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liable to the same extent as the venders of intoxicat- 

 ing liquors ; and that the occupation of premises for 

 the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors should be 

 made to raise a conclusive presumption of the own- 

 er's knowledge of and consent to such unlawful use. 



The practice of the .medical profession in 

 prescribing alcohol for the sick was also depre- 

 cated, and the Legislature was called upon to 

 provide for an Inebriate Asylum in the State. 



The opposition to the Eepublican party in 

 Iowa is organized under the name of the Anti- 

 Monopoly party. It held its State Convention 

 at Des Moines on the 24th of June. The can- 

 didates nominated for the State offices to be 

 tilled were as follows : Secretary of State, Da- 

 vid Morgan, of Mahaska County ; Auditor, 

 J. M. King, of Dubuque County ; Treasurer, 

 J. M. Barnes, of Des Moines County ; Attor- 

 ney-General, J. H. Keatley, of Pottawattamie 

 County ; Clerk of Supreme Court, G. W. Ball, 

 of 'Polk County ; Supreme Court Reporter, 

 J. M. Weart, of Buchanan County; Register 

 of Land-Office, R. H. Roadearmel. 



The following platform was adopted after 

 some discussion on the fourth, tenth, and 

 twelfth resolutions : 



Resolved, That we, the delegated representatives 

 of the people of Iowa, favorable to the organization 

 of an independent political party, laying aside past 

 differences of opinion, and earnestly uniting in a 

 common purpose to secure needed reforms in the 

 administration of public affairs, cordially unite in 

 submitting these declarations : 

 f 1. That all political power is inherent in the peo- 

 ple : that no government is worthy of preservation, 

 or should be upheld, which does not derive its pow- 

 ers from the consent of the governed ; that by equal 

 and just laws the inalienable rights of life, liberty, 

 and the pursuit of happiness shall be secured to all 

 men without distinction of race, color, or nativity : 

 that the maintenance of these principles is essential 

 to the perpetuity of our republican institutions ; and 

 that to this end the Federal Constitution, with all its 

 amendments, the rights of the States, and the union 

 of the States, must and shall be preserved. 



2. That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of 

 the States, and especially of the right of each State 

 to order and control its own domestic institutions 

 according to its own judgment exclusively, is indis- 

 pensable to that balance of power on which the per- 

 fection and endurance of our own political fabric 

 depend; and that we denounce as a criminal ex- 

 cess of constitutional power the policy of President 

 Grant's Administration in fostenng the enormities 

 perpetrated in certain States of the Union ; in arbi- 

 trarily interfering with their local affairs ; in sustain- 

 ing therein the usurpations and lawless conduct of 

 alien and irresponsible adventurers, whereby certain 

 men have been illegally invested with official au- 

 thority, and others deprived of their constitutional 

 rights; oppressive laws enacted; burdensome taxa- 

 tion imposed ; an immense and fictitious indebtedness 

 created, resulting in the degradation of those States 

 and the general impoverishment of their people. 



3. That the conduct of the present Administration 

 in its bold defiance of public sentiment and disre- 

 gard of the common good ; in its prodigality and 

 wasteful extravagance ; ' in the innumerable frauds 

 perpetrated under .its authority ; in its disgraceful 

 partiality for and feward of unworthy favorites ; in 

 its reckless and unstable financial policy ; and in its 

 incapacity to meet the vital questions of the day, 

 and provide for the general welfare, stands without 

 a parallel in our national history ; and the highest 

 considerations of duty require the American people. 



in the exercise of their inherent sovereignty, to cor- 

 rect these accumulations of evil, and bring the Gov- 

 ernment back to its ancient landmarks of patriotism 

 and economy. 



4. That the faith and credit of the nation must be 

 maintained inviolate ; that the public debt, of what- 

 ever kind, should be paid in strict accordance with 

 the law under which it was contracted ; that an over- 

 issue of paper-money being at variance with the prin- 

 ciples or a sound financial policy, the circulating me- 

 dium should be based upon its redemption in specie 

 at the earliest practical day, and its convertibility 

 into a specie equivalent at the will of the holder ; 

 and that, subject to these restrictions, it is the duty 

 of Congress to so provide, by appropriate legislation, 

 that the volume of our Government currency shall 

 at all times be adequate to the general business and 

 convenience of the country, and be equitably dis- 

 tributed among the several States. 



5. That tariffs and all other modes of taxation 

 should be imposed upon the basis of revenue alone, 

 and be so adjusted as to yield the minimum amount 

 required for the legitimate expenditures of the Gov- 

 ernment, faithfully and economically administered ; 

 and that taxation to an extent necessary to the accu- 

 mulation of a surplus revenue in the Treasury sub- 

 jects the people to needless burdens, and affords 

 a temptation to extravagance and official corruption. 



6. That railroads and all other corporations for 

 pecuniarv profit should be rendered subservient to 

 the public good ; that we demand such constitu- 

 tional and necessary legislation upon the subject, 

 both State and national^ as will effectually secure 

 the industrial and producing interests of the country 

 against all forms of corporate monopoly and extor- 

 tion, and that the existing railroad legislation of this 

 State should be faithfully enforced until experience 

 will have demonstrated the propriety and justice of 

 modification. 



7. That while demanding that railroads be subject 

 to legislative control, we shall discountenance any 

 action on this subject calculated to retard the prog- 

 ress of railroad enterprises, or work injustice to those 

 invaluable auxiliaries to commerce and civilization. 



8. That the limitation of the presidency to one 

 term, and the election of President and Vice-Presi- 

 dent, and United States Senators, by direct popular 

 vote, and a thorough reform of our civil service, to 

 the end that capacity and fidelity be made the essen- 

 tial qualifications for election and appointment to 

 office, are proposed reforms which meet our hearty 

 indorsement. 



9. That we demand such a modification of the 

 patent laws of the United States as shall destroy the 

 monopoly now enjoyed by the manufacturers of agri- 

 cultural and other implements of industry. 



10. That the personal liberty and social rights of 

 the citizens should not be abridged or controlled 

 by legislative enactment except in so far as may be 

 necessary to promote the peace and welfare of society. 



11. That holding in grateful remembrance the 

 soldiers and sailors who fought our battles, and by 

 whose heroism the Union was preserved, we insist 

 that Congress shall equalize the bounties and grant 

 to each of them, or to his widow and children, a 

 homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land 

 from the unappropriated domain of the country. 



12. That we desire hereafter to be known as the 

 Anti-Monopoly party of Iowa, and, recognizing the 

 individual conscience of the voter as paramount to 

 the claims of party, ask the cooperation of those 

 only to whom tins "declaration of principles and the 

 candidates nominated by this convention may com- 

 mend themselves as worthy. 



The Republican State Convention was held 

 at Des Moines on the 1st of July. The fol- 

 lowing ticket was nominated : Secretary of 

 State, Josiah T. Young, of Monroe County ; 

 Auditor of State, B. R. Sherman, of Benton 



