The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-09-17

renewednext year, Will empower Demo
cratic statesmen 60 guide the peoples
councils and to execute the peoples will.
Second--We congratulate ths people Of
the state upon the benificenE results which
followed the election of Democratic as
sembly last autumn. That victory secured
the election of a Democrat to the United
States senate---a representative in full
sympathy with the popular majority on
great questions of federal policy. 1t gave
the state the lowest tax rate In thirty y-six
years, and for the first time in genera
tion freedom from taxation for the gen
eral purpose of the government.
1t gave the people the shortest legkslat-
i've session in seventeen years--a tribute
to the faithful industry of the Democratic
assembly by whom this result was
>achieyed in the interest of economy and
good legislation. Our pledges to the peo-
pie contained in the Democratic platfoxms
of 1887, 1888 and 1889 were promptly re-
deemed by the Democratic assembly in
the passage of the following measures:
/. A bill to enumerate the inhabitants
of the state preparatory to reapportion-
ment of senate and assembly districts.
2. A bill to reapportion the congress
districts in pursuance to the federal stat
ute and upon the basis of the recent fed
eral census.
g. A bill to provide for constitutional
convention in accordance with the wish
of the people, as declared by large ma
jority at the polls i'll 1856.
4 A bill 80 revise and consolidate the
excise laws--a measure intelligently and
equitably framed, carefully regulating
the sale of intoxicating liquors. prescrib-
Ing just fees for license and preserving all
needed restrictions of the maintenance of
order and the good of society.
g. Several bills TO ameliorate the con-
dition of agriculture and labor aad to
lessen the burden of direct taxation.
g. All these measures passed by the
Democratic assembly in obedience to the
demand of the popular majority we've de-
feated in the Republican senate by the
| representatives of the minority of the peo-
pie. Thus has the Republican party con-
tinued to betray the peoples interest.
1t defies the constitution and denies fair
representation in the legislature to ,300,-
600 inhabitants Of the state by refusing to
pass an enumeration bill-the preliminary
step to the abolition of the antiquated
apportionment of senate and assembly
| districts which Is based on the census of
| sixteen years ago.
L u
| census bureau to deprive the state of an
| additional representative in congress and
| in che electoral college by a fraudulent
count of the inhabitants IN New York
city, but it refuses to comply with the
command of It's own Federal congress to
rearranoe the thirty-fonr congressional
| districts of the state so that all contain as
nearly as practicable an equal npmber of
/ inhabitants
| 1t ignores the emphatic declaration of
the people, whQ, by plurality of 32s, 900,
recorded themselves in favor of a consti-
| tutional convention.
| 1t insists upon passage of srmptuary
| laws which needlessly interfere with the
personal liberty of law abiding citizens.
1t demonstrates the hypocricy of its
| plans by twice recording itself in the leg-
| islature in favor of prohibition amend.
ment and then refusing to make provision
4 for it's submission to the people except at
| special election not desired by prohihi-
| tionisB and at an unnecessary expense OF
over 5000, 900 to the tax payers
| 1t refuses to anelioraAe the conditions
of wage earners by enacting Just and con-
| seryafiye Laws in their interest 1t shows
| it's suhserviency to the M oneyed interests
| by ignoring the demands of the agricut-
| turTll and working eEysses for reforms in
| methods OF taxation
/ 1t covertly lends it's influence to the re-
striction of manhood suffrage.
1t indicates its hostility to home rule by
it's efforts at meddlesome legislative in
reference with the af9irs of large cities.
| 1t encourages expensive legislative in
! vestigatioa committees, whose fnvestiga-
tions degenerate into strikes for patronage
upon the official authorities of Democratic
municipalities
1t inflicted hostile blow on the best
| welfare of the state by depriving New
York of the worlds fair, because the Re.
| publican leader could not control. IT'S
| board of directors BY that act New York
| was deprived of the benefit of expenditures
of hundreds of millions of dollars within
it's borders
BY that act the interest of every wage
Garner, every merchant, every farmer,
every manufacturer, every householder
every railroad and transportation com.
pany were cruelty sacrificed. The people
will not forget that the most conspicuous
agent in this crime is now the candidate
of his party for governor
Five-Against that record of misrepre.
sentation and betrayal the Democratic
party most earnestly protests. We re
affirm the principles and pledges con
tanned in our state platforms of 1889 and
preceding years. We oppose needless spe
cial legislation. We favor home rule fol
counties and municipalities. We believe
in low, taxes and in economical admins
tration We demand a revision OF the
various statutes regulating the sale of in
toxicatiAg liquors and the enactment of &
just, equitable and comprehensive exciss
law framed in accordance with existing
public sentiment as repeatedly manifested
We believe that all excise rules belong *
the treasures of the localities undes
whose authority licenses are issued. W.
are opposed to all legislation that need
lessly interfees with the personal liberty
or reasonable customs of the people. WI
favor the largest liberty for the iodividua
citizen consistent with the public welfare
We demand an extension of electoral re
form with view to preventing profus,
expenditure of money by candidates anG
political committees; but we resolutel,
oppose any effort to hamper or restrict tn,
constitutional privilege of manhood suff