The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-14
Iowa Farmers' Convention.

DRs MONIES, iowa, ,lAugust l3.-ThI
Anti. Monopoly Convention reassembleC
at Q p. NJ, and organized by electing N
w. Lathrop, of johnson, President, will
q number Of Vice Presidents and SeCte
taries. .ss y'.s.a -.n' ~. s-', 'N ~
While waiting for the report Of tht
Committee on Resolutions, speeches were
made by Andrew Hastie, Of Warren
county; J.B. Grinnel, Of Poweskte Port
P.J. Fisher, Of Linn, and others. An el
fort was made 10 ascertain the political
complexion Of the Convention by rising
vote, as TO whether the delegates were
formerly Democrats or Republicans, buI
It was defeated, and the Convention pro
ceeded to ballot for Governor! JIG. Vale
Of Van Buren county; James Matthews,
of Maxwell; j. W. Dixon, Of Wapello and
Andrew Hastie, Of Warren, and Judge
Cloggett, Of Leo, were nominated. The
first ballot was made formal and resulted,
Vale, 129; Hastle, 10S; Matthews, TO-
Cloggett, Q; Dixon, 3,
For Lieutenant Governor, Fred o Don.
nell, OF Dubuqe; J. M. RholGs, Of Scott;
and r. Il, HaEber, Of Mataska, were nom.
mated RhOlts and HarbeF declined the
nomination, and O'D'DonnelI was nom.
mated by acclAmstion. To-.
B.J. Hall, Of Des Moines was nominat-
ed By aCclamatiOn for Superior Judge, and
Professor p. w. Pripdle, Of Hamilton, for
Superintendent otPublic Instruction.
The Committee on Resolutions thenTe'
ported the following platform, which was
adopted unanimously without debate: ,'
WHEREAS, Political parties are formed
to meet public emergencies, and when
they have discharged the duty which
called them into being they may become
the means Of abuses, as gross as those
they were. organized 10 reEormi now,
whereas, both tho political parties have
discharged the obligation assumed at their
organization, and being no longer potent
as instruments for reform Of the abuses
which have grown. up In them therefore
we deem It inconsistent TO attempt to ac'
complish political reform by acting with
and in such organizations; therefore
ReSolped; That we, In free convention, do
declare as a basis Oi our future political
action. lst. That all corporations are
subject TO legislative control and that
those created by Congress should h" roc
tricted and controlled by congress. anu
that these under the State laws should be
subject to control respectively Of the
STATES creating them, that such legislative
control should be in express abrUgation
Ofthe theory Oi the inallenGble nature oI
chartered rights and that 1t should be at
all times so used as to prevent monied
corporations from becoming engines OF
the oppression.
RESolped, That the property OF all cor
porations should bG assessed by the same
officers and taxed at the same rate as the
property of individuals. fr,
ReSol0ed, That the Legislature OF Iowa
should by law fix the maximum rates ol
freight 10 be charged by the railroads oi
the State, leaving them Tree TO compete
below the rates.
ReSOlued, That VIC favor such moditica.
tion OF our banking system as will extend
tsbeIefits 70 the whole people, and thus
destroying all the monopoly now enjoyed
by a favored few.
Reo!ued, That we demand general re.
vision Of the present tariff laws that shall
give Us free salt, iron, lumber, cotton anu
Woolen fabrics, and reduce the whole sys.
tenn to q revenue basis only ,g.4a4y
ReS6!ped, That we will not, kOwingly,
nominate any bad men to office, nor give
place TO the persistent seekers therefor,
but will freely seek for ourselves cOmpe'
tent officers, as heretofore political leaders
have sought Office for themselves, and that
we will nominate only those known TO be
faithlul.and IN sympathy with these dec
larations and will, at the polls, repudiate
any candidate known 80 be unfit or in.
competent. =. nm .
Rsaooed, That we demand tho repeal
Of the back salary act and the return TO
the United States Treasury OIL all money
drawn Hereunder BY members Of the last
Congress; and OF the members OF the
present Congress We demand the repeal
of Fthe law increasing salaries, and the
passage Of q law tlxingG lower and more
reasonable compensation for public Oh.
.cers, believing that until the public debt
Us paid and the public burden lightened
the salaries OF our public servants should
.be more In proportion TO the rewards Of
labor in private life. ,
ReSOlped, That we are opposed 10 all
future grants Of lands 70 railroads or 9th.
or corporations, and believe that the pub
lic domain should, be sacred TO actual
setElers, and we are In favor OF alRw by
which each hOnorably discharged soldier
or his ,heirs may use such discharge in
any GoVsrnment land ofiee ID, fun pay
meut for quarter section Of unappropri.
ated public lands. a. .
!, ReSolued, That all public officers who
betray their pledges aud trust are m.
worthy Of renewed confidence, and those
who crimlnAlly trihe with public funds
muSt be punished as criminals, regardless
OF their previous influence or the political
importance of their bondsmen. y
RsaolUed, That We are In favor Of o
strict construction Of our Constitution by
our Supreme and other courts, and are
opposed 10 the exercise Of all doubtful
powers by Judicial or other officers, fT 1,
ReSolped, That In the corrupt Tsmns-
nv steal, the Credit Mobilier fraud, the
Congressional salary sWindle and official
embezzlement, and the hundreds Of other
combinations, steals, frauds and swindles
BY which Democratic and Republican
legislators, Congressman and of1ce.hOld-
en- have enriched themselves, defrauded
the country and impoverished the people,
we find find the necessity Of independent
action and the importance Of q united et'
tort, and cordially invite all men Of what.
ever calling, business trade or vocation,
regardless Of political yieWsr 70 join us in
removing the evils that's seribhly effect
us all.
The Convention was concluded with 4
speech by John P. Irish, Chairman OF the
State Committee, who pronounced him
self unequivocally In lavor ol the move.
ment, aud said the result Of the last year
had convinced him that the Democratic
party had ouIliVcd It's day and It's useful.
ness. ''
About one, third oil the counties In the