The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-09-01
The P|atf0rIllS.
Principles for Which Three
Parties Will Battle.
Read and Choose Be-
tween Them.


Democratic Platform.
The representatives of the democratic
party of the state of Idaho, in convention |
assembled, renew the pledge of their hdel-
ity to democratic faith, and re-affirm the
platform adopted by its representatives in
the national convention held at Chicago,
in 1892, and hereby ratify and endorse the
nominations of Grover Cleaveland and
Adlai E. Stevenson, for president and vice
president of the United States, and pledge
to them an earnest and united support.
We declare that no more taxes should
be collected than are necessary to defray
the expenses of the government econom-
lcally administered, and that the people
NAV be relieved from oppsessive and un-
necessary burdens We are in favor of
tariff reform. We demand that the tariff
laws be so amended that wealth and cap
ital may be required to sustain their Just
proportion of the burdens of taxation;
that duties on imports should be highest
on the luxuries and lowest on the comforts
of life and that whatever of imports are
of benefit to the agricultural and laborlng
masses should be admitted with the low
est duty possible TO secure economical
government.
We favor enactments, both state and
national, for the prevention Of trusts and
combines, and that will insure free and
fair competition in the regulation OF prices
in all commodities.
We reiterate our commendation of the
organization of the industrial classes for
self protection against trusts, combines
and monopolies. and recall the attention
of farmers and laborers to the fact that
everything they complain of is the re-
suit of 35 wears of republican legislation
in the interest of corporate wealth.
Capitalization, class legislation, wantor
souandering of the public domain, ultra
protection and silver decentralization, ano
unrestricted immigration of pauper labor
are all republican iniquities.
We recognize agriculture as the basis ol
national prosperity, and we are opposed
to all laws that tend to discourage or op
press that branch of our national industry
We deplore the impoverished and mort
gage burdened condition of our agricul
tural interests. which is the result OF Ions
continued, excessive and unnecessary tax
alton, and we favor the repeal OF custom
duties on raw material, entering into th
manufacture of farm machinery, house
hold utensils and the necessary OF life.
We denounce the policy Of special gov
ernmental protection to gold as frau'
upon labor and in favor of the non-pro
ducing classes
We favor the free and unlimited coin
! age of silver and that the same be made
| full and legal tender for all debts bot
private and public
We denounce the republican legislatio
known as the Sherman Act of 1870 as
cowardly makeshift, fraught with poss
lbilities of danger in the future whlc
S should make all its supporters. as well
/, its author, anxious for speedy repeal.
We denounce the republican scheme Il
an international monetary conference,
= fraud and subterfuge, originated
gold spectators and Wall street none
sharks, and insist that our government
fully able to manage its own financial a
fairs and monetary system without cal
=, ing on foreign powers for assistance.
'' We favor the election of United STAT
senators by direct vote of the people, al
y the establishment of postal savings oanl
of deposit.
We protest against the enactment OF Il
- force bill advocated by the late republics
convention at Minneapolis as mena
TO the freedom and purity OF election
unnecessary and inexpedient, calculate
- to create discomfort and discord oetwe
w. the sections of the country in the lntert
of partisan rather than of public benei
placing the treasury of the United Stat
at the disposal of the party in power,
partisan purposes and designed by l
. present republican administration 10
trench itself and its party behind centr
lied and consolidated power, and by
employment OF corruption and coertloh
render it impossible for the citlzens 10
lu- tain peaceably redress OF grievances
od reformation of abuses and to dlslodge I
worthy and unfaithful officials.
Iru We hereby express our appreciation
those who fought for the preservation
the union, and we favor just and hoe
pensions for all disabled soldiers, Tn
- widows and dependents, but we denoui
II the Inauguration of special pension
r. TEN for partisan purposes and the squ'
dering of public funds under the preu
of bounties to veterans. we also Ia
prompt settlement of the long deier
claims of that large and patrlotic oooy
veteran pioneers who, in making hoi
in the far west have suffered prope
FULL losses from Indian depredations and sp
ations.
The mineral and all other public la
of the United SlaIrS dle tiio P''i ~
inheritance, and we pledge the democr
party to preserve them from the agg
sions of greedy land grant corporatl
which fraudulently, in violation oil
express terms of their contract, are try
Z, TO secure them.
The public interests demand immed
40. survey of the public domain within
NV, state.
Ely Recognizing the Worlds Columbian
near position as a national undertaking OF
importancn in which the general gov
ment has invited the cooperation ol
powers of the world, and apprecia
- this opportunity to make an exhioltio
q the industrial product and display OF
skill, energy and industry Of our mec
les, laborers, artisans and farmers,
pledge the support of the democra
Il the next Legislature of Idaho to reas
)OU BILE appropriation to aid the commissl
of this state in his efforts to make a S
BILE display of our natural resources
grand possibilities.
We recognize the Importance OF co
Bill tition in transportation, and therefor
|. vor the improvement by the general
ernment of the navigation OF the 20