Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-19
POLITICAL NEWS.
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS,

delegates present. After the appoint.
ment Of the usual committees the con
vention adjourned until four o'clock. At
four the convention reaSSembled, and
the committee on permanent organiza.
ton reported the names of Hon. James
K. Doolittle, for president, ana Geo W.
Peck, of Milwaukee, fer secretary. The
report was adopted, and the president
elect addressed the convention ut some
length on the current issues. The con.
yention then proceeded TO the nomina.
ton of candidates for the several state
offices, with the following result: For
Governor, Alexander Mitchell, of Mil
waukee for Lieutenant Governor, Geo.
H. King, of Monroe; for Secretary Of
State, sam Ryan, of Appleton; for
Treasurer, Andrew Haben, of Oshkosh
for Attorney General, }. NJ Smith, OF
Mineral Point; for Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. Edward Soaring, OF
Milton. The committee on resolutions
made the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
The democracy of Wisconsin. ia convention assem-
bled, declare the following convictions aud prln-
eipieS OF their political iaith; AMI cordially N
vie the co-opcr zion OF Al good citizens IN Inc
endeavov to - ablSh them as guides for the
government of II country;
First-The democratic party was founded by IL
luStrouS statesmen IN the early days of the repub
toms calculated 10 secure Scit-geycrnment to the
people and the largest measure of individual POI
less of BIRTH ranK or wealth and in express and
uutailng antagonlsm 10 all those politicians by
whatey II party name designated. who assert ana
support the arlStucratiC doctrine OF Capitalization
Of political power IN tue hamds oi Few en- Tor
adverSarieS now, as heretofore, the right OF tree
Cltlzef $ to local self government
Second-To secure and perpetuate the blessings
of such liberty ana equality our stem OF govern
ment was founded; that IN that system the nation-
al government is an 1nlSSOiuble uNC n, tnat Win
in the limit of powers delegated by the constitu-
Is supreme; that al powers not thereby delegated
70 the United states nor prohibited 10 the states
are reserved TO the stHtes respectively or 70 the
people; and that the preservation Of the Just pow
ers Of the federal union and thS tights 81 the
10 the protection of liberty for ourselves and its
ansniission 10 our posterity.
Third The government OF the union has proved
Itself strong enough To cope with and overthrow
which can be AIMED against 1t; the danger 10 dem
ocratiC liberty and self government from central
to be the most iataIrhas vet 10 be encountered
And we charge upon the leaders OF the republican
party responsibility for most pcrtOnS steps to-
wards thai end. They have sanctioned the use OF
s f 10 ffse9rs ann T%ptgoI tic
counting of NoteSbN illegal returning boards; they
have upheld and supported Fraudulent state GOV
ernmeniS by military nj which have fallen before
the popular VIII 50 soon rs the military power was
famous partisan officials at the polls in divers Cit
les chiefly in the narhern states, at the expense
Of the national treasury, with power TO imprlSon
free citizens the opponents. without warrant, in
order to tntimiuate electors ana control elections.
they have by treaSonablc conspiracy defeated me
popular voice In the election 81 president, aud
placed in the executive ofce defeated candidate;
aud they have ny forcing MN 10 the unlnStlhanle
exercise Of the veto power defeated the viii OF the
people, expressed by decisive malorties IN both
0useS of congress, IN An effort To secure the free
dom Of the ballot box from interference by the
central power: while by various acts al different
times they have unre lSonabc multiplied The
number of federal officials. and nnlnStlhahlX in
hands. and imposed grteyouS burdens upon the
F6urth-rhat the inauguration OF Rutherford II
Hayes Into the presidential office towhtch samuel
d 'Tilden was eopstitutioualy elected was the
highest crime ever successfully pGrpetrated
against the spirit OF the institutions OF our repuD-
lican liberty, destructive OF confidence i'll free Suf-
TRACE immnently dangerous To the life of the ma
tton and shocking to all moral sense And we sol-
EMMY declare that as that crime mas never been
coudoned SO II shall never be forgotten, aud that
the same spirit q patriotism Witch forenorc ne
iSh any attemni at It's repetition
Fifth-rhe democracy Of Wisconsin denounct
and condemn whatever of inttmidation. violenct
or fraud has been practiced by lawlesS and mn
scrupulouS partiSanS on either side and wherever
done: they also stigmatize rs wicked atrCciouS
ana demanding summary and eondig punishment
would, however, for all such, pursue the remedies
given by law; and they call upon the authorities
have heen perpetrated 70 Justify the law aud unre-
Ientinglv prosecute and punish the offenders. But
alleged frauds do not warrant political cOnspra
tors to decide how state ought e have cast lts
vor of some candidates and against others on the
same ticket, who received the same or greater
votes nor do occasional deeds of personal violence
though springng from political luminosity, author
lie usurpaton or unlusuhable interference with
ocal government by federal officials; and In the
turbulence and disorder of some portions OF somC
southern states, We recognize the legitimate and
natural fruit OF the unlawful. carpet bag authority
and misrulc 70 which they have been fraudulently
subjected hy the leaders Of the republican party,
SiNth-rhe democratic party Is unalterably OPP
posed To the assumption or payment by the United
individuals engaged in or supporting the late re-
helllon against the unlon resulting from orprOw-
war Notwithstanding an enormous amount ot
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