Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-06
GEN. PALMER'S POPULARITY
Cook County Democrats Endorse Him
for United States Senator.
enthusiastically Unite Upon wm.
Fitzgerald for State Treasurer.
The Platform Adopted is of Broad
and Solid Construction.


held q convention ut Chicago Monday but
the republican associated pleSS tailed to
cover 1t, The utmost harmony and en-
thuSlaSm prevailed. in the course of
Chairman Francis j. Hoffman : speech he
advocated tariff reform and paid high
tribute to cen. John NJ. Palmer Regarding
the equalization Of taxes, he said:
There is another thing that we must
insist upon in the platform at Springfield,
We must see that there is readjuStment
IN the matter Of taxation. As II is now
the burdens Of taxation are borne bv the
poor, and the men who have am.SSed mil
hons at the expense of the very blood Of
the people, pay but 4 paltry sum If the
great expenses of government
Nv hen | addressed the state central
committee called attention 10 this great
question of compulsory education. se,-
onded the motion made at the grand mass
meeting Of the Germans IN Central Music
hall. this city, to this effect; That a COM
mttee should wait upon Gov, Fifer in
order that this matter should be specially
submitted 10 the legislature. soon to
be specially convened in order that. If
1t Is possible, this compulsory education
question may
lie Settled at Once,
and not dragged into party politics. If
the occasion should demand it. speaking
not only rs German Lutheran, not only
rs a democrat, but as a man who through
out all his life has been devoted to human
liberty and the advancement of the best
interests of the people, | demand Of You
a manly, upright declaration of the priu-
clpleS of liberty, by virtue Of which the
state shall not interfere with the domestic
affairs and shall have no concern with the
private and parochial schools of any creed
whatever, Prolonged applause and
cheers.
Face the Issue SquareIy"
The day has gone by when dough-
taCedueSS will prevail No longer does
the party collar stick tight upon the neck
of any man. And unless You, the repre-
SentatIves of the great democratic party,
SaalI be equal to the occasion, unless YOU
will see the necessity of the hour and speak
forth IN Il manly fashion, You will Tee de
teated. On the other hand. my friends,
present such a platform as will Toe in har-
mOmy with the aspirations of all lovers of
liberty, as Will he in harmony with and
re-echo the desires of the common people,
oppressed as they are ut the present day,
and your voice will not go ont in the
wilderness, but around the folds of our
grand flag will gather the cohcrtS from
all over the state, and one of the grandeSt
victories that have ever been achieved 10y
any party since the declaration of indie
pendenCe will hC yours (ApplauScl.
After the appointment of committees, ii
was moved and passed amid the widest
enthusiasm that the delegates to the state
convention he instructed TO cast their bal
lots in favor of
Gen. John NJ. Palmer
as a candidate for United States senator.
The Hon. Il. A. u. Wilhanks presented
the following resolution which was
adopted:
"Rcsoycd, by the democracy of Cook
county IN convention assembled, that the
delegates to the state convention be in
structed to cast the Votes of Cook county
us a unit for the nomination of our demo
cratic fellow citizen, William Fitzgerald
as the candidate for state treasurer and to
use all honorable, means to secure his
nomination.
The cheers that followed the reading of
this resolution last .d fully Il minute and
amply demonstrated the overwhelming
prepOnocrancc of the Fitzgerald men in
the convention.
n Broad Gauge Platform.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following rs the platform of the con
vcntion, to he he the instruction of the
delegation to Springfield. The reading
was received with cheers and they were
adopted 10y acclamation:
"RcSOIrrR, 10y the democratic party of
Cook county, in convention assembled,
Of principles adopted 10y the democratic
party of the county in 1888, and 1t subse-
quent conventions.
"RcsoIrcd. That we are in favor of the
eight-hour workday. and we insist upon
every democrat in office strictly enforcing
the law relating to the same.
"RcS0ircd, That we are in favor of
amending the compulsory school law of
this state so that it shall not interfere with
private OF parochial schools
RcSoIrcd, further, That we ore in favor
of the Australian ballot system Of voting,
to guarantee to every voter Il secret ballot,
and we demand of our democratic mem
bers of the Legislature that they do their
utmost to pass such law.
Resoiro1, That the delegates of this
convention to the Springfield convention
are hereby instructed to favor the nOmlna-
tion by that convention Of candidate
before the people for United States sena-
tor, and are hereby instructed to support
as such candidate the Hon. John NJ.
Palmer
With three rousing cheers, proposed by
Chairman Hoffman for the democracy,
the convention adjourned with everyone
confident that the state convention will
make no mistakes, and that this is TO be a
democratic year in Illinois.