The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.


Meet aG Indianapolis and Nominate
COurGIand O. MassOn for Governor
Cleveland highly Rndorsed - ThS
Platform.
INDIANAPOLIS, AriI 26.-The demo
Gratis Of Indiana met in mass con.
ventioA this morning in Tomlinson
hall, one of the largest room of the
kind In the west and having a seating
capacity OF nearly 5000 people. The
main floor was reserved for delegates,
while the galleries and Hobbies were
crowded with spectators and friends of
the various candidates.
CORTLAND G. Matson was unani-
mously nominated for governor and
William r. Meyers for lieutenant
governor.
THE PLATFORM.
The first plank of the platform de-
clareS the allegiance Of the party to
the constitution. The remaining sec
tions are as follows:
Second, We congratulate the people
of the whole country upon the en-
inently successful administration of
President Cleveland, coming into
power under circumstances peculiarly
difficult and embarrassing. After a
long period of republican rule he has
conducted the affairs OF the executive
department with such prudence and
ability as to challenge the approval
Of all unprecedented people.
That he has earnestly labored to dis
charge the duties Of his great Office in
the interest o. all the people there can
so well Is a source of pride and gratif-
cation to those who elected him, as it
should be to all his countrymen. Not
even party malice dares to assail his
honesty or integrity, and all his acts
have not only been clean, but above
suspicion.
Third, We are opposed to taking
money from the pockets of the people
and boarding it in the treasury of the
United States beyond the needs of a
proper administration Of the govern
ment, thus converting it into dead cap
ital at the expense of the business of
the country and encouraging extrava-
CANT and corrupt expenditures; to the
end that these cruel burdens be re-
moved from the taxpayers and that
such expenditures shall cease, we in
sist that the taxes on imports be re-
duced to the lowest point consistent
with efficiency in the public service,
We demand a revision of the
present unjust tariff as recommended
In the late message of the president.
y
of Indiana favors such rules and regu-
lations for the civil service both ma
tional and state as will secure honest
capable and deserving public officers,
but where honesty, ability and merit
are equal, we believe there would be
both justice and wisdom in giving pre-
ference to those who would harmonic
in principle and policy, with having
the responsibility Of administration.
The Fifth and Sixth sections, advo-
cate legislation in the interest Of the
laboring man.
The Seventh favors the re-claiming
of the pubic lands granted to cOrpor-
ations which have forfeited their
claims,
Eighth, IT is provided by the consti.
tuition of this state that the liberty OF
the people should be protected and
that their private property should not
be, taken without just compensation
and we are opposed to any change in the
constitution tending to weaken these
safeguards, or to any legislation which
asserts the power to take or to destroy
the private property Of any portion OF
the people of the state without com.
pensation, or which unjustly interiors
with their personal liberty as to what
they shall eat or drink, or as to the
kind of clothing they shall wear beleav.
ing that the government should be adj
ministered in that way best calculated
to confer the greatest good on the
greatest number without sacrificing
the rights of person or of property, and
leaving the innocent creeds customs and
sumptuary laws class leglsla.
alton or extortionate menopolies
while standing faithfully by the rights
of PROPERTY and personal liberty guar
anteed to the people by the constitu.
ton we distinctly declare that we art
in favor of sobriety and temperance
and all proper means for the pro
motion Of these virtues, but we believe
that well regulated license system,
and reasonable and just laws upot
| the subject, faithfully enforced would
be better than extreme measures
which being subversive of persona
liberty and in conflict with public
| sentiment would never be effected
executed, thus bringing law into dis
pute and tending to make SneakS anC
| hypocrites of our people.
| The ninth section condemns the re
publican party's action in the las
The tenth deplores the election frau
of 1857 and the corrupt elections o
1880.
Eleventh, The democratic party i
the faithful friend of the soldiers, thei
widows and orphans, and in apprecia
ton of the heroic and unselfish service
of the union soldiers and sailors, W
declare in favor of liberal legislation i
their behalf, including an enactmen
by congress Of just and equitable SCI
vice pension law as recognition c
patriotism and a reward for henOrabl
services rendered the movement.
The twelfth section endorses the Ii
diana congressional delegation, an
tho final plank supports Governor Ora
for the vice presidency.
The resolutions were nnanimOusl
adopted.