Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-31
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The majority report Of the COM
mittee on resolutions at the Demo-
cratic State convention which met
in Pocatcllo on the 25th was rs fol.
lows:
y FiRsr-We, the Democracy Of Ida
no, in delegate convention assem-
bled, avow our devotion to Jefer-
sonian principles fret declared by
men who founded our free institu-
tons and established our party with
sacred trusts to preserve and main
tain them.
SEcoNp-The national Democratic
platforms Of 1884 and 1888, en-
dorsed by the vote in those years and
so heartily sustained by the popular
vote in the Congressional elections
Of 1890, have our hearty approval.
THIRD--That the delegates to the
Democratic convention in Chicago be
instructed to demand OF that body, 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 cardinal principle of
Democracy.
FouRTn-We recommend the or
ganization Of the industrial classes for
self protection against trusts, COM
bines and monopolies and recall the
attention of farmers and laborers to
the fact that everything they com
plain OF is the result OF thirty FIVE
years Of Republican Legislation in the
interest OF corporate wealth. Cen
tralization, class legislation, wanton
squandering Of the public domain,
ultra protection, silver demonetiza-
ton and unrestricted immigration of
pauper labor are all Republican mi
quities.
FITrH-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,
Tho convention expresses its APP
probation of those who fought for
tho preservation of the Union and we
favor just and liberal pensions for all
disabled soldiers, their widows and
dependents, but we denounce the in.
auguration of special pension sys-
tenn for partisan purposes and the
squandering Of public funds under
the pretext OF bounties to veterans
We also favor prompt settlement o.
the long deferred claims OF that Other
large and patriotic body OF veteran
pioneers who, in making homes in the
far west, have suffered property losse'
from Indian depredations and spolia
tons.
SIxrn-We demand constitution
al amendment making United States
Senators elective by direct vote o
the people.
We demand the strictest enforce
ment OF the law excluding Chimes.
from and prohibiting the importation
Of foreign contract labor into the
United States.
The mineral and other public lands
of the United States are the poo
mans heritage, and we pledge th,
Democratic party to preserve then
from the aggressions of greedy lane
grant corporations which fraudulently
in violation of the express terms o
their contract, are trying to secure
them.
SEvENrH--The public interests de
mand immediate survey OF the publ,
domain within this State.
EIeHTu We pledge the Democ
racy Of Idaho to act in unison witt
the Democratic party of the countr,
in the cause Of tariff reform, and W,
deny the right of the government t,
levy protective tariff except SO ia
as required for purposes of revenue
and we denounce the tariff and othe
class legislation that the Republican
party has inflicted upon the countr,
as subversive of the interests of tn,
people and in conflict with the funda
mental laws of our country.
Resolved, That this convention dep
recatcs Federal interference in tn
labor troubles in Northern Idaho lin
troduced by w. M. Murphy, of Sho
shone country.)
Resolved, That the delegates chosen
by this convention secure the election
of I. w. Beane, of Blackfoot, as tn,