Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-22
MINNESOTA pEMocRATs.

They Meet In Convention and Nominal,
Tlcket-The Platform. f' e
st. PAUI, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE Demo
crats IN State convention In this city yes
terday nominated the following ticket:
For observation-disclosures M. Wilson, OF Mime
apolis. 4s..y>. IN. 4,
Lieutenant. Governor-Dani Buck, OF Man
kato.
Secretary OF state-w. C. Bradenhager, o.
Carver. ssgI5 -. $500 =
Treasurer-Hans Nelson, OF Fergus Falls. +
Attorney General-C. D. Autremont, OF Du
luth. g = 2 2 9,
Supreme Court Judges-seagrave smith, Of
Hennepin, and George F. Batchelder, OF Otte,
Tail tea I'll .:s14
The following electoral ticket was
chosen: r .s,sE$ .zs,,% ~"
First district, Andrew Nelson, Of Olmstead;
SECOND, Il. F. Constans, of Faribault; Third,
o. NJ. Hail. OF Goodhuo; Fourth, J. +: Stone.
OF OF. fine; Fifth, Henry Keller, OF Stearns
OF WING no, were unanimously elected alter
nate delegates.at-large. . 80
Tbs Committee on Resolutions reported
the following platform, which was adopt.
cd: wi II ~ - asnl 49, d r.. 81 :
The Democrats Of Minnesota congratulate
tho taxpayers, OF this State and the Nation
upon the unanimous nomihation and the as.
sured election of Grover Cleveland rs Presi.
dent and OF Allen g. Thurman az Vice Presi.
dent OF the United States. The long public
record OF these nominees, the rare courage and
ability shown by each OF them in the dis.
charge OF the official duties repeatedly intrust-
cd to them, the 1ndOmitable antagOnism to cor
rupt schemes OF corporate monopoly and par
tlsan plumber, their conscientious adherence to
the principle that ''public office is u public
trust" and their stalwart honesty and fearless
devotion to sound political principles In spite OF
popular clamor. are the best guarantees that
the Executive Administration OF the Govern.
ment can be safely committed to their care.
The National Democracy invites tho country to
tested fidelity and craftsmanship of its candi.
gates Us the best argument of their election.
SO suspicion OF jobbery, timidlty or Of
OF Grover Cleveland. TO him we owe it that the
great question of the abolition OF superfluous
revenue by the reduction OF the excessive
nent issue OF this campaign. This issue, as de-
clared in the National Democratic platform.
meets our unqualified approval. At the same
pies set forth In the platform adopted by the
last Democratic State convention as an explic-
IT statement OF that policy OF revenue reform
but as rapidly as practicable, until the entire
system OF taxing the many for the Substituting
OF tho few shall be- forever abandoned
But 1t IS not alone the field OF National poll
TICS that demands the attention OF che voters
OF Minnesota. The same influences that have
sreated ex ctr proigacy and COR
worked out their inevitable results in the. ad-
minlstration by that party of the AFFAIRS Of
this State: For twenty:eight years last past
troll OF all branches Of the state GOV
eminent, resulting in the rapid, develop
ment in its legislation of the Republican con-
OF easily acquired wealth. The complaints OF:
the people have been either unheeded or un.
DER the pretense OF giving relief have been
DESIGN. afa6 fho
complained Of, while the Legislature domi--
mated by that party has departed from the
legitimate functions of State, and has per-
verted Its powers'to unusual and unwise pur..
poses.
The farmers Of the State complained that
they were suffering from the extolt!ons of the
elevators; that these, by perversion of the
powers and duties of railroads we're. though
built and owned by the roads, given into the
exclusive control of individuals who operated
them in their own interests, thus creating q
monopoly OF grain buying with the usual con-
cOmltantS OF such power in dockage of weight
and systematic undergrading- of grain; and
from the power of the State to which
they appealed, ignoring, either through
Ignorance or design, the simple remedy Of COM
polling the roads to resume and perform their
proper functions as carriers of grain aud in their
exercise to operate the elevators for shippers of
grain as they operate their yards and ware
houses for the shippers OF other commodities:
the only remedy Republican Legislature Of.
Tered was the present cumbrous and inefficient
gram inspection act, which if honest is stupid,
and It not is malevolent. They answered the APP
peal for relief from grinding monopoly by CON
unulng the monopoly; for an open market BY
one sealed to competition; and they armed the
farmer against the undergrading OF his gram
by the remarkable provision for its inspection
ut q point hundreds OF miles away and at "A time
days after he has sold it to the local buyer.
THIS masterpiece of legislative stupidity or de-
ceit not only Injuries the class it assumes to-
protect. by adding another to the usual uncer-
tainties OF the market against which the local
~ p1lnr 0xf ioic chi
but it takes annually from the Treasury about
e80, 600 to fee the officers 1t creates.
While under arbitrary laws the State en-
forces the payment Of the last cent Of tax lev,
led upon the property OF the humblest citizen
Republican Legislature has by that measure
notorious ass House File 49," remitted to a
railroad company. enriched by a grant Of the
public DOMAIN, the taxes upon its lands, evad-
ed by it for years, and amounting to about
el,ooo,ooo under the sspecious pretense,o OF I" An
act to relieve settlers on these lands We offer
this as a monumental example OF the kind Of
protection" modern Republicanism aTords TO
q tax-burdened people.
busted themselves in the discovery OF places
in the civil service of the State in which offices
could be planted and cultured. Commission
has followed commission, and bureaus with
large salaries appended have been created.
and each successive Legislature taxes its IN.
genuity to provide places for needy part,sans
until the charge justly lies against the Repub.
lican party which, century ago. our folefa-
theirs laid against their king: HE has erected a
multitude OF new offices, and sent hither q
swarm of officers to harrass our people and eat
out their substance"
1t has greatly increased the amount OF taxes
imposed upon our people; and with lavish hands
it has wantonly sQuandered the funds thus col
lected. So reclxlessly has this been done that
the State Is now confronted with appropria.
tions exceeding the revenues, and the public
institutions are being run upon credit
1t has ignored that principle of legislation
which, when possible, leaves the execution Of
laws to the self-interest of men, and has ere.
ated on oil inspector, whose tees paid by the
consumer, amount TO nearly $20, 600 per wear.
and the Legislature at its last session refused
to take any action though requested.
We particularly arraign 1.-THE present Chief
Executive OF the State for that -
First-He has persistently refused to inter-
pose his veto for the protection of the public
treasury against the extravagant schemes OF
an extravagant legislature. We commend to
land Us evidence OF the wholesome influence
upon vicious legislation which an intelligent
executive can exercise by q iudicious and reso-
lutte exercise Of the veto power.
! SecOnd-He has debased the civil service of
the State by removing officers Of mature ex-
perence, in order to pay the debts and dis
charge the obligations of o political campaign
Z. Thlrd-Under him the judiciary OF this State
for the first time in our history has been pros
tituted to the purposes of factional partner.
ship, and men of acknowledged incompetency
have been clothed with the judges ermine as
3 compensation for their, political services in
the caucus and upon the stump. y 80