The Helena independent., 1894-09-26
As Adopted Unanimously by tie
State Convention at tho
Auditorium.
The Administration OF Grover
Cleveland Ia Approved In
tho Document.
IRE. Coinage Of silver the PsrAmous,
Issus-A Sound Declaration From
DsEianioE to Fad.

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ooratIo stats convention. a. read by Hon.
e, @. Day, OF Livingston, and unanimously
adopted by the convention,
The dsmoo atle party Of the state OF
Montana, In convention assembled, hereby |
makes the following declaration of ita
principles upon nAtionAl and state Issues;
Resolved, That us, the democratic party
OF Montana, reafilrm our adherence 10 aud
belief In the PRINCIPLES snunoiatsd in the
national democratic platform adopted a.
Chicago In 1894 and horsbY expfsas our
CO dial spproyal OF tho sdministTatlon OF
0rovsS Cleveland and our confidence In his
Judgment and patriotism and In his ability
TO gnids The dss,lnies OF our oonnt y
through the difnsultiss BIZ which ID IL besat.
Mo dsnounos ~ pusrlle the claim that
the advoat OF reform administration vka
the cAnao OF tho hnsneiAl depression. II 10
apparent that u was the direct result OF the
economic and financial policies Of thirty
years OF republican mlsI ule. The MeKin-
Icy System OF lsgalixsd robbery after bank
Inptine The 1 eAsu y OF the United StAtsa
psrsly1ed the veiy iudusNiss Of the eoun-
tTy which II pfofsssed 10 Advano while
the hscnl policy OF that party resulted In
financial ruin.
wo hail with satisfaction The revival OF
INDUSTRY which has begun with the repeal
OF that law though we firmly believe that
complete pi ospsrity cannot bs attained by
the United States until the oomplets Isstor.
alton Of silver 10 its function aa q money
metal 10 made by the reversal OF the flnan-
einl legislation enacted by the republican
party.
We eeng stuiA,s ihs democratic party
and the people Of the United States upon
the fact that Notwithstanding the opposi-
tion OF tho republican party and their ooIn-
liual ailfas Aha pFataatad ina uatriaa and
trusts, a substantisl msasars Of tarin re-
form has been enacted, and We demand
that the fight for tariff reform shall 20 on
until the people are entirely freed from
every law on tee statute books which In any
way tends TO the formation OF trusts and
monopolies.
1hs reopls Of Montana have for thirty
years aid tibuts TO the east In the shape
OF taxes on Zach and every Hem In ne long
list OF articles embraced In the tariff lava
amounting to millions OF dollars annually;
no advocate OF protection has pretended
that this state has received any bensnt In
return except on the single product OF vool;
and We hereby cnll attention TO the fact
that from the day Of the passage Of the
Mckinley 40, 10 the day Of Its rsssal tbe
Price OF wool continually decreased; and
that from the day Of that rossal until the
present the price has continually advanced
tbth Dthtsts W tttth pOint
attained, oven before the financial deprss-
sion had lowered all vAlusa
That We endorse the action of con Qress
in the passage Of tho income tax act,
thereby imposing q share OF the burdens
of taxation upon the su plus incomes Of
corporations and millionaire to the relief
Of the agricultural and laborinR classes.
who have too long bsen compelled 10 bsrr
40 undue proportion OF those burdens.
W. AuA. H.. f1w AZ.
prompt repeal of ths act known nc ths fed
sral sleetlon law aud for thus restoring 10
the statss and the psorle control over their
own eisotions free from the interference By
federal mnrshais and troops
We denouncs as hypoc itical and insin-
csre the declaration Of .the iepubliosn state
convention Of this state In favor Of free
eoinsrs OF silver. coupled ss 10 10 With an
endorsement Of the republican party. tbe
party which demonetized silver In 1873 and
has cast the votes OF an overwhelming ma
jority Of its representatives. In congress
against its rssto alton at eve y opportunity;
and We rejoice In the fact that the great
majority OF the democratic senators and
representatives. In songrsss have invariably
cast their votes In favor of thu free coinage
of silver. which has only been defeated By
the almost solid votes OF the republican
party. acting iu conjsnotion with see
tiouhi uiuofNy VI apmocftu.
We declare that the silver issue 10 and
has been slnoe II arose. the question OF
paramount interest 10 Montana. That We
are proud Of the position taken by our
party in this state from the beg ming upon
this vital matter; and that We now
reitsrate our former deo!arations In favor
OF the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
a. Of gold, under the sams conditions. an
AZ their ancient ratio Of sixteen 10 one.
While We Ns glad 10 witness the apia in
crease Of sentiment In favor OF the rssiora-
,ion OF bimstallism throughout tho union
and the world. we declare our purpose 10
demand that the United States shall lead
OF In this direction, and that IL should At
ones enact a FREQ coinage law OH the Old
basis w,tbont waiting for any othsr country
or nation oa earth.
We declare our continued adhe encs TO
th- great primo pies OF religious liberty as
snunosted In Article vi OF The constitution
OF the United States In The language follow
ing. mo religious tests shall ever be required
as n qualification 10 any public offios or
public ust under The United ht,tss" and
We hold that the same principle should be
applied to all state. county and municipal
Offices
We favor q constitutional amen Iment
providing for the election Of Uaitsd Slater
senators by direct vote Of the pc ople. We
ere also IN thFOr Oh tuon contttutionh end
other changes az mar bo necessary In order
that cong cas- may assemble "a soon after
I've election ns ITsoiioable, and TO the end
that the will of the people as expressed at
tho polls mHJ receive prompt AMI iull lseis-
lhtivs eII rssaion.
We recommend the donation by The GEM
eTAl government OF the ublio avid lands
within the staie to the state OF Montana
and then diat ibutsd 20 actual settlers un-
der suoh regulations ~ mAI bs preseribsl
| by law, and We recon- nisnd the passage OF
such laws As will plAo' In the hands OF the
people without the Intervention OF private
co poralious the necessary water supply fof
sifr CATION.
1he democratic rnFty Ia and always has
beon the lend 10 lAboring mon. OF whom
its msmbei ship 10 largely oompossd. II 10
in hearty sympathy with sIey lawful sf-
fort by organ ization 20 secure for them-
selves foil compensation for thsis labor
AMI 10 NGord them eVey opportunity 10
bsttsf the conditions OF their livsa and 10
pronlolO their moral, social and material
HdyaneomsuL
! We favor the estnbliahment OF a tribunal
of afbi,fotion in which there may te 50.
| cured peaceful settlement OF all dispuloh
bstwsen employers aud employer,
! We Recommend tho suSoimept OF laws
su rounding primary elections with auoh
penalties 6a to revsnt fraud therein.
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