Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-09

deprecate the PROSTITUTION OF the raxinR
power under any pretexf or guise Wfeteser,
to objects and purposes other .nan re erac,.
ing indirectly legislation as 10 suoJects Over
which congress has no control. as s suon
and a destruction of the reserved + ghfs OF
the States and that the building up OF one
industry by a taxation or at the expense %
anothe: is foreign to the true aims or
a free government in which all the people
as to their legal rights stand on an aDsoiuteiy
second-We believe in honest money. tho
gold and silver coinage of the constitution.
such money without loss. and we demand at
the hands of Congress the free and uniimlt-
ed coinage of both gold and silver
Thir1-We demand that all the SURPLUS
moaey in the treasury shall be applied 20
the payment of the interest bearing debt.
FonrthnMe approve rae a H. 3nrfeitina and
restoring to the public domain 1or OF, n noan
steads for actual settlers nearly loooo0,Vss
acres of unearned land heretofore granted
by Republican Congresses to railroad cor
porations, and we also approve the act pre-.
venting alien ownership In large TRACTS OF
pu hlic lands in the United States.
Fftb-It is the deliberate Judgment or the
Democratic party OF MISSOURI, that IN tner
very nature az Well as by the PROVISIONS OF
our State constitution the railroads OF THIS
State are public highways, many of whichwere
built by public taxation: that both the right
and duty of the State to regulate and con-
troll the highways is clear and can never be
abrogated: that the wise provisions or oni
cOnstitut en- as to diScrim nations In freight
and passenger rates by railroads, against
COM eting Ines being under one manage
ment, against the giving of passes or reduced
| rates to public officers against such corpora
| tons engaging in other business ana thee
| officers furnishing supplies to such re- 1roa"s
together with the other requirements OF ou'
constitution should be supplemented By
| stringent laws to carry them into effect. ana
| the passage of all such necessary laws. WITH
such penalties as will insure their due on
servance We further declare that fre rahes
and just remuneration for the
| service performed and the money actually Ir
| stock: tnat our Board of Railroad Commits
| soners should reduce all present rates I
| such a standard. and if the powers of t"'
| board are Inadequate to that end. that SUCH
| fur her authority be given to it: that we de
as s'' to give '' the board the power to enforce
| such rates when fixed. and the shipper
clear remedy for all wrongs we further
| favor necessary legislation for the speedy
| and equitable settlement of all disputes &21
differences that may arise between railroad
companies and their employees
| Sfxth-The Democratic party, which or
| mated the public school system of Missouri
| stands pledged to maintain popular educ
ton in the State.
| Seyenth-We heartily sympathise with tfe
Irish people in their heroic efforts AGAINST
| oppression and to secure to themselves n
local government free from the oppressio,
of iandordism-a relic of feudalIsm.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. G. j. Bower, of Kansas City, mover
that the unanimous thanks of the convf':s-
ton be extended to the city of ST. Louis
and the citizens reception committee for
the courteous manner in which wishing del
egates had been treated.
The motion was unanimously carried on
rising vote.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The names of the members of the State
Central Committee were then reported As
follows:
First district, D. H. Shields. of Marion
Second district, Ii. c. McC!anehan, of Sui.
Ivan; Third district, James M. Riley, OF
Clinton; Fourth district, W. M. Ramsey, OF
Nodaway; Fifth district E. I. holland. OF
Kansas City: Sixth district John s. Ell
lott, of Cooper; Seventh district W. II
Biggs, of Pike: Eighth district. E. II
Noonan, of ST. Louis; Ninth district
Charles c. Massuck. Of ST. Louis; Tent
district, Samuel Burn.s, of st. Francois
Eleventh district, Edwin Silver, of Cole
: Twelfth district, w. II. Phelps, of Jasper
Thirteenth district, John O'Day. of Greene
Fourteenth district ID. j. Allen, of Wayne
Adjourned sine de.