Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-07-02

WAS made permanent chairman.
After a speech by the chairman. Col
=, a. Clark presented the name of
horace Boise for denomination. and he
was chosen by reclamation with nro-
longed shouts and cheers,
w. I'll. Pusey, of Council Bluffs. was
mace permanent chairman, and Col. c.
A. Clark then presented the name of
10Y. Boles for denomination.
lne tcket was completed with Samuel
l.. Bestow, of Charlton, for lieutenant
governor; L. G. Kline, of Tomah Coun-
~. Tor supreme Judge; J. B. Knepler.
superintendent Of public instruction,
ana feter A. Dey for railroad commits
sloner. An attempt was made to ap-
point SIX state central committeeman at
large, but the resolution was laid on the
table: The greatest interest was mani
tested IN the report of the committee
on resolutions. The platform, as
finally presented, contained the silver
clause OF last year and was unani-
mousl y adopted without discussion.
Following is the platform as adopted:
AS signal illustration of the public good to
be secured by letting the office seek the man.
we congratulate the people of Iowa upon the
pure, able and fearless administration of our
P. BoieS =
.second-We demand the repeal of the prohibi-
tlon liquor law, and in the interests of true tenn
perance we favor the passage of A carefully
guarded license tax law which shall provide
1oF the issuance of licenses in towns townships
ana municipal corporations, and which shull
proVlue mat tor each license an annual tax of
S5Oo be paid into the county treasury and such
1nrther tax as the town, township or municipal
corporation shall! provide, the proceeds thereof
TO go to the use OF such municipalities.
Ihlrd-We favor sucn changes in our laws as
Will insure, under stringent enalties full and
equal taxation Of every species of property after
ON ions Nv
law, and we demand strict economy and hon
esty III the expenditure of all public moneys
taken from the substance of the people under
any form or guise of taxation.
fourlh-Ne favor the Australian system for
voting 10 the end that may have an honest
ballot, no control by bribery or EMPLOYERS We
denounce the Republican party for the defeat of
this sd utary reform in the twenty third general
assembly, in defiance of a popular vote in its
favor, and i'll the face of its adoption bv so
many of our sister states, with the undesirable
result or having secured pure and untram-
meled ballot.
Flfth-We reatfirm our adherence to the doc
trlne of the control and regulation of railroads
as now enacted into law, and we favor such
changes as experience may show to be neces-
sary to protect the people from evasions of law,
from entertainments and eXtortiOnS through
lmpertections of the law, and as will establish
Just and equitable relations between the people
ana railroad corporations il all travel and
trat1lc over railroad lines. We call for statutes
which provide stringent safeguards in the or
ganlzallon of all corporations, protect the peo
vide that Wien any such artificial creature of
the law is found to be engaged i'll harmful
practices, the law shall promptly put all end to
its existence.
Sixh-We denounce all trusts, pools and com
b1natlonS, and we favor such action, state and
national, as will forfeit to the public all fran
chlSes and property made of by corpora
lions or others to form trusts i'll man utactures,
trade or commerce to the injury and spoliation
OF the people, and also to insure the punish
ment criminally of the individuals thus
spring against the public veal. The Demo-
cratic party declares that in he vision of the
product of abor und capital, labor does not re-
celYe its talr proportion.
seventh-on behalf of our laboring and pro-
duclng masses we renew that devotion to their
interests and rights which has always been
fundamental doctrine and practice of the Dem.
ocratic party. We favor all other fair and law
full methods by which labor may secure laws
tablis hing free public employment agencies and
adequate compensation undiminished by any
device for the enrichment of the few at the ex
pense of armies OF toilers. And we condemn
the practice OF importing contract labor for
work i'll mines or elsewhere.
Eighth-We are i'll favor of the election OF
United States senators by direct vote of the
people, and until an amendment to the national
constitu ion can be secured requiring their
election by such direct vote their nomination
by state conventions indiyid ual preference
We hold ill deteStation the alarming corrup-
tions which are SO widespread in senatorial
elections by state legislatures, and which have
defeated the VIII Of the people in the United
States Senate now constituted
Ninth-We reiterate our demand OF one yeat
ago for the fee coinage of silver, and that it be
made full |, gal tender for ali debts public and
private, and danounce rs unjust and dishonest
the provisions of the law recently enacted al
lowing 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 the poor man and another Tor
the rich man.
Tenth-We declare in favor of just. liberal
and equitable pension laws tor all invalid and
dependent soldiers and sailors, their widows
and orphans
Eleventh-We denounce the Mckinley bill.
the motives of its authors and defenders, and
the theory under which 1t is submitted for the
approval of the American peop'e. We demand
equal opportunities for every section OF our
country and for every citizen, and we insist that
every oppressive feature OF the tariff be elln1l-
mated to the end, that our merchant marine
NAV be restored to the sea, and the markets OF
the world opened to the producing classes: The
sugar bounty is not tarlll. 1t is Spolatlon OF
the treasury for snecial classes and interests
which are nc more entitled to De a1ded D! the
government than the farme 5 of Iowa in raising
hogs and corn the pioneer settlers OF the
frontier in their ha rdships and sutier1ngs as the
vanguard OF civilization.
TweIith-We denounce the was,eful and Law
ish appropriations of the last Congress. which
in time of profoun peace expended an amount
equal to oue-third the total public debt liz
Cured in four years of Unparalleled war for the
preservation of the Union.
Tnirteenth-We are unalterably opposed to.
the nonresident alien ownership OF lands ana
of foreign syndicate ownership OF our 1nduS,
tries and we also demand that All unearned
railroad land grants be reclaimed by inc gen
eral government and held for actual settle
ment.
profound sympathy IL their struggle tor home
rule, that safeguard of freedom which the IN
famous force bill attempted to take from the
American people in congressional elections.
We abhor the prosecutions OF Russia toward
the Jewish people, and we believe that all civil
lied nations should protest against such bar
bar ism and inhumanity.
Fitteenth-ReSo!rcd, That we are in hearty
sympathy with the efforts being put forth to
make creditable exhibit OF loWas resources
ST the Worlds Columbian Exposition and we ia
yor a liberal appropriation by the next General
Assembly that her prosperity and greatness
n1ay he fully exemplled at the great gathering
of the nations of the world.