Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-30
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY PLATFORM.

Following Is the platform adopted by
the Democratic party of Cook County:
The Democratic party Of Cook Coun.
its unwavering allegiance to the time.
honOred principles of Democracy, which
made 1t the party Of the people AMI of
popular self.government. We denounce
the administration OF william Mcliin.
ley as the weakest In the history Of
the nation, and especially deplore the
covering attitude Of the President and
his advisers In refusing consolation aud
sympathy to the heroic Beers In their
struggle for the independence of the
Transvaal Republic, and we invoke
public condemnation of IN adminlstra-
tive policy which denies TO Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands the
principle Of home rule ana sclf.govern.
ment ana seeks the subJugation OF Il
free and enlightened people for the
glory of an imperial policy, revolving
10 our traditions and u defiance TO the
principles Of our Federal Constitution.
We adopt the loyal sentiments of the
North American Turnerbund, just
adopted In the golden jubilee turnfest
at Philadelphia, IN the following reso.
buttons OF that body, which we cordial.
ly indorse:
I'VE recognize the right of all people
To defend with arms OF warfare their
liberty and independence. We consider
every attempt, through the methods Of
war, ut territorial expansion as opposed
TO civilization and as an act OF brute
force.
I'VE condemn every effort To extend
the blessings of civilization with sword
and gun AZ one based upon hypocrisy
and greed Of gain.
We protest against the policy Of
conquest of this government and
against every attempt toward expand.
ing the domain Of the United States by
force"
We declare for the greatest liberty
10 the individual and our earnest oppo.
sltiOn to all sumptuary laws: AMI We
believe IN the rigid restriction of gov.
eminent, both State and national, 10
the legitimate domain OF political pow.
err by excluding therofrom all eXecutiv"
and Legislative intermeddling with the
affairs Of society whereby mOnopollcs
are tostcrcd privileged classes aggran.
died and individual freedom unncccs.
sarlly and opprcssiy"ly restrained,
Ia presenting 10 the electors Of Cook
IL Oh IA lac
this convention we call special attcn-
tiOn 10 the eminent fitness Of the can.
,lidatcs named IN contrast 10 the dem
onstratcd unfitncss Of the officials re-
nominated by the Republican cOnv"n.
ton. and whose administration of the
county Board has been n scandal 10
self government and a ours" 10 IN"
oycrrlddcn taxpayers NJ the cOmmu'
nifty. The excellent financial condition
of the county and of the county institu'
lions lcfr by the last Democratic Board
81 County Commissioners has been re-
placed 10y years carnival Of cXtraya'
gance and corruption until the treasury
II empty, the community bankrupt and
The scrip uf the county selling NJ n
heavy discount In order 10 meet the IN
creased salaries Of all local officials and
10 cover the enormous expenses Of a
county board, whose members 10y over
wh.lming vote aud In defiance Of the
wishes Of their constituents have in
creased their salary 10 $1,000 per
annum for eight hours work per week
In order To enrich themselves AT the ex-
pense Of the taxpayers, We charge the
present Republican county adminlstra.