Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-30
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday, May 80, 1884.
Geo. Crawford. Robt. NJ. Crawford,
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
THE STATE CONVENTION.

The democratic state conven-
ton, held at Madison on Wednes-
day, did its work remarkably well.
1t was one of the largest political
conventions ever held in Wiscon-
sin, nearly every senate and assem-
bly, district in the state being fully
represented. The convention did
that which every earnest and true
democrat hoped it would do, by
declaring in the following clear and
unequivocal language the position
of the democrats of Wisconsin upon
the question of tariff reform, which
is now the great issue before the
co untry:
Resolved, That We believe q carefully de-
vised system of tariff duties to be the most expe-
dent and cheapest method of collecting such
revenue in addition to excise taxes on liquors
ana tobacco, as shall be found necessary to
defray the ordinary charges Of the government
including a moderate annual reduction of the
public debt
Resolved In the language of the national dem
ocratic platform of 1876 that, reform is necessary
in the sum and modes of federal taxation, to the
end that capital may be set free from distress
and labor lightly burdened, we denounce the
present tariff levied upon nearly 400 articles as
a masterpiece of injustice inequality and false
L. a,
yearly rising revenue has impoverished many
industries to substitute a few. 1t prohibits i'm
ports which might purchase the products of
American labor. II has degraded American
commerce from first to an inferior rank on the
high seas. 1t has cut down the values of Amer
ican manufactures at home and abroad. 1t has
depleted the returns Of American agriculture, an
industry followed by half our people. 1t costs
the people five times more than It produces to
the treasury, obstructs the process of production
and wastes the fruits of labor. 1t promotes fraud
fosters smuggling and enriches dishonest Off
Gals and bankrupts honest merchants. We de-
mand that all custom house taxation shall be
only for revenue"
Resolved, That the continued resistance OF the
tariff monopolists who control the republican
party, TO this demand of justice by the people,
has raised the issue to position of first impor
lance in the coming campaign, and that we re-
new and reiterate the purpose of the democratic
party TO urge reform of the system of custom
house taxation by moderate reasonable and well
consired steps, until restored to its constitu
tional basis as means to raise revenue tor the
support of the government only. and is no longer
prostituted to the unjust end of fostering the
wealth of II favored class at the expense OF the
producers of the country, whereby there has
been annually extorted from the earnings more
than hundred millions of dollars i'll excess of
the needs and to the decentralization of the pub
subsidize and enrich u favored few.
Resolved That we cordially approve and com
mend the course OF the democratic representa-
tves in con5rgsS from this state, as well as the
large minority of the democrats in the present
house of representatives Tor their faithful efforts
to bring about reduction of tariff taxation, to
the actual necessities of the government and
the restoration OF constitutional principles of tax
alton
Resolved, That the evidences of secret corrup-
ton, proAigacy and fraud III the federal govern
mcnt have continued to multiply with every
successive administration OF the republican
party, each being forced to uncover some new
inIquity of its predecessor, and no course re-
mains to insure honesty fidelity and frugality in
national affairs but to take the power from the
party which has so long abused it.
Resolved, That we recognize the soldiers and
sailors who fought i'll the late war for the preser
walton of the union as the wards of the nation,
and that it is the duty of the government to ac-
knowledge all their just claims upon its bounty
The convention was truly rep
resentative body, being composed
of very many of the ablest and
best men of the state. The follow
ing are the delegates at large to the
Chicago convention:
DELEGATES At LARGE.
Gen, Edward 5. bragg, of Fond du Lac; Col.
VIM. +. Villas, of Dane; James &. Jenkins, of
Milwaukee; J. NJ. Morrow, of Monroe.
The delegates for the third con-
grcssional district are: ID. S. Rose, of
Lafayette, and Il. NJ. Bashford, Of
Dane.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
Matthew Armstcad, of Eau Claire
John Luwlcr, of Prairie du Chen.
Nelson Dewey, of Grant, is clector
for the third district.
Dr. Wendell Il. Anderson was
unanimously reelected chairman of
the democratic state central COM
mittce, and A. II. Bushnell, of Lam
caster, and l.. NJ. Fay, of Madison,
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