Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . or to one who does not, in hisown character, afford an assurance of practical econ-omy, honesty, and purity, in all matters of admin-istration. The convention of the Democratic party, toappoint delegates to the Democratic NationalConvention at St. Louis, assembled at Lan-sing, on May 24th. A majority and a minorityreport were made by the Committee on Reso-lutions. The majority report was adopted bya vote of 157 to 70. The report was as fol-lows : The Democrats of Michigan in convention as-sembled, considering that,
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . or to one who does not, in hisown character, afford an assurance of practical econ-omy, honesty, and purity, in all matters of admin-istration. The convention of the Democratic party, toappoint delegates to the Democratic NationalConvention at St. Louis, assembled at Lan-sing, on May 24th. A majority and a minorityreport were made by the Committee on Reso-lutions. The majority report was adopted bya vote of 157 to 70. The report was as fol-lows : The Democrats of Michigan in convention as-sembled, considering that, by a departure from theprinciples on which our nation was formed, theGovernment of the country is being changed from aFederal Union of States to a centralized oligarchy;that the powers and trusts conferred by law, insteadof being used for the benefit of the whole people,are used by officials for their private and personalbenefit; and with a view, so far as is in our power,of correcting these evils, declare that we recog-nize the following as principles held by the constit-. NEW STATE CAPITOL AT LANSING. uency we represent, and we personally pledge our-selves to labor for their general adoption, viz.: 1. That the officers under our system of govern-ment have and should exercise only such powers asare conferred upon them by law, and these shouldbe used only for the good of the whole people, with-out reference to party. 2. We utterly repudiate the idea that there can beany spoils of office for victors in an honest adminis-tration of the Government. 3. We repudiate the idea that candidates have aright to manipulate conventions and thrust them-selves into nomination. 4. That the use of money to influence elections isdemoralizing to the people, and any candidate whowill seek by the use of money to influence nomi-nations or elections is unworthy of support. 5. That while political parties are necessary agen-cies in administering the Government, yet the loveof party should always be s
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