OCR Text |
Show TELEGRAPHIC the i m:i'i: ii: r iicr.i;- U U K 1 1 1 I FOK.1l. I? (or Cooper mid Nuwlou Itoolli MoniiiiuU'tl. Imlinnnpolid.lS. Tho inilopcmlon: conviiiilicin i'i'Hft(eiiilitoi.l thiu muniini,', wli.-n llio fullowii:- pliitforni w.n udfiptid: Wo dimifiml tho immwliiito and iint'omliuuiiul rcpeul of the apocio nwuii ion net ot May Mth, IH75, :md tliu runcuu ol ot r indtulrie.-i from tho ruin and di-iiU-r ri'Miilliiig from il t-'nforoeini'nt, mid wo cull upon all piitriotiu tnoii to or-iiuizo in (ivory cutiyn-xKimiiil il ilricL ot lh: coimli'v Willi it viisw ol'i'lcciiu I't-prct ntativJ,4 t.i c.iiin who will curry out the wibhui uf ihu puuplc in tliia rcurd, mid BUip the preaRiit suiciiUl uud di'Hlructivc pulii-y nf cantrnction. V.lili ii.ii l r. issued directly hy the Rovernnient uud couvorlililo ondoinimd into United Stulort nbliiilioup, hi'uring a ruto ot iiiltTrsLnul exciH'diny out.' cent a duv on e.ich onn hut id mi dulluru. nnii ru-rxcliitnyenlilo tvr Uuilul .Si.lIch notes at pur, will uiford llir hi'.sl circuliiliuy nicdium over tlcvisrd. S;ich Unit oil Huwb notes should Lu :i lull Icynl tciiiler for all purpox c.cc t lor tho payment of such ohli-K-tiions ua uro hy exislmy contracts exprcsly inado pyahlu in coiu, and ao hold lli.il it id tho duty of the Kuvcrnmcnt to provide such a circulation, circu-lation, rest red to the nation lo whom it belongs. Il id tho paramount duly j of the government in all u leyiala-I leyiala-I lion to keep in view the full dtveloj:-. dtveloj:-. limit ol all leRitiiualo buaincM, ari- j cultural, mining, manufacturing uud; commercial. We most earnestly protest nquin! I any further ieauo nf gold bonds lor I sale in foreign markets, by whieh we. : would he niadti for a long period the hewera of wtxxi and the dr.iwjr.s water to foreigners, espeei illy as in- American peoplo w.uiH gladly ami uromnllv take at nar all fun , the government may need to ae;i, provided they are made payabiu at the. option of tho holder and ocarina; interest at 3.6.3 per ceut. per annum, or even a lower rate. Wo further prote.-' against the sale of government bor .or the purpose uf purchasing silver to bo Uded ad a substitute for our more convenient and le3 fluctuating fractional cur-rency, cur-rency, which although well calculated to enrich the owners of tilver mines, yet in operation will slilt further oppress op-press in taxation an already overburdened over-burdened people. A subsequent resolution agaiust railroad subsidies was udopted. On Ihe lifth ballot the convention noiuiu4ted I'eter Cooper of New York for president, and Newton Booth of California for vice-president. PETER COOl'EIt DECLINES. Xew York, IS. Peter Cooper, in conversation this atternoon, stated that ho would not accept the nomination nomina-tion f.r the presidency tendered him by the Indianapolis convention, and a id: "At my age and with my infirmities in-firmities it would be utterly inipes j sible lor me lo venture upon the i fatigues of a campaign, lam 6 : yuiM old. They have a very good J man down there, Governor Allen, let them nominate him for tho presidency, presi-dency, and I have very strong hopes that the people will elect him. I |