Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-26
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REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.
The An Monopoly Convention.

The AMI Monopoly Convention.
The State Convention of the Jun
Tor Democracy, or Anti-Monopol!
party of Iowa was held ut Dcs Moines
on Wednesday of this week. The
representation was pretty general
from all parts of the state, and the
democratic clement prominent and
active. The convention had Il stormy
time over the platform, particularly
with regard to the financial and liz
nor issues. Elk. Gov. Bill (Swamp
I.and) Stone, was chairman of the
committee on resolutions, and the
platform is very like its fiamcr. 1t
is wordy, full of glittering generali-
ties, diffusc, and very indefinite upon
all important points. Stone in the
debate over the financial resolution
brazenly asserted that it was left
"purposely indefinite" in other words
that it was intended rs a trick by
dcmogogucs to catch votes, and not
to commit the party to any particular
policy. Weart knew his mans when
he told some of the rural delegates
who were expressing solicitude about
the platform that they could leave
that matter safely with Stone; that
he would make it elastic enough to
cover cvcrybody's views; and so he
did. But it was on the liquor ques-
ton that the biggest fight was had.
Col. 10 Eibocck was there to carry
out his threatened programme Of
forcing the convention to take
ground in favor ola liccnsclaw. The
convention naturally did not want to
take radical ground on that or any
other issue. Its plan was, just now,
to cuddlc to everybody. But 10 in
sisted, offering the following as an
appcndage to the platform:
Resolred, That, in view of the raw
ages of intempcrance, and of the de-
monstrated inability of a prohibitory
law to check the same, we favor its
replacement yajudicious license law.
Compelled to dispose of this fire.
(. brand in some way, the convention
finally laid it on the table by major
lily of four. We may now expect Eli
boeck to carry out his threat of send
ing the anti-monoply party ''to the
devil'' by the withdrawal of the 40,
900 Liberals and Germans from the
ranks, or else ANONYMOUSLY back
down and confess that he was blow
Ing"
Resolced, That we the delegated
representatives of the people Of Iowa
favorable to the organization of an
independent political party, laying
aside past differences Of opinion, and
earnestly uniting in a common pur-
pose to secure needed reforms in the
administration of public affairs, cor
daily unite in submitting these dec
larations:
l. That all political power is III
herent in the people; that 10 govern
ment is worthy of preservation or
should be upheld which does not de-
rive its power from the consent of
the governed, by equal and just laws;
that the inestimable right Of life, lib
crty and the pursuit of happiness
should be secured to all men, with
ont distinction of race, color or ma
tivity; that the maintenance of these
principles is essential to the prosper
ity of our republican institutions, and
that to this end the federal constitu-
ton with all its amendments, the
rights of the States, and the union of
the States, must and shall be pre-
served. 'F.i.s.-.
2. That the maintenance inviolate
Of the rights of the States, and es-
pecially of the right of each State to
order and control its own domestic
institutions according to its own
Judgment exclusively is essential to
that balance of power on which the
perfection and endurance of our po-
litical fabric depends; and that we
dcnounce as criminal excess of con-
stitutional power the policy Of Prcsi-
dent Grants administration in foster
ing the enormitics pcrpctratcd in GER
tain States of the Union in arbitrar-
lily interfering with their local affairs,
in sustaining therein the ,usurpations
of aliens and irresponsible adventure
ers, whereby certain men have been
illegally invested with official author
ity, and others deprived of their con-
stitutional rights; oppressive laws ell
acted; burdcnsome taxation imposed;
an immense and fictitious indebted.
ness created, resulting in the dcgra-
dation of those States, and the gene
raj Impoverished of their people.
8. That the conduct of the pres
ent administration, in its bold def
ancc of public sentiment and disrc
gard Of the common good, in its
prodigality and wasteful cxtrava-
gance; in the innumerable frauds
pcrpctrated under its authority; in its
disgraceful partially for and rewards
of unworthy favorites; in its reckless
and unstable finance policy, and its
total incapacity to meet the vital
questions of the day, and provide for
the general welfare, stands without a
parallel in our national history, and
the highest considerations of duty re-
q,,irc the American people in the ex-
ercisc of their inherent sovereignty
to correct these accommodating evils,
and. bring the government back to
its ancient landmarks of patriotism
and economy.
4. That the faith and credit of
the nation must be maintained invio-
late; that the public debt of what
ever kind should be paid in strict ac-
cordance with the law under which
it was contracted; that an over issue
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