The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-16

the people from their enormous and dam
gerous usurpationS AVID we demand that
all corporations doing business IN this
state be declared by proper congressional
ject To the jurisdiction Of the courts there
of. to the same extent in all respects as II
such corporations were organized under
and citizens of such state.
We iudorse the action of President
Cleveland and the Democratic congress Ia
the repeal OF the infamous feicrsi election
laws, under the Partisan administration
OF which BY the Republican party ween
in power, the will of the majority and the
rights OF the states have beeu traDpled
upon with impuaity. The Democrats OK
Missouri have known what il is TO tive
under . government based On federal
coercion aud returning board metsods.
and they have learned by bitter expert
ence that its legitimate fruits are fraud
contempt for the peoples will as ex-
pressed at the polls. robbery OF
the taxpayers. protiigate expendi-
ture of the public money. dishonored
officials, betrayal Of trusts and q weaken
ing of the respect for law, which Is the
basis of all civilized government
We commend the patriotism. integrity,
ability and courage Of Grover Cleveland
and applaud his action in promptly APP
proving the repeal of the federal election
Law, his earnest efforts in behalf of tariff
reform, the purity, economy aud vigor Of
his administration.
The Democrats of Missouri have honest
ly aud faithfully admiaistrated the state
and we ask the continued support of our
citizens TO = party which has redeemed
all its pledges aud shown efficiency. inte9-
rity aud economy in the discharge of every
trust.
The Democracy of Missouri has learned
of the unwarrsnra able endeavors on the
part of wouid-be political leaders to create
strife aud discord within the ranks of the
Democratic party by attempting to arraign
one class of voters against another. on &C
count Of their religious faith; therefore be
IL.
Resolved. that the grand old Democrat;
&c party whose conservatism is preserve
tive of the national honor tranquility and
peace; the party of the people aud the enc
my of oppression and tyranny IN every
form. do hereby unequivocaily aud EN-
phatically denounce such conduct AS
un-American and up-Democratic aud w.
lawful.
Resolved. That the Democracy pledge
its best efforts to defeat the unhoiy pur-
poses of such men, and TO protect every in
dividual of every nationality. relIgious
creed and political belief, in his sacred
right to worship God according TO the die
tates OF bis own conscience.
This last resolution of the majority re-
port is intended as Ii slap at til. "A. L. A.
The following is the report of the minor
ity members, Graham Frost, David X.
Francis and 4. kehr, all of St Louis.
which is a substitute for the coinage plank:
We hereby reafiirm the declaration of
Democratic principles placed before the
country by the last Democratic national
convention, assembled at Chicago on June
p, 1892. anu ratified by the state Demo
cratic platform adopted at Jefferson City
on july %, 1892.
After the reading Of the report Graham
Frost moved the substitution of the mi
nority report for plank in the majority
report, and a delegate from southwest
Missouri called for the previous question
on the adoption of the majority report.
The following candidates have been
nominated for two of the offices:
Judge OF the supreme court, Judge
F-arcis NJ. Black; superintendent of pub
lie schools. w. L. Darlington.
The nomination for railway commissioner
will be made tomorrow
2:l0 n. m.-fhe convention has adjourn
ed until 10 a. m, without voting on the re-
ports OF Resolutions.