The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05

ton of labor by enforcing sanitary laws IN I'm
dustrial establishments by tho abolition Of the
convict- labor system; by rigid inspection OF
mines and factories; by u reduction or the hours
of labor In tndu strial establishments: by the
fostering Of educational institutions; and by
7. We Condemn all importation OF contract la
Dor made with view OF reducing to starvation
wages the workingmen Of this country, and de-
mand laws for It's prevention.
h. We insist pOn constitutional amendment
reducing the terms Of United States Senators.
o. We demand such rules for the government
of Csngress as shall place all representatives OF
the people upon equal footing and take away
from committees veto power greater than that
of the President
to he levied ~ on various articles OF import has
been agitated, quarrel d over, and has divided
communities for nearly q hundred years IL is
not now and never will be settled unless by the
abolition OF in iire,t taxation. 1t is conven-
lent issue always raised when the people are ex-
cited over abuses In thrir midst While we favor
"A wise revision of the tariff laws with a view OF
raising revenue from luxuries rather than nee
eesaries we insist that as an economic question
its impor ance Is insignia ant as compared with
the financial issues: for, whereas, we have SUI
fered our worst panis under low and also under
hish tariffs, we have never suffered from a panic
or seen our factories and workshops closed while
the volume OF money In circulation was ade-
quate to the needs Of commerce. Give our FAR
mers and manufacturers money rs cheap a you
now give our bankers, and they oan pay high
wages to labor and compete wi h all the world.
IL For tho purpose of testing the sense or the
people upon the subject we are in favor OF sub
NIT ing to a vote cf the people an amendment
to the Constitution in favor OF suffrage. regard
less OF sex, and also on the subject OF the liquor
traffic.
~. All disabled soldiers OF the late war should
be equitably pensioned, and we denounce the
policy of keeping a small army or ofhceholders,
VIII ose only business II to prevent On technical
grounds deserving soldiers from obtaining JUS
tice from the Govern ment they helped 10 save.
Is. As our name indicates, we are national
party. knowing no East, no West, no North, no
South; having no sectional preJudices, we can
properly place In nomination for the high offices
of state candidates from any section OF the
Union. We appeal to all people who believe Ia
our principles TO aid US by voice, and pen, and
votes.
The convention then proceeded to nomi-
nate Presidential ticket, the first ballot re-
sulting: Butler, 1913; Jesse Harper, of
Illinois, %; Allis, of Wisconsin, /. Scion
Chase, though not placed in nomination.
received 2 votes. Gen. A. M. West, of
Mississippi, was chosen by reclamation for
Vice President. When the nomina-
ton of Gen Butler was announced,
the delegates from Colorado and
Louisiana withdrew and declined to
participate further I'm the deliberations of
the convention, asserting it had selected q
man for it's standard bearer who was not
member of the party, and was simply an
office seeker. The opposition to Gen.
Buffers candidacy is headed by Lee
Crandall, OF Washington, Secretary of the
National Committee, and George o. Jones,
of New York.
A committee of FIVE was appointed to
wait on the nominees and notify them Of
the action taken, and the convention adj
journed