The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-08-25

ing democrats here say that the
platform is sound on all national
issues and will meet with the hearty
Endorsement of all western demo-
Gratis.
/ The new state central committee
met at the Lindell hotel at 7 O'Clock
and organized by the election OF the
following officers: Chairman, d. II.
Shields Of Hannibal; secretary, !.
+. Sebrey of Jefferson CITY; treas
urer, Z. y. Noonan Of St. LOUIS.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held September 2c. in St.
Louis.
| THE PLATFOR L AS PRESENTED.
! The committee on resolutions,
through its chairman, 7. D. She
walter, ot Lafayette, submitted the
following unanimous report:
To the chairman and members of
the democratic convention. We,
Your committee on resolutions, sub
NIT the follow ing voluminous report:
The democratic party OF Missouri
congratulates the country upon the
tact that after the most thorough and
practical test OF the fun damental
principles OF the democratic party.
upon which Grover Cleveland was
elected 1T can now declare its renewed
faith in those principles and most
heartily endorse the firm and con
scientiOus manner in which President
| Cleveland has given to the country
wise and patriotic administration,
reforming the glaring abuses that had
crept into the administration of the
public service under his republican
predecessors. We lndorsc the wise
and economical administration OF
Governor Marmaduke, and we refer
with pride to the fact that this state
which has been traduced tor political
purposes by It's enemies as the ''rob-
ber State,' that nowhere are the
rights of citizen more sacredly
guarded as the best refutaton of such
ISLANDERS. And if additional evidence
is needed it is furnished by the fact
that our bonds bearing aJ per cent
interest command IN the money
markets premium OF : per cent.
We, therefore, with confidence pre-
sent the following declaration OF
l principles:
In accordance with the time hon
ored principles of the democratic
party we declare that the fedora
government is one of limted power
that the powers not delegated d by the
constitution to the United States nor
" prohibited by il to the states are re
=. served to the states respectively TO
u the people; that the maintenance O
> that Just equilibrium as to the pow
{ ers delegated, and these reserved l
= essential to the erpetuity OF ou
dual form of state and federal gov
: ernments, and that congress in tn
: exercise OF Its functions should cor
'r fine its actions strictly within tn
n limits of the constitutional grant
that The authority to levy and collet
q taxes and duties on imports was in
}. tended to vest in the general govern
$ meIt the power OF raising the none
IT necessary to meet its expenses, an
III is by the express terms of the con
n stltut,on limited to the purpose {
J. payiag the expenses and obligation
X of the government. We therefor
n deprecate the prostitution of tn
IL taxing power under any preteXt {
= guise whatever, to objects and pu
e poses other than the raising of th
4 revenue or to the purpose of effectin
N indirectly legislation as to subiec
as over which congress has no contro
" as such legislation topIs inevitably t
g consolidation and Il destruction {
as the reserved rights of the states. an
that the building up OF one mduStr
l. by taxation or at the expense {
another is foreign to the true aims /
y. free government in which all II