The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-27

A Bad Case of Sore Head.
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WISCONSIN, DEMOCRATIC sTATE coNyEN-
FoNT Du LAC, Ws., September 26.-.
The Democratic State Convention met in
this city to-day, and was presided over BY
James G. jenkins, Of Milwaukee.
The following resolutions were adopted
The Democratic and reform party OF
Wieconsin In State Convention assem-.
bled, reneWs iLs pledges OF devotion to
the Union and the constitution with all
its amendments.
II declares It's firm belief that the will
ot the people was defeated 10 the late
Presidential election by fraud and CHI
canery, under the protection Of the Fed
eral military, and through the ballot box
Will express It's condemnation OF the act
and actors.
ltdeclares for the freedom Of the bal
lot unawed by the bayonet, aud insists
that military interference in regulating
and controlling elections Is subversive ot
the first principles Of free government.
y declares Its opposition 10 subsidies
and in favor OF the preservation oil the
public lands for the use Of actual settlers.
i declares its hostility to the financial
policy OF the Republican party in with.
drawing capital from taxation, increas.
ing the burden OF the public debt and by
declaring currency bonds payable in gold,
demonetizing silver in the interest Of the
creditor and at the expense Of the debtor
and attempting to force resumption when
1t will bring ruin on the general business
interests Of the country, and demands in
stead that property protected by the Gov.
ernment pay its just proportion Of the
expense OF the Government; that silver
be remonetized and the present resump.
tion act be repealed and resumption be
postponed until the financial condition Of
the country will permit.
It declares its opposition 10 longer
continuance Of national bank currency
and demands that the government furnish
its own notes in the place thereof.
II declares its unyielding opposition TO
a high protective tariff as vicious in
principle, advancing the interests Of
lew at the expense Of the many.
It declares its opposition to tho foster.
ing OF monopolies, and favorssuch legis.
lation in relation to interstate az well as
State commerce as will prevent the pool.
ing combinations Of railroad, express,
telegraph and freight companies from
extorting exhorbitant rates to make wat.
cred stock seem productive interests.
It declares in favor Of such legislation
as will equAlize the pay Of soldiers in the
late war, and It's hostility to the system
Of tcchnicalities used by the government
officials 10 prevent the payment to them
of their honest dues. Declares for re.
duction OF National and State expenses,
and TO that end demands the reformation
Of and an honest administr alton Of the
revenue laws, the abolition Of sinecure
offices, reduction OF large and unearned
salaries OF officers, and the discharge OF all
supernumerary Office hoIders. Declares
its opposition 10 high and exhOrbitant
rates Of interest, and demands the reduc.
tion OF legal rates to Z per cent, and no
more; it declares for the repeal OF all
laws exempting railroad lands, corporate
stock and property other than that held
Tor religious and school purposes from
taxation; it declares for the maintenance
Of our free school System; free TO all with.
out taint Of sectarianism; it declares it's
opposition 10 extraordinary and unusual
sumptuary laws, but insists that the mi
nority must acquiesce in the lawfully ex-
pressed will Of the majority.
It demands that due regard be paid by
our government TO the labor question and
to all just claims Of workmen, and
demands the enactment Of stringent
laws for the protection Of labor and the
savings Of labor and the collection of
wages due the Workmen; II demands
proper regulation Of the prison labor
lawE and for the protection Of health and
for the lives Of the operatives in man.
ntacturing establishments, and with this
declaration Of principles we recommend
the ticket to-day put in nomination to the
favorable consideration and support OF
the citizens Of the State.
The following ticket was nominated:
Governor-James A. Mallory, OF Mil
waukee.
Lieut.. Governor-R. E. Davis, OF Dane.
Secretary Of state-James B. Hayes, Of
Dodge.
State Treasurer-John Ringls, of FOn
Du Lac.
Attorney General-Joseph Morrison,
OF Monroe.
> supt. Of Public Instruclion-E Edward
Soaring.