The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-29

Charles Davidson OF Chicago, who RI
signed Mrs. Mary A. Busey of Vi
bana and W. L. Abbott of Chicag
were renominated for the other tw'
| trusteeships. There was no contes
and the nominations were made b.
reclamation
i Democrats Adopt Platform.
East st. Louis. NJ, Sept "a
Boodlers. grafters and legislative col
ruption are denounced In strong term
1 In the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic state convention. The initiatiy
and referendum, an anticorrnpt prao
tises act, and an honest extension o
civil service, are given as the rem
edies for erockedness In public ofiic,
and administration SO ~ eHe ft'
The Deneen administration, accuse,
OF broken promises on ciyil service
was denounced
Rainey Was Chairman.
Congressman Henry T. Rainey wal
chairman of the convention and In hi
speech declared that the efforts O
| the "insurgent" congressman had
been purposeless and futile, and pre-
! dicted general Democratic victorie,
throughout the country in the coming
election.
Anna E. Nichols of Chicago wal
nominated for trustee of the Illinois
university by John J. Coughlin of this
First district delegation. George 8
Page of Peoria, A. L. White Of Yer.
million county, John r, Trevett Of
Champaign, Isaac s. Raymond OF
| Champaign. John G. McLennan and
Fanny Hacker also were nominated.
Text of Anti.Graft Plank. y
The antigraft plank as adopted was:
The Democratic party is unaltera.
bly, opposed TO the giving or taking Of
brides by those seeking legislative
favors, and we condemn in unmeas-
ured terms bathroom tactics and jack,
pot legislation, and in this connection
we wish to affirm that we favor the
election of United States senators by
the direct vote of the people"
The personal plank read:
we are in favor of the largest
measure of personal liberty to the in
dividual, which does not infringe on
the personal rights and liberties Of
others. and which is not inconsistent
with good government and good order.
I'VE believe in that freedom of in
diYidual action which is not license.
and liberty of action that is tempered
by law
Plan to Abolish "Piumpins."
Another plank declared opposition
to the accumulative system of voting
for members OF the legislature.
Waterway Plan Fought.
The plan for building a deep-water-
way across Illinois was opposed and
the Rainey scheme of federal and
state cooperation in the venture in
dorsed. "-.
Other planks were:
Conservation Of state resources.
Attack on Republican extravaganza
and $4,000, 000, 900 congresses
Fixing Of railroad rates on a basis
of the actual property valuation of
the roads, fixed by a constituted fed
eral authority.
"Fayoring trust-busting by placing
trust-controlled articles on the free
list
Abolition of all unnecessary pub,
tic Offices"
Rakes Payne Tariff Law.
On the tariff the platform says:
I'VE denounce the Republican party
for it's failure to reVlee the tariff
downward in accordance with the
pledges contained in it's platform as
explained by President Taft in the
last national campaign.
We believe in a tariff for revenue,
a tariff which in a period of rising
prices will make the burden Of the ad-
ministration Of the government fall
lightly on those who are consumers
principally OF the necessaries Of life.
We denource the Payne-Aldrich
bin as the principal cause Of raising
and perpetuating the high cost Of
living"
we charge the Republican party,
and Governor Charles 8. Deneen spe-
officially. with failure to enact a
comprehensive civil service law"
Labor and School Book Pisnks.
Other features of the platform are:
Labor-A plank for employees com
pensation, and employers liability; a
declaration fsyoring the amendment
of the Sherman antitrust law so that
labor unions may be excluded from
classification as trusts; declaration
against the competition Of convict
labor products with those Of free
labor.
School Books-A pledge to provide
for Illinois public school children text
books at prices as low as are charged
in any other state.
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