Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-18
The Farmers Reform Movem ent.
ILLINOIS,.


SPEINGrtETD, June 10.-The Platform
reported and unanimously adopted by
the Illinois Farmers Reform conven
ton to day, in substance is as follows
The preamble declares an independent
political movement needfu] in behalf
of the industrial and other business elias
es, and in opposition to ,rporate mon
opolies.
The resolutions demand the attention
OF every voter to primary nominations
and elections to insure the election of
competent and honest men; assert that
the record OF existing parties is such as
to forfeit the confidence and respect OF
| the people, and insist upon severe re
trenchment, reform, and economy in all
branches of our public affairs: demand
immediate reform OF abuses in the civil
service through which the patronage
Of the Government is dispensed; favor
improving and perfecting Of navigation
on the lakes and rivers as water con
nection; oppose further granting OF
public lands or local subscription in aid
Of corporations; demand the repeal OF
the national banking law, and favors
the issue Of government notes; inter
chan2eable for bonds bearing a low
rate OF interest Task revision of the
patent laws; ask that the existing legis
latioh in regard to railroads be sustained
and enforced until it is throughly test
ed before the courts; oppose any leg
islation by Congress which shall de
prive the people ottheir present control
and influence through State legislation !;
oppose the claim of the railroad com,
paries to fix their ffe' ght and fares
Independent ofthe people, as involy-
ins TIE highest attributes of sovereign
ty, and the right of eonquerors to levy
contribution at will upon subiugat d
people or State, and this power must
! be resisted; that the right of the Legis
lature to control tie railroads of the
State must be indicated, established
and maintained, and no compromise or
truce will be agreed to short of suprem
acy Of the State government, in its
right through the Legislature, to super
wise and control railroads in such nan
ner as the public interests may demand
favor tariff for revenue only; call on
the independent voters of the State TO
nominate at an early day and use their
best efforts to elect candidates who
support this platform, and call for levi-
sion and reformation in methods of per-
forming government labor.
The fol owing nominations were then
made: For State treasurer; David Gore,
of Macoupin county; superintendent
of public instruction., G. NJ. Etter, of
Mclean county, Gore is democrat
and Etter republican.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, June TO- Resolutions
appended to the platform adopted to-
day by the Farmers Reform Conven-
ton declare that the gold basis fallacy
should be abandoned; calls for unlimit
ed issue of government currency, and
the Withdrawal of all bank and local
currency; one term only is favored;
from the President down; free passes
are condemned, also Legislators, both
State and national, who are for an in
crease of taxes, fees, and salaries. They
demand a reduction of the public ex
penditnres- The remainder Of the plat
| form refers to local issues
The following ticket was nominated:
Secretary of State, Noys J.. White;
Auditor, Ebenezer Henderson; Treas
nrer, Morris G. Bennett; Attorney Gen
eral, James S, Mitchell; Judge of the
Supreme Court, Horace p Riddle;
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Clarkson Davis.
The police officer in some Of the
small cities keep a list Of ladies wht
ilirt in public.