The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-09-08

IA The administration OF David n. Jerome
has been characterized by the Republican
standard Of excellence, and has fifty continued
| the long roll Of Republican administrations
| which have reflected honor upon the State OF
Michigan.
Is. We arraign the Democratic party a. the
Same incapable Bourbon party that 1t has ever
been. Passing over its shameful record before.
during, and directly after the civil war, its re-
cent history proves that it has neither repented
nor reformed. During its six years of suprem.
acy in Congress it showed itself incapable OF a
single great measure OF legislation or admins
| trative reform. Neither tariff, currency, reve-
nue.. civil service, army, Indian policy, or any
other great interest received Improvement at
| its hands. They confined their efforts at re-
form TO turning out Union sold
to usurping executive prerogatives,
refusing the necessary appropriations and OBJ
structing the administration of the 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
a. party Endorsed the fraud by keeping the
stolen seats after the fraud was made clear
They obstructed legislation against poygamy,
! opposed the Tariff Commission and to the last
refused to cooperate for q reduction OF taxa
ton. By their whole history they prove their
| incapacity for the leadership of great people,
IA. We denounce the recent amalgamaton of
tho Democrats and Greenbackers AZ the most
shameless political bargain and sale in the
history Of Michigan politics. II conclusively
proves that they have no principles that they
are not ready to barter for the spoils Of Office.
We cordially invite all citizens OF whatever
party heretofore who value principle, who OBJ
ject to being bargained for and sold like sheep,
and who are in substantial accord with the fore
going declaration OF principles to cooperate
with US in putting the brand of disapprovAl
upon political prostitution.
| KANSAS DEMOCRATS
The Kansas Democratic State Convention
assembled at Topeka, Aug. 81. Hon John
Martin, of Topeka, was nominated tor Gov
ernor but he declined the honor and George
! w Lick, of Atchison, was placed at the head
| of the ticket and the remainder OF the ticket
| filed up as follows: Lieutenant Governor,
| Frank Boem; Treasurer Charles +. Clifford !;
Auditor, w. r. Brow; Attorney General, Gen.
| Hayden: State superintendent, ID. Il. Loutz.
The following were nominated for Congr ess-
men at Large: c. A. Leland, j. O'Flanigan
and Martin Van Buren, Bennett. The nomi-
nation of the fourth man was referred to the
State Central Committee Two sets of reso-
| lutions were reported from the Committee
on Resolutions. The majority report declared
in favor of the repeal of the prohibtory
liquor law and the constitutional amend
! ment upon which il Is based on the ground
that it is an infringement OF the personal
rights of the citizens, and makes crimes OF
| things that are no where regarded as crimes
! by the common law, and called for the sub
stitution thereof of n well-reguated license
law. The minority report, which is printed
below, was adopted as the platform of the
convention after very animated discus
sion, by vots of III to l2S:
THE PLATFORM.
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 as follows:
|. That we have an abiding faith in the
wisdom, patriotism and capacity of the peo-
! pie for self 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 a
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
States No kind of industry should be fos-
tered by the Government 20 the injury OF
another No class of men should he taxed
directly or indirectly for the comforts, con-
venience or interest of another. Every in
| dustry should fail 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
T. 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 it, and we demand that the Leg
| islature exercise this power so as to protect
the people against unjust determinations
and eXorbtant 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.
5. 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 oD-
pressed of every land, and that the American
| Union is and shall ever remain the asylum
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, its min
listers and agents, regardless of courtly forms
or lordly frowns; and 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
g. We demand that the Congress of the
! Uuited States enact and cause to be enforced
such laws 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 efficiency
the essential and only qualifications for pub
! lie positions. We have had shams and false
/ pretenses enough, and now demand some
| thing honest and real
Z. We demand that the relations between
capital and labor be 80 adjusted by wise and
! just legislation as TO secure to each his Just
rights, and at the same time so as TO make it
! impossible for avarice and greed to override
and imperil the rights and personal freedom
and the independence of workingnen: and
we demand that every law, combination and