The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-09-20
Democratic State Platform.

The democratic party of Idaho in State
convention assembled, return their CRATE
full thanks to the members of the demo-
cratic party of the Fiftieth Congress for
preserving the unity Of Idaho, and inau-
purating the measure which has resulted
in securing the admission of our COM
monwealth to the Union Of States. We
regret that in consequence Of the oppo-
sition of the republican party, the rights
of our sister territories of New Mexico
and Arizona to admission were denied
solely on the ground that they are demo
cratic territories. This action of the re-
publican party, in furtherance OF its fixed
purpose to perpetuate its control OF the
National government, We denounce as a
denial of right and justice to those terri
tories purely for partisan purposes, and
as violative of the express pledge made
| to the country in it's last National plat
| form that the republican party would do
all in its power to facilitate the admission
of New Mexico and Arizona to the Union.
| We hereby renew our pledges to the
political principles set forth In the Ma
tiopal democratic platform Of 1888.
We believe in equal rights to all and
exclusive privileges to none.
We are opposed to all taxation, direct
or indirect, except for the purpose OF de-
fraying the legitimate expenses OF the
government, economically administered
We demand that the present tariff laws
shall be so amended by Congress as to
remove the unjust discrimination made
in favor of the rich and against the poor.
We favor tariff bearing heaviest on
articles of luxury and lightest on articles
o! necessity.
We aenounce the Mckinley tariff bin
now pending in Congress as an aggrava-
ton of existing evils, and we deny that
it is either just or right to compel the
farmers, miners or other laboring men OF
Idaho to pay tribute to the manufactur-
ers Of the East.
We deplore the impoverished condition
of our agricultural interests, which is the
! result Of long continued, excessive and
unnecessary taxation, and we favor the
repeal of customs duties on raw material
entering into the manufacture OF farm
machinery, household utensils and all
necessaries Of life.
e ltutCI Out RlHtItNAC w sAS e~"''
Gratis in Congress for their almost unan
imous votes in both houses, for the free
and unlimited coinage of SILVER, ano
congratulate the people Of our new State
that there is one great political organlza
ton in the country committed by its votes
in Congress to a measure SO essentlal u
the prosperity of Idaho; and We condemn
the arbitrary and despotic course o
Speaker Reed in strangling in the House
the bin for the free coinage Of silver al
passed by the Senate.
The silver bill as enacted by the re
publican Congress, is q compromise II
the interests of Wall street, clothes th'
| Secretary Of the treasury with power Il
refuse to purchase bullion on the pretex
that the bullion is not offered at the mar
ket price and enables him to Bear tn
market by refusing to purchase except a
| his discretion and at such prices as n
may determine.
We denounce the provisions Of the bil
allowing parties to stipuiate against pay
ment in silver or silver certificates, thu
setting one standard Of value for IN
creditor and another for the debtor, on
for the poor man and another for tn
= rich man.
We denounce that provision Of the bi
- which substantially stops the coinage
the silver dollar after one year, ana
earnestly demand free and unhmIte
coinage of silver, the leading product
the mines of Idaho, and that II be mad
g lers! tender for all debts public an
private.
We recognize the association of lea
with silver and that our silver and lea
industries are Of such great lmportanc
AS to demand our fostering care; "
therefore demand that our lead lndu
] tries shall be so protected as to obvia'
, the danger of our mines having to con
pete with the peon and servile labor I
Mexico and Spain and We demand OF II
officers of the Treasury Department th'
no discrimination shall be made III favt
of the importation of foreign lead ore
/. That we renew our faith in the succe'
of this great country through the encou
agement of labor and urge upon our rel
rcsentatives, both state and national, Il
speedy enactment of all Legislation nece
sary to encourage and protect the labo
ing classes Of the people.
We favor an eight-hour system OF labo
We demand that the Legislature sha
make immediate provision carrying IN
effect ysc. 6, Art. IA. OF the Constitute
ir of Idaho, SO that Pinkerton detectiv
and other hired assassins shall never
) used as a posse commit0tus to murder q
70 innocent and unoffending under the pr
n, text of guarding corporate property
ID suppressing riot. =,
n We insist that the laws which prohit
- - the immigration of servile class, WI
G. no intention Of acquiring citizenship,
I'd compete with American labor and briI
Id with them and retain habits and custom
II, repuonant to our civilization, be rlgld
VS. enforced.
or We favor the enactment and stringe
of enforcement of stringently excludi
r. Chinese labor from the State OF loat
u, u we oppose the employment of Gilman
or or by corporate companies, aud dema
such legislation as will prevent the e.
ployment of Chinese and foreign contr.
labor upon public works to the exciusi
of American citizens; We favor the q
portation of all Chinese and foreign CO
tract labor.
The public land, the heritage OF
K people, should be held by actual settl'
OF only aud not another acre should be CIV
zee to corporations or spectators; ana
I'd lands now held for speculative purpo
of should be taxed at their full yalue.
4 In