The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-06-02
Resolutions Passed and Del
egates Elected.
Doing of the Idaho Dem
OcI'atS.

body. The conven
ton was called to order by Chair
man Ainslie, Of the state committee,
and Hon. A. e. Mayhem, of Sho-
shone, was elected temporary chair
man. Majority and minority re-
ports on the silver question were
and the convention finally
adopted the one appearing in the
resolutions below as compromise.
The following delegates to the
Chicago convention were then
elected:
Jas, II. Hawley, Boise.
R. 2. johnson, Boise.
Col Bryan, HALEY.
J. W. Reid, Lewiston.
John Burke, Wallace.
j. NJ. Bennett, Pocatello.
The delegates were not instructed
as to choice for president.
Following are the resolutions:
First-We, the democracy of
Idaho, in delegate convention as
sembled, avow our devotion to JEFF
fersonian principles first declared by
men who founded our free insti-
tutions and established our party
with sacred trusts to preserve and
maintain them.
Second-The national democratic
platforms of 1884 and 1888, endorsed
By the vote in those years and so
heartily sustained By the popular vote
in the congressional elections of 1885,
have our hearty approval.
Third-That the delegates to the
democratic convention in Chicago bt
instructed to demand of that body, az
matter of right and justice, thu
adoption of a plank advocating th'
free. and unlimited coinage of boil
gold and silver as full legal tende
money at the present ratio and tn
full and unqualified recognition o
this idea as a cardinal principle o
democracy.
Fourth-We commend the organ
ization of the industrial classes fc
self protection against trusts
combines and monopolies and reca
the attention of farmers and laborcr
to the fact that everything the
complain of is the result of thirtyfiv
years of republican legislation in th
interests of corporated wealth
Capitalization, class Legislation
wanton squandering Of the publ
domain, ultra protection, silv'
demonstration and unrestrlcte
immigration Of pauper labor are a
republican iniquities.
Fifth-The democratic part
pledges itself to remedy as far I
possible the evils growing out of sue
class legislation by administering Il
, government upon the democrat
principles of exact and equal justi
r to all and special privileges to nom
t The convention expresses its a
probation of those who fought Il
= the preservation of the union and
favor Just and liberal pensions for I
disabled soldiers, their widows al
n dependents, but we denounce t
r inauguration of a special pensi
s system for partizan purposes and t
0 aquandering of public funds und
Y the pretext of bounties to veteran
We also favor prompt settlement
the long deferred claims of that 9th
). large and patriotic body of veter
Il pioneers who, in making homes in t
IS far west, have suffered proper
,e losses from Indian depredations al
u spoilations.
u Sixth-We demand O constit
tional amendment making Unit
States senators elective by direct vC
y of the people.
If We demand the strictest enfor
i ment of the laws excluding Chine
is from and prohibiting the impor
=. ton of foreign contract labor il
TO the United States.
th The mineral and all other put
al lands of the United States are