Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-09-06

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has been substantially cancelled the credit Of
the State cleansed from the stain OF Democratic
Reputation and raised to the highest point,
while in the great struggle for liberty aud
union Michigan has been second to none OF her
sister States.
IL. The administration OF David H. Jerome
has been characterized by the Republican
standard OF excellence, and has fitly continued
the long roll OF Republican administrations
which have reflected honor upon the State OF
Michigan.
IS. We arraien the Democratic party as tho
same incapable Bourbon party that It has ever
been. Passing over its shameful record before.
during. and directly after the civil war, its re-
cent history proves that Il has neither repented
nor reformed During its six years OF suprem
.acy ia Congress it showed Itself incapable OF q
single great measure OF legislation or admlnis-
trative reform. Neither tariff, currency, reve-
nue., ciyh service. army, Indian policy, or any
other great interest received Improvement at
its hands. They confined their efforts at re-
form to turring out Union sold
to usurping executive prerogauves,
refusing the necessary appropriations aud OBJ
structing the administration OF tho laws At
the last Congressional election they stole nu.
merous seats in the House OF Representatives by
fraud OF tissue ballots and false counting, and
asa party indorsed the fraud by keeping the
II.
They obstructed legislation against polygamy,
opposed the Tariff Commission, and to tho last
refused to cooperate for q reduction OF taxa
ton. by their whole history they prove their
incapacity for the leadership OF a great people.
"A. We denorncc tic recent anal yaaiation of
the Democrats and Greenbackers as the most
shameess political bargain and sale in the
history OF Michigan politics. 1t conclusvely
proves that they have no principles that they
are not ready to barter for iae spOils Of Office
We cordially invite all citizens, OF whatever
party heretofore, who value principle. who OBJ
ana who are in substantial accord with the fore
going declaration OF principles, to cooperate
with us In putting the brand Of disapproyal
upon political prostitution.
KANSAS DEMOCRATS.
The Kansas Democratic State Convention
assembled at Topeka, Aug. 81 Hon. John
Martin, of Topeka, was nominated for Gov
ernor, but he declined the honor, and George
W. Lick, of Atchson, was placed at the head
of the ticket, and the remainder of the ticket
filed up us follows: Lieutenant Governor,
Frank Boem: Treasurer, Charles f. Clifford; /;
Auditor, w. r. Brow; Attorney General, Gen
Havden; State Superintendent, ID. T.. Loutz.
The following were nominated for Congr ess-
men at Large: G. A. Leland, j. OFlanigan
and Martin Van Buren, Bennett The nomi-
nation of the fourth man was referred to the
lutions were reported from the Committee
on Resolutions, The majority report declared
in favor of the repeal of the proh:bitory
liquor law and the constitutional amend
ment upon which il is based, on the ground
that il is an infringement of the personal
rights of the citizens and makes crimes Of
things that are no where regarded AZ crimes
by the common law, and called for the sub
stitution thereof of well-regulated license
law. The minority report, which is printed
below, was adopted as the platform of the
convention after a very animated discus
sion. by a vote of III to l2S:
THE PLATFORMS
The Democratic party of the State OF
Kansas in convention assembled, recognizing
the people as the source of all political pow
er, and the constitution OF the United States
and of the State of Kansas as the funda-
mental laws of the land, and that the chief
object and end of government is to protect
and defend its citizens in the enjoyment Of
life, liberty and property, does declare its
political faith and purpose rs follows:
/. That we nave an abiding faith In the
wisdom patriotism and capacity of the peo-
pie for government and as our system
of government is based on the theory of per-
sonal manhood and individual responsibility,
that in the administration of public affairs
but little should be left to the Government
but much to the people and to the sense OF
responsibility In the citizens.
2. Wewill defend and ever maintain the doc
trine of equal rights to all, and special priv
ileges to none; the protection Of the weak
against the strong; equal and just taxation;
free speech; free press; free schools, and n
free uninterrupted ballot fairly given and
honestly counted freedom for all men and
women of every race, creed and color, and a
perpetual and absolute separation OF church
and state.
3. We demand revision of the present
onerous and unjust tariff laws of the United
~. IL. .-.-I n
tered by the Government to the injury OF
another No class of men should be taxed
directly or indirectly for the comforts, con-
venience or interest of another Every in
dustry should fall or stand on its own merits.
And we especially demand that agricultural
pursuits and productions be encouraged and
made free from all unjust discrimination in
favor of gluttonous and selfish corporations
4. We maintain that the State has and
must retain the power to control and regu-
late the rights and duties of all corporations
created by il, aud we demand that the Leg
isiature exercise this power so as to protect
the people against unjust determinations
and exorbitant charges for the transporta-
ton OF freight and passengers by railroad
corporations, and we particularly demand
the enactment of such laws as will compel
all that have received charters by favor of
the laws of this State to keep and maintain
their general offices within the State.
3 We demand civil and religious liberty,
absolute and perfect, for every citizen; and
we declare, as we ever have, that our sym
pathies are with the poor, weak and op-
pressed of every land, and that the American
and refuge on terms of honor and equality
of every lover of liberty and personal liberty
and we further demand that the sanctity OF
Americans at home and abroad shall ever
have instant and effective protection and
defense by the Federal Government, It's min
ax,I afrl lasep pf forms
or lordly frowns; aud we particularly extend
to the heroic people of Ireland our hearty
sympathy and bid them Godspeed In their
gallant struggle for life and liberty and for
the homes of their future.
q We demand that the Congress of the
Uuited States enact and cause TO be enforced
such laws as will secure thorough, honest
and radical civil-service reform by which
the subordinate positions OF the Government
service shall be no longer corrupt and used
as rewards for corrupt party service, and
which will abolish the evils Of the present
spoils and patronage system and establish
the rule of making honesty and efiiciency
the essential and only qualifications Tor pub.
lie positions We have had shams and false
pretenses enough. and now demand some.
| thing honest and real
:, we demand that the relations between
capital and labor be SO adjusted by wise and
! lust legislation as to secure to each his just
| rights, and at the same time so az 20 make u
I impossible for avarice and greed TO override
/ and imperil the rights and personal freedom
and the Independence Of workingmen; anf
we demand that every law, combination ant
| policy that is unjust to and onerous upor
| those engaged IN manual labor be removed
and utterly destroyed
& We are i'm favor of judicious appropria
| tions for Improvement of our great nationa
waterways, but we denounce the reckless
and criminal extravaganza of the presen
Congress in an expenditure of public none!
for useless and fraudulent purposes, and ~
especially condemn the passage OF the
shameless River and Harbor bill, and We
/ take this occasion TO thank the President oi
the United States for his action in vetoine