Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-09-17
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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1 5aJsTHEcost of the mail service in Wiseon-
sin last year was $353, $50. 3
NFoRTeN, Milwaukee chemist, has re-
newed his litigation with the owner ofthe
S Bethesda Ispnngs. ~
.arAs TIRE tug u S. Grant, while lying inthe
cut at the mouth of the Fox River waiting
Il fora tow the other afternoon, caught fire
and burned to the water, causing loss Of
$1,000. One man was badly ,bt,qglrrned, but
49, no lives were lost es''''' s,vo
MUCH damage was done to the trees
"a and shrubbery about Milwaukee on the
-,,., nightof the 4th- by several violent lorna
ss1C does, which Succeeded each other in
...s,t rapid succession. Chimneys, signs and
awnings were blown down, trees uprooted
e,s.,E etc. AT nine a. m. the next day another
tornado passed over beitrof country near
s&zHaless Corners, nine miles south, greatly
damaging the timber ul(
rw THE Democratic Reform State lConven,
s. ton metat'tae opera-ho in Milwaukee,
at noon on the 8th,s and organized, by the
choice of Hon. d. w y Nixon as a tenn
porary Chairman After the appointment
Of committees an adjournment was had
till afternoon. Upon reassembling aper.
nlanent organization was effected with
q ex Coy. Nelson Dewey as President. The
following platform was adopted:
The representatives of the Democratic and Lib
eral-Reform Democratic and Independent electors
of Wisconsin, in convention assembled cOngratu-
late the people of the State, regardless of partisan
distinctions, upon the progress thus far made in
the reduction OF State expenditures; in this vigor-
~ and Impartial administration of the laws; in
the repeal of obnoxious legislation; in the addi-
tonal protection assured to tho Industrial and pro-
deDaSin0
s spirit Of paryls from official places; and we 40
FIast-That we viii abide by the principles of
$40 political reform adopted by the Peoples Reform
by 1900 majority of tie people of Wisconsin at
S9cond-That we will abide by the declaration
e of principles unanimously agreed upon by the Re-
form and Independent members of the Wisconsin
Legislature of 1875 towit: The preservation of the
public credit; honest payment OF the national
debt; rigid ECONOMY. State and Federal; more and
cheaper facilities of transportation within and
without the State; the completion of the Fox and
Wisconsin Rivers improvement; sound currency
ia coin or its equivalent; tariff for revenue only,
levyng lighter duties upon articles of necessity
than upon articles OF luxury; sovereignty of
the State over corporations of its own creation;
no sympathy for men who vote apo
ogize for Credit Mober corruption in Congress or
elsewhere, or who affiliate with men of corrupt prac
tices in the State Federal legislature the cover
eighty Of the Federal Government in the exercise
States and the people ali powers not delegated
to the Federal Government nor prohibited to the
States; the supremacy OF the civil authority in
times Of peace; liberty equality and fraternity for
all men under the law; freedom or the press from
Federal gag laws; freedom of religion and opinion:
hostility to all State Federal enactments which
usurp jurisdiction the private conscience,
punish men for the ofenses OF another; the eleVa-
ton of labor and its permanent and positive pro-
lection in all its rights without injustice tocaptal
dthe perpetual subordinaton Of the interests of
party to principles and to the good of the whole
we furthermore resolve and declare that being
but one people and having but one country, it is
essential to our national peace and prosperity that
z harmony prevail between the Federal and State
s00yernmentsln all their legal and constitutional
relations; that toward that end it is necessary that
THE Constitution, with all its amendments, be &C
knowledged as the supreme law throughout the
land, and that no effort be made to counteract the
letter spirit of its provisions. But we strongly
condemn all attemps by the Federal Government
gated by the consuon and f the n{erersnce
the Federal Administration in matters of purely
local concern. That in the administration of our
national affairs Of late years find but little to
praise and much to regret and dsapprove.
1hjfd-Ihat the trainers of our Government
wisely guarded against union of church and
State, and we insist that the principles of our
strictly and forever; that in the administration of
our public affairs all sectarian issues shall be dis
Foouth--That under our Constitution the school
fund and Its revenues are set apart and exclusively
devoted to the support and maintenance of the
public schools; that all agitation relating to di-
vision OF the same is impolitic and uncalled for;
that such schools an indispensable element of
republican institutions, and we believe in more
and more perfecting the system bring
thorough and free cOmmon-school education with
in reach OF all. But we also insist that required
fof State shan be Kept ree from sectarian instruc-
ktiop, IN order that they may. become accessible to
ny all without interference with the rights OF con-
Fiti6-4That the power given to the Legislature
by the Constitution Of our State to exempt prop
erty from taxation expected to be exercised
ss with the utmost cautions but much complaint has
very little restraint to the detriment of public in
sterests, and we accordingly recommend early
"a efeylslon OF the laws upon that subject.
Ssatt-That, after many unsuccessful efforts of
the Republican party of Wisconsin to promote
temperance by prohbitory legislation, we rejoice
In the final acknowledgment that Tue education
and sound morals ora are the best agencies for that
yigant rather than confde in declarations posi-
ply y.i dictated BY partisan exigency instead Of by
furthermore recommend any amendment of the
ton of the people from arbitrary nfrngenents
upon the letter or spirit Of its provisions.
SeceHtbAThat we congratulate the people of
Wisconsin upon the settlement of the question of
the sovereignty OF the State over corporations of
its creation, and upon the perpetual source Of re-
dress thus assured against expressions from mo-
n9pohzed capital; and we demand that the power
of the State thus established shall be firmly and
continuously exercised for the complete protection
OF the people from every form Of corporate in
and declare that the improvement of the old and
the construction of new lines of railway are neces-
sary to the progress and development of the State
and that the railroad companies entitled rea-
ableand reliable compensation for the actual
capital and labor thus employed.
E1getb-Ihat thesuse or contribution OF money
by party candidates for the purpose directly in
directly, of Corrupting public opinion is of
Tense which demands the execration of all en-
hghtened and patriotic men, and we insist upon
punish the crime of bribery, committed at or be-
fore elections, and favor such amendments to said
law as experience may prove necessary to the full
protection of the ballOt-box from crimes of this
sclass. he p -A
Ninth-That the vast annual contributions of
the country for the support OF the National Gov
eminent warrant more rapid reduction of the ma
tonal debt, and corresponding relief of the people
from the burden Of annual interest paid from the
profits of their industry
+" Ienth-That we demand an early revision of the
Patent laws, and more liberal legislation for the
protection of the people in this department from
the eXactons of aggregated capital
EteUeBtb-That we sincerely depore the recent
failure of enlightened men to establish civilserv-
ice reform in the administration of the National
Government; that in, the opinion of this sconven-
ton appointments to Office in State and nation
should be based upon the permanent qualif-
cations of honesty and capacity, and not upon
partisan service, and we earnestly invite a
united, effort by all patriotic men to guard
the people from the evils of partisan and official
corruption, forthe prompt and condign punish ment
of crime in official places, and for restoration of
pure and economical government in every depart
,ment of public service.
Thepresent State officers were nomi-
mated by reclamation, as follows: Gov
ernor, William r. Taylor; Lieutenant