The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01

Nj. Dickinson a COM W. L. WILSON.
mittee of five was delegated (himself
being named by the chair as the head
of the committee) to notify the perma-
nent officers of their election and escort
them to the platform.
At 1925 p. m. Mr.. Owens introduced
the permanent chairman, Mr.. Wilson,
as one of the bravest democrats of the
nation.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Wilson
spoke at length, in which he reviewed
the work to be accomplished by the
party in the interest of reform, and Sc
verely criticised the Mckinley tariff bill
and all tariff laws except what are nee
essary to furnish revenue to support
the government economically admins
tered.
Mr.. Wilson closed at 12:45 and VIM.
II. Engligh, of Indiana. presen ted the
report of the committee on rules.
Delegate Phelps, OF Missouri, then
presented in behalf of the miners of
Missouri a gavel of zinc as protest
against the tariff upon the metal AS
the shining hammer was held aloft by
the chairman a great shout went up
and hearty clapping of hands
The convention then took recess to
o'clock.
At the evening session the platform
was adopted as follows:
Section l. The representatives OF the demo-
cratic party of the United States In national
convention assembled do reaffirm their sllegi-
ance to the principles Of the party as formulated
by jefferson and exemplified by q long and IL
lustrious line of his successors in democratic
leadership from Madison 10 Cleveland: we be-
lieve the public welfare demands that these
principles be applied to the conduct of the fed
eral government through the accession to power
of the party that advocates them; and we sol
EMMY declare that the need Of q return 10 those
fundamental principles OF 4 free popular gov
ernment, based on home rule and Individual
liberty, was never more urgent than now. VIXEN
the tendency 10 centralize all power at the fed
eral capital has become menace of the reserved
rights OF the states that strikes at the very
roots OF our government under the constitution
as framed by the republic.
Sec. We warn the people of our common
country, jealous for the preservation OF their
free institutions that the policy OF federal con-
trol of elections TO which the republican party
has committed itself, is fraught with the
grayest dangers scarcely less monentous than
would result from revolution practically es-
tablishiEg monarchy on the ruins OF the repub
lie IL strikes at the north as well as
the south, and Injuries the colored citizens even
more than the white; il means horde OF dep
uty ma-shals at every polling place armed with
federal power, returning boards appointed and
controlled b. federal authority. the outrage
of the electoral rights OF the people in the sew
eral states the subiugation OF the colored peo-
pie 20 the control OF The party in power and the
reyiving Of race antasonisms now happily
aDated- Of the utmost peril TO the safety and
happiness of all; u measure deliberately and
Justly described By a leading republican SEN
ator as .'the most infamous bill that ever
crossed the threshold of the senate" Such
policy. If sanctioned by law, would mean the
dominance OF a self perpetdating oligarchy Of
oi1ice-holders, and the party first entrusted
with its machinery could be dislodgcd from
power only By an appeal to the reserved right
Of the people to resist oppression,