The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-07-04
IOWA DEMOCRATS,

IOWA OEWOC6ATS.
At the democratic state conven-
ton held at Ottumwa, Iowa, June
"a, Horace A. Boies, present gov
ernor of Iowa, was placed in nomi-
ton by reclamation. The conven-
tion favored the repeal of the pro-
hibitory law and stood solid for
free coinage. The following are
few important planks in the plat
form:
REPEAL OF PROHIBITION.
We demand the repeal of the
prohibitory liquor law, and in the
interests Of true temperance we
favor the passage of carefully
guarded license-law which shall
provide for the issuance of licenses
in towns, townships and municipal
corporations, and which shall pro-
vide that for each license an annual
tax of $500 Re paid into the county
treasury and such further tax as
the town. township or municipal
corporation shall provide, the pro-
ceeds thereof to 60 to the use of
such municipalities.
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
We favor the Australian system
for voting, to the end that we may
have an honest ballot. We de-
nounce the republican party for
the defeat of this salutary reform
in the XIII general assembly, in
defiance of a popular vote in it's
favor and in the face of its adop.
ton by so many Of our sister states,
with the undeniable result of secur-
ing a pure and untrammeled ballot.
BALLOT FOR SENATORS.
We are in favor of the election of
United States senators by a direct
vote of the people, and until an
amendment to the national consti-
tuition can be secured requirin q
their election by such direct vote
their nomination by state conven-
tons or individual preference.
DEMAND FREE COINAGE.
We reiterate our demand of one
year ago for the free coinage of sill
yer and that it be made full legal
tender for all debts, public and pri-
vate, and denouncc as unjust and
dishonest the provision of the law
recently enacted allowing parties to
stipulate against payment in silver
and silver certificates, thus setting
up one standard for the creditor
and another for the debtor; one for
tie poor man and another for the
rich man.
THE $1,000,000,OOO CONGRESS.
We denounce the wasteful and
lavish appropriations of the last
congress, which in time of profound
peace expended an amount equal
to one-third the total public debt
incurred in four years of unparall.
eled wars for the preservation Of
the union. This $1,OOO,OOO,OO
congress marks the final effort OF
desperate politicians to perpetuate
themselves in power by subsidizinp
classes, communities, special inter.
ests and privileged individuals from
the public funds, which should be
sacred trust to be administered
solely for the necessities of the
government.
OPPOSE NONRESIDENT LAND OWNERS
But while we concede the right
OF the relatives of our naturalized
citizens to inherit lands, and thu
right of foreign investors and cred
ltors to hold for a reasonable perioG
land acquired in the collection O,
debt, and while we welcome the
actual settler as an owner upon hi.
filing a declaration of his int ntior
lyto become citizen, we are never
Stheless unalterably opposed to tn.
nonresident alien ownership O
land and Of foreign syndicate
ownership OF our industries; and ",
also demand that all unearnet
railroad land grants be reclaimed
by the general government and hell
for actual settlement.
FABLES.