Daily globe., 1883-08-03

OF which E. p. Barnum, of Stearns, moved
the chairman be authorized to appoint a
state central committee, saying in support
OF his motion that the speech Just listened
to was guarantee that his heart was in
the cause, and that the duty could be safe
ly entrusted to him. The motion was Sec
onded by several and unanimously adopt
ed.
THE PLATFORM.
Mr.. y. M. Hall, of Goodhue, chairman
or the committee on resolutions, then SUBJ
mitted the following report:
We, the Democracy of Minnesota, in conven-
tlon assembled, reaffirm our devotion to the
TIA e-honored maxims of the Democrutic party,
thae that government is best which governs
least; which leaves the citizen in the enjoy
ment OF the greatest personal liberty consistent
with the rights of others and the public welfare;
and while 1t affords full protection to life and
property, allows the creeds, business and Gus
| toms of the people to remain unfettered by
sumptuary laws, class legislation and extortion-
| ate monopolies.
FIrst-That every species of taxation levied
upon the many for the profit of the few, Great
Ing monopoles and producing revenue in ex-
| cess of the wants of the government, economi-
cally administered, is unjust, tyrannical and
| dangerous. Sound policy requires that the
| business of the people should be free from op-
| presslve duties and vexatious restraints, and
that all legislation in reference thereto should
be impartial IN its objects and equal in its bur-
| dens. We, therefore, favor such thorough re-
! vision OF the present tariff laws as will remedy
| existing evils and result in the establishment of
| a tariff for revenue only, as the permanent COM
nrercial policy of this country.
| Second-That constitutions are made to pro-
tect the minority of the people against the
| croachments of the majority; that no PROPOSE
tion for a change of or amendment to the or
| ganlc law Of the state should be entertained or
submitted to vote of the people, which, if
| adopted by the majority, would prevent the
| minority from exercising their inherent and in
| alienable rights. That we consider the enact
ment of sumptuary and prohibitory laws sub
version of the rights of the people and that we
are unalterably opposed to them.
Thlrd-Ihat 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 admins
| trations, become an Omnibus for the corrupt
| combinations by members of congress, we would
favor the adoption of an amendment to the con-
| stltutlon conferring upon the president the pow
er to veto such provisions of the river and harbor
bill, and all other appropriation bills, ass in his
Judgment, are unwarranted.
FOurth-That the patent laws should be re-
| vised, to the end that the innocent purchasers
of manufactured articles, using the same in
good faith, shall be protected from harassing
and oppressive suits for the infringement of
patent rights.
Resolved, That the maintenance in power of
any political party for an undue length of time
tends to an assumption of power inconsistent
| with democratic principles of government, and
is dangerous to the rights of the people, and we
| therefore urge upon the electors of this state,
| they carefully investigate the existing state of
| things with reference to change of site admin
| istratiOn, in their own interests
The report was adopted unanimously
and with great enthusiasm.
| GOVERNOR.
On motion of J. G. Mccarthy, of Ram
sey, the convention voted to proceed to an
informal ballot for nominee for gov
ernor.
In reply to the inquiry of the chair if
any one desired to make any nomina-
tions, A. A. Ames, of Hennepin, took the
floor, saying he rose to place in nomination
for the Office of governor one of the best
known, truest and ablest Democrats in the
state. Before doing so, however,
he desired to make brief
personal explanation. Recently
the Republican bosses IN Hennepin county
had made their brags that Doc. Ames could
not be endorsed by his party for anything.
| Right here he would say that he had never
| sought an office, but the Office had always
| sought him. At the late Democratic coun-
| ty convention without any move on his
part, and entirely without his knowledge,
a resolution was adopted without protest.
| recommending him to the state convention
| for the nomination for the office of gov
| ernor. That to him was a greater honor
| even than would be the nomination at
| your hands. He had come to st. Paul,
with this recommendation of his party of
his county at his back, but
with no desire for the nomination
unless the convention in its
wisdom should deem him the most avail
able candidate. After looking over the
ground he was satisfied that he was not
the strongest candidate, and he therefore
| took pleasure, for himself and the Demo
cratic party of Hennepin county, of nom
mating Hon. W. w. McNair as the candi-
date of the Democracy for governor.
John F, Norrish, of Dakota, sai id he was
authorized by Mr.. McNair to- state that
under no circumstances could he be can
| didate.
D. B. johnson, of Hennepin, answered
| that Mr.. McNair had said to number of
the delegates that very morning that if
the convention should deem it for the
interests of the party that he should
be its candidate for governor he would
accept.
WI. Whipple moved that the nomina-
ton of Mr.. McNair be by acclamation.
Solon Armstrong, of Hennep1n, second
ed the the nomination of MIR. McNair. He
said he came to the convention for the
especial purpose of assisting in the
nominstion of DR.. Ames, but as a change
had been made, he as heartily
favored the nomination of Mr..
McNair, and he would say if
the party came up Yaliantly to his support
if nominated, the party if defeated would
come out of the fight with respectable
vote and in splendid condition for the
presidential campaign.
w. Barrett, of Ramsey, said something
was due to the only gentleman who came
before the convention, DR.. Ames, who in
his great heart steps aside for the good of
the party to place in nomination man
not his superior, nor with any greater
claims upon the party for its
support. For this abnegation of self
for the good of the party, DR..
Ames had placed the party under re-