Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-01
nos. GEORGE AIxSLIE,


Is<ses for 1900.
BOISE 1DA-. June -, 1893.
NJ DEAR COLONEL JONES Your
favor o. 18th inst came duly TO hand,
requesting nv views "ou What should
be the issues made BIZ the Democrats
In the natio1zi and state campaign In
1901 ni-hsalth l. ny excuse .or DO,
replying soonsr.
There c4a BE- 20 doubt bit thA: the
cocssns1s Of Democratic opinion.
Throughout the whole country, is over
uhelEingiy In favor Of the re-anrnA-
tio7 Of the p-ireiple= embodied In the
Chicago platform o. 1891, And | An IN
tnFor Of i.z r=a6option without the
change Of 8 letter or word, Nth the
addition q fes planks 70 meet the
LEV Issues forced upon the country By
tie present Republican administration.
Tie Chicago platform is explicit in
its declaration in favor Of the free and
unlimited coinage o, silver and gold at
the present legal ratio Of ls 70 with
out waiting for the aid or consent Of
any other nation, and that silver shall
equally, with gold, be full legal ten
der in payment of all debts, public and
private. Its declarations against gov
ernment by injunction, upon the tariff,
Income tax, trusts, pools, opposition to
the retirement Of the greenbaeks, to
the issue of Understanding bonds in
time OF peace, and TO the issuance OF
notes intended to circulate as money
by national banks, economy in the pub
lie expenditures, against civilization.
In favor Of home rule and local self
government under the constitution: and
upon many other questions Of national
import, are interchangeable, being sound
Democratic doctrine. To these. will
doubtless be added declarations against
Imperialism, and the European system
OF colonial acquisition and expansion,
and colonial government, "a being d.
rectly In conflict with the principles
embodied In the Declaration of indie
pendenee, subversive of every theory
upon which our government was found
ed-that all government derive their
Just powers from the consent of the
governed-and 10 violation of that
great principle Of Jefersoniau Dem
ocracy, equal rights TO all and special
privileges to none"
The adoption OF a platform on the
lines indicated, would, in my opinion.
receive the Endorsement of majority
OF the patriotic, liberty-loving. honest.
voters OF the country. 1t would be
American in its utterances, true TO The
traditions OF our country, in harmony
with the immortal Declaration of In
dependence, the constitution OF our
country, the farewell address of the
rather OF Our Country, and the patri-
otic teachings of the father of Amer
lean Democracy; and in consonance
with the principles and theory upon
which our Democratic-R Republican gov
eminent is founded; such declaration
OIL principles would be entirely at yari-
ance with the aims and objects of lat
ter-day Republicanism. but would be
entirely harmonious with the views Of
Abraham Lincoln, and the founders OF
the Republican party-a party which.
In It's better days, was governed bv
principle and not by pelf, but In these
latter days of Mark Hannaism has fall
len from its high estate and depeber.
ateo into mere tool and servant of
capital, monopolists and trusts.
A state platform In harmony with
the above outline, with positive Piled ges
OF an economical administration. and
IN favor OF low taxes, public ownership
OF public utilities; and positive stand
IN the interests OF the people upon
many other questions too numerous f.
mention here, would be broad enough.
and wide enough, to accommodate ali
VINO have at heart the beet interests OF
our state, and who place their country
ABOVE party, and patriotism above mar
Iisanship. Yours respectfully,
GEO. AINsLIE.