The evening world., 1894-09-26
National Issues.

National Issues.
Congratulates the Democratic Admin
istration on the careful and conscien-
tious manner in which the business of
pointment of efficient officers to the
heads Of public departments. Congratu-
lates snszn,a the party upon the repeal Of the
the vitals OF the financial body polite;
upon the repeal Of the partisan 1egisla-
tion known as the Federal Elections law.
the nation by millions and promote pure
elections Congratulates the party that
with Democratic ascendancy the coun-
try returns to simple methods and sound
principles. Declares that the abolition
Of the Mckinley Tariff law and the
enactment of a new tariff measure are in
accordance with the platform of the
Democratic party at Chicago.
The Tariff.
Asserts that the new Tariff law will
be wise and excellent substitute for
the Mso,p partisan @ rsiG Mckinley tSs bill and as
eSass Of tSs tariff nabg' by revsSn o1uss
a, whole, but contends that necessary
Of special laws relating to the removal
of the duty from raw materials only.
Business interests.
Congratulates the country upon the
revival of business interests. and be-
lieves that this revival will continue
now that the tariff matter Is definitely
settled. Asserts that the financial and
tirely by any action of the Democratic
party, but was a necessary accompani-
ment to any general tariff revision--a
revision that was inevita BILE because the
Mckinley law has proved utterly made
quate to meet the necessities OF Govern
ment. and would have caused virtually
bankrupt treasury.
Labor Matters.
Declares that the interests of labor
should be fostered by proper and neces-
sary legislation, and that honest work.
ingmen should be protected from compe-
tition with convict labor, and points out
the fact that the Democratic minority In
the Constitutional Convention succeed
ed In passing measure to restrict pris-
present conspiracy laws. so as to more
equally protect the workingman and the
employer.
For Equal Rights.
Declares against any class legislation
which shall, in violation of the Consti-
tuition, prohibit or interfere with the
free exercise of any form Of religious
tIs;a tiSa Which would tend to any such re
Constitutional Convention.
Declares that the work of the, the consti, .
tutional Convention as whole was
ating the Republican party in Its con-
troll of the State. Declares the appor.
tionment measure gerrymander. ano
asserts that 1t discriminates against the
cities as In favor Of the country dis
tricts; and demands an apportionment
which shall recognize the equality OF
every citizen, SO that the laboring man
in the city shall count as much as the
waalthv man
The platform WILL in the usual man.
ner, call attention to the failings OF
the opposite party, commend the a. a.
ministration Of Gov, Flower and the
National Administration. 1t will In no
way mention the income tax.
MangIed some In Committee.
The Committee on Platform went into
secret session about 10 o'clock TINS morn
ing, and for two hours discussed the
mittee at great length, The principal
discussion came up on the tariff indorse-
ment and a proposition advanced by
Mr.. Sheehan to condemn the income
tax.
over the matter, and those in the hall
heard him declare that under no circum-
stances should the party indorse the
declare for some features. This caused
a long wrangle.
AS to the Income tax, there was
proposition to denounce II In wild terms
as a heavily weighted tail to the tarin
measure. This, too, caused opposition,
and so the differences were fought over
until the hour of conyening had arrived
and when the Committee finished there
was a mangling of the document that
II took the typewriter some time to
straiEhten out AS II will be presented
however, II Is not much changed from
the features presented above.