The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-09-20

demand the enactment of laws Furnishing
bribery or intimidation OF voters, and we
favor the Australian system OF voting.
We favor the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people.
We protest against the enactment Of
the Federal election bill as menace to
the freedom and purity of elections, un-
necessary and inexpedient, calculated to
create discomfort and disorder between
the sections of the country, in the inter-
ests of partisan rather than public benefit,
placing the treasury of the United States
at the disposal of the party in power for
partisan purposes, and designed by the
present republican administration to In
trench itself and its party behind central
lied and consolidated power, and by the
employment of corruption and coercion,
to render it impossible for the citizens to
obtain peaccabiy redress Of grievances,
a reformation OF abuses, and to olsiodge
unworthy and unfaithful Officials.
We denounce the wasteful, wanton ana
reckless expenditure and extravagance OF
a republican Congress which, through
sheer prof1igacy, has already bankrupted
the treasury and engulfed an annual sur
plus of $50 ,OO0, 900 in the appl oprlatlons
of single session of Congress not yet
ended. and which threatens to create new
and unheard demands on the national
revenues. and after absorbing the trust
funds of the treasury will leave the coun-
try heir to the certain and enormous de-
felt of 100000, 900.
We denounce and earnestly protest
against the action of the republican ma
jority of the House of Representatives
which, under the guise of determining
rules of preceding, and facilitating the
TRANSACTION of the public business, has
submitted to and supported a despotics
Speaker in his arbitrary suppression OF
free speech and absolute control OF legls-
lation, and paved the way for the adop-
ton of measures to unseat duly anu law.
fully elected democratic members, loot
the national treasury, stitle debate, hasten
the passage of Objectionable measures
without opportunity tor consideration or
amendment, and by despotic rulings de
stroy the free legislation OF the House OF
Representatives.
i've declare in favor of just, liberal ana
equitable pension laws for all liberal ana
dependent soldiers and sailors, their wld
ows and orphans. In granting pensions
we favor the principle OF "liberality with
out extravagance; generosity without
excess"
We favor the crushing out of existence
| by congressional and state Legislation, OF
trusts and combinations in restraint OF
trade among the people, for the purpose
of raising prices on them, and OF PUN,
derino them to enrich corporations ano
| monopolies.
We favor the repeal Of all such legisla.
ton as is intended to benefit part OF
the people at the expense OF another par'
of them. -,
We pledge the democratic party OF the
new State to the levying and collecting OF
low taxes and to an honest ana econohli-
cal administration of q thorough ana EN-
cieut system of free common schools, ano
the most diligent and perfect manage
ment and care of valuable schooi aho
other lands of the State, and to preserve
sacred and inviolate the funds anoroeo
by the munifcent grants OF lands 10 I'M
common schools and state institutions.
We denounce the action OF the repuo
lican majority, which, in the late Constl
tutionai Convention, despite the protest
of the minority, effected partisan gerry
mander of the State in the present iegis
lative apportionment.-Th This course OF th
republicans was wanting in PATRIOTISM
suhordinating the interests OF the peopi
to considerations of party advantage, AM
evlnced disposition to secure the spoil
of political victory at the expense OF III
rights of the people; we pledge ourselve
TO 8 fair, just and equitable legislatlv
appnrtioament.
We pledge the democratic party OF th
State to speedy completion OF the uni
yersitv at Moscow, and to just regar
of the claims and advantages OF ever
8 section Of the State in locating the Stat
, Institutions.
We pledge the Representatives of tn
democratic party to secure the ho!o!o
of terms of the United States courts
Blackfoot, Lewiston and in Shoshon
county, as we'll as Boise City, and to Sc
curing the erection of public building
, at all these points.
We pledge the democratic party,
successful, to the election OF Onite
States Senator for North Idaho as well
South Idaho, and we pledge the co-opers
! ton OF our congressional representatl'
= with those Of the states OF oregon an
. Washington, to secure the speedy openln
of the Columbia and Snake rivers to nav
. igation. a.. =.
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 Coi
stitution; we pledge the democratic par
: to the strict enforcement, both IN spls
= and letter, to the provisions OF tue te
= oath. as prescribed in our revised statut
: of Idaho; to the strict enforcement OF Il
. registry law enacted by the Fifteen
, Legislative assembly, and to- the stri
:. enforcement of all the provisions OF A
=, ticle vi of the State Constitution.
8 We extend to the people OF lrelan
- and all others struggling for lloer
= against oppression, our deepest sympst'
= and bid them God speed in their et1Ol
- for deliverance.
- - We demand that the Legislature OF t
- State of Idaho at its first session sh'
pass such laws as will carry into etc
the provisions of section Z of Article 4
of our State Constitution, and provide
70 70 the arbitration of all differences arisl
= = between employers and employees.
II We cordially invite the co.oPeratlon
- all persons, irrespective of former par
g atiliation, who approve OF the toregoi
:. platform, to unite with US in the eiectl
40 Of an Executive and Legislature who v