The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Iowa Democratic State Convention met
at Marshalltown on the 29th of August, and
organized by the election of Daniel o. Fitch as
permanent Chairman. Sixty-four counties
were represented by 1863 delegates. John p.
Irish was nominated for Governor; G. G.
James, of Pottawattame, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor; N. Z. j. Boardman, of Marshall, for
Supreme Judge; and g. ID. Culeson, of Wayne,
for Superintendent Of Public Instruction. All
the nominations were made by reclamation,
The platform as adopted by the convention is
as follows:
!. The Democracy of the State of Iowa, in con-
vent;on assembled, hereby declare in favor of q
tariff for revenue only; honest economic home
rule the supremacy of civil over military power;
the separation of church and state equality of all
citizens before the law opposition to the granting
by the General Government of subsidies TO any cor
porston whatever; and we believe,
2. The destruction of the industry of the coun-
try and the pauperism of labor are the inevitable
fruits of vicious laws enacted by the Republican
party.
3. That, as "a 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 Resump
ton act.
4. That we denounce as an outrage upon the
rights of the people the enactment of the Repub-
lican measure demonetizing silver, and demand the
passage of law which shall restore to silver its
monetary power.
5. That we favor the retention of grecnback cur
rency, and declare against any further contraction
and we are in favor of the substitution OF green
backs for natonal-bank bills.
6. We congratulate the country upon the accept
by the present administration Of the constitu
tional and pacific policy of local self-government in
the States South so long advocated by the Demo-
cratic party, and which has brought peace and har
mony 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,
7. Payment of the public debt OF the United
States as rapidly practicable, all money drawn
from the people by taxation, except much as is
ren' isite for the necessities of the Government
economically administered, being honestly applied
to such payment when due.
s. Equal taxation of every species of property,
cording 10 its value.
O. One currency for the Government and the peo-
pie the laborer and the oiceholder, the pensioner
and the soldier, the producer and the bondhoder
10. The right of the State to regulate railroad
corporations having been established by the higher
courts of the country, we now declare that this
right must be exercised with due regard to justice
As there is no necessary antagonism between the
people and these corporations, the common inter-
ests of both demand speedy restoration of the
former friendly relations through just legislation
the one side and cheerful submission thereto on
the other.
IL. The rights of capital and labor equally
sacred, and alike entitled to legal protection. They
have no just of quarrel, and their proper
relations to each other are adjustable by natural
laws, and should not be hampered by Legislative in
reference.
IL. That we favor the repeal OF the present Pro-
hibitory Liquor law of this State, and the enactment
of q judicious and well-regulated License law in
stead all money derived from licenses to go to the
common-school fund Of the State.
General elections are to be held in fourteen
lot fan Col