Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-03
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINES.
Party PlstfOrms Adopted by the Arkansas
aud Iowa Conventions.

Party Platforms Adopted by the Arkansas
aud Iowa Conventions.
LITTLE RocE, Ark, July 1.-The plat
form adopted by the Democratic State
Convention before adjourning this morning
endorses the National Administration. re-
affirming its allegiance to the Democratic
party and its firm adherence to its time
honored principles which guar .ntee equal
ity. liberty and happiness to all citizens of
Il common country; maintains that the
protection OF life, liberty and;property, and
the equality Of all citizens before the law,
the right OF local self-governmInt and the
supremacy OF the Federal Government
within constitutional limits are essential
to the continuance Of free government; re.
grets the depressed condition of the agricu!-
turalinterests ofthe State and the strained
relations OF capital and labor and traces
'hese conditions directly to the oper-
ations OF q high protective tariff.
1t commends the efforts Of the Arkansas
delegation in Congress in support Of the
Morrison bill for the revision OF tariff; re-
affirtns adherence to the time-honored Dem
ocratic doctrine Of a tariff for revenue
only. favors the unlimited coinage OF silver
and demands that the coin OF the
United States, both gold and silver,
be paid on the Government debt with
out discrimination against silver;
recognizes that all industries should bear
equal proportions of the expenses OF
the Government and that taxation
should fall equally on all species Of
property and demands equal and exact
justice in assessing and collecting
taxes; it favors such legislation as win Jos
ter labor and honest industries and dis.
courage monopoly, favors liberallegisIation
for the encouragement to immigration and
tho f,Sforinn nf 0y1r rar0Cracoixa n1,otr;aa
reafIirms it's DEVOTION to the cause OF pub.
tic education, demands the general assem-
bly, shall so regulate the freight and passen-
ger charges OF railroads as to protect the
of the people while doing justice
to the roads.
Resolutions expressing the sympathy cf
the Arkansas Democracy with the patriotic
efforts OF Mr.. Gladstone assisted by Mr..
Parnell in behalf OF Home Rule for Ireland
were adopted by reclamation.
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, July lat the Dem. |
ocratic State Convention resolutions ex
pressing the good will OF the convention to-
ward Gladstone No Parnell, and hoping
form endorses the President and his ad-
ministration; fayols an honest Pension
bin, but opposes special laws; calls on Con-
grs IS to revise the tariff law SO as to meet
the needs OF revenue only; declares in favor
OF the payment Of the public debt; in favor
of the Legislative adjustment Of the labor
question; denounces the new Congressional
law; demands the investigation
and conviction OF all malfeasance in public
Office; iavors the repeal OF the Prohibition
law and the enactment OF u local option
extending to counties and cities, the license,
ii adopted, TO be not less than $500. The
then took a recess, and upon
reasselnbling will nominate a State ticket.
The State Greenback Convention is also
in session here to-day and has decided in
Of a fusion with the Democrats.