Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1887 — THE POLITICAL FIELD. [ARTICLE]

THE POLITICAL FIELD.

In the Democratic State convention at Allentown, Pa, J. Ross Thompson was nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court, and Bernard J. McGrann for Treasurer. The platform was reported by Congressman Scott It demands that the surplus in the National Treasury be used to pay the public debt, favors a “wise and prudent reduction of internal taxation and of duties on imports,” indorses the administration of President Cleveland, favors “liberal pensions to deserving Union soldiers and sailors,” expresses sympathy for the people of Ireland in their struggle for Home Rule, and concludes as follows: We still hold to the ancient doctrine of the party that the preservation of the rights of the people demand that we should look with jealousy upon mononolies and restrict corporate power within its proper sphere, and we heartily approve the action of the national administration in reclaiming and throwing open to the people f«r settlement 100,000,000 acres of land which, through artifice and fraud, were wrongfully held by corporations, having been forfeited to the people by failure to comply with the conditions of the grant. A Des Moines dispatch of Thursday says: The Greenback party in lowa finally passed out of existence here yesterday. After the organization of the Union Labor party at Cincinnati the Greenback leaders in lowa fell smoothly in with the new movement until the State convention was held at Marshalltown. There are two factions in the party here—one led by General Weaver and the other by exCongressman Weller. Both plotted to capture the convention, and Weller succeeded. Then the Weaver faction bolted, and called this convention. There were about forty delegates present. Serious differences at once arose, one element wanting to indorse the Marshalltown ticket and another insisting on straight nominations. A compromise was finally effected by which the Greenback party becomes a thing of the past in lowa. No ticket was named, but resolutions were adopted indorsing the Marshalltown platform, and calling on the farmers to immediately call a nonpartisan State convention to place an inde pendent ticket in the field. The lowa Democracy assembled in State convention at Des Moines on Thursday, the lstinst, and made the following nominations: For Governor, Maj. T. J. Anderson; Lieutenant Governor, J. M. Elder; Supreme Court Judge, Charles S. Fogg; Superintendent of Public Instruction, H. W. Sawyer. Following is a synopsis of the platform: It “commends the fidelity of President Cleveland to the obligations of his high trust, and congratulates the country upon the economy, courage, honesty and patriotism of his administration;" approves the civil-service policy; commends the “efficiency of the Pension Department;" demands of Congress a remission of tariff laws in the interest of equal taxation, and favors retaining its internal revenue taxes; welcomes to our shores the liberty-loving people of all lands; approves the efforts of Gladstone and Parnell in behalf of the cause of Ireland; declares “the vigorous prosecution of faithless officials and those who have corrupted them now being conducted by Democratic prosecuting officers in New York and Chicago a hopeful sign of reform of public morals, ” and demands that the same measure of justice visited upon bribery of local boards should be visited upon the defense when committed in State and national legislatures ; favors the repeal of the present prohibitory liquor law and the substitution in its stead of a local option and carefully guarded license law, with a minimum license fee of SSOO, for the better control of the liquor traffic.

Philadelphia special to Chicago Tribune: “When the name of ex-Gov. Robert E. Pattison was presented to the Allentown convention as a candidate for the judicial nomination it was heard by but few delegates on account of the confusion. A little later on, when it was withdrawn, because, as was learned from an intimate friend, he expects to receive higher honors, there was a buzz of inquiry all over the Opera House as to what was meant To-day it was announced that the exGovornor is to be appointed Secretary of the Interior to succeed Secretary Lamar, who is to be appointed United States Supreme Judga Gov. Pattison is understood to be the President’s personal selection for the office, and his probable appointment is favorably received in Democratic circles.” The New York State Democratic Convention has been called to meet at Saratoga Sept 27. ■