Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.
THE INDIANA DEMOCRATS MEET IN
CONTENTION and LAY Ex-SEN-
ATOR M'DONALD ON
THE SHELF.
Then They Proceed to Nominate Strong
State Ticket, Headed by c. @. satson.
and TO Adopt - Splendid Series of Reso-
Iutions and instruct for Gov. Gray fer
the Vice-Presidency.
The Indiana Democrats.


INDIANAPOLIS, April 26.-The Dem ocrat
State convention of Indiana assemble
here to-day. Senator's VOORHEES, and Tul
pie and Messrs. ShankIin and Bass wer,
selected as delegates to the st. Louis cor
vention and Mcdonald and hi
friends who had opposed Governor Gra,
were defeated. Mcdonald had abuse,
Gray in an address. When Gray's nam
was mentioned as a candidate for the Vice
Presidency, he wss louaIy cheered. C. c
Matson WAS nominated for Governor unan.
imousc, VIM. III. Meyers was then nom;
mated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The Mai,
form renews the pledges of fidelity to the
constitution and the doctrines taught bv
the founders OF the party and announces
determination to resist all efforts to de-
prive the Federal Government of ,any of ita
powers delegated in the constitution. The
whole country is congratulated upon the
successful
ADMINISTRATION OF CLEVELAND:
that he has earnestly labored to discharge
the duties of his great office in the interest
OF all OF the people there can be no uuas-
tion; that he has succeeded SO well il :,
source OF pride and gratifica ton to those
VIII" elec ed him, as it sh .Illd be to All of
his cOuntryn en-; not even party malice
dats o a~sail hIs honesty or integrity and
all oi has acts have not only v. been clean bui
ab We susplclou. The country is at peac..
with al the world; the laws are faithfully
admlnis tered; good order and economy
prevail her yer the executive las contrnft
and The r.h"ie county is erioying a re- |
msrkahe rnHperity under his wise and |
btnetcl~Et administration; therefore de
mGcrHcy Of lndiaua feel that i woull be I
ntwlse to ti>k the hazard Of a change and /
declare themselves emphatiealiy
IN FAVOR OF HIS RE-ELECT.oN
The platform aso opposes boarding
money in the treasury beyond the needs OF
aproper administration OF the Government:
insists that taxes On imports be reduced to
the lowest point consistent with efficiency
in the public service and demands revision
OF the tariff as recommended in the Presi-
DENTS message. The platform furthermore
declares that the preference in making ap-
)ointTr ents to office should be given to
hose who would harmonic in principle
ard policy with the pal ty having the re- q
'poLsibility OF the administrations; that i
legislation should be enacted to b
PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF LABOR r
and promote harmony between labor and o
capital; that it is the duty of the Govern =
ment to repossess itself OF all forfeited land 4
grants and that laws be enactt d to protect =
The interest OF la hor and promote harmony
between labor and capital; that it is the
iuty OF the Government to repossess itself
II all forfeited land grants and that laws
houId be enacted to prev vent the owner tt
nip to large tracts of lands by corpora nj
ions or aliens; that the sale of intoxicants n
mould be }" =,
REGULATED BY THE LICENSE SYSTEM;
lndemns the action of the Republican M
arty in the last general assembly as revo. in
tionary; declares that the Democratic an
arty favors fair and honest elections; also IL
yors liberal legislation in behalf of the
,ldiers, and concludes with an endorse.
ent OF the administration of Governor
ray and instructs the delega tes to the AZ
ational Convention to cast their votes as da
unit for him as long as his name is before thu
e convention as candidate for the
ce Presidency.
jbert Myers was nominated for Secretary \
State; for Auditor OF State, Cha. les A. q,
unson; for Treasurer Of State, Chas B. 20
Irnes. go,
John K. Wilson was named for ATTORNEY
neral an A. Il. Griffith for Superinte
OF Public Instruction, after which the
nventiOn adjourned. (