Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-02
IOWA DEMOCRATS.


Gov. Boies Renonfnated Amid Much En-
thusiasm-Hawkeye Democrats Deter
mined to Make Iowa Pivotal State
The Platform.
OTTUMwA, Ia, June 25.-What is
probably destined to be the most de-
cisive campaign ever waged for polite
al supremacy in the state of Iowa was
opened yesterday when Chairman Full
er raped to order 1000 of the most
enthusiastic democrats ever Assem- bled
in convention in the Hawkeye state
Hon. Fl. NJ. Pussy, of Council Bluffs,
was elected permanent chairman and
in short order the name of Gov Horace
Boies was placed before the convention
for. denomination. This was received
with shouts of appreciation and Gov.
Boies was declared the unanimous
choice.
The ticket was completed with Sam
uel L Bestow, of Charlton. for heuten-
| ant-governor; L. G. Kline, of Tama
county, for supreme judge; j. b knoer-
| ler for superintendent of public instruc-
| ton. and Peter a. Dey for railroad COM
missioner.
The greatest interest was manifested
in the report of the committee on resolu-
tons The platform as finally present
|
year and was unanimously adopted
without discussion
The first resolution indorses the adj
ministration OF Gov. Boies; the second
demands the repeal of the prohibitory
| law; the third fayorS such changes in
the state law as will insure, under
stringent penalties, full and equal tax
| alton of every species of property: the
| fourth favors the Australian ballot syS-
| TEN, and the resolutions continue:
| Fifth-We reaffirm our adherence to the
| doctrine OF the control and regulation OF
| railroads as enacted into a law and we
| favor such changes as experience may show
| to be necessary to protect the people from
evasions of law; from encroachrnents and
| extortions through imperfections OF the law,
| and as will establish just and equitable rela-
tioAs between the people and railroad cor
porations in all travel and traffic over rail
way lines We call for statutes which pro-
| vide stringent safeguards in the organization
OF all corporations. protect the people from
| fraudulent and bubble concerns provide
that when any such artificial creation of the
| law is found to be engaged in harmful prac-
tices, the law shall promptly put an end to
| its existence.
| Sixth-We denounce all trusts or pools and
combines and we favor such action. state OF
| national, as will forfeit to the public all
| franchises and property made use of by cor
| porations Or others to form trusts In manu-
| factur.s. trade or commerce to the injury
| and spoiiation of the people, and also to in
| sure the punishment crininally OF the inci-
| viduals thus conspiring against the public
| veal. The democratic party declares that
in the division of the products OF labor and
| capital, labor does not receive its fair pro
| portion
! Sevrnth-On beha-i of our laboring and
| producing masses We renew that resolution
| to their interests in denying that which has
| always been a fundamental doctrine and
| practice of tn. dcmot ratc party We favor
4 In f.f,
labor may secure laws establishing free pub
| lie employment agencies and adequate COM
| pensation undiminished by any device for
| the enrichment of the few at the expense of
| the armies of toilers- And we condemn the
| practice of importing contract labor for
| work in mines and elsewhere
| Eishth-we are favor Of the election of
United States senators by direct vote OF
| the people and until an amendment to the
| national constitution can be :. cured re-
| curing their election by suct !i-rect vote
their nomination by statets ION or in
dividuaI preferences We d in dete>t@tion
| the alarming corruptio ms W a are SO wide
| spread in senatorial: elections state legs-
| Iatures. and which have defeated the viii o.
| the people in the United Stokes OF con-
stituted.
Ninth-we reitc ,u de-, I. C: on,
| year ago for tn ~ mage OF silver an
that il be made zass.I tender for a.
debts, public and private. and denounce Is
unjust and dishonest the provision of the
| law recently enacted allowing parties to
: stipulate against payment in silver and sill
yer certificates. thus setting up standard
for the creditor and another for the debtor
one for the poor man and another for the
rich man
Tenth-We declare in favor of just, liberal
: | and equitable pension laws for all invalid
| and dependent soldiers and sailors, theh
widows and orphans
Eleventh-We denounce the Mckinley bill
= the motives of its authors and de ender!
| and the theory under which it is submitted
| tor no yo1 nf he. Amer ffar
We demand equal opportunities for ever,
section of our country and for every citizen
| and we insist that every oppressive feature
| of the tariff be elm mated to the end tina
- | our merchant marine may be restored to tn,
sea. and the markets of the world opened Il
| the producing classes The sugar bounty i
r | not tariff 1t is spoliation of the treasur,
| for special classes and interests whiCh are n
r. | more entitled to be aided by the government
= than the farmers of Iowa in raising hogs ant
corn, or the pioneer settlers of the frontie
in Their hardships and sunerings as tn van
;. | guard of civil :o.diers-
4 | Tweifth-we denoun- the wa {. full an
4 lavish appropriations of the last congress
which in time of profound peace expende
an amount equal to one-third the total pub
e lie debt incurred in four years of unparai
r leled war for the preservation of TIL unior
y The resolutions close with oppositio
q to the non-residential ownership c
s lands and of foreign syndicate owner
s ship of industries: demand that all VI
s earned railroad land grants be n
o claimed by the general government fo
g actual settlement: tender to the Iris
b people profound sympathy in the
= struggle for home rule; abhor the pc
secutions of Russia toward the JEWS
= people and believe that all civhize
= nations should protest against sue
N barbarism and inhumanity; and declar
for a worlds fair exhibit