Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-21

The platform congratulates the country
upon the Inauguration Of Democratic ad-
ministratiOn. and notes that the revival of
business prosperity demonstrates the bene-
tts even before any session OF Congress has
enabled the country 10 realize the full fruits
of Democratic principles. The second plank
cougrstalates the Presiden: aud Cabinet on
their auspicsO0= beginning and heartily en-
dOrses the Administration. The third ap-
proves the measures Of the Democratic Con
gress tO prevent the acquisition Of Gnearned
lands b. railroads and BY the Democratic
President Ia firmly holding the public lands
tor public uses. The fourth reafhrms the
plsfforuxDf the NetiOual Convention OF 1884
The hfth commends Gov. HCadiy and the
General Assembly. The sixth and seventh
paragraphs are a. follows.
Sistl We specially commend the fidelity OF
ths Democratic mem bers of the %th General A.
seluby 70 ths plSise ~ the party IN favor - d.
censing ths trsftc I'm intoxicating liquors. and ~
denuunca fhs fraud aud hypocrisy of he kepubli-
cans n fefesfing tai- messure ot reform. kgcry
Democrat FRA both branches - the tIererai A.
ssfnhg voted 20 submit Tor popular adoption A
con-fi ruti ma amendment providing r Ia ense-
knough Republicans protesting 20 os "a - favor
were present in fhs Mouse ~ Representatives %
have given DO ths fhr-s. hftIs = neceseary for its
-rccess hnr refused 20 vote for The avow@i and
only rssson that II va preparet by Democrats
{ pom che Republican party. whose caucu= III 20
tsresi fhis course lies fhe reproach Of The post
psn.-r ent and tam porsry defeat - this most
and sai1tarY pisn for the regulation ~ the Honor
trsshc.
Ssvenf. The Democratic uarty a. a. IL Away
has nsar. npDosesf 20 snmfuRry leSisl-tion snd
nreslr6U fsxsfian in sny form. ant y u favor ~
the srEsst liberty ~ private conduct consistent
With the public welfare AMI rhe right II reguist
inx TIA iluor traffic ant providing Against fhe
aviis rasuting fherafrum-fy jndicluu and
urupariy xrsftf~i license sg-tsn. Under The pres
snt constitution ~ Ohio such system is forbid-
den AMI taxation j. limited ro property AMI re-
qnirasi - BE- measured hy ita money vslue- We
therefore are in favor u constitutional amend
ueuf which .hsl permit auch system and -
promise ifs suhm s-inn fnr adoption hv ths peo-
ole n cha nfe=s- ~ three hfrhs % aach branch -
cha next GENERAL Aszefro oig be composed of DEM
u,srsfa.
The ighth plank says The Democratic party
il the party ~ the peonls and of the azrl
cultural and wool growing interests, the
enemy ~ unououolies and the friend Of a
Dor Arbitration IL declared the visest way to
settle labor differences. The ninth com
ruends the steps taken toward prison reform
the tenth fsvors the Reservation Of the
canai svsten the eleventh .'fhe establish
usut ~ an intermediary peuitentiary' for
prisoners not belonging 20 the criminal
class. and the twelfth a change Of the date
~ the annual elections % November The
thirteen -asolution expresses sorrow st the
death ~ Gen. Grant and an appreciation ~
his modest and heroic character and his
great deeds ~ The fourteenth sets forth
that In the death af Igige Okey the state
has in@t al able iurizt