Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-07-25
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ReseSpsS, Thes he domlnAat pert
nalIsd Rspablican has du1iag the brIe
period it as bsen Ia pDweF, Indicted ap
oa the peopas Of goaa q eeAasasaEi0n ~
Iaws &hs sesai4 Of whish has hexu she con
ssanl vaxatian and parpl kitty Of the peo
ple---tha creation III An enormous, uncon
ssiiutinnal debt, and the fmp0Sitien b
taxes 70 grisgoas ss Be borns, shexsal
exhaasting and asing ap tbs bard earn
anGs af Ehs industrious and al Ehs pFudent
ali Of which call leudly for FgforIn aG "a.
hands Of ths peopie.
aesoaesd. That Il ID high tims kheEs
shoala bs . eAangs af meR In power mnd
policy IN government thai oar Legiala-
taKe should pAss moRe wAolssoaae and
stringent laws By which msn IN 0Eaeial
station OcoapyIng adneiary eapacity,
either as directors and aGscags 0f hanka
sF Railroad companies shau be made per-
senaiIy liahle for IA impxopeR zss Of the
monies of the peopIe snsFussea 10 thaiz
eare and sastody.
Raso1saa, Thai tie DemoCEatie party
OF the State OF lows is committed 70 and
pledges itself to carry out, 20 soon ~ Ii
obeafna kha adminiss ratios os the a&Aars
q tAe State, the fOsi0wing meassFes Of
State policy;
lst. A FsdactiOn oi the enormons and
Unnecessary annual expense Of the gov-
srnment, which have grown up under shs
administration, and tkRoagh ths corrupt
partisan managemens Of tbs aa-eallsd
Republican party.
2d. A rsdaction Of the appropriations
Of mongy for exGrOriin&ry paTposes.
ID. A redacEiaR oG appTopsaAEisRa for
charitable Institutions and purposes, %
the necessary EeKuesEs Of th1se ciaSses Of
tbs unforia innate for which Il L the duty
Of the State to fuily ADd literally pro-
esta - 4et.a.ae. ... a.-...-....... ..-.
4ih. To redaes fhs excessive taxation
which new bari1ns the p ,eple snd COS =
kams ~ tks hagAi saRning ok che ladnstFioaa
and frugal. ..e F..
5th. The construction Of buildings for
ths ase Of cur charitable institutions up
on plains coam naurata with tbs wsaEs
OF those Institutions and the mhilsy og
Ia State, withouG attempting 20 initiate
the grandear ar magniAc ace Of the pub
lie buildings erected for similar purposes
ia old and wa&Athy states or governs nts.
Gil Tbs early revkzi0R Of the SGkts
Constitution 50 as 70 fres it from those
features which read r Il justly obnoxious
&a the reopie.
Tth. The amrRdm1nt of cur banking
laws 90 as TO throw reasonable restrict
ions upon the OF erations Of the banks,
aad 10 secure the p,sople against the
frauds and swindiing which. under exisg-
ing laws, enasted By Republican legisla-
tors, il the interests Of the hanks, nay
b. practieed by bank oficgs of which the
system has already Ia. nished iks fruits In
rwo important ezsea. s..a
sth. Tha4 We are Ia favor Of reznovinE
the stocks OF otheF sscaEiti. - pledged for
the prompt redemption Of the issues OF
the banks from chs ousEo1y and control Of
TFe&sarsE Of State.
9th. Tia increase Of the@s securities to
such an extent Is will furnish ample pro-
lection to the people IN using the issns Of
tie banks. which is impsr&Eively demand
cd, AZ thaf mNers OF he State Bank fhsm-
selvea admis that as the pFeasat time there
is 40 real security for the redemption of
the notes Of the banks. ..
I0th. The entire separation g2 the L.
rances of tbs State from the hamkA, and
8 repeal of all Lava aHth0rixing gither
State or county oEicers 10 deposit public
money with the branches ok the SsaSe
Bank, save a& thair own risk.
Resolved, futher, That the Democratic
party is opposed TO any and all attempts
to create al enormous State dehs, In vio-
Iatioa Of the constitution, FOR the puFpose
Of prompting tha sshszaes u pAunaer Ut
Railroads. o. ether speeaiAsoss-
That ths systsm inaRgaFased BY sha
Republican party oS creating anx xesesaAsy
and useless oEkces for the purpams u
providing fox the polisie@ily lamss hAls d
htind, and that We hold the revenuea 0l
the goyerumant should be applied strictly
and economically 20 the iegitiAate waass
Of government
That while we are In favor Of fostering
popular edncsicn until che means os 9 lib
erai edacation be placed wifhin the reacA
Of every ehild In ths SeAze-shA1 whzls
we are In f&yor Of providing ahesally to
all the bansvolenk insIisHEions OF "a
State, and for all elaassa OF sAe Rnfogsu'
nat which Humanity demands shah b
protected aud cared kow.
We ara opposed 70 ea0gmaaa GppFopEi'
ations of public money for npcaIled 70
purposes, a. placing large sums OF Haone.
Ia the hSuds Of a y, politicians OF IA
scrapuloas parsons. 20 bs wassad II
p=ompsing privass ANA political tzEtSTssts
Instead of applying tho sAxAe 70 gae par,
pose for which the appropriations wsrs
made.
JIM. Reed, u Lse, offered the fsliow
ing reSOlution, which was unanimousl
adopted:
ResospsS, Thaa We anqaaliaediy eon
a3an the eoarsa pazsasd BY ths RsPnbli
ca Uoanty Jn.lgss sa lowa, whe Fvfusa :
grant naturalization papers 70 pmsons p
/ plying ihsrsfor, who are sntiSisd W b
I cum cfSizeaa. s
| jams 4. Sewers, Of Mahaska, move
1 that the convrntioa proceed " nOuAsa&i
| swo psrBona a. candidates fer electors !
large.
4 The gotlowihg genslsmsa we're pas i
aosnfnasica JoAn Il. Craig of Lge eOuz
lty, Eiucosn Uiars Of Dabaau, Ii. Cia
Dean d Henry, lie sFaaa Byingssa !
5ohnsona
The o0nvsnkion then prosssdsd 70 ssa
By counties for said eaa.iidatess
Whole aumber oa gotas 800.
RFmNY Bkxx0F.
! John 4. Craig received ia voc
Lincoln CLARK 8 - I.
4 III. GlAy Upan g ll2
L. u. Bsington = fSs .
Lincoln Clark having rseeived > HaAio
iey ef all tho yotes 81 tbs eaaEsnkioa, y
! dssaarcd anEy sleossd.
: axcoaB RAExgx.
: John II. Craig reeeiysd 16l voEe
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