The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-08-30
Democratic State Platform.

! 1He OemOCTatlC party VI Au0uO IL O1oe
convention assembled, return their crate
full thanks to the members Of the demo
cratic party of the Flftieth Congress TO
preserving the unity Of Idaho, and inau
gurating the measure which has resulted
in securing the admission of our com
monwealth to the Union of States. W.
, regret that in consequence of the oppo
sition of the republican party. the rlgnt'
of our sister territories Of New Mexico
, and Arizona to admission were denleC
solely on the ground that they are demo
cratic territories. This action OF the re,
publican party, IN furthersnce OF lss nxeo
purpose to perpetuste its control ol TOE
National government, We denounce 10 q
denial of right and justice TO those tern
tories purely for partisan purposes, and
a. ylolative of the express pledge made
10 the country in it's last National plat
form that the republican party would dc
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
tional democratic platform Of 1888.
We believe in equal rights to all and
exclusive privileges to none.
We are opposed to all taxation. direct
OK indirect, except for the purpose of de-
frsying the legitimate expenses of the
government, economically administered
| We demand that the present tariff laws
shall be 80 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 denounce the Mckinley tariff bill
now pending in Congress as An aggrava-
,ion Of existing evils, and we deny that
it is either just or right to compel the
farmers, miners or other laborDg men Of
Idsho 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.
We tender our gratitude to the demo
Gratis in Congress for their almost unan
imous votes in both houses. for the free
and unlimited coinage of SILVER, and
congratulate the people of our new State
that there is one great political organiza-
ton in the country committed by its votes
in Congress 10 measure so essential to
the prosperity of Idaho; and we condemn
the arbitrary and despotic course OF
Speaker Reed in strangllng in the House
the bin for the free coinage of silver as
passed by the Senate.
The silver bin as enac!ed by the re-
publican Congress. is a compromise in
the interests of Wall street. clothes the
Secretary Of the treasury with power to
refuse to purchase bullion on the pretext
that the bullion 10 not offered at the mar
ket price and enables him to Bear the
market By refusing 10 purchase except at
his discretion and at such prices as he
may determine.
We denounce the provisions Of the bill
allowing parties to stipQlate against pay
ment 10 silver or silver certificates, thus
setting one standard of value for the
creditor and another for the debtor, one
for the poor man and another for the
rich man.
We denounce that provision of the bill
which Substantially stops the coinage of
the silver dollar after one year, and we
earnestly demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver, the leading product of |
the mines Of Idaho, and that it be made |
a legal tender for all debts public and |
private.
We recognize the association of lead
with silver and that our silver and lead !
industries are Of such a great importance
as to demand our fostering care: We |
therefore demand that our lead indus
tries shall be so protected as TO obviare |
the danger of our mines having to COM
pete with the peOn and servie labor of |
Mexico and Spain, and We demand of the |
officers OF the Treasury Department that
no discrimination shall be made ia favor |
Of the importation of foreign lead ore.
That we renew our faith in the success |
Of this great country through the encour-
agement of labor, and urge upon our rep
resentatives, both state and national, the |
speedy enactment Of ali legislation ueces
sary to encourage and protect the labor
ing classes or the people.
We favor an eight hour system of labor |
We demand that the legislature shall
make immediate provision carrying into |
effect Ssc. 6, Art. IA. of the Constitution |
Of Idaho, so that PinkertOn detectives |
and other hired assassins shall never be |
used as q posse commitatus to murder the |
innocent and unotfending under the pre-
text Of guarding corporate property or
riot.
We insist that the laws which prohibit |
the immigration Of serviie class, with |
40 intention OF acquiring citizenship, to
compete with American labor and bring
With them and retain habits and customs
to our civilization, be rigidiy
We favor the enactment and stringent
enforcement Of stringently excluding
Chinese labor from the State Of Idaho:
We oppose the employment Of Cinnamon
oy corporate companies, and demand
such legislation as will prevent the en-
ployment of Chinese and foreign contract
abor upon public works to the exclusion
If American citizens; we favor the de
Of all Chinese and foreign con-
ract labor.
The public land, the heritage Of the
people, should be held by actual settlers
,nly and not another acre should he given |
o corporations or spectators; and all
ands now held for speculative purposes
'hould be taxed at their full value.
We demand the forfeiture of all lands
granted to corporations which they have
,pon the restoration, for the purpose of
ttlor,unk Of oil ovid lop1o