Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-28
The Platform.
THIS ia he LAT tf1a

This is the platform that the convention
adopted:
We, the delegated representatives of the de-
nnocracy of Missouri, state convention as
sembled, do hereby ratfy and indorse the
nomination Of Grover Cleveland and Adlai Ste :
tenson for president and vice president Of the
United States, and we accept our own the
declaration of democratic principles placed be-
fore the country by the convention recently as
We especially commend to the attention of
all who desire to see our free institutions pre-
served uninpaired the declaration of the Chi
cago platform regarding the force bill and the
danger with which it menaces the country.
! The democrats of Missouri have known what it
was to live under government based on fed
| erai coercion and returning board methods
| and they have learned by bitter experience that
| its legitimate fruits are fraud and usurpation
| peoples will as expressed at the polls robbery
of the tax payers. profigate expenditure of the
public money, diShonored officials, betrayal of
! trusts and weakening OF the respect for law
which is the basis OF civilized government.
We congratulate the people of Missouri on
/ she progress of the state. it's increase OF
wealth and on the wisdom of its democratic
constitution, through the operation of which,
| with the democratic party continuously in ad
| miniStration in the state since its adoption.
| liberty. life and property have been protected.
| the increased demand for schools and elee-
1 moSynary institutions compiled with, while at
| the same time the rate of taxation has been
| steadily reduced. We point to the record of
TIE democratic party under that constitution
as conclusive reason for its continuance in
power through the approving suffrages of the
voters. When the democratic party assumed
the administration of the state government in
1873 the bonded debt of the state was 500
SOS COO; or July l., 1892 it had hsen
rerioi thu rate Of Interest on the state debt
was and per cent: it is now but GIG per cent.
on fivesixths of the outstanding debt. During
taxation for state purposes SOC on the 500
valuation of property 1t mas now been re-
which reduction has taken place tiuT ing the in
cumbsncy of the present state administration,
which reduction alone will save to the tax
payers Of the state Sl,50,00 this year.
In 1892. the year preceding the one in which
the democratic party gained control. the total
state for the support of the public schools was
SS55, ISL: the amount distribut d in July 1892
for the same purpose SCOOPS The endowment
SOS. 100; July l, 1892. it was 81, 1898.
Under the same suspicious conditions the
$50. had increased to acre. ist in 1870
We pledge the party so long as it is intrusted
with power to a continuance of the wise. eco
nomicai aud progressive policy that has brought
about these magnificent results.
We favor liberal appropriations for free pub
lie schools. open to every child in the state. hut
the inaienable right of the parent TO direct
and control the method Of the child's. educa-
ton. well all interference by the state
with liberty OF conscience.
We denounce the protective tariff under
which trusts and coznbnat tons for limiting the
supply and raising the price of commodities in
general use have been formed in unprecedented
numbers
We commend tine legislation enacted by the
last democratic general assemblies for the pur
pose of stamping out all combinations to con-
troll prices, and the thorough and fearless man
ner in which it has been enforced; and we ad
vocate such further wise laws will ffna "
eradicate this evil from our body polite.
The safety OF life and property can be best
secured by the prompt enforcement of the law
through its constituted authorities, and we op-
pose the employment aud Of domestic or
foreign mercenaries By persons and corpora
tons for the purpose Of enforcing their sup
posed legal RIGHTS, as being dangerous alike to
life. liberty and property
We congratulate the negro voters of the
country on their manifest tendency to think
and vote independently matters of public
policy, rather than to BE- guided by the passions
and prejudices of byRone days
We favor all legislation that tends to ame-
iorate the condition of the workinguan. and
heartily recommend such measures as are
needed 20 remedy the abuses under which they
labor.
We declare it to be the duty of the state
legislature and of the national congress to en-
act laws which will compel railway companies
to adopt some efficient system OF safety APP
pliances for the protection OF the lives and
limbs of that large class of citizens who are
engaged in the service OF the railroad COM
panies of Missouri and other states.
We recommend to the next state legislature
the enactment Of . law that will provide An
effective and economical plan for the perma-
nent improvement sf country roads, that
transportation from the farms to depots and
trade csnters may b made easy and rapid ut all
seasons OF the year.