Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-18
POLITICAL POINTS.
Nebraska Democrats in State
Convention.
They Report II Platform That
Has the True Ring.
Governor Campbell Opens His Cam
paign in Ohio.
j ohm Sherman Tries to Catch the Farmer
Vote With High Tariff Chafr.
Lieutenant-Gov G. overnor Jones
Bolts His Party.
Associated Press Dispatches.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 1.-THE
Democrats met in state convention here
today. Frank p. Ireland presided and
I. H. Broody was nominated for supreme
judge and F. A. Brogan and S. L. Hene-
her for regents Of the state university
Every mention OF the name of Cleveland
provoked wild applause.
The platform adopted congratulates
the people upon the defeat of the pro-
hibition amendment; denounces the
force bill; rejoices that congress will
soon again become deliberative BODY /;
denounces trusts and pools, and con-
demns ''the one-sided reciprocity of the
present administration, which invites
commercial intercourse only with ma
tions which buy our manufacturing pro-
ducts, and prohibits freedom of exchange
with those nations which purchase our
surplus agricultural products-an at
tempt to continue in favor of the manu-
featuring industries. in another form,
the advantages which they have under
the system of protect;on-and we de-
mand that all legislation upon this sub
iect shall give to the interests of the
farmer, equal consideration with other
classes of society"
It favors free coinage of silver, and
insists that it shall be made full and
legal tender for all debts, public or pr-
Nate, and denounces the unjust and dis
honest provisions OF the law recently en-
acted, allowing parties to stipulate
against payment in silver and silver GER
tifcates, thus setting up one standard
for the rich man and another for the
poor man.
The platform denounces as su ggestive
of partisan prejudice the indecent haste
shown in issuing awrit OF custer against
Hon. James E. Boyd chosen governor,
denying to him all courtesy ard fair
treatment.
Continuing, the platform says: "We
arraign the Republican party of this
state for its subserviency to corporate
power for years past, and we condemn
the Republican state board of trans
portation for failing to exercise the au-
thority in them vested and refusing in
the face of an overwhelming demand to
fix reasonable freight rates and give the
people relief from exorbitant trans
portation charges. We are in favor Of
the proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition creating the Office of three rail-
road commissioners, and making the
same elective by the people, and are
also in favor of law establishing
reasonable maximum freight rates gov
erning the railroads of this state"
The election OF United State senators
by direct vote of the people is approved.
The platform concludes by denouncing
the Mckinley bill, and says: "It null
tiplies the peoples burdens and in
creases their taxes; lessons the price of
their products, and decreases the pur-
chasing power of their income. We de-
mand a tariff for revenue limited to the
necessities of the government, economi-
cally administered. We favor the plac-
ing of raw materials upon the free list,
greatly reducing the burden of the nee
essaries OF life, and imposing the heav-
lest duties upon luxuries."