Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-05-26
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
resolutions Adopted-Delegates Elec.
ted to the Chicago Convention.

RESOLUTIONS Adopted-Delegates Elec
ted to the Chicago Convention.
The Democratic Convention, whic
has just closed its labors at Pocatello
was harmonious assembage Of tn
unterrihed. There were 90 delegate,
IN attendance. The following wer.
the resolutions adopted:
| WHEREAS, We, the Democracy o
Idaho in Delegate Conve ntion a.
sembled, avow our devotion to tn,
Jetfersonisn principles first declared
oy the meu who founded our free in.
situations and established our party
with the sacred trusts to preserve and
maintain them; and,
WHEREAS, The National Demo.
cratic Platform Of 1884 and 1888, 10.
dorsed BY the vote in those years and
SO heartily sustained by the popula,
vote in the Congressional elections OF
1880, have our hearty approval;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the delegates to the
democratic Convention at Chicago
be instructed to demand of that bodv.
as matter of right and justice, the
adoption OF plank advocating the
free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver as full legal tender
money at the present ratio, and the
full and unqualified recognition of
this idea as a cardinal principal of
Democracy;
Resolved, We commend the organ.
izatlon OF the industrial Glasses for self.
protection against trusts, combines
and monopolies and recall the stten-
ton OF the farmers and laborers to the
TACT that every thing they complain of,
is the result Of thirty.6vs years of
Republican legislation in the interests
OF corporate wealth. Centraliz alton
class legislation, wanton squanderipe
OF the public domain, ultra>protection.
silver demonstration and unrestricted
immigration of pauper labor are all
Republican iniquities;
Resolved, The Democratic party
pledges itself to remedy as far as pos.
sible. the evils growing out of such
class legislation, by administering the
Government upon the Democratic
Principles of exact and equal justice
TO all and special privileges to none. |
The convention expresses its appre>
citation of the patriotism Of those who
fought for the preservation Of the
Union, aud we favor just and liberal
pensions for all disabled soldiers, their
Widows and dependents; but we de.
bounce the Inauguration of . special
pension system for partisan purposes,
md the squandering of public funds
lnder the pretext of bounties to vet.
rams. We also favor a prompt set>
cement OF the long deferred claims of
hat other large and patriotic body of
'eteran pioneers who, in making
ZONES in the far West, have suffered
property and other losses from Indian
iepredations and spoliations;
Resolved, We demand Constitu.
ional amendment making United
states Senators elective by direct
tote of the people. We demand the
trictest enforcement of the laws ex-
'luding the Chinese fro n, and prohib>
ting the Importation of foreign con-
ract labor into, the United States.
The mineral and all other public lands
II the United States are the poor
mans heritage, and we pledge the
Democratic patty to preserve them
rom the aggressions of the greedy
abroad land grant corporations which
re fraudulently, in violation of the
express terms of their contract, trying
o secure them;
Resolved, The public interests de.
nand the immediate survey of the
,ublic domain within this State;
Resolved, We pledge the Democ-
acy of Idaho to act in unison with
he Democratic party of the country
n the cause of tariff reform, and we
|eny the right Of the government to
evy protective tariff, except so far
S required for purposes of revenue.
nd we denounce the tariff and other
lass legislation that the Republican
'arty has inflicted upon the country
s subversive of the interests of the
eople and IN conflict with the funda-
mental laws of our country.
The resolution on the silver question
, good, and will meet with the hearty
of the friends of the