ILLINOIS. 



INDIA. 



\\i-dom.its fidelity to the people, nnd it* loyalty to 

 rty and personal pledge-.. We indorse the of- 

 ficial record and I'uitlit'ul M-r\ice.- of Senator ('idiom 

 and the Republican rcprcM-iitativi-s of Illinois in Coii- 



i the important subject of education wo de- 

 clare : 



That since tin' succcs> i.f universal siittra:." 1 :nil 

 of popular government requires uni\crsal intelligence, 

 therefore the free common M-hool.s of Illinois urc the 

 chief bulwark* of the Commonwealth and the safe- 

 guards of liberty. 



I hat the education in elementary brunches of 

 each child in the State should he required liy law. 



I'hut till parents and tho.M- standing in the pa- 

 rental relation should he left ahsolutely free to choose 

 in what schools and in what manner they will edu- 

 cate their children. 



That in no case shall school officers or civil au- 

 thorities be given authority by law to interfere with 

 private or parochial schools." 



() In pursuance of these principles we pledge our- 

 r.cl\esto repeal the present compulsory school act, and 

 in lieu thereof to enact a law m harmony with the 

 view herein stated. 



\\ e demand the adoption of a system of uniform 

 rates of ai>prai>emcnt of real estate and personal prop- 

 ert\. to the. end that equal and just corresponding 

 taxation shall prevail and the existing inequalities 

 l>e removed. 



We regard with much gratification the enactment 

 under a Republican administration of a ballot-reform 

 law, and the protection it affords, as demonstrated by 

 experience, ot the rights of voters and the purity of 

 our elections. 



We denounce the Democratic party for its defiance 

 of exiting law in demanding that interest on public 

 funds shall be paid into the State Treasury, and here- 

 by declare in favor of a law which shall provide for 

 tlie loan of public funds adequately secured, all accre- 

 tions therefrom to inure to the State. 



The People's Party State Convention was held 

 at Danville on May 19. II. E. Tanbeneck was 

 nominated for Governor, but refused the honor, 

 and the convention then selected Nathan M. 

 Harnett. For Lieutenant-Governor the nomi- 

 nee was Charles G. Dixon ; for Secretary of State, 

 Fred. G. Blood; for Treasurer, Joseph W. McKl- 

 rov: for Auditor, S. C. Hill; for Attorney-Gen- 

 eral. Jesse Cox. Delegates to the National Con- 

 vention of the party and presidential electors 

 were selected. Jesse Harper and Michael Mc- 

 Donough were nominated as Congressmen-at- 

 Large. The platform adopted reaffirms the 

 declarations of the St. Louis platform ; declares 

 the constitutional right of free speech, press, and 

 assembly; favors compulsory education and 1'rce 

 text-books; opposes convict labor; declares 

 against the appropriation of the interest on the 

 public money by public officers; favors an 

 amendment to the Constitution making a weekly 

 pay-day and a law against truck stores; and ad- 

 vocates an amendment granting equal suffrage. 



The nominations of the Prohibitionist party 

 were made at a State Convention in Springfield 

 mi May 31, at which delegates to the National 

 Convention of the party and candidates for 

 presidential electors were also chosen. l-'> r 

 Gm-ernor, Robert K. Link was nominated; for 

 Lieutenant-Governor, James Lamont : for Secre- 

 tary of State. John T. Killam; for Auditor. 

 Samuel D. Noe; for Treasurer. Thomas S. Mar- 

 shall ; for Attorney-General, Alonzo P. Wright : 

 for Trustees of the State University, Albert G. 

 Gepson, Charles Johan, and Levi T. Regan; for 



Congressmen-at -Large, James S. Feltcr and 

 George \V. (iere. In addition to the u-iml anti 

 saloon resolutions, the platform contains the fol- 

 lowing declaration : 



We declare- in favor of u loyal and Ktcudfant main- 

 tenance of our American pabHo-Mhool hVhtein nn an 

 institution vital to the public well-being and the pres- 

 ervation of our Republican institution*. We de- 

 nounce all attempts to appropriate any portion of the 

 public funds for sectarian ]>ur|x>fci..'u> wi-11 an all 

 t.laiis of partncr>hip or association between our pub- 

 lic-school officials and any religion* M { in the work 

 of instruction. \Ve denounce the Democratic u nd 

 Republican parties of Illinois for their cowardly and 

 unpatriotic proposal to surrender our present compul- 

 sory education law, and we avow our purpose to main- 

 tain the law as it stands with all its provisions intact. 

 We further declare in favor of the State furnishing 

 all school text-books free of cost 



In the canvass following these nominations the 

 local school question played a prominent part. 

 The compulsory school law recently passed by a 

 Republican Legislature had aroused the antago- 

 nism of the German Lutherans, and although 

 in their platform the Republicans completely 

 changed front and promised its repeal, yet their 

 original action in passing the law was not for- 

 gotten, and the Lutherans generally favored the 

 Democratic candidate. 



Another feature of the canvass was the unique 

 course of the Democratic candidate for Govern- 

 or, who traveled from place to place, visit-ing 

 all parts of the State and seeking to meet the 

 voters personally by entering their workshops, 

 offices, and other places of business, as well as 

 by holding public receptions. This plan of cam- 

 paign appears to have been effective, for at the 

 November election the victor)'' of the -Democratic 

 ticket was complete. For Governor, Altgeld re- 

 ceived 425,497 votes, Fifer 402,65J>. Link 24,684, 

 Barnett 19,347. The vote for presidential elec- 

 tors was: Democratic, 426,281 ; Republican, 899,- 

 288; People's party, 22,207; Prohibitionist, 25,- 

 907. Eleven Republican and eleven Democratic 

 Congressmen were chosen. The Legislature of 

 1892 will be divided politically as follows: Sen- 

 ate, Democrats 28, Republicans 23; House, 

 Democrats 78, Republicans 75. 



INDIA, an empire in southern Asia depend- 

 ent on the British Crown, govq^ned, ia accord- 

 ance with various acts of Parliament, by a Gov- 

 ernor-General or Viceroy and subordinate ad- 

 ministrators under the general control of the 

 British Parliament exercised through a Cabinet 

 officer, the Secretary of State for India. The 

 Secretary of State is assisted by a Council, con- 

 sist ing of at least 10 members, the majority of 

 whom must have been officials or residents in 

 India for ten years. All expenditure of the 

 public revenues must be subjected to the review 

 of the Council, but in cases involving foreign 

 relations or requiring secrecy the Secretary of 

 State acts without consulting his Council. The 

 Governor-General is assisted by a Council of 5 

 ordinary meml>ors. beside* a member ivprr-ent- 

 ing the Department of Public Works and the 

 commander in chief of the forces. The depart - 

 mentsare Home Affairs. Ikevenucand Au'rienlture. 

 Military Affairs. Legislation. Finance and Com- 

 merce. And Public Works. There i- a Legislative 

 Council, which is composed of the members of 

 the Council of the Governor-General, together 



