90 wAH
Again. toaolution chat thr United states viii NOT
permit % ship cinnl to be- hult ACROSS thc l.ilpns OF
Panama thuut IT, consent except hlt 70 N "soiriso
the .h L. take poa,c-aiun Of II Whenever to nrrraiy
Of the country demands,
That too, was voted down.
CHANCE oF OFFICIAL, HrALrnY.
also offered resolution that the various offices Of
the Government belong the people thereof and that
frequent chan ,e- Of Federal official! were necessary G"
couutcract the growing ar,tociutlc tendencies TO lie
office a. well as Tor the discovery and punishment of
frauds and cmbczlemcnta of public money.
This was voted down.
CIuZGNs NOT To BE SENT AWAY To b TRIED.
Again. offered in subcommittee, resolutions dein-
ins the duty OF the United states to project every
citizen everywhere and also tha American citizen
should he tried for any done in this country except
under it, own laws and its soil and that there
was power in the Government To send citizen else
where to be tried therefor.
These resolutions were voted down in the sub-com-
mittee, but when offered IN the general committee
there being nothing in the platform deemed by that
adopted. although there were some naEby paInby
statements reported by the ouO-oomAittec On tue same
subject.
1hi, will account To those curious in such matters for
two set, of re.ction upon the same subject Ia iLe
platform 10 which | call attention. and designate loI
convenience tie American aad the EugH~h
resolutions. To the rights OF American citizens 10
protection by their Government.
These declarations of principles seem to cover most OF
the live que tlols III polite III winch the people are III
tcrested
FULL CONs DEEATON NOT PERMITTED.
Through the courtesy of the chairman Of the commit
tee and by personal nerce,,ion. obtained the boon
OF thirty minutes to present and discuss charter OF the
peoples rights at hour crowding on midnight, but
before could be printed and lad before the conyen
tion and with the refusal Of the yeution to adjourn
TO the morning before vote taken upon them
eager the members TO get at Their Work OF pre-
dc tined nomination.
And such a convention has been called delibcratye
body "
required a mans vote be cast against his conscience
and Judgment, spite of lis protest by others ana
DAYS in trying settle the internal dls-tn IONS ot thc
machine politics of single state, out 1t comd give
thirty inmates ONLY TO the dicus@on ol prnclpe7 i1i
the government of the Nation. therefore could sub
slanaly present but one plank the most important oil
all. the protection OF the American iapoier ana pro
ducer, without which. IN H. judgment there can be no
prosperity to this country.
And thi, wa, voted down in the convention by vote
of 712l2 90 97l2
felt it but night to warn the convention, however
unimportaut such warning might seem. OF the course OF
my duty if such vote was passed against the work
mg men and women oi the country ioi "Ho-e welfare
well known had stood from my earliest manhood
The notice in this emphatic language. If you re-
fuse to stand by the worAlhs men '"d Hep YOU can
not" lu this there was no mistale. MI Nauerson,
of Kentucky. who followed me took warning. saving
the party would look 10 God for help but the scripture
saIeh the PRAYER OF the wicked ayalcth not il was
due 10 myself ~ adopt the course which certain
pure minded and upright and high, moral politicians
deem proper pursue taac part III the proceedings Of
"A convention to It's end. and then, without giving any
notice to anybody, and without protesting refuse to
tha,c thus given succinct. a. it must be, but
faithful account of my connection with the Chicago
Convention and its acton on the majt'r' mon was
charged to present to II by the National Gteenhack
Labor party the Anti-MonopOly organization, and the
Democracy Of Massachusetts,.
PLArFoRM ONE or ExPEDtENTs.
will not omit the fact that in the platform adopted
there were certain sweet phrases u'ed toward the
foreign born citizen. There certain honeyed
words and repeated in order that their rope
ton might like earnest advocacy put in favor of
labor and upon of the topics Of our platform.
But do claim. and submit 30 the just judgment of the
people that comparing the two platforms and taking
the acton OF the convention every claim OF the Anti.
Mon0poist and Of the National Orccnback and Labor
men. waA contcmptu0usiy rejected thoroughly
snothsfcd by plattudos which would permit any
financial tbcors any mou0polist 10 aubscrbo 10 tho
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