St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
CULLOM is DOOMED.
Illinois Democrats Adjust Diff
fepences and Name a Win
ming Ticket.
Wilson Nominated for Treas
urer and Palmer IndorSed
for the Senate.
Gov. Pennoyer's Majority in
Oregon Will Reach Three
Thousand.
Wisconsin German Lutherans
Pledged to Fight the Ben
nett Laws Authors.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 4.-The Dem
ocratic state convention was called to
order at IL o'clock in the assembly
chamber of the state house by Chair
man Phelps, of the Democratic state
central committee, S47 delegates being
in attendance. Joseph Mann, of Dan
vile, was made chairman of the con-
vention. After the roll call of the dele
gates a recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
Ex-President Cleveland, in letter to
Chairman Phelps. said:
II have received your invitation to attend
the Illinois Democratic state convention on
the 4th day of June next l note with
pleasure your declaration that the state Of
IlliEois is by nature and inheritance Demo
cratic. Such sentiment. and the evident
determination which prompts this utterance,
give hope that the Illinois Democracy
will, after years of exclusion, come into
its inheritance and successfully claim its
own. If this comes to pass, the Illinois
Democratic troop may well insist upon the
right of the line when general engagement
takes place. With my deep interest in all
that concerns Democratic success, l should
be glad to be present at convention which
promises such results as the one you have
determined upon, and yet l can't help
thinking there ought 10 be there
purely duQ GACiuolNciy tAO COuA-
sells and the sentiment of Illinois
Democrats. The rest of us will be ready to
applaud if you will give US the chance
have made all my arrangements to leave for
a long vacation within day or two of the
date of your convention, and for that reason,
and for none other. l am prevented from ac-
cepting your courteous invitation. Hoping
that the utmost wisdom may prevail and that
the convention may prove to be the first
stage of campaign which will be crowned
rryif I O. tsIIIV
GROVER CLEVELAND"
The convention met at 2 o'clock and
made the temporary organization per-
manent. A motion to do away with
the unit rule provoked hot discussion.
The motion was finally amended to ac-
cept counties in which the delegations
were instructed, and as amended, was
adopted. Judge E. S. Wilson, of Olney,
was nominated on the first ballot
for state treasurer and Henry
Raab, of Belleville, was nOmi-
mated by acclamation for super
intendent of public instruction.
Richard Morgan, of Livingston; John
III. Bryant, of Bureau county, and n.
W. Graham, of Jackson county, We're
nominated for trustees of the state uni
versity. A resolution indorstng Gen.
John NJ. Palmer for the United States
senate was passed amid applause, and
Gen. Palmer was cheered to the echo
on his appearance, He delivered short
speech, setting forth his position in ac-
cepting the nomination. There was dis
cussion on the silver plank of the plat
form, which was finally adopted, favor
ing liberal coinage of silver and reso-
luton indorsing Chicago and the worlds
fair passed unanimously. The cOnven-
ton was the largest and most enthusi-
aStic the Democrats ever held In the
state. The resolutions adopted begin
by reaffirming the Democratic national
platform of 1888, and follow with this
tariff plank:
.'Realizing that a tariff is tax, we insist
now as heretofore, that such revenue as is re-
quired to honestly and economically admin
lister the government should be raised from
internal revenue taxes and duties on articles
of luxury, thus exempting and making
cheaper all articles needed by the masses of
the people,"
The platform then denounces the ad-
mission of the Republican senators from
Montana as fraud; arraigns the Re-
publican party for not equaliZing state
taxes so as to compel large corporations
and trusts to pay their portion of the
common burden; demands the abolition
of truck stores and insists upon numer-
Gus other specific enactments asked
by coal miners; favOrs the eight
hour work day; condemns the
Mckinley bill as crime and
conspiracy to impoverish the masses
and enrich manufacturers already mill
ionaires; favorS the Australian ballot
system; pledges the Democratic party
to reverse the existing policy of depos-
lting the state funds in banks outside
of Illinois; promises that unlike now
the interest on public funds on deposits
shall be paid into the state treasury;
and favOrs the election OF the Judiciary
and the state railway and warehouse
commissioners by direct vote of the peo-
pie. At this point is inserted the silver
coinage plank, which in full is as fol-
lows:
We demand that all unnecessary restric-
tions be removed from the coinage Of silver.
The platform then denounces the
ship subsidy bill in congress, and advo-
Gates the state preparing and furnish
ing school books at actual cost. In con-
clusion comes the following:
Resolved, That the Democratic party in
convention assembled heartily indorses the
public school system of the state of Illinois,
and it declares that the parental right to direct
and control the education of the child should
forever remain inviolate, and that the pro-
visions of the law of 1889, commonly known
ing that inalienable right, should be at once
repealed.
Respecting this subject. we adopt the
following propositions and hold them
to be self-evident truths:
First-To determine and direct the educa
ton of child is a natural right of the
parents.
Second-There arises out of this parental
right the duty to provide education.
Third-When one by natural or hum ane
law owes duty to another who all to per-
form thai duty, tn o state can
(A)-Enjoin or compel performance.
B)-Punish for non performance.
(C) Supply the lack where the injury OF
such nom performance is wrongfully per-
sisted in.
Fourth-Wise craftsmanship encourages
general popular education, but this does not |
mean or require unjust or unnecessary inter
ference with those who are educating their |
children according to the best of their ability |
and conformabilty to the condition IN life |
of parent ana child.
Compulsoryeducation in the sense |
that parents who violate or neglect their |
parental duty may be compelled to its per- |
or punished for performance, |
Is illicit.
Slxth-Compulsory education in the sense |
of controlling or seeking to control, or dis |
lodging from their rightful place those par |
ents who are discharging their parental du- |
ties commepsurately with the state OF life of |
parent ana cnlld, is nOL allowable even 10 tne
state,
Seyenth-For the education of his children |
one parent may select the public, another |
may select the private or denominational |
school. Still another furnishes proper edu- |
cation without the aid of any school, and |
each of the three, in so doing. exercises a
right protected by the law of the land as |
well as the law of nature, and for doing |
which he need offer neither excuse nor apol- |
ogy.
Eighth-The public and private or denom-
national schools are in law, neither related.