Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1883 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Wendell Phillips has informed the Greenback leaders of Massachusetts that he can no longer support Ben Butler for office, as hopes for the Presidency have caused the latter to abandon the interests of the people. Wendell Philips denies that he has become dissatisfied with the methods and administration of Gov. Butler. Blaine denies the remarks recently credited to him, viz: That Butler would again be elected Governor of Massachusetts, and later win the Presidential contest for the Democrats. Mr. Blaine says the reverse of this are the views he holds. Senator Garland, of Arkansas, who has arrived in Washington for the season, says that his State will send a solid McDonald delegation to the next Presidential convention. A bill is before the Legislature of New Hampshire to incorporate the Southern Pacific Company, by which any railroad or steamboat line in the United States may be purchased. The incorporators are Leland Stanford’s attorney, M. Hopkins, and Chas Crocker. The county Democracy of New York declined the invitation of Tammany and Irving halls to unite in the election of delegates to the State Convention. The New Jersey Democrats, in convention at Trenton, nominated Leon Abbott for Governor, but the friends of Andrew Albright declared in the convention that they would bolt the ticket. Excerpts from the platform: The people should only be taxed so much as is absolutely indispensable for the frugal conduct of their public affairs; not one cent for surplus, and no unnecessary taxation. We favor the entire abolition of the present system of internal taxation, the nursery of spoils and Informers, a menace to the freedom of elections, the source of the greatest corruption, and an intolerable and unnecessary burden upon the taxpayers We insist that the public lands shall be reserved to actual settlers—not another acre for subsidies; that the dignity of American labor shall be defended, as also the rights of American citizens abroad and at home. We favor tariff for revenue, limited to the necessary expenditure of the Government, and so adjusted as to give protection and encouragement to home productive industry and labor, without producing or fostering monopolies The Dakota Constitutional Convention has resolved to make the name of the new State South Dakota, in deference to the protest of the Fargo meeting. Woman suffrage was rejected by 36 to 64.