Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-06-14
OHIO DEMOCRATS.

The Ohio Democratic State GonNen-
ton met at Springfield on the 4th
instant. The following nominations
were made: State Treasurer, Il. 5.
Wilson, olney; Superintendent OF
Pubic Instruction, Henry Raab,
Belleville; Trustees of State Univer-
slty, Richard Morgan OF Livingston,
John ii. Bryant of Bureau and y.
w. Graham of jackson county.
A resolution indorsing John w.
Palmer for United States Senator was
adopted amid great applause.
The platform reaftirms the platform
OF 1883. IL says. "The admission OF
fraudulent Senators from Montana and
the unseating OF Representatives duly
elected in order to give greater strength
20 the Republican majority are pre-.
cedents alike dangerous to the safety
and perpetuity Of the Government"
The Mckinley tariff bill is denounced
as a crime and a conspiracy against
the tollers OF America. The Australian
ballot system is favored. On the much
talked OF school subject the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic
party, in convention assembled, heart
ily endorse the public school system
of the State Of Illinois. and 1t declares
that the parental right TO direct anc
control the education OF the chill,
should forever remain inviolate, ana
that the provision Of the law OF 1889
commonly known as the compulsor.
education statute, imparing that in
alienable right, should be at once re
pealed. Respecting this subject W
adopt the following propositions, an,
hold them TO Ice seli-eyIdent:
Ito determine and direct the edu
cation Of child is natural right G
the parent.
2-There arises out of this parenta
light duty TO provide education.
3-When one who, by natural O
human law, owes a duty 10 anothe
and fails TO perform that duty, tn
state can epjoin or compel perform
ance, punish for non-pefformance, q
supply the lack where, 10 the injury {
soeiety, the non-rerformance is wrong
fully persisted in.
4--Wise craftsmanship encourage
general popular education, but tn
does not mean or require unjust {
unnecessary interference with thos
who are educating their children 81
cording 20 the best OF their ability an
~ conformity TO the conditions i'll iii
of parents and child.
5-Compalsory education in III
sense that parents who violate or ~
glect their parents duty may be con
PEELED TO its performance or punishe
Tor performance, Is tacit.
6--Compulsory education in IL
sense of controlling or seeking to col
irol or dislodging from their rightf'
place those parents who are dischar
ing their parental duties commenst
rately with the state Of the life OF 81
parent and child, is not allowable eve
TO the State.
For the education OF his childre
one parent may select a public al
mother may select private or d
nominational school, and still anoth
furnish proper education without u
and OF any school, and each OF Il
three in 20 doing exercises n right pr
tected by the Law 81 the land, as W,
Ms by the law OF nature aud for doiI
which he need offer neither excu
nor apology.
8-The public and private or d
nnminational schools are in la
neither related nor are they suborC
nate one to the other, nor need tbs
lie antagonistic.
We favor aud pledge ourselves
the enactment OF statutes:
Ito require parents who are n
performing their duty in respect
educating their children, to do so.
ITO correct incorrigible truan
and TO minimize the CIV Is of truan'
by sending. trnant children TO su'
schools as the parents may designai
3-To prohibit child labor with {
its debasing consequences.
The platform iayors the liberal col
age of silver.