Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-09-12
THE UNION LABOR PARTY,
A Full State Ticket Nominated
Headed by s. B. Downing.
Synopsis of the Proce edings OF tho
Convention and the Platform
Adopted.

Synopsis of the Proce edings OF tho
Convention and the Platform
Adopted.
The State Union Labor Convention
met in Des Moincs on the evening OF
Sept. Sd, and after temporary organi.
cation. adjourned until next morning.
Upon reassembling, l.. II. Weller
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, as the sense Of this con.
yention, that no person shall be nomi.
mated by it as u candidate for any
office save such as do publicly pledge
to the paramount declarations OF prin-
ciples of our party; and also publicly
pledge to remain in the field as such
candidate until the conclusion OF this
falls campaign.
A motion was made TO refer the
resolution to the committee on resolu-
tions. Weller offered q substitute TO
bring it before the convention at once
and adopt it. Tho motion prevailed.
Q. A. Wooster then moved to table the
whole matter until after the report OF
the committee on resolutions. This
motion was lost by q vote of II to l02.
A motion to adopt the original reso-
luton was then carried by vote OF
ISL to 80.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following
PLATFORM.
The Union Labor or Greenback party
Of Iowa speaks again as it has spoken
before. 1t will never surrender. II
will reorganize in every county and
renew the battle against the modern
Philistines who rule to ruin. The
policy so long, pursued by the Repub.
licans and adopted by the Democrats
during their late administration OF
contracting the currency OF the country
and locking up in cellars one-third Of
all the money in the United States TO
initiate the value Of every dollar and
every debt has demoralized prices un-
til our farmers, manufacturers and
business men are being driven into
bankruptcy. This policy has been
hid behind weak tariff war. While
forcing the country through financial
hell it is entertained by a ceaselcss
wrangle about tariff taxes. The
Greenbackers have faithfully and con.
stantly warnedYthe country that the
present distress would follow the
financial crimes of its rulors.
We endorse the National Union
Labor platform adopted at Cincinnati
last year.
We pledge the people of Iowa that
II we can obtain the power. we will
l. Amend the United States constitu.
ton so as to give the people the right
to elect United State Senators by direct
voc, and thus establish popular in.
stead of corporate government.
2. We will call in President Glove
lands free loan to the banks of sixty
millions of dollars. We will pay the
public debt at its face, as We have
right to under the constitution and law,
thus using the hundreds OF millions OF
money now locked mp and saving
the annual tax OF nearly fifty
millions OF dollars for bond holders.
We will supply enough money to place
business upon a cash basis, increase
prices and enable debtors TO save their
homes. Wewill. further loan money
upon farms. and other good security
as cheap as bond holders now get II
from the United States treasury and
on as long a time.
. 3. We will condemn and purchase
the railroads, telegraph lines and other
means OF commerce, or build new.sys.
tens and operate themat cost, instead
OF charging all tho tariff will boar.
Until this can be donc nationally, we
will reduce railroad fare to 9 cents d
mile :on all Iirst class railroads and
reduce official salaries in proportion 10
the increase in the value of money,
and reduce the legal rate of interest.
4. We will reclaim all uncarned land
grants, and protect settlers from
spectators, by n graduated land
tax.
5.We will re.establsh the income
tax. $780,.
g.. We will adopt the Australi ar
ballot system.
7. We will enforce the laws OF Iowa
against the rich rs well as the poor,
and put down such open rebellion as
hourishes now in part OF the state and
is winked at by traitors in Office.
S. We will secure tho industrial edu.
cation of every neglected child, so as
to prepare them for useful lives,
instead Of the penitentiary.
Q. We will mako the soldiers money
during the war equal in value to
that paid the bond-holders. We will
protect honest miners and other work.
ing men from the humiliation OF being
forced 10 sign away their rights in an
iron-clad contract as a condition oil
labor.
On motion of l.. II. Weller, the plat
form was unanimously adopted; and nj
the suggestion OF Delegate Duncan,
three hearty cheers we're given for the
on resolutions.
The convention next proceeded to .
make nominations with the following
result:
S. b. Downing, of Davis, for Gov.
crnor. .
Ezra Brownell, OF Madison, for
lieutenant Governor.
Mrs. II. j. Bellangee, OF Polk, for
OF Public Instruction.
NJ. II. Jones, OF Davis, for Judge OF
the Supreme Court-full term, and l..
II. Weller, Of Chickasaw, to fill va.
cancy.
L. II. Griffith, of Cass, for Railroad
Commissioner.
c. +. Davis offered the following
which was adopted with
but four dissenting votes:
Until such time as our national con.
,titution can be amended providing for
the election OF United States Senators
by the people we demand OF all politi.
cal parties the nomination OF their
for the Senate, that their
records may be investigated. We
therefore nominate for tho United
states Senate. Gen. J. b. Weaver, and
pledge for him the votes OF whomso-
'ver we elect to the legislature.
l.. Q. Hoggatt offered the following,
which was adopted:
We demand the enactment Of law
~ congress giving the settlers of The
les Moines river lands title to the
anne and also IN those who have been |