Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-19
IOWA'S DEMOCRACY.
STRIKING PLATFORM UrTERANcES
ON THE TROUBLES OF LABOR.
Texan Democrats and Thsir Two Conven-
ventions-Hogg Renominated by the
Hoggites-other Points Political.
lBy telegraph to tho DIspatch.l

DAVENPORT, a., August 1s.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention in session here to-
day nominated the following ticket: Sec
rotary of State. Colonel J. II. McConol-
que. of Mason City; Auditor, S. z. Van
Dyke, of Benton county; Treasurer,
Charles Ruegnitz; Attorney-General,
Judge f. s. Willard. of Atlantic. w. e..
Kent was nominated for Railroad Commis-
sioner. and Judge Nathaniel French, Of
Davenport, and w. w. Wilmer, Of Des
Moines, were nominated by acclamation
for presidential electors-at-large.
PLATFORM PLASKs.
The platform endorsed the candidates
and platform of the Chicago convention.
IL saws:
THE administration by Grover Cleve-
land of the high Office of President for
four years was wise. courageous. honest,
and conservative, and his nomination for
the third time by representatives OF the
national Democratic party gives special
force 10 the reform suggested in his official
message and his public utterances. We
hail the opportunity for full discussion,
and determination by ballot OF the para
mount issues which the national platform
cal reform of the tarltt, and the mainte-
nance and perpetuity of the doctrine OF
local self-government; and we pledge our
earnest and united support 70 these princi-
piles.
COMBINATION OF BoIEs.
We renew with pride and pleasure our
commendation of Governor Horace Boies.
His faithful, honorable, and wise admins
tration of the office entrusted to his care,
merits the approval of every patriotic cltl-
zen within the State.
I" We recognize the effort of the popular
branch OF the Congress of the United
States TO secure reform of the tarih, and
we condemn the Republican Senate for its
failure 10 consider measures passed by the
popular branch, particularly when the
people themselves had declared against
the high protection policy represented by
the Mckinley bill 10y an overwhelming ma
jority in the elections of 1890. The failure
of the Republican national Admlnlstra-
ton and the Republican Senate TO bow 10
the verdict of the people at the polls Is q
denial Of the right of popular sovereignty
such as was not contemplated by the
founders of the Republic, and as such
would not be tolerated in any other civil
lized country on the globe.
SYMPATHY WITH LABOR.
I'VE are in thorough sympathy with the
multitude OF honest toilers through the
land, and we observe with deep solicltude
the conflicts between capital aud labor
which manifest themselves in the ever-in
creasing number and scope of lockouts
and strikes. These conditions are charge
able to the policy of the Republican party
which has for its object the disbursement
of taxes among the favored few and the
maintenance of privileged classes at the
expense of the masses. The greed OF
capitalists in monopohzing the benefit,
granted by this policy will never dea
Justly with producing labor; and while, WI
insist that violence and disorder must be
restrained under all circumstances, anc
that the ballot-box is the place tor the de
termination OF such vital questions, We
declare that the proper solution Of The
problem which now confronts the people
Of this country can be found only by re
turning to the simple original principles
enumerated by the founders of the repub
lie, the sturdy advocates of the creates
possible personal, political, and CONNER
cial liberty consistent with good order anC
the SUPREMACY of law