The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-25
WISCONSIN DEMOCRACY.
A PLATFORM OF LIVE ISSUES.
JAMES II. DOOLITTLE NOMINA
TED FOR GOVERNOR.
HIS u SPEECH ACCEPTING THE
-... NOMINATION. --.'gs

tThs telegraphic report to The BULLE-
TIN, yesterday, contained SO many errors
that we re-publisn it this morning, in q
corrected form.l ..u es,i
MADISON, August 23.-The deuioeratic
state convention met here to-day.--li6
delegates being present, 6ut Of 200 % make
a full convention. ....... .. fisl't sos.tf
ii. l.. Palmer, of, Milwaukee, was'chosen
president. The following 49,. -..r.r
RESOLUTIONS lp !f'
were adopted :1I .'Ai I'D
Tho representative of the democratic
party OF Wisconsin, in state convention
assembled, hereby afipn-,,r ---G
lst That we point with pride o. the
economical administration and tho limited
amount of taxation that prevailed In, the
state under dAmoerstic rule, as con ntrnstcd
with the enormous taxation and prolihgate
expenditures Of the succeeding republican
| state administration; and that the demo
| cratic party, IL restored TO power, viii OBJ
serve the most rigid ecororny and reform
in every department Of the state govern
ment. ,,,,t ytffa az re
I'd. That the wise restrictions enacted
| in the 10th amendment TO the national
| convention, reserving to the States respec-
lively, and to the people, all powers not.
delegated TO the United States, is orn of
the strongest safeguards to popular iree-.
dom; that the acts of congress and the
federal adini iuistration nsurping powers
not delegated, and the constant
breaking down Of distinctions between the
powers of State government and those Of
the general government, are destructive
to con nstitutionAl liberty, and threaten tho
-. xr 4. e
ment; that we denounce the centralizing
tendency Of the general government, the
frequent attempts of the agents Of tho fed
eral administration to interfere in local
political affairs.
Sd. That we are in favor of a tariff for
revenue, only that under the pretext of
raising o revenue, within the past ten
years, the national congress has established
ahd continues that enormous robbery of
the masses for the enrichment Of the few,
known as the protective tariff system,
which has swept our commerce from the
seas and fettered and oppressed every ag-
ricultural pursuit, system which the re-
publican party in congress, perpetuates,
and from which the people may hope for
relief only through the restoration Of dem
ocrstic rule. -..
4th That, by corruption and proficacy,
the present administration have squand-
| cred large portion Of the national do
main and enoi nous sums from the national
treasury that it is no answer to this COM
plant that they have paid some portion of
the national debt, for by wise and eeono-
mical use Of the immense revenue, which
10 Unprecedented, much'greatcr reduction
in the debt would have been accomplished.
But the democratic party opposes opprcs-
a., a. e. The cpt t-n nrfo a etNaal,-
payment of the debt; believing that, by
wisdom and justice in the adjustment OF
taxes, and economy in the expenditure, the
national debt may be paid with sufficient
rapidity, with but light burden upon the
industry and resources of the people, and
that We are opposed to all forms Of pa-
tional repudiation, either of the debt or the
pensions and bounties due the soldiers.
5th. That, as the late amendments to
the constitution have been decided, by the
properly constituted authorities, to be part
of the fundamental law OF the land they
are binding upon the people, that the
democratic party now, as in the past,
know no higher law than the constitution
that the time honored principles applied
by its trainers and accepted by the wisest
statesmen and jurists of TIE country,
should be observed in all legislation hy
congress in regard to the constitution and
its amendments that the democratic party
is opposed to the withdrawal OF civil or
political rights from any class of peo-
pie, and that we demand the removal of
all political dlsqualifcations.
9th That tho defalcations, embezzle-
ments and corruptions of the national adj
ministration, and the prostitution Of lcgis-
lation to tho demands of unscrupulous lob
byism and greedy monopolists are n nation
al scandal and disgrace most danger
Gus blow to tho public credit and an
intolerable outrage on the Taxpayers OF |
the country. F EH.l Nt taa.-"
7th. That, as the representatives of u |
constitution-loving and law-abidng party, |
we deprecate and denounce every out |
break Of lswlessness and violence, whether |
committed at the north or south, and that |
the acts OF congress which authorize the
employment. Of the standing army to gar |
rison the places whore elections are TO be
held and to constitute local police in the |
states, and which empower the officers of
the federal administration TO interposemil-
itary force for the purpose Of overawing |
political conventions Of the people, are
subversive OF free government and per-
petual menace to public liberty.
2 9th. That while the people OF this coun-
try hope to extend the blessings of our
form Of government over the entire conti-
nent, the course pursued by the national
administration in its efforts to annex San
Domingo was an unjustifable usurpation, |
and wicked attempt and was for tho un-
worthy purposes of personal gain.
8. That while it Is q state duty to foster
all proper public improvements of the rv-
ers within our borders, that the character
of the improvements begun and projected
on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and the
benefits to be derived therefrom, are such
that it is a national concern, which should
be persistently pressed upon the attention
OF tho general government
WHEREAS, Believing that no past hab-
its Of association and partisan aiIiliation
should prevent tho citizens of free coun-
try from cooperating together for tho sue
cess Of principles that are necessary for the
public safety and vital to the cause Of good
government, therefore, .-.,,...
Resolved, That We commend tho princi-
pies herein announced to the calm and
candid Judgment Of the people of all par