Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-30
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
The State Convention Meets Mt Cedar
Rapids.

The State Convention Meets at Cedar
Rapids.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 29.-The State
committee met at 11:l5 A. NJ, and was called
to order by Hon. L. B. Kline. Fred. ODon-
man. After the selection of committees on
permanent organization, credentials and reso-
lutions, and the selection or State central
committee, the convention adjourned till 1870
P. NJ.
There is an unusually large attendance, oil
the delegations being well filed
The convention fe-assembled at 2 o'clock.
The committee on credentials reported AZ dele
gates present with contests. The COM
mittee on permanent organization reported
Judge Edward johnson, of Lee county, as per-
manent president. The committee on resolu-
tions not being able to report, the convention
listened to speeches from d. o. Finch, d. F.
Miller. L. D. Kinne and ]. N. Preston. The
committee resolutions then reported the
following which was unanimously adopted:
We, the Democracy of Iowa, in convention
assembled, congratulate the country upon the
restoration of home rule to the South and the
era of peace brought about in response to the
demands of the national Democracy, and make
| this declaration of principles:
First-Tarif for revenue only; honest and
economic home rule; the supremacy Of the
civil over the military power; the separation
of State and church, and the equality OF all
citizens before the law; opposition to the
granting subsidies to any corporations what
ever.
second-The financial system of the Repub-
lican party has been one OF favor to
monied monopolies, of unequal taxes
morseless contraction that has destroyed every
enterprise which gave employment to labor,
| and therefore we denOunce it, its measures and
its men as responsible for the3 6nancialdis
| misery and want which now attict the nation.
! Third-Labor and capital have an equal de-
| mand upon and equal responsibility to the law.
Fourth-Public officials should be held to a
strict accountability, defaulters severely pun
ished, riot and disorder promptly suppressed:
| Fifth-We deprecate the funding of our no
| Understanding debt and insist that the bond
ed debt be refunded at d rate not exceeding
| four per cent.
| Sixth-We favor the equal recognition OF
gold, silver, and United States notes in dis.
| charge of public and private obligations, ex
cept where otherwise provided by contract
! and to the end that the same be secured We
| favor the unconditional repeal of the resump
ton act, and the coinage Of silver on equa
condition with gold. We oppose any furthe
| retirement of United States notes now in cir
culation. and we favor the substitution Of
United States notes for national bank bills.
Seventh-It is the duty of the government
to take immediate steps to improve our grea
| western rivers, and the means provided SHOULD
be commensurate with the Importance an,
magnitude of the work.
Eighth-Thorough investigation into th
election frauds of 1876 should be made. Fraud
should be exposed, truth vindicated, and Grim
mails punished in accordance with law when
ever found.
We accept and reaffirm the doctrine of MI
! Tildens letter upon war claims proper ad
justment of the national policy concerning
that class of claims upon the public treasury.
The following State ticket was adopted b
reclamation: For secretary Of state, t.
Walker; auditor of state, Col. Esboebecl
treasurer, L. d. Fent; register Of state Ian
office, T. T.. Bardwell; Judge
supreme court, Judge J. c. Knapp; clerk of 81
preme court. NJ. V. Cannon; reporter of 81
: preme court, J. 3. Elliott, Marion Co.; alto
:, ney general, John Gibbons.
. Harmony prevailed throughout the emit
proceedings,