Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-24
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.

SPRINGFIELD, H., May 2S.-Ine Demo
cratic State convention was called to order.
Call of the convention was read after
which Chairman Phelps delivered brief
congratulatory address. Mr.. Phelps then
announced the temporary officers Of the
convention as agreed upon by the state
central committee.
After the announcement of committees
the convention adjourned until 2 o'clock.
The committee on delegates at large to
the national convention, presidential elect
ors at large and state committeeman at
large reported as follows: Delegates at
large to national convention-William K.
Morrison, William c. Goudy, n. E, Worth
ington and James Ewing; alternates, Al
fred Orendorff, S. S. Marshall, A. A. Good
rich and c. f. Crafts. Presidential
electors at large: NJ G. Crawford, Charles
S. Swab. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions was presented and adopted as follows:
The Democracy of the state Of Illinois,
in convention assembled, earnestly endorse
tht administrative acts OF Cleveland. They
deem him to have proved himself, by his
wise and conservative course and by his
faithful and efficient discharge Of his OIL
cial duties, worthy the confidence Oh all
the people and entitled to the loyal support
of that political party whose illustrl0uS
denomination ana reelection TO the chief
magistracy of the nation. They admire
hif candor and applaud his courage dis
PLAYED in his recent message to
congress upon the report of the present
tariff. The Democratic doctrine that the
constitutional tax power OF the govern
ment is exhausted when the government
has by means of it exacted from the people
a sufficient amount OF revenue to meet the
necessary expense of the governments eco
nomically administered In the raising of
such revenue they insist that
the government lay its taxes in
such manner as to make
as far as practicable, the luxurles rather
than the necesSaries of life bear the burden
of governmental expense and that they be
not levied in such manner as to create
class and distinction and promote business
favoritism and breed trusts and monop-
olies not less urgent. They believe the de
mand is for reform on state taxation more
than in the national, and they call the sel-
ious attention of the voters of Illinois to
the enormous increase in the expenditures
of the public money by the pres
ent Republican administration Tor the
support OF the state government. IN itself,
the cause of the utmost concern to the tax
payers. So alarmingly have these eXpend-
itureS increased that the people were taxed
to raife the sum of "a 22S, 600 for the year
1887: Il sum almost II, 100000 in excess of
the former year; sum SO large that it
demonstrates the longer the Republican
party remains in power In the state the
more corrupt and extravagent 1t grows
and justities the demand OF
the people for change, not
only to the end that such extravaganza
shall cease, but the proper legislation may
be had to ascertain if the money has been
honestly expended.
The people of Illinois call upon congress
to make provision for the construction Of
the great national waterway between the
great lakes and the Mississippi river suf-
ficient for the largest inland commerce
and for naval defense as proposed by the
waterway convention held in Peoria, in
October 1857, and endorsed and approved
by the national waterways conven-
ton, held in Memphis in Dc
tober, 1887 and by the national farmers
congress held in Chicago in November,
1887 And the Democracy of Illinois re-
quests the national convention TO make
this question a part of its declaration and
platform.
They cordially commend the energetic
action and liberal course of the admins
tration of Grover Cleveland in administer
ing all personal laws for the benefit of
union officers and their families by which
their claims have been rapidly adjusted
and comfort and happiness brought TO the
homes of thousands who by inefficiency
and neglect in the former administration
OF the pension laws had been wronged and
neglected.
Resolved, That the Democratic party is
opposed to nonresident foreign holders of
lands in the United States
A resolution was adopted thanking
President Cleveland for appointing Hon.
NJ w Fuller chief justice of the United
States.
General John NJ. Palmer was nominated
for governor.