The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-05
NEW YORK
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE coNvEN.
GLON
Its Platform and Nominees.

Last nights dispatches brought the fol
lowing:
After recess Clazkson was chosen per
manent president.
The democratic party reaffirm the fol-
loving principles set torch in their plat
form, adopted in Il 4,nOw thrice endorsed
by large majOrities ii the voters of this
state: Gold and silver is the only legal
tender currency intercouvertible with coin;
steady steps towards specie payments, no
step backward; honest payment of the
public debt in gold; sacred preservation
OF the public faith; revenue reform; a
tariff for revenue only; no government
partnership with protected monopolies;
home rule 90 limit aDd localize most ieal-
ousiy the few powers intrusted to public
servants, municipa state and federal; no
Capitalization; equli and exact justice to
all men; DO partial legislation; no partial
taxation; official accouutabillry, enforced
| by better civil and criminal remedies; no
private use of public funds by public Off
GERS: corporations chartered by the state
terest of the people; the party in power
responsible for all legislation, while in
power; economy il public expense, that
! ldDOF may U6 itshLiS DNt ASu6U
| ReSOtced, That tie present national ad
miuistratioD, 10y is vi hdrawal of troops
from the south and us cessation from mis-
chievous, unconstitutional and oppressive
interference with The internal affairs of
states has in thai respect reversed the
vicious precedents the republican party,
followed the course II .rked out by the fed
eral constitution > which Democrats
stand pledged, ar .5 5 therefore entitled
in that particular he. approval of all
good citizens.
ReS0lued, That we are opposed to the
granting Of subsidies by the government tC
corporations or Individuals for the con.
struction OF raiiroa1s or other internal i'm
proVementS, as unt eeessaty, beyond the
scope Of federal pow er and inevitably pro
duciug corruptaDn
ReSOIUed, that we congratulate ths
whole people of ttls state that notwith
standing the sufferingS IL which the labor
lug classes have been Tor years subjected
/, in spite of their failure to obtain rcmuner
ative employment, and the bitter prlva
tions which have been imposed on then
thereby, ,hey have endured these calami
ties for the most part 10 patience, withou
disorder or violation of public peace, ant
VIC declare that it IS through the beneti
cient operation Of equal and just laws
| favoriug no class at the expense of another
!; a stern refusal on the part of the legisla
tive body to yield to the schemes of grasp
!. ing monopohes, and decrease of publ
o expenditures and taxation to the loves
l. practicable point that the laboring classe
u of the country, with whom the dcmocrati
: party has always strongly and intelligent
D sympathized, are mainly to find efectua
IS and permanent relief.
ResoLUed, That we favor a uniform an
equitable excise Law.
ReSOIUed. That we demand more CON
% plete protection TOR the savings of tn
G industrial classes by stricter supervisio
o and control of savings banks, insuranc
is companies and other institutions in whic
y the peoples money may be invested, an
D. the enactment Of laws providing sever
ID and certain punishment of all official nel
G lect. extravaganza or fraud By which It
{, peoples earnings may be endangered {
re lost.
The remaining resolutions refer to sta
affairs.
The following ticket was nominated
Secretary of state, Allen c. Beach; com
es troller, Frederick p Olcott; treasure
James Mackia; attorney general. Augu
tus Scbonmaker, state engineer and SUI
D veyor. Horatio Seymour, Jr.
I'D Adjourned.