The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-12
INDIANA DEMOCRACY.
STATE CONVENTION PRESIDED OVER
BY HON. D. W. VOORHEES,,

Speeches Euiogistic of Departed Leader
State Ticket Nominated-Th g New
state Central Committee The Platform
Adopted-A Reduction of the Tariff
Favored - The Administration Ap
proved-FinanciaI Policy.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug 2-The Demo
cratic state convention met Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock in Tomlinson hall
The attendance was large and the galleries
were filled with spectators Hon. Daniel
W. VOORHEES, was elected chairman, and w.
J. Craigg, editor of The indianapolis Sen
tinel, secretary Speeches eulogistic of
Hendricks, Hancock, Seymour and Tilden,
were made Tho following were nomin-
ated by reclamation: John c. Nelson of
Cass county, for lieutenant governor, John
r. Coifroth of Tippecanoe for judge of the
supreme court; Robert w Mier of Bloom
ington, secretary of state; Thomas b.
Byrns of Nandenburg, treasurer; Charles
A. Munsou, of Allen, auditor; Martin T.
Kruger, of Laporte, clerk of the supreme
court, IL d. McMullen, of Dearborn, at
torney general
committee are as follows First district
E. p. Richardson, of Pike county; Second
district, T. B. Buskirk, of Orange; Third
district, S II. Mitchell, of Washington;
| Fourth district, F. S. Swift, of Franklin
Fifth district, Eb. Henderson, of Morgan
Sixth district, u. W Chambers, of Henry
Seventh district, J. T. Mcdonald, of Mar
ion; Eighth district, J. c. Sawyer, Of Yer
will 4.
Boone; Tenth district. J c. Odell of Car
roll Eleventh district, H. Hawkins of
jay; Twelfth district, Ed O'Rourke of
Allen; Thirteenth district, Daniel Melon
aid, OF Marshall
The pla tforn adopted by the convention
is as follows:
!. Resolved That the Democracy of
Indiana in convention assembled cordially
approves OF the administration of President
Cleveland for its ability, integrity and
economy in the management of national
affairs, and recognize in the president and
his cabinet faithful and patriotic public
servants
:. Resolved, That the Democrats of In
diana sincerely lament the loss of their
honored leader, the late Thomas Hendricks,
who by his wise counsel and superb leader
ship the Democracy of Indiana gained and
enjoyed an enviable reputation for heroic
and unselfish devotion to the principles of
Just government The memory of our
late beloved leader can not be better per-
petuated than by a steadfast obser vance of
his conciliatory counsel and patiotic
teachings, to tho end that the eff
forts of all true Democratic citizens may be
directed to the faithful application of their
grand and ennUbling principles, that Conduce
to the welfare and happiness of liberty-lov
ing people. We also profoundly deplore
that during a brief period of time the ma
tion, and particularly the Democratic
party, has suffered the loss of four other
eminent citizens in the persons of the gal
liant leader, George B, Mcclellan: the pure
and wise statesman, Horatio Seymour: the
superb here, Winfield Scott Hancock; and
more recently the demise of that discerning
statesman, sagacious counsellor and pro
found political philosopher, Samuel J. Til
den. The career of those ilIustrious men
may we'll serve rs examples for those upon
whom shah devolve the responsibility of
leadership
3 Resolved, That taxation of the people
for other purposes than raising revenue for
the expenses of the government economi-
caily administered is robbery under the
forms of law. We are, therefore, in favor
of reduction of the present un lust tariff to
II revenue basiS, and We hereby reafIirn the
principles laid down in the Chicago plat
form on that subject and heartily indorse
the action of the Democratic representatives
in congress from this state for their fidelity
to the cause of tariff reform.
4. Resolved That the action of the
democratic house OF representatives Of the
forty eight and forty ninth congress, in de-
claring forfeited and retaining from
railroad corporations about 1O0,O0UtO0
acres of land, is hereby heartily indorsed
and approved
u Resolved, That the ownership of real
estate in this country by persons not citi-
zens OF the United States Is injurious to
American interests, and may be attended
with very evil consequences. We there
fore, heartily approve ui the act of the last
general assembly in prohibiting the own.
eIshlp of real estate III Indiana by aliepa,
and thereby repeating the act allowing
aliens to hold and convey real estate passed
by Republican legislature and approved
by Republican governor and we specially
approve of such legislation by congress as
shall efiectualiy protect the public lands
from such alien entry and ownership, so
tnat Tie same may, Us far as possible, be
reserved for our own citizens
L. Resolved, That we favor a financial
policy in which geld ard silver coin and pa.
per money, readily convertible into coin,
the volume of United States notes
now provided for by law, shall be the cir
medium, and we insist that the
surplus IN the national treasury shall be
promptly applied in payment of the ma
tional public debt, and that taxation shall |
be reduced, to the end that large accumula.
tions in the treasury beyond the proper ne
'essities OF the public service shall not oc- |
'ur, thus assuring honest and economical |
government and relieving the people from !
and oppressive taxation