Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-14

Convention assembled at one and 8
half O'Clock, r. n. Saturday. in the
Court House.
On motion OF the Hon. Peter Knox,
of Columbia Tp., the meeting was or
ganized by calling Capt. Henry Can.
field to the chair.
Capt. Garfield stated the object Of
the meeting to be to select delega-
ton of eight to attend the State Con-
vention at Des Moines Aug. 18th.
On motion of the Hon. r. Knox,
Capt. w. H. Kitternan was appoint.
ed Secretary.
On motion of James NJ. Randel, T..
J. Devin was named as Assistant Sec
rotary. Mr.. Devin first declined, but
afterwards served.
On motion of the Hon. p. Knox, the
following committee on resolutions
was appointed by the chair: Peter
Knox, Joseph Gardner, George W.
Wise, j. w. Dixon and James M. Ran.
del.
After some fifteen minutes absence,
the Committee reported through the
Hon. J. W. Dixon, the following res.
olutions:
WHEREAS, We, the people of Wa
pello county, Iowa, in mass conven-
ton assembled on this the 9th day Of
August A. D. 1873, believing that the
time has fully come when 1t becomes
the imperative duty Of every citizen to
use the political rights conferred upon
him by the most bencficent govern
ment In the world, to the end that the
corruptions, frauds aud swindles per-
petrated by political charlatans and
demagogues in both political parties
may be redressed; and,
WHEREAS, Having no confidence in
old party platforms, emblazoned with
glittering generslities and antiquities,
concocted In rings and caucusses tor
special occasions, advocated and sup
ported by Federal Office holders,
whose tenure Of office depends upon
the continuance in Office Of the very
party that has been guilty Of these
frauds; and,
WHEREAS, Organized capital has be-
come SO potent in our halls of legisla-
ton that the interests Of the toiling
millions of producers Of the wealth
of the country have been al
most entirely neglected, bribing and
corrupting the representatives Of the
people with its ill-gotten wealth; and,
WHEREAS, Presidential and Con-
gressional salary stealings, land subsi-
dies to railroads, Credit Mobilier stock
in the hands of members Of Congress,
defalcations and embezzlement Of the
public revenues, both State and
National; the general Decentralization
Of official honesty and integrity
throughout the public service, unmis-
takeably admonish US that further for
bearance ceases to be a virtue; there
fore,
Resolved, LIST, That we hail with
great satisfaction the disposition OF the
producing classes throughout the
Union to arouse to proper compre-
hension OF their political rights, and
the disposition to no longer hold to
party higher than principle, or be sub
ject to the whip of party managers or
official demagogues.
Resolced, I'd, That, as both Demo
crat and Republican parties have out
lived the issues of their origin, and 80
every important Issue espoused or OPP
posed by either Of these parties IL dis.
posed of, we will not permit ourselves
10 be longer persuaded or dragooned
into supporting any party or set OF men
that will not place the interests ofthe
common people higher than the inter.
asts OF railroads aud other great mou-
led corporations and monopolies that
are running the country by bribery and
official corruption.
RESOLVED, Sd, That we are In favor
of seaal and exact Justice to all and
special privileges to none that we will
support no party that will allow the
farmer, mechanic and laborer to be
robbed by oppressive and needless tax
alton, whether direct or indirect, to
amass wealth, privileged monopolies,
or keep in power set OF corrupt dem-
agogues whose only interest in party
politics is to make bread and butter,
and steal the public revenues.
Resolved, 9TH, That the Republican
party, having control of both the legis-
lative and executive departments
of the general government, is re-
sponsible for squandering the public
lands by giving them away by millions
of acres to railroads instead ofpreserv.
| ing them for homesteads for the peo-
pie; and that that party must be held
and corruption developed by the Cred
it Mobilier investigation, and tor what
| is known as the salary grab.
| Resolved, 9th, That we will support
| no man tor Office who has been in any
| way connected with these frauds and
swindles, or who Is an apologist for
| any one of them, or who is an advocate
of the increase Of salaries and who Is
not in favor of the unconditional re-
peal of the late amendment to the Pres
idential and Congressional salary bill.
Resolued, 9th, That we are in favor
OF free banking system, with perma-
nent currency Of greenbscks and gold
and silver.
| RESOLVED, It'll, That we are in favor
of law regulating tho fares and
freights of the railways Of the State.
Resolped, 9Th, That we will not sup.
port any man for office who will &C.
cept largess from the rich or q rail
road pass.
| RESOLVED, 9th, That honesty and CO
pacity are the true tests of Office, and
not past party affiliations, and that W,
will support no man for Office desti
tute OF these qualifications upon oul
own ticket or any other.
/ RESOLVED, 10th, That retrenchment ii
expenditures and reform in the public
service shall be primal objects in oul
movement--wealth made to bear 1t
proportionate share Of taxation il
whatever shape it may be found
thereby relieving toiling labor of mucl
Of the burdens imposed upon it.
i Resolpcd, 18th, That we are in favo
of paying ell public officers . fair com
pensation only for the performance o
their official duties, and no more.
On motion Of j. NJ. Peck, ST., tn
resolutions were adopted.
James M. Randell moved that Capt
Kitterman be made chairman Of tn
County Central Committee.
The following gentlemen wer