The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-29
A FRAUDULENT VICTORY.
Harrison and Dudley Denounced for Their
Methods In Indiana.


MONTGOMERY, Aug. 2s.- The Indiana
democratic state convention met to-day,cx-
Governor Gray presiding. A platform was
adopted denouucing Dudley and alleging
Harrison and Morton carried the state IN
lsSs by fraud. II says the electoral vote
of Indiana was obtained for Harrison and
Morton 10y the most ilagrant crimes
against the ballot box ever perpctrated in
the American commemorative these
crimes were committed under the direct
auspices of William Wade Dudley, then
and now treasurer Of the national rrpub-
lican committee, and by the procurement
aud connivance of the republican leaders
in this state, aud the national administr;,-
ton Of Benjamin Harrison has made
itself an accessory after the fact 10
those crimes by shielding the criminals
from punishment aud even by rewarding
them for their knavery, and that the
braEen prostitution of the machinery of
the federal court for the district of Indi.
ana 10y its Judge and attorney to the ser
vice and protection Of conspirators
against suffrage constitutes the most in-
famous chapter in the judicial annals ~
the republic. We UlcuuuuCc the tariff mo-
nopolics for their effort Ia perpetuatc
themselves in power 10y measures
inconsistent with free institution
and contrary Ia good morals, We find in
the force election hill, the hill creating
rotten borough states and the Mckinley
iarlii bill the open manifrs alton Of "A
gigantic conspiracy uf the minority 10 OPP
press grnaning people with additional
burdens of taxation for private benefits.
We dcuouncc the silver bill, 50 called,
recently enacted rs au ignominous sur
! render To the money power. I.pcrpctu-
atcs the decentralization of silver and
establishes the single gold standard,
whereas the interests OF the people re-
quire the complete demonctEntion of sill
yer and its restoration to a perfect equality
| with gold in our coinage. We demand
| the free aud unrestricted coinage of silver
| upon the basis existing prior tn 1873. We
4 are in favor, as we always have been, Ot q
| lust aud liberal pension system. We
| denouncc the republican party for max.
| ing pledges Ia the veterans IN lsSS which
have not been redeemed andc even were not
| intended to be redeemed: and "" warn
| them against further attempts at dcccp-
ton from the same quarter.
We rejoice at the evidences of an awak-
enng of the farmers Of the country 20 the
! their own condition and Ia protect them
selves against unjust legislation and OPP
prcssiyc administration.
| The platform demands legislation pro.
| hihiting aliens from acquiring lands IN
| America, aud for the forfeiture of the IL
Ties to D,7i2,O0 acres Of public lands now
| held hy them. ID fayors the election uf
| United States senators 10y the people.
Other resolutions are ns follows: We ap-
applaud the cight.hour law, the law Ia pre-
vent blacklisting, the law prohibiting
| "pluck me- stores, laws for the pr =
lection of coal miners, and law
preventing the importation of Pmherlon
detectives, and tlc repeal of the rcpubli
can intimidation law of lSsl. "As mani
rrstations Of the stcGhfast friendship OF
the democrs,ic party to the working man
| we point 60 these laws as evidence that
our friendship to American labor is not
confined To words alone. We dcnouucc
the employment Of Pinkerton's 10y rail
road corporation of New York in the pend
ing contest with its employees, and hold IL
10 bc the duty of the state
aud local officers everywhere IA
prevent such an Isurpatlon by
! capital Of the police power Of
the state We are in favor 81 arbitration
as the only just aud fair method Of settling
| labor controversies. aud we demand ui
the next legislature the passage of a law
creating permanent tribunal OF arbitra'
ton for that purpose. We insist that
labor has ~ good right 10 org inizc in
sClf-protcctiou as capital, and that a
labor organization should b" placed on
perfect equality before the law with the
organizations uf capital
On the second ballot, Claus Matthews
farmer of Nemllion county, was nomi
mated for secretary of state; James
Mitchell was chosen 10y acclamation 10
succeed himself as justice Of the supreme
court.
The ticket was completed as follows
j. %. Henderson of the kokomo Dispatch
auditor of state; Albert Call Of Indian
apolis. treasurer; A. Green Smith oi
North Vernon, attorney general; A. NJ
Sweeney Of Dubois, clerk of the suprcm,
court.