The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-06-25

secured AS q support of the national de-
Tense and for the protection of commerce
between the states VIC recognize the early
construction of the Nicaragua canal and
its protection against foreign control as
OF great Importance to the United States.
Recognizing the Worlds Columbian ex.
position as n national undertaking of vast
Importance, In which the general govern
MI ant llas invited the cooperation of NIL
the powers of the world, and approaching
tho acceptance by many such powers Of
the Invitations so extended, and the broad
and liberal efforts being made BY them to
contribute to the grandeur of the under-
taking, we nre of the opinion that con-
grcss should make sIth necessary finan-
cia, provisions MS shall be requisite to the
maintenance of the national honor and
public faith.
Popular education being the only safe
basis q popular suffrage, we recomltietid
to the several states the most liberal np-
propriations for the public schools. Tho
free, common schools nre the nursery of
good government and have always re.
ceivi,d tho fostering care of tho demo
cratic party, VIII ch favors every mems Of
increasing intelligence Freedom OF ed,t.
cation being essential 70 ciyil religious
liberty rs we'll us necessity for the de-
velopment of intelligence. must not be
intcrfcrrd with under my prctcxt whats
ever We ne opposed to state interfer-
cncc with parental rights aud the right of
conscience i'll the education of children ms
nm Infringement Of tho fundamental dem
ocrntic doctrine that the lnrgest individual
insures the highest type of American
citizenship and the best government.
We approve tile actlofi Of the present
house of representatives In passing bills
for admission into the ttnion MS states
of the territories Of New Mexico and Ari-
| zonn, and favor the early admission of all
the territories having the necessary popu-
iation to entitle them to statehood, aud
while they remain territories we hold that
the officials appointed to administer the
government Of any territory together
with the District of C0lumbin and Alnska
should be bona fide residents Of tho terri
tory or district In which their dhties nre
10 be performed. The democratic party
believes in home rule and the conduct OF
their own affairs by the people of the
vicinnge.
We fnvor legislation by congress and
the state legislatures to protect the lives
and limbs Of railway employees and those
other hazardous transportation compnn-
les, md denornce tie inactivity of the re-.
publican senate for causing tile defeat of
measures beneficial aud protective to this
class of wage workers.
We nre In favor of the enact mont by
the states of laws for nboiishiug the no.
torious sweating system, for nbolishing
contract convict labor md prohibiting tho
employment In factories Of children under
Is ears of age.
We are opposed to NIL sumptuary laws
us an Interference with Individual rights
Upon tliis statement Of principles and
policies the democratic party asks the In
telligent Judgment of tho Aniericnn pco.
pie 1t asks n change iii the administers
tif,, ,,,l ,l, <,e ~,
there may be u change in the system aud
u change i'll the methods, thus assuring
the maintenance unimpaired of the ins titu-
tions under which the republic has grown
great and powerful.
Tariff for Kevenue Only.
Jones moved the adoption of the
platform MS read, but Neal, Of Ohio, in
terrupted with an amendment to the
section relating to the tariff, moving
to strike out of the section of the plat
form pertaining to tho tariff all the
words preceding the denuncintion Of
Mckinley, and substitute therefor
the following: "We denounce repub.
lican protection as u fraud
[cheersl, tax on tho labor
of the great majority of
the American people for the benefit of
the few. Cries of 'Read 1t again. u
We declare 1t to be o fundamental
principle OF the democratic party that
the federal government has no cousti.
tutional power to impose and collect
tariff duties except for purposes of
revenue only, and we demand that the
collection of such taxes shall bc lin.
tied to tAe necessities of government
when honestly and economically nd
ministered.
In pursuance of a request the secre-
tary read the minority report amid
great applause. A demand being made
for the portion to be strlc en- out, the
secretary read the portion relating to
the tariff, after which Mr.. Neal ad.
dressed the convention in advocecy OF
the amendment
Watterson Attacks tho Tariff Plank.
In response to call Henry Waiter.
son took the platform, his appearance
being greeted with prolonged cheers.
He had read an extract from the tariff
plank of the national democratic con-
vention Of 1876 and afterward, among
other things, said: when listened
to tho extraordinary essay. we heard
this afternoon, asked myself whether
Wa were indeed democratic conyen.
tion, or simply arepublican convention
laughter and applausel, revised by
James G. Blaine or BENJAMIN
f. Butler, for the tariff planks wo lis.
tened to were almost identical in prin.
ciple with the minority report submit,
ted to the democratic convention In
1894 by BENZ T. Butler, and voted
down almost unanimously. Either you
should reject this monstrosity which
has been hurled among you and adopt
in Its place the simple, lucid and true
amendment offered by the gentlemsr
from Ohio, orif you don't wsnt 70 d