Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-12
Iowa Independent Convention.

| bES nOlNEs, Id, June I'll ne III
dependent state convention was hel6
here yesterday. The convention wa:
called to order at 10 o'clock by N. II
Bowman, chairman OF the temporary
central committee. j. L. Anderson
OF Winnebago was chosen temporary
chairman. Mr.. Anderson stepped for
ward and addressed the convention a.
some length. He said:
I'VE are the delegates of the PEG
pie and have met here today to lay
the foundation Of political party that
Will wrost this country from the con.
troll OF the money power gamblers,
spectators. rings and combines and
the liquor traffic [Cheers.] We do
not propose to destroy the property OF
the rich, but we do demand that labor
shall receive its just reward"
L. l.. Willis OF Page as secretary
and G. +. Davis of Davis reading
clerk. were announced End the con.
vention proceeded to appoint the usual
committees.
A recess was taken till p. m. to
enable the committees to do their
work.
When the convention reassem bled
the delegates INDUCED in some vocal
music. The songs America" and
Goodbye Old Party. Goodbye, were
sung. after which Hon. j. +. Willetts
OF Kansas, national lecturer OF the
southern alliance and ex-candidate for
governor, was introduced. He said he
came to this convention to get his
spiritual strength renewed. He told
how he had carried the banner in the
Kansas campaign, and kept in the
middle of the road" and how he was
finally crucified between two thieves
CGreat applause.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that 427 delegates of the posi-
Die l, 900 were present. The temporary
organization was made permanent and
an order of business was adopted.
Chairman Robb of the committee on
resolutions announced that the COM
mlttee had unanimously agreed on n
platform OF principles. The platform
as approved and adopted with scarcely
dissenting vote, read as follows:
The peoples party OF the state Of
Iowa in convention assembled. view
with alarm the continued encroach-
ment OF confederated monopolies and
trusts on the rights of the people and
are firmly convinced of the inability of
the old parties to meet the issues which
are forced upon us. A vicious system
OF class legislation protests and mon.
leo oligarchy most dangerous to the
rights and liberties of the people, and
Is fast undermining the foundations of
our civil government which must rest
upon the equality and intelligence
OF all.
We hereby heartily ratify and con-
firm the movement inaugurated at the
Cincinnati conference of May 10, 1891.
and the wise and patriotic platform of
principles there adopted. Concerning
questions Of local state concern we
declare:
That we condemn the action of our
executive council for the refusal to in
crease the railroad assessment to an
average equal to that OF farm and
IL
assessments to be equitable and Just
should at present be at least $50, 900. :
600, and that the legislature should
provide by stringent law for such
assessment
That We demand the establishment
in our state OF the Australian ballot
system.
We denounce the action of the Tween
ty-second and Twenty-third general
assemblies for defeating the Astralian
ballot bill; for incorporating the con-
tract clause in the miners screen hill.
for the defeat of the 2-cent fare bill.
the uniform school book bill and the
bill for the taxation OF mortgages, all
OF which measures we endorse and nd
vocate. We sympathize with the miners
OF Iowa in their struggle for the eight
hour day, and pledge them our sup.
port for the repeal OF the contract
clause in the screen bill and the aboli-
ton OF the truck store system, and de-
mand weekly pay for the miner. We
favor uniform system of school books
for the entire state, the books to he
furnished by the state at cost to the
pupils.
We censure the leaders of the re-
publican and democratic parties for
the constant efforts to reopen the tenn
perance question in this state to the
exclusion OF the grave economic uues-
lions which now confront our people.
We favor judicious service pension
law and demand additional compensa-
ton equivalent to the disparity between
the currency paid to our union soldiers
and that of gold ut the time OF paw
ment. In granting pensions there
should be no discrimination on account
OF rank.
The creation of private corporations
for pecuniary profit we believe to be
contrary to moral law and In violation
of sound public policy. and we there
lore demand that our next legislature
shall provide for the investigation of
our present system of private corpora
lions with view TO their ultimate
suppression as soon as it can be done
with safety to the business interests.
Nominations for state officers having
been reached. B. F. Cook of Adair
named A. j. Westfall OF Monona late
independent candidate for congress,
for governor. Loud calls for Westfall
brought that gentleman to the stage
and the delegates appearing we'll
pleased with his looks, he was nomin-
ated by reclamation.
Davis OF Bloomfield nominated Wal
ter Scott OF Appanoose president OF
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