Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-12
WHOLE NO. 252

ioj The Committee on Resolutions beg {
le report as follows:
is Resolved, By the Democrats OF Nor
q tana assembled in Territorial Convention
b. First-That We endorse the platform &
{ principles adopted BY the National Demo
. cratic Convention, at st. Louis, in june
n 1883.
i Second-That we endorse the message O
! President Cleveland recommending q re
> form in our present tariff lawe and an
) prove the Mills bill now before Congress a,
a measure which, while not perfect in all III
details. is long step forward in the direc
ton OF such reform.
II Third-Thst we endorse the admins
tration OF President Cleveland as one O
which not only Democrats, but citizens
without distinc zion OF party, may well be
proud.
Fourth-That we heartily ratify the
nomination OF Grover Cleveland for Presi
dent and of Allan G. Thurman for Vice
President OF the United States.
Flfth-That we are in favor OF the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver, as we'll as
OF gold. and OF the enactment by Congress
OF law which shall require all United
states mints and assay Offices to pay for
all silver bullion deposited with them. eth
i 6OsN
OF the deposition, IN certificates at the rates
now fixed by law for standard silver dol.
lars, and shall make such certificates re-
eeiyabie in payment OF ali public dues and
Haarcis yie forz cehi3 or silver soi., .ts
the standard value thereof as now estaD.
lished.
Sixth-That VIC are uncompromisingly
opposed to Chinese emigration to the
United States aud believe that it should be
n tNCr ffaIy aE,rI sHn.t
act OF Congress.
Seyenth-That wheneverit is practicable.
the selection OF all officers for the Terri
tories, who are appointed by the President
or heads OF the departments, should bs
made from residents OF the respective Ter.
ritories.
Eighth we are III favor of such
legislation by Congress as will allow to all
the people Of each Territory, without
preference or unreasonable regulations, the
free use, for all useful purposes within such
Territory, OF all timber on the public lands
oil the United States, and as will make
make plain and clear the right to such
timber.
NInth-That from it's population and re-
sources Montana is entitled of right and by
precedent TO immediate admission into the
Union as State and we are in favor OF
and will work for such admission until it is
effected.
Tenth hat it is the sense OF the con-
vention that the Congress of the United
States should cut off sufficient of the
north border of the Yellowstone National
Park to allow railroad to enter the New
World Mining District at or near Cooke
City, or to grant a right-of-way for that
purpose, in order that the great mineral
resources OF that mining district NAV be
developed, and thereby add to the mineral
product and veal h OF the Territory of
Montana.
Eleventh-That it is the sense of this
that the vast Indian reserva-
lions embraced within the limits OF Mon
Jana should be speedily cut down il area
80 as to reduce the same to the actual
needs and wants OF the various Indian
,ribes and as will be consistent with their
'afety and welfare, and that the residue be
opened to settlement and occupation by
tctual settlers as speedily as practicable,
md we especially ask the attention OF the
government to the Crow and Northern
jheyenne reservations in Eastern Mon
ana.
Twelfth-That approving such legislation
IS is already upon the statute books pro-
Getting wage-workers employed in mines,
ailroads and manufacture enterprises
gainst the loss of life and imb, we urge
uch further legislation as i'll absolutely
rotecb such wage-worker against such
,ss, and in convention | g Democratic
prssses rsss tstself ase eg TO grant 10
hich by right it is entitled and which the
,epubliean party, so long in power in the
fairs OF the Nation, has never considered.
Thirteenth-That the Hon. j. K. Toole,
ur present Delegate in Congress. has
roved himself an able and efficient repre-
sntative Of the people of Montana and as
lch is entitled to their thanks for his
,rviCes.
Numerous cheers greeted the reading of
le several sections, especially that indoors
g the Administration and the nomina-
on OF Cleveland and Thurman, the reso-
tions on silver and the opposition to
hinese immigration. In fact, the docu-
ent received the most unequivGcaI in-
OF the convention and the reso-
tions were adopted by rising vote with
lcers.
The counties were then called to name
Lch d member OF the Territorial Central
with the following result:
TERRITORIAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
J. Davidson.
Wallace, Jr.
Tieasurer-W. B. Hundcy.
Bea verhead-Jno. c. Br nnan.
G. Conrad.
Custer-T. H. Irvine.
Il. Widmyer.
Deer Lodgs-Jas. McNulty.
gus--Granville Stuart.
Gniiatin-L. A. Luse.
Jefferson-.I. w. Burkett.
Lewis and Clark-Col. w. B. Hudley.
E. Tierney.
r. Buford.
A. Wolf.
Park-Jno. H. Elder.
Silver Bow-M. J. ConnelI.
Yellowst tone-Alfred Myers.
Gibson.
Hon. Sam. Word notified the delegates
at district conventions would be held in
e ha II at the close of the convention.
On motion OF w. G. Pemberton resolu
ms Of thanks to the officers of the con-
ntion were passed and at the tap OF the
gavei the convention adjourned
.e die.