Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1884 — BUTLER IS GALLED. [ARTICLE]

BUTLER IS GALLED.

The Greenbackers Nominate the General on the First , Ballot. General A. M. West, of Mississippi, Named for the Tice Presidency. Every Slate in the Union except two was represented at the National Greenback Contention at Indianapolis, May 28, Delaware and Mississippi being the exceptions. South Carolina was represented by Morse Chnrett, a proxy. The convention met in English’s Opera Honse, and was called to order by Jesse Harper, of Illinois, Chairman of the National Committee, after which the Hon. John Tyler, of Florida, was chosen Temporary Chairman. The anti-Bvtler feeling among some of the Southern delegate* manifested itself early in the day, and wa» chiefly noticeable in the determined effort to give proxies permission to vote. Solon Chase, of Maine, and George O. Jones, of New York, argued vehemently against excluding proxies, but, after three hours? heated discussion, the Bader men were triumphant, and it was decided that delegates could only east individual votes. This decision made the actual vote of the convention 411. During the day the following telegrams passed between Gov. Begole, e£ Michigan, and Gen. Butler; To Gen. Ben Butler, Boston; Will you accept nomination on satisfactory platform? No other question here. J. W. BBOOLE. ToJ. W. Beeole, Indianapolis: Thanks for your con«ideration. But why should I be asked a question which, under like circumstanoes, was never put to any other man? Is not my record as a Greenbacker for twenty years sufficient, without a formal pledge to yon, which would cause me to be pointed at as a man -who bids for a nomination? Benj. F. Butleb. Permanent organization was effected by the selection of Gen. James B. Weaver, of lowa, as Chairman; Vice President for Illinois, Charles Yoris. Among the Secretaries were C. C. Post and S. I. Norton. Gen. Weaver was conducted to the chair and delivered a speech reviewing the growth of the Greenback party, commending its principles and denouncing financial measures enacted in recent years by members of the old parties. One of the best speeches of the day was made by Mrs. Augusta Bristol, of New Jersey. Her remaiks were almost entirely political, with an incidental reference to woman suffrage. She made a telling hit in describing the characteristics of the man the convention should nominate, and closed by saying he should be a man with an eye single to the best interests of the people. This was taken as referring to Butler, and was roundly cheered. At the conclusion of Weaver’s speech a recess was taken’until 7:30. The convention was slow in reassembling, and it was 8 o’clock when Chairman Weaver called to order. The roll of States was called for members of the National Committee, with the following result: Arkansas, C. E. Cunningham; California, D. Shellhouse; Colorado, G. De La Matyr; Connecticut, Henry C. Baldwin; Georgia, Charles D. Parker; Illinois, Jesse Harper; Indiana, Richard Gregg; lowa, E. H. Gillette; Kansas, A. J. Utley; Kentucky, L. A. Wood; Louisiana, W. H. Hyer; Maine, Charles S. Emerson; Massachusetts, G. B. Hutchinson; Michigan, E. S. Greene; Minnesota, C. H. Roberts; Missouri, Henry D. Hill; Nebraska. L. G. Pace; New Hampshire, Warren G. Brown; New Jersey, B. W. Terlinde; New York, Lewis F. Post; North Carolina, George R. Wren; Ohio, J. S. Clarkson; Pennsylvania, J. A. Case; Rhode Island, D. P.Chase; Texas, Andrew Young; Vermont, M. N. E. Bake; West Virginia, J. W. Gorham; Wisconsin, Robert Shilling; District of Columbia, Lee Cran--dall. After the appointment of the natiqnial committee, and pending the receipt of the report of the committee on resolutions, speeches were made by a number, including Solon Chase of Maine, Mrs. Marion Toda of California, Mrs. Martha J. Strickland of Michigan, Charles Roberts of Texas, and Mr. Small of Georgia—“ Old Si,” of the Atlanta Constitution. At 11 o’clock the convention adjourned until 10 o’clock on the 29th without transacting further business, the committee on resolutions not being ready to report. Upon reassembling, the convention spent some two hours in listening to brief addresses. Then a recess was taken until 2, at which hour it was again announced that the platform was still in process of construction. Meantime several resolutions of thanks were passed, one to William H. English for the free use of the Opera House. A resolution of sympathy with union printers and organized labor in boycotting the New York Tribune was adopted. At 3 o’clock Chairman Weaver announced that the Committee on Resolutions was ready, and it was ascertained that there were three reports. The minority reports were by Jones, of New York, and Blanchard, of Michigan, the latter receiving much praise for the stand he took on temperance and woman suffrage. The majority report was adopted, and is as follows: 1. That we hold the late decision of the Supreme Court on the legal-tender question to be a full vindication of the theory which that party has always advocated on the right and authority of Congress to overissue legal-tender notes, and we hereby pledge ourselves to uphold said decision and to defend the Constitution against alterations or amendments intended to deprive the people of any rights or privileges conferred by that instruments We demand the issue of such money in sufficient quantities to supply the actual demands of trade and commerce in accordance with the increase of population and the development of our industries. Wedemandthesubstitutlonof greenbacks for national bank notes and the prompt payment of the public debt. We want that money which raved our country in time of war, and whioh has given it prosperity and happiness in peace. We condemn the retirement of the fractional currency and small denominations of greenbacks and demand their restoration. We demand the issue of the hoards of money now locked np In the United States Treasury by applying them to the payment of the public debt how due. 2. We.denounce as dangerous to our republican institutions those m-thods and policies of the Democratic and Republican parties which have sanctioned or permitted the establishment of Mud, railroad, money, and Other gigantic corporate monopolies, and we demand such governmental action as may be necessary to take from such monopolies the powers they have so corruptly and unjustly usurped and store them to the people to whom tney belong. 3. The public lands being the natural Inheritance of the people, we denounce that policy which has granted to corporations vast tracts of land, and we demand that immediate and vigorous measures be taken to reclaim from such' corporations for the people’s use and benefit all such land-grants as have been forfeited by reason of non-fulfillment of the contract, or that may have been wrongfully acquired bv corrupt legislation; and that such railroad lands and other public domains be hencefo tb held as a sacred trust, to be granted only to actual settlers In limited quantities; and we demand that all', n ownership of land, individual or corporate, shall be prohibited. 4. We demand Congressional regulation of interstate commerce; we denounce "pooling,” stock-watering, and discrimination in rates and charges; and that Cengresa shall correct these abuses, even If necessary by the construction of nai tonal railroads; we also demand the establishment of a Government postal telegraph system. . 5. All private property, all forms of money •nd obligations to pay money, should bear their just proportion of public taxes; we demand a graduated income tax. 6. We demand an amelioration of tfcc (ondl-

tion of labor by enforcing sanitary laws tn industrial establishments by the abolition of the oonvlct-labor system; by a rigid Inspection of mines and factories; by a reduction of the hours of labor in Industrial establishments; by the fostering of educational institutions; and by abolishing child labor. 7. We condemn all importation of ooctract labor made with a view of. reducing to starvation wages the workingmen of this country, and demand laws for its prevention. 8. We insist upon a constitutional amendment reducing the terms of United States Senators. 9. We demand such rates for the government of Congress as shall place all representatives of the people upon equal footing and takeaway from committees a vet* power greater than that of the President. 10. The question as to the amount of duties to b«levied upon v&zieus articles of import has been agitated, quarrel d over, and has divided communities for nearly a hundred years. It is not now and never will be settled unless by the abolition of indirect taxation. It is> a convenient issue always raised when the people are excited ewer abuses In tte ir midst. While we favor a wise revision of the tariff laws with a view of raising a revenue from luxuries rather than necessaries, we Insist that as an economic question its import auce is insignificant as compared with the financial issues; fbr. whereas, we have suffered our worst panics under low and also under high tariffs, we have never suffered from a panto or eees onr factories and workshops dosed while the volume of money In circulation was adequate to the needs of commerce. Give our farmers'and manufacturers money as cheap as yon now give our bankers, and they oan pay high wages to labor and compete wi h all the world. 11. For the purpose of testing the sense of the people upon the subject, we are In favor of submit. ing to a vote of the peopln an amendment to the Constitution tab favor of suffrage, regardless of sex, and also on.- the subject of the liquor traffic. 12. All disabled soldiers of the lake war should be equttably pensioned, and w* denounce the policy of keeping a small army of officeholders,, whose only business.ls to prevent on technical grounds deserving soldiers from, obtaining justice from the Government they helped to save. 13. As our name indicates, we are a national party, knowing no East, no West, no North, no South; having no sectional prejudices, we can properly place In nomination for the high office* of state candidates from any section of the Union. We appeal to all people who believe In our principles t* aiduaby voles, and pen, and votes. The convention then proceeded to nominate a Presidential ticket, the first ballot resulting: Butler, 323; Jesse Harper, ofi Illinois, 98; Allis, of Wisconsin, 1. Solon. Chase, though not placed in nomination, received 2 votes. Gen. A. M. West, of Mississippi, was ehosen by acclamation fox Vice President. When the nominattion of (Jen Butler was announced, the delegates from Colorado and Louisiana withdrew and declined to participate further in the deliberations of the convention, asserting it had selected a man for its standard-bearer who was not a member of the party, and was simply an office-seeker. The opposition to. Gen. Butler’s 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 adjourned. Minnesota Democrats* The Democratic State Convention of Minnesota was held at St. Paul, with the Hon. L. L. Baxter as Permanent Chairman and Capt. J. C. Wood Secretary. P. H. Kelly, Miclmel Doran, C. F. McDonald, and R. A. Jones were chosen as delegates-at-large to the national convention. A long discussion arose as to whether the district delegates should be chosen in the convention as a whole or the convention should dissolve itself into district conventions, each of which should elect its own delegates. It was finally decided to dissolve into district conventions. This was done, and the following distriot delegates were * First, W. J. Whipple, B. P. Cook; Second, John C. Wise, Henry Poesler; Third, V, M. Campbell, George N. Baxter; Fourth, R. A. Smith, T. W. Durant; Fifth, T. E. Heenan, A. Gumon. The platform declares in favor of the most rigid economy in the administration of the Government and the reduction of the surplus in the national treasury by lowering the taxation on the necessaries of life; denounces, in a long and exhaustive series of resolutions, the present tariff as a masterpiece of injustice and false pretense, and as the cause of the decay of the merchant marine and the present depression, and calls for liberal pensions for the Union veterans of the late war.