The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-24
WISCONSIN DEMOCRACY.
The New Departure Endorsed by the, North.
west Democracy.
Democratic State Conventiun-A straight-Out
Platform National and State Exravagancies
and the Bayonet Bill Denounced-Revenus
Reform DemInded-Ex. Senator Doo-
little Nominated for Governor.

MADISON, Wis, August g. 1871.
The Democratic Convention met to-day, 1854 dele
gates being present out OF 200 10 make full Con.
vention. II. L. Palmer. Of Milwaukee, presided
ana the following resolutions were adopted
The of the democratic party of Wisconsin
In State Convention assembled hereby affirm
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the state under democratic rule
and
and
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popular freedom that the of Congress OF the
general government constitutional liberty
and the Of .S o n M 9T% Of Local
permanent centralized despotism in Congress the
shoot the eentra.nS Of the general govern
n sa q ns ad
ThaTbai we are in favor Of tariff for revenue That
tenn which has swept from me and fe
and hnnsy speae in their & but Which h that
hope for relief but BY the restoration Of democratic
FowthThat by corruption pronigacy the presen,
domain enormous sums from the national treasury
that 10 no answer to this complaint that they have paid
Iomiea use Of the immense revenues which unprece
rsducon in he debt would have been accompsRes But
o ss & nor the
with wisdom and Justice in the adjustment Of take: and
sufficient rapidty, light burden upon the industry
&c Of Se na a. ne time We are
or the pensions and bounties OF soldiers.
have been declared BY the properly constituted authority
Ps OF % hs OF the land they are Ing
past know higher law than the eonstitunon that the
Accepted y
BY s
ma, A. democratic opposed
OF the people and that we demand the removal Of all po
lions Of the national and the prostitution Of
o are M 5 and
Seysnm-Ths, the representatve. Of constutioncv
outbreak Of violence, whether Committed at
au,ncsi,s the employment standing
1aS tn. IN. Zee sa :mn s
overawns the Political conVenons Of the people sre SUBJ
yersve OF free government and perpetual menace public
Egln-Tha, while the people of this country hope the
our form Of government over the entire Continent the
Of
their high destiny the unworthy purpose
Ntnh-Tnat WINE u the states duty to foster
borders, that the character of the improvements
begun and projected Fox and Wisconsin Rivers
benefits to be derived therefrom such that
upon the attention of the general government
Whereas believing that past habits of association
partisan aation should prevent the citizens Of
T se s S principles That are
government, therefore
Resolved, That commend the principles herein an
Al parties in the State, and IN ther behalf and for
the candidates nominated upon this platform the support
suffrage Of all our honest and patriotic fellow citizens.
James l. Doottle was nominated for Governor by
1913 out OF l54 votes. He accepted - nomination IN
carefully prepared speech, hoping he might do
something TO save constitutional liberty and repub-
ican Inns institutions ,I IN substance as wei as
OF the country since the repeal OF the Mis-
souri, compromise, during the war, the eman-
oipat1on proclamation and the thirteenth amend
ment abolishing slavery, which he fully endorsed.
He claimed that Lincoln and Johnson fought for
the reconstruction and the preservation OF
evil were Embossed, and dsregarding oaths pledges
and constitution the radicals forced plan Of
reconstruction outside Of the constitution by mill
tary despotism and gross usurpatiOn. The greatest
question OF the day Is the restoration of the govern
ment TO the oasis OF the fathers against the radical
dogma that States have no rights the federal au.
tnority Is bound TO respect MI. Doolitte closed
to dismiss buried issues and rally TO the salvation OF
republican institutions
John A. Rice OF Waukesha county was nominal
ted for Lieutenant Governor; Milton Montgomery
for Secretary Of State; OrtOn Klaus Treasurer;
Edward s. Kragg, Attorney General: L. E. Johnson,
State Prison Commissioner; n. ID. Parker, Superin-
tendent OF Public Institutions, ana Jacob Boden
raOta vvnvD