The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-04
STATE CONVENTION.
Minnesota Democrats Nominate a
Ticket and Adopt a Plat
torm-- Tariff for Rev.
enue Only.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. 3--The Demo
cratic state convention met and was called to
order by Mr.. Doran, chairman of the state
central committee. G. f. Burk, of Winona,
was made permanent chairman.
W. W. McNair and A. Biermaa were nom
mated for governor McNaIr received l32
votes to l25 for Bierman. McNair is a Min
neapoiis lawyer In an interview he says he
will decline
The ticket was completed as follows.
Lieutenant Governor, R. L. Frazce, of
Frazee City; secretary of state, j. j. Green,
of lie Sueur; treasurer, Jonn Ludwig, Of
Winma; attorney-general, John W Willis,
OF St Paul; railroad commissioner A 4.
Llndholm, of Saltwater.
The platform was as follows;
l. We, the Democracy of Minnesota in
convention assembled, reaffirm our devotion
to the time-honored maxims of the Deruo,
cratic party, tnat that government is hest
which governs least, which leaves the citizen
in the enjoyment Of the greatest personal
liberty consistent with the rights of others
and the public welfare and, while it affords
fun protection to life and property, allows
the creeds business and the customs Of the
people 30 renEain unfettered by sumptuaTy
laws, class legislation and extortiohate nou-
opolies
That every species of taxation levied upon
the many for the profit of the few rasping
monopnlies and producing revenue in ex
cess of the wants of the government econo-
mlcally administered is unjust, ryrannicai,
and dangerous. Sound policy requires that
the business of the people should be free frOn
oppressive duties and vexations and re
straints and that ali legislation in reference
thereto should be impartial in objects and
NIL in irS l,tErI NN a foX
such a thorough revision of the present tariff
laws a. will remedy existing evils and result
III the establishment of u tariff for revenue
only as the permanent commercial policy of
this country.
2 That constitutions are made to protect
the minority of the people against the en-.
Croachments OF the majority; that no propO-
sition for Il change of or amendment to the
organic law of the state should be entertained
or submitted to a vote of the people which if
adopted by the majority could prevent the
majority from exercising their inherent and
maiienabe rights; that we consider the en-
actnlrut of sumptuary prohibitory laws
Subverson of the rights of the people, and
that we are unalterahly opposed to them.
3 That we appreciate the Importance of
liberal appropriations for the improvement
of the Mississippi river, but, inasmuch as the
river and harbor bill has, under Republican
administrations become an omnibus bill for
corrupt combinations by members of CON
greSs, we would favor the adoption of an
amendment to the constitution comforting
upon the president the power to veto such
provisions of the river and harbor bill as ia
his Judgment ara unwarranted.
4. That the patent laws should be revised,
to the end that the innocent purchaser of
manufactured articles using the same i'll good
faith shall be protected from harassing and
oppressive suits for the infringement of pat
ent laws.
Resolved that the maintenance in power
of any political party for any undue length
Of time is an assumption of power inconslst
ent with Democratic principles OF govern
ment and is dangerous to the rights of the
people and we therefore urge upon the
electors of this state that they carefully in
vestlgate the existing state OF things with
reference to a change of the state admins
tration in their own interests.