Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-10-04

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not be allowed to pass into the hands
of mere spectators. Forfeited lands
should be reclaimed; and no patents
should be issued to railroad company
that has not strictly complied with the
requirements of the law.
Z. The profits to be derived by provid-
ing the necessary currency of the eoun-
try, should belong to the whole peo-
pie, and not to bankers
and brokers as at present, The volume
of the currency should be controlled by
law in the interest of the people, and
not by bankers IN the interest of specu-
lators. Therefore we insist that the ma
tional banking laws be repealed, and
that al currency should be issued by
the government OF the United States,
and that all such currency should be
full legal tender.
s. The defenders of our country de-
serve much more. at the hands of the
government, than do those who specu-
lated on our national misfortunes during
the war. And we therefore ask for the
passage of law which win make the
dollar paid the soldier as good as the
dollar paid the bondholder.
8. Protection to eastern manufaetur-
ers means the taxation OF western farm
ers. Therefore we ask for a repeal of
all protective tariff laws, gradual ap-
proach to free trade, and that all neces-
sary revenues of the government be
raiseds by direct taxation.
10. Only one election CT officers should
be held each year. And in order that
political questions may receive due con
sideration By the people, we ask that
the election laws be so amended that
all legislative officers may be chosen at
one election and all other officers at an
other and different election.
II. Experience has shown that under
the present system of electing United
States Senators, dishonest men, by
means Of .bribing members of legisla-
lures, are more likely to succeed in gain
ing membership in the United States
than honest men. Therefore we !
demand that United States senators
shall be elected by direct
vote Of the people of the state, or that
-he senate shall be entirely abolished.
y. Resolved, that the Anti Monopoly |
party has all the elements necessary to |
become a great party, which only needs
% be developed, by educating the peo-
pie in its theory and principles.
IS. Resolved, that We should depend |
IN our own strength and not go afer
strange gods, lest we suffer the fate of
he Sodomites.
Il. Resolved, sthat.we have no conf
ience in either of the old parties, as
parties, for the plain reason, that their
heory and practice Especially their
are as different from our
IDEAS of practical. government for the
working class, as light is from darkness.
10, That the farmers Alliance as a
actor in the Anti-Monopoly movement,
nd for its untiring efforts to reduce the
expenses of government, and for better
ng the condition of the farmers en-
tiled to the worthy consideration and
upport of all tax payers; the Kirwin
,hief, Phillipsburg Herald, and Troy
,hief to the contrary notwithstanding.
On motion the resolutions were all
dopted except No. 2.
On motion the convention proceeded
} the nomination of officers.
For Representative the following
AIMED gentlemen were placed in nom
nation: G NJ. Finch NJ 4. Weed, H.
-rubb and Thomas Trull.
j. M. Sallee and II. K. LIghtfoot were
ppointed tellers.
The informal ballot for representative
7sulted as follows:
G. ii. Finch, "A II. Grub, Is.
w 7. Weed, 3, Thomas Trull, I.
On the formal ballot which followed,
II. Finch received a majority of the
otes cast, and was declared the nomi-
ee.
Thomas Cox and WA. A. Garretson
ere placed in nomination for county
easurer. A ballot being taken Mr..
OK received il votes, and Mr. Carrot
IL p votes, whereupOn the latter was
eclared the nominee of the convention.
For County Clerk, Messrs. J. NJ. Sal
e, a. F. Stevens, and Charles Turner,
ere placed in nomination. Mr.. Turn
declined and on the ballot being tax
/, Mr.. Stevens received II votes, and
Z. sause received 10 votes. On mo-
Ga of MIR Sallee, a. F. Stevens was
sclared the choice Of the convention.
For Sheriff. the names of II. Y. Boyd,
N. Hoover, D B Townsend, John