The Portland daily press., 1877-08-30
POLITICAL.
Iowa Democratic State Convention.

MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, Aug. 29.-The Dem
ocratic state convention met this morning. j.
c. Cook was temporary chairman. The con-
vention declared that Samuel j. Tilden must
be indicated by a denomination in 1880 There
was great cheering. After the appointment of
officers and committees they adjourned till af-
ternoon.
The convention reassembled at o'clock this
afternoon and received the report of the COM
mittee on credentials and elected Hon. d. o.
French permanent chairman.
The committee on resolutions adopted a
platform as follows:
1. The Democracy of Iowa declare in favor of
tariff for revenue only honest economy; home
separation of church and state; equality of all
citizens before the law; opposition to the grant,
ing by the general government of subsidies to-
any corporation whatever.
2. The destruction of the industry of the
country and pauperism of labor are Unsuitable
fruits of vicious laws enacted by the Republic
can party.
8. That as means of relieving the distressed
portion of the community and removing the
great stringency complained of in business
circles we demand the immediate repeal of the
specie resumption act.
4. We denounce as an outrage upon the
rights of the people the enactment of the Re-
publican measure demonetizing silver and de-
mand the passage of law which shall restore
to silver its monetary power.
Cs
rency and declare against any further contrac'
ton, and we favor the substitution of green
backs for national bank notes.
6. That we congratulate the country upon
the acceptance by the present administration of
constitutional and pacific policy of local self
government in the states south so long advocat-
ed by the Democratic party, and which has
brought peace and harmony to that section, and
in regard to the future financial policy in the
language of our national platform adopted in
the New York convention in 1868, we urge the
payment of the public debt of the United States
as rapidly as practicable, and all money drawn
from the people by taxation except so much as
is requsit for the necessities of the government
economically administered, being honestly ap.
piled to such paym when due.
s. Equal taxation of every species of proper
| ty according to its value.
9. One currency for the government and peo-
pie, laborer and Office holder, pensioner and
| soldier, producer and bondholder.
TO- The right of the state to regulate railroad
corporations having been established by the
highest court of the country, we now declare
that this right must be exercised with due re
gard to Justice, and as there is no necessity of
autagonism between the people and these cor
porations, the common interest of both demand
speedy restoration of the former friendly re-
lation through just legislation on one side, and
| cheerful submission thereto on the other.
IL. The rights OF capital and labor are equal
" sacred and alike entitled to legal protection
| They have no just cause of quarrel and the
proper relations to each other are adjusted by
| natural laws and should not be hampered by
legislative interference.
Irish was declared the nominee for G overnol
by acclamation.
W. c. Jones of Pottawantamac was nomin.
ated for Lit. Governor by acc amation FL. e. j.
| Boardmap for Supreme Judge, G. d. Cullison
| of Wayne county for Superintendent of Public
| distinction.