The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20

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Thos. McCook, J.. II. Clark,
Thos. Sullivan, Carl X. Berg,
i. Chaplin, NJ Flnherty,
/. J. Gibbons, ]. W. Conway.
MITCHELL.
A. Haltz, II. prltchnrd,
II. Lubicns, Henry Andre,
Chrs. Eckert, Jas. Graham,
J. 9. Davis, Jas. Scott
Voted TO admit the delegation from
Worth county who held no creden.
tails, rs follows:
| WORTH.
| s. ]. White, +. G. Towne,
+. Heiny, J. s. Edgar.
w. r. Mead offered the following
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
The anti-monopolists OF the 4lst
Senatorial District In convention
assembled make the following dec-
laration Of principles:
lat. All currency should be Issued
by the government, and should be
full legal tender for al debts. public
and private.
And, All coin In tho treasury should
be used to cancel bonds and the In
terest thereon.
3rd, The government discrimina-
ton against the coinage OF the sil-
yer dollar should be repealed.
4th, The bonds should be paid to
relieve labor Of tho drain upon It's
accumulations tho interest c,lls for,
and to restore the capital which
they represent to the channels Of tn
dustry, and to bring 1t within tho
scope Of the taxing power OF the
state.
9Th. All corporate property should
bear an equal share with other prop
erty In taxation.
9th, All corporations organised for
profit and doing business In Iowa
should be required 70 incorporate
under our state laws.
7th, All railroads and telegraphs
should be under government con.
troll.
sth, We are opposed to all forms
OF monopoly, and specify especially
the monopoly Of money, OF land. OF
railroads and OF telegraphs. We
hold the state legislature responsible
to the people for its failure to regu-
late transportation and telegraph
communication, and assert that rail-
roads and telegraphs. In their rela-
ton to the people are such that the
state should exercise Its prcrogativs
In the interests OF the people In regu-
lating the charges these corporate ons
may make for their services.
9th, We demand that tho property
OF railroads and or all business cor
porations operating within the state
be compelled to pay the same state,
county and municipal taxes as are
paid by individuals. and that they
be assessed aud collected In the
same manner.
10th, All subsidies to railroads or
other corporations should be pro-
hibited by law.
llth, All the monopolies now rob.
bing the enterprise and industries
OF the people, and menacing the
safety and perpetuity OF our govern
ment, are OF republican origin. oil OF
them having had In their adoption
or subsequently the support and en-
dorsement OF Senator Allison, whose
defeat for these reasons we demand,
these rerrchensihlc acts constituting
seven class laws as follows:
1st, Tho two exception clauses In
the law printed on the greenback,
creating one kind OF money for tho
hond-holder, and another kind for
the people.
/ 2nd, The national hank act Of 1863,
3rd, The contraction acts OF 1866
I66.
! 4th, Tho credit. strengthening oct
OF March Is, 1869.
/ 9th, The refanding act OF 1870.
9th, The characterization OF silver
in 1873
| It'll, The resumption act Of 1875.
With this honest avowal In the In
terest OF all who labor we appeal to
you. the. agriculturalists. mechanics
and laboring men OF the state, to aid
Us in rescuing our industries from
the exacting grasp OF tho nonopo-
lies.
Motion carried to proceed TO the
nomination OF u candidate for Sena.
tor, 4lst district OF Iowa, first by In.
formal ballot.
Chair appointed L. II. Clark and
F. Heiny as tellers.
Result Of informal ballot: Mitch.
ell county, 8 votes for G. Foreman,
Howard county. votes for Foreman,
: votes for n. l.. Rood,
Worth county. 1 votes for Rood.
/ Motion to proceed to formal
ballot.
!, N. l.. Rood declined the nominal
ton.
I G. Foreman doubted his ability to
give the canvass tho attention Ii do.
serves hut pledged himself to sup
port the nominee.
Remarks By w. r. Mead, conced.
Ing the nomination TO Mitchell
county.
i Remarks by others. In favor Of Mr..
Foreman.
Result Of ballot: q votes for G
Foreman, being tho full vote OF the
convention.
Remarks by Mr.. Foreman, received
with applause.
Motion to appoint senatorial
, committee. Carried.
:. W. L. Mead, Of Cresco. Howard
, county, s. j. White, OF Plymouth
Worth county, ID. r. McCarty, OF st.
Ansgar, Mitchell county, appointed
Moved To appoint committee o
three in each county ~ campaig,
. committee.
:. N. l.. Kcan, A. Burdick, +. Heiny
Of Worth county: 4. Tupper, jus
Graham. Jacob Decker, OF Mitchell
: county: Y. Il. Loomis. John McCooL
/ WIN. Theophilus, OF Howard count,
, were appointed.
Moved that the secretary prepar,
I . copy for publication ind that al
the papers Of the district he request
ell To publish them.
On motion adjourned.
s.. J. WHITE.
I Secretary.