Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-22
DEMOCRATIC PLATFopx

After a quarter of a century =,
eAtlasasance oy successive RepubIican We and
trations, the Democratic party has sas sidlninii.
by a Republican Senate for M rt!ss ,esso~ bstruetd
firm and uny.elding resistenceI hpuipose.
the Executive upon his constitn,no"sVer by
finally triumphed, SO that it is onlv . o W. rishl
When the administration Will h 1uesnonot
inef1cient officials, and their places ssliged Of
then, the full fruition OF its boies "nsn II. Until
allied. The Democracy Of Montana in no. De Re.
ton assembled, resolve, ~ CONVEX.
That we re-afhrm our faith in the ,,
laid down in the Democratic nations} ~p,tnelpla
at Chicago, and congratulate the ,p.sIi0ra
the imitation and progress Of legi.la,jon upon
amelloratlon OF the condition Of the is Is ,hs
classes, and find ample cause for rensu rio ofing
fea.ty to the national Democratic partv ns GU
That We CORDIALLY approve of The sa,;.,
ton of President Cleveland for II, sh;II..uNlNn.
tegrity and economy in the msnsas.n.y, Ii.
national affairs, ana recognize in ,hk p,"aaa! 0.
and memberscfth III. Cabinet faithful and n,eslaeat
servants. paIfl0.e
That we applaud the action of a no,..
House Of Representatives in the passsps oSciaiic
Of paramount Importance TO Montana ~ oNa
To tax the land grant of the Northern 4ntoxs
Railroad in Montana, whereby the en,i,o 'safc
of more than 2,OVO,0v0 acres of the land s!sa.
Territory Will become taxable as rspidIv = M,
surveyed; to prohibit special legislalinu u l.
Territories, whereby large and powerful ~ nae
ratiOns will no longer find an incentive ,oooNr
ure and control our legislat We sssemtWH. ZAP
provide for the arbitration of labor tronbiSes' 10
tween railroad companies and their snrT ".
10 legalize the incorporation Of na1iensiI pWye.
unions; to protect mechanics, leborers sr usas
wants In their wages: to ascertain the ey,s uu VI.
effect of convict labor upon the industriss,4 and
country; to prohibit any officer agent or ssso, ~
Of the Government from hiring the isht.'sa!
prisoners incarcerated for violating Tho '1 iOi 0i
the United States; to prevent the emplovmsnss q
convict labor and alien labor upon puhIin Hnr q
ings and public works; 10 amend the low ouf'
ing to the importation and immigrs,iasest
foreigners and aliens III der contract ia Ta.aa
labor IN the United States. T'~n
1t has re organized and increased the iud,o,.
of our Territory, thereby afFording smns s.a a,I
ties for the enforcement Of our rights ana lsciA'
dress of wrongs through the courts. IT,
has passed a bill to regulate interstate a..
merce, and to give lelief 10 the people so sg4
tne oppression under which they have p rssa,
for Years. ~uea
For the first time in the history Of tho r.,
tory the public Offices in Montana have IN III
main been filled by our W citizens. 's
Tbs timber troubles, precipitated by tho G.,
aggerated reports Of a Republican special Ia a..
agent, have been fully Investigated and ssii. .saa
torily settled. ~
We favor a financial policy in which gold and
silver coin and paper money readily cnnv s
IDLE into coin, including the volume of I nts,
States notes now provided for by law, shsiTHsa
the circulating medium. We insist ths, ~
surplus in the national treasury shall Is
promptly applied in the payment of tho W
tional public debt and that taxation shall ban
duced to that end; that large N ~
the treasury beyond the proper necessities 0s,ta
public service shall not occur, thus sssu,r,
honest and economical government, and rshsr
ing the people from UNNECESSARY and oppresJy
taxation. '
We delnand further and Continued efot,o,
the part OF u delegate in Congress to secus
free n unlimited coinage Of silver; TO redn.s
and open Indian reservations to settlement snd M
occupation, n to secure the right Of wsy n.
railroads through the same; to improve the nsv.
igation Of the Upper Missouri and Y%ellowst0n,
rivers; to procure the annexation Of the Idsbo
panhandle to Montana, and to secure our ~
mission as a State into the Union.
We hail with delight the approach of all CON.
peting lines Of railroad within our borders and
condemn with our unqualified disapproysltb.
attempt Of any railroad company TO domlps.
the politics of Montana.
We recognize labor as the source of all wealth
IL demand for the working classes such remu.
neratiOn for their services as will enable them
with economy and sObriety to improve their ~
clal ana financial condition.; further, We con.
denim the policy Of the Republican party IN
building up %monopolles and classes BY speci.
legislation. hostile to the best interests Of ,ls
masses.
We seize with pleasure the opportunity ofe1.
pressing our sympathy with Ireland in her Ion.
and patriotic struggle for Home Rule. and truy
that the day is not far distant when her heroic
to attain that just end will be crowned
with success.
That the firm stand taken by the Administn.
ton in demanding the release OF A. X. Cutting,
an American citizen, unlawfully deprived Of hs
liberty by Mexican officials in the Republic Of
is a sure guaranty that our foreign pol
Icy will protect the humblest citizen in all biz
constitutional rights.
That we heartily endorse and approve the
past course and action of our Delegate in Con.
sress, Hon. Joseph X. Toole. and cordially
recommend him to the people of Montana fol-
e-election.