, 1890-08-28

/ NO favor tne uepoTtttioh y
| Chinese and foreign contract laborers'
The public lands, tho heritage OF the
public, should be held by actual set
! tiers, and not another acre should De
given to corporations orspeculators, ana
| all lands now held for speculative pur-
poses should be taxed at their iuii
value. We demand the forfeiture OF all
lands granted corporations which tney
nave not actually earned. We favor INC
democratic policy of the speedy allot-
nent in severalty OF lands to tho IN
dlans, and the opening to actual settle
ment OF all other allotted lands now
within the bounds of the Indian reserva-
| tions. and that our state legislature pro
coed with all possible dispatch 70 enact
and make such laws ns VIII iuliy pro-
tect the appropriation OF waters IN .he
necessary and beneficial use OF the same,
heving due regard to the priority of ap-
preparation.
Believing that the security and per-
petuity of our republican government
depend upon tho purity and sacredness
| of the ballot, we demand the enuctment
OF laws Furnishing bribery and the IN
Limitations of voters, ana we iaVor tne
Australian system OF voting. we iavor
| tho election of United states senators oy
direct vote of the people. We protest
against the enactment of the federal
| election bill, ns menace to the freedom
| and purity of elections, as unnecessary
and in lexpedient, and as calculated to
create ediscOntentand discord between the
sections of the country, in the interests
of partisans rather than of public bene,
| fit, placing the treasury OF the United
States at the disposal of tho party IN
power for partlsanl purposes ana
designed by the present re-
publican administration for entrenching
| itself and its party behind centralized
and consolidated power, and by tho
employment of corruption and coer-
cion, to render 1t impossible for the
citizens to obtain peaceable redress oil
grievances ana reformation OF abuses
and to dislodge unworthy and unquali-
fled officers.
We denounce the wasteful, wanton
and reckless expenditure and extravn-
gance ofthe republican congress, which,
through sheer protligacy, has already
bankrupted the treasury and engulfed
the annual surplus of $50, 600, 600 in the
appropriations of single session OF
| congress, not yet ended, and which
threatens to create uDheard OF demands
| on the national revenue, and after ab-
sor bing the trust funds of the treasury.
will leave the country heir tn the GER
/ tai and enormous deficit of $40, OOO, 600,
| We denuunce and earnestly protest
against the action of the republican ma
jority OF the house Of representatives,
which, under the guise Of determining
rules OF procedure and facilitating the
transaction of public business, has sub
mitted to and supported q despotio
| speaker in his arbitrary suppression OF
/ free speech and absolute control of the
| force of legislation, and paved the way
/ for the adoption OF measures to unseai
| duly and lawfully elected democratic
members, loot tho national treasury,
| stihe debate, hasten the passage of OBJ
jectionable measures without opportun-
ity for consideration or amendment and
by despotio rulings destroy the leg!sla-
/ tion Of the house of representatives..
We declare in favor OF just, liberal
| and equitable pension laws Tor all inva-
| lid and dependent soldiers and sailors.
In the granting of pensions, we favor the
principal of 'liberality without extrava-
| gance, generosity without excess"
We favor the crushing out of existence
| by congressional and state legislation oi
trusts and combinations in restraint oi
Tree trade among the people, for the pur-
pose of raising prices on them and
plundcring them to enrich corporations
aud monopolies. We favor the repeal
OF all such legislation ms is intended "a
benefit part oil the people at the ex-
pense of another part
We pledge the democratic party
Letting of low taxes, and to an honest,
economical administration of the state
and county governments, the inaugura-
tion OF a thorough and efficient system
| OF free common schools, the most dill
gent and perfect in management, and
the caro- of the valuable school and
other lands of the state, to preserve
sacred and inviolate the funds afforded
/ by the muniiicent grants of lands to the
common schools aud state institutions
| We denounce the action of the re
] publican party in the late constitutional
| convention, which, despite the protest o
/ the minority, effected a partisan gerry.
/ munder of the state In the present legis
latiye appointments. This course of tn,
republicans was, wanting in patriotism
subordinating the interests of the peo-
pie to considerations OF party advan tage
and evinced a disposition to secure tn,
spoils of political victory at the ex.
pense of the rights of the people.
We pledge ourselves to fair. lust anC
equitable legislation. We pledge the
democratic party of the state OF Idaho t,
n speedy completion of the university u
NJ oscow and to Just regard of tn
claims and advantages of every section
of the state in locating the state Institu
tlons. We pledge the representatives o
the democratic party to secure the hold
ing of terms of the United States court
at Blacktoot. Lewiston and in Shoshon,
county, as well as ut Boise City, and {,
securing the erection of federal publi
buildings at all these points. We pledg
the democratic pnrty, IL successful /,
the election of a United States senate
for North Idaho as well as South Idaho
and we pledge the cooperation of ou
congressional representatives, with thos
of the states of Oregon and Washington
to secure the speedy opening of tn
Columbia and Snake rivers to navigation
We congratulate the people that tn
Mormon question has been eliminate,
from the future politics of the common
wealth by the adoption of the state con
stituton. We pledge the democrati
party TO the strict enforcement, both il
spirit and letter, of the provisions of tn
test oath as prescribed by the revise,
statutes of Idaho, 10 the strict enforce
ment of the registry law enacted b,
the fifteenth legislative assembly
and to the strict enforcement of all q
the provisions OF article OF the consti
tuition.
We extend to the people of Ireland
and all Others struggling for libert,
against oppression, our deepest sym
pathy, and bid them God speed in thei
efforts for deiverance.
J We demand that the legislature of tn
state OF IDAHO, at its first session, sha
pass such laws AS shall carry into eflec
the provisions of section Z, article l3, c
our state constitution aud provide 10
the arbitration of all differences arisin
between employers and employees.
we cordially invite the Co-operatio
of all persons, irrespective of former pa,
ty Affiliations, who approve of the fore
going platform, to unite with us in tn
election of an executive and IepjsIotur
who Will carry out the above principle,
|
Wilson for Governor.
In the afternoon Benjamin Wilson. {