Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-02-19

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Is = ~ = "a $500. $500. - - !. s ~ w,ou
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fsst 81 aolid ho., IA ~ 00o fe.t az al
Ing. IL 200 feet Of flooring. 4oOo(
shingles, u less hard lumber, i les,
green lumber, lilo less Of jois !, scant.
ling and al other large lumber, 34(
bushels Of wheat, SEQ Of corn, $50 o
eats, 400 OF barley, SEQ of & Z seed
$50, Of apples, $50 Of Irish potatos.
go or sweet potatoes, 1000 bushels O.
bran. The foregoing table may not b
exae,ly correct, for the reason thu,
railroads do not exsetly agree in tfeiI
rules aud estimates, hut Il. approx.
mates 90 closely 10 the general average
that shippers win Ind Il great con.
vsnisncs - matter Of reference.
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TIE Convention was organized BY call.
ing E. washburn, Esq. to tho chair. ant
Vim. C.mvbell. cf Pleasant tn Wa, an
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ed consisting Of Samuel Fleetwood, Esq., o.
Highland Township. Chairman. Hugh
p.o,rn r.a 80 M D.. ..
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Inc Commi'see reported that all thu
Townships were represented but Keokuk
and Compesine Townships,
Tie report was adopsed ard COMMITTEES
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d'senargec.
n. A.Ives. Esq. and Hugh Brown wers
called upon for speech. but declined. DR.
O.S.llivsn vas .,so c.,lsa rror y v,.l.
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a oommi1see on Resolutions was ap'
pointed consisting Of j. II. Randel aud s.
B. Evans, Of Center Township. pete,
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Noa' - "s.n'usson Ao"hsn'P' T. +. As
bury OF Blakesburg, and Samuel Lyon, d
Ricblaud Township
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9. nsso'u''onS. "n'oa "eas uasnlmoisi,
adopted. 40 follows:
Reso,aed. lat. That the primarv oh.
icct Of free Republican govern ment 4,
the proper protection or persons and
properly, and that lev and simp:e
laws. faithfully admin,stered viii bes,
sccure this end.
"a. That : strict Observance OF the
Limitations or The CONSTITUTION. IN ,he
excrcise OF political power. n essen,ial
70 the permanoy Of our free ius,itu.
uons.
ID. That revenue for ,hs .uncort :,
the rovernment is ! iust ohiiraIion
ana a ali property. whether nrirstr
or corporate. derives ia vaiue from
The protection which the law snpni;s.
therefore. ali property should 10 ~
ssssed by = uniform rule. and ,reouired
10 nay The same per ccntum on ths
dollar OF it, valuation.
lih. The power exercised bv nri.
yate corporations aud combinations
formed in the interest Of capi,aI. ove,
pubic ierislstion. admooi ,hes ~ q,
The necessify Of a strict adhnrenra =.
ths docfrinea Of mufnal rirht. ana -.
.ponsibilities ID the govern ment And
while ~ viii cvade I'd resnonsib,li,s
uecesaary to msintain the public fifth.
~ Will not tsmsiy submit to unjus,
sxscitore ana burdtnaoms taxation
=. " osnsns z. nonopoliss ana Pri'
BE. M - are uncomnrom,.I.g
~ opposed 10 the policy Of voting !
tar upon the people to aid In building
...s.sss s sn1ss s1e ne properly O
porsiion. S
Glib. That ~ are in favor Of re-.
duction OF oil tariff duties 70 : revenue
etandsrd. the ADJOURNMENT OF al uunec-
s sc: " - cM.,s, .ss cuc..on ana
IN. strIot sconomv d in admin.
ITERATION or the Govern meut the pres
ervasioa of the public domain, cheer.
-. oDcuasoos e legally constituted
insmen e snioy ths frni, - az ny shs, NJ +.
bors, free from merciless exsctions Of
the monopoliss and usursrs, are para.
mount obtst ., and We cordially invite