The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14

AT the Territorial Democratic Convention
in session at Helena on September 9Th an,
9th, 1880, the following resolutions, embody
ing the party platform, were adopted:
LIST RESOLVED, That we cordially endorse
the platform adopted by the national demo
cratic convention at Cincinnati, md recog
nize in the principles enunciated the tim
honored doctrines Of the democratic party.
I'd Resolred, That we most heartily en-
dorse the nominations of the Cincinnati con,
%vention that in the person of General Win.
field S. Hancock we recognize not alone the
brave and successful soldier, but the wise
and patriotic statesman, who believes in the
subordination of the military to the civil law,
and who will, If elected, purify tie civil ser:
vice, and administer the affairs of the coun.
try in conformity with the principles and
practices of of the founders of the republic.
We therefore congratulate the American PEG.
pie upon the suspicious olnens that indicate
his triumphant election.
Sd Resolved, That Mountainous should gov
ern Montana, and that the practice of ap-
pointing our officers from among non-resi-
dents ofthe territory is a most pernicious one.
Strangers, ignorant of our laws, and who feel
no sense of responsibility to our people are
thus clothed with almost absolute power over
our lives and property. Such absolute and
irresponsible power makes our officials the
masters instead of the servants of the people,
and entails upon the territories the worst
form of government known to civilized man.
The system is in violation of every principle
of liberty that underlies our free institutions,
and is one which no freeman should impose
and to which no freeman should willingly
submit that the national democratic party
has always sacredly regarded the
rights of states and communities, and
has held the right of local self
government as one of its cardinal doctrines;
that we therefore look forward to the success
of this party as the best hope of the terrific
RES, and we ask of our Democratic brethren
of the states that the officials to govern Mon
tana may be selected from among our own
people and in Difference to their desires.
4th. ResOlred, That we are utterly op-
posed to the further immigration of Chinese,
and most heartily endorse the very decided
expressions of hostility thereto contained in
the Cincinnati platform.
9th. Resolved, That we are opposedt to the
proposed change of the present mining laws.
The present law has been illustrated by re-
pcated judicial decisions, is well understood
and is better adapted to the lode formations
of Montana than the substitute which has
been proposed in Congress.
9th. Resolred, That the conspiracy en-
tered into by the Republican party to demon
etize silver deserves the condemnation of ev-
cry citizen interested in the welfare of Mon
tana. The civilized world in all ages has
recognized the double standard and made sill
yer the cO-equal of its royal %consort, gold
and we believe that an adherence to the BIZ
metallic standard will rebound to the general
welfare of the nation. The continued oppo-
sition of the Republican party to further sill
yer coinage proves that party to be under the
control of the money power and hostile to
the working and business classes of the coun-
try, as well as to the mining interests of
Montana.
It'll. Resolred, That we are utterly op-
posed to the pending scheme of the Land
Commission, which has the sanction of the
administration to dispose of our public lands
in large bodies to private parties or companies,
as it will inevitably result in transferring our
public domain to nonresident spectators and
mOnOpOlists, to the exclusion of actual set
tiers. That we congratulate our Delegate,
Hon. Martin Maginnis, Upon his success in
delaying any action upon the pending ques-
ton during the last session of Congress, and
trust that he may succeed in securing its de-
feat. That his vigorous opposition to this
measure, the timber order, and other schemes
calculated to embarrass and injure the people
of the west, has justly made him, in public
estimation, the recognized champion Of west
ern interests in congress.
Sth. RESOLVED, That this convention re-
CARDS it as due to the Hon. Martin Maginnis
to express its Acknowledgements for the dis
tinguished services which he has rendered to
the people of Montana. During the four
terms he has represented this territory in
Congress he has secured the expenditure of
not less than twenty millions OF dollars by
the government of the United States within
the limits of Montana. This sum has been
expended in the improvement of the Upper
Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in the es-
Enlistment of military posts and telegraphs
in the increase of the army in our limits, and
the vast increase Of mail service throughout
the territory. Such services merit and will
receive grateful recognition from the people
of Montana, without regard to party.