The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-08-21

6y.tho ms0ber Of the comMnsteee ~ oe ~
hsvIs Sssa pssv'os'lSE (. 81; &. isskilsK. chm.
.Aasirlronopoly'''-The sssts Con-
sviss.,y ventton.
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The '.Statsn Convention. called y
: litf,e Polk county meeting In behal
Of the outs the State over. was held y
De- Mcines last week "Wednesday
They he'd aoms speeches BY such
proaS. mems men . Jnhn r. Irish. J
q. 04ansig, Pure Weloh, and othes
then orysuised and went through thu
motions int Hike . full nedsed conven'
ton. II M not. however. > full
f,sleed anything; only thirty three
countlrs out Of the great 6tate Of lows
being represented 1t all, and not few
Of those by delegates not chosen by
any authorised aud organized body Of
their fellow citizsns. IL this the way
"the great masses of the people rise "a
thsif might and speak for reform?
The nominations In the Convention
were msde very quietly On the drst
b.,,st or BY acclainatio can.
dldatss deellasag to - voted On-and
were % sollows: Governor. Jsc0b
vaie, Of Van Buren, oounty; Lieuten-
ant Governor. Fred O'Donneli, II Da.
buque; Supreme Judge. B. J. Hail. cf
Dss Moines superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction, d. w. Prindle, OF
Hamilton. In this entire ticket, the
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
O'Donnell, d the only man 30 far -
No can Judge. with anything like
State reputation. and he Is . smart
young railroad attorney Of Dubuque
who hes represented that county In
the Legislature for several terms - IN
out and out Democrat and worked on
tho sids d the railroads with ability.
He = jase the fArthsse fsmOVs nom
the man ynu Would aHpoas % "Anfi. |
Monopoly," ..faemsn' Or "lndus-
trial" Convention would choose to run
against Joseph Dyssrt, the staunch
old Tama county farmer. All the
other names on tbs ticket have only = |
local fame, and some Of them hardly
that. Vale, the candidate for Govern
or, 10 represented n . man Of very
limited education, and all the points |
Of an old fogy.
The platform adopted In no single |
point Of reform" has the advantage
OF the Republican platform. after
which It IL patterned to no small de
Rree. That our readers may see and
Judge for themselves, we give 1t full
~ follows:
WHEREAS, Political parties are
formed 70 meet emergencies, and
when they have discharged the duty
Which called them into being, they
beespme the means Of abuse NJ gross as
those they were organ lied to reform.
aud,
WUEREAs, Both the political par
ties have discharged the obligations
assumed ct their organ izaiion, and be-
Ing no longer potent ss instruments
for the reform OF abuse which have
grown up In them therefore, We
deem 1t consistent to attempt 10 &C
cOmplish political reform by acting
with and in such organizations, there.
fore,
Resolved, That We, In free conven.
lon. do declare - the hAels Of our fu-
ture political action First, that Ill
corporations are subject 70 legislative
cOnlr0l lhAs those created by Com
gress should be restricted aud con.
/. lrOlled W Cnngrtss aud thAs thOs.
u0dos 3late laws should b. subject L.
the eenlSOl, Sespecti vely. Of the States
creating them that such legislative
control should be IN express xbtoga
ton VI the theory Of the inalisnabi.
nAtnre vt chartered rights. aud that II
should be 1T all tiines 80 usei as T.
prevent the n0neyed corporation.
from becoming engines Of oppression:
that the properly Of all corporation.
should b. assessed hy the sanle officer,
aud faxed 1t the same rate az the prop
erty ~ individuals; that the LeKisls
ture of Iowa should by law Ak max
the railroads OF the State, leaving
them free to compete Ut lower rates !;
that we favor such notifications oi
our bai,k Ing system as will extend lie
beutfits 4, the whole people. and thus
Destroying all monopoly new enjoyed
by sfavOred few; that we defnand b
eeneaal rsvrsion Of the present tariff
laws that shall give us free sSlt, iron,
. La "A fol~
aud reduce this whole system to rev.
kno Hingly initiate any bad men 10
office nor give place to .persi-ten,
seekers therefor. but will freely seek
for'our selves competent officers, ~
heretofore political leaders have
tsught office for themselves. and tina,
We nominate only those known t. te
| faithful and In sympathy with these
declarations, and will Ut all the p0ll-
yepudlate any candidate known to be
3unGe or inc0mpstent; that we demanu
tsbs repeal Of the hack salary law anu
|the return 10 the United States treas
bury Of Ill money thereunt:er received
by us<mbers Of iilss last Congress and
Tor HsembersOf the present Congress,
ne demsn repeal Of the law increa-
hing salaries aud the fixing ola lower
hnd more reasonable compensation
or publi officers, believing that until
The pnblic debt 10 paid and the public
burden ughtsned, the salaries Of thu
Aubllc servants should be more IN
broportion to the rewards Of labor In
riSsfo life that we are opposed 10
m future grants Of land to railroads or
brpnraei0sts and believe that the
nGi1e dOnAin should be held sacred
acfual saa1Iers and are In favor Of law
Which each honorsbly discharged
bdIeg on MS heirs may use any gov.
pynnoSnt land ONCE In full payment
= u1asses section ofunappropriated
ljc lsa6; ihst pUbiic officers who
-, 1bsjf pledlwee or trusts are I'm.
~ ~ Genewed confidence and
~ = IN cttutinally tribe with pub
ma must 81 f0hiSbes - crimin-
- 3t1sous OF their psOvtous tn1u-e
q 74Is0 pulttissl fmportanos Of
Anndalnen that ~ srs ~ Mvos
49, oonetspGejOn Of our consfltu
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