The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-05
committee of a supplement 10 the platform


as follows:
WHEREAS Other questions have been pre-
sented for our consideration, we hereby submit
the Following, not as part OF the platform OF
the Peoples party, but as resolutions express
stve OF the sentiment of this convention.
i. That we demand free ballot and fair
count in all elections, and pledge ourselves to
secure 1t to the legal voter, without federal in
terveution, through the adoption by the states
OF the unperverted Australian secret ballot sys-
tenn.
g. That the revenue derived from the gradu-
ated income tax should be applied TO the re.
duotlou of the burden of taxation now levied
upon the domestic industries Of this country
8. That we pledge our support to fair and
liberal pensions to ex-union soldiers and sail
ors.
4. That we condemn the fallacy of protecting
American labor under the present system,
which opens our ports to the pauper and crim-
inel classes OF the world and crowds out our
wage earners and we denounce the present in
effective laws against contract labor aud de
mand further restriction Of undesirable immi =
grafton.
5. That we cordially sympathize.with the ef-
fort OF organized worklngmen to shorten the
hours OF labor and demand rigid enforcement
of the existing S-hour law on government work,
and ask that penalty clause be added to said
law.
g. That we regard the maintenance of o large
standing army OF merceSarles, known as the
Plnkerton system, as a menace to our liberties,
and we demand its abolition, and we condemn
ming by hired assassins OF plutocracy, assisted
by federal officers.
z. That we commend to the thoughtful con.
sideration of the people and reform press the
legislative system known as the initiative and
referendum.
g. That we favor a constitutional provision
limiting the office Of President and Vice Presi-
dent TO one term, and providing for the elec
tion OF senator's by direct vote of the people
g. That we oppose any subsidy or national
aid TO any private corporation for any purpose.
The immigration plank and Anti Pinker-
ton plank were loudly oheered.
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH ADOPTED.
When the first paragraph, that alluding to
the force bill and Australian ballot, was
read delegate moved to lay it on the
table. They already had the st. Louis
platform he said. The motion got second,
but was beaten on a vote, nearly tho whole
convention voting no. The immigration
plank and anti-Pinkerton planks were ap-
plauded loudly.
Mr.. Branch introduced Hugh Cavanagh
OF Ohio, secretary OF the resolutions COM
mittee, who read the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted by the
committees:
Resolved, That the convention sympathizes
with the Knights OF Labor in their righteous
contest with the tyrannical clothing manu-
facturers of Rochester, and declares it to be
the duty of all who hate tyranny and oppression
to refuse to purchase goods made by said
manufacturers or to patronize any merchants
who sell such goods.
Mr.. Peters Of Texas moved to table the
resolution and Mr.. Dean OF New YORK TO
divide it, The first part, expressing SYM
pathy, he wanted to vote for, but not for
the boycott.
Cyclone Davis of Texas was for the boy
cott.
Ignatius Donnelly declared that the reso-
luton was In keeping with the principles
of the platform adopted with so much
unanimity earlier in the day. The Roches
ter clothing manufacturers have said to
16, 900 of their workmen this week that they
could not gain a means OF livelihood With
out yielding their rights as American
citizens. MIR. Donnelly said: ION this
there can be no compromise"
PowDERLY AROUSED.
At this declaration the hall rang with
cheers, which were renewed again and
again, the voice OF Master Workman Pow
derly Of the Knights of Labor making: "It-
self distinct above all the diu. He said II
this resolution were simply 20 express the
prejudice of a class, | should not support
1t. 1t is a declaration that free men will not
clothe their limbs in the goods of manufact-
Loud oheers.l 1t is war TO
the knife and the knife to the
hilt. Loud cheers. trust that those who
have staggered away from this resolution
because of the opprobium that the hireling
press has applied to the word boycott will
withdraw their opposition and that the
resolution may be adopted by a rising vote.
Tremendous applausel
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Donnelly's
speech, Messrs. Powderly. Hayes and q
number of others rose and grasped him
warmly by the hand.
A Kansas delegate moved the previous
question, and on a rising vote the motion
20 strike out the boycott clause was over
whelmiugly defeated. The resolution was
then adopted bV aoclamation.
GRESHAM OUT.
During the Knights OF Labor discussion
the Gresham movement received It's colLp
de grace by the following dispatch from
Judge Gresham:
To j. B. Weaver, Londtfus DonneIIy. Ben Ter
reH John w Hayes
have Just returned and find your dispatch
of July 1. must stand by my dispatch TO Orr
of July 2. Accept my grateful acknowledge
ments. w. Y. GRESHAM.
A resolution declaring against the
presence of public officers, naming senators,
representatives in congress, members of
legislatures, state and national at conven-
tions was reported from the resolutions com
Tnittee. 1t declares that no person holding
any office or position of profit, trust or
emolument and of federal or any state or
municipal government shall be eligible to a
seat in a convention of the Peoples party.
The resolution went through with whoop
and without discussion.
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES.
Then came the roll call of states for the
presentation Of candidates for President.
The first state, Alabama, was scarcely
shouted by the secretary.when J. B. Man
ming arose and promptly placed in nomina
tion Gen. James b. Weaver OF Iowa amid
prolonged applause.
An enthusiastic delegate from California
said lis state was divided on the prest-
dency aud that he would vote for Gen.
Weaver.
The place Of Colorado was yielded to
Col. S. F. Norton Of Illinois, who placed
Senator Kyle Of South Dakota In nomina-
tion.
A Connections delegate said be would
present one who came from the state which
gave us Washington and Jefferson, Gen.
Field Of Virginia
VAN wYCK'S NAME PRESENTED.
Stephen Fl. Baohor OF Illionis, a pastor OF
the Progressive church. said that the PEG
ples party was founded on principle not
men, and it demanded as leader its biggest,
bralniest and squarest man in the party
fold That was Senator Van Wyck Of
Nebraska. [Cheers.l
The principal speech for Gen. Weaver was