Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-26
RESOLUTIONS.

Following are the resolutions adopt
ed by the Congressional Convention
which met here last week. They have
the ring of true democracy, and no
man can take exceptions to them:
1.-THE democrats of the seventh con-
gressional district of Kansas, in con-
Vention assembled, recognizing our re-
sponsibility to the people as the source
and ultimate responsibility of all poll
tical power, heartily ndorse the pres
ent democratic administration as
power for reform and progress, as the
exempllfication of the true principles
of the peoples government, as the
purifier of the disease and corruption
inflicted by the republican party upon
us in the past, as real and lnsur-
mountable barrier to the dangerous
course of trusts and monopolies SO
long under the protection of the repub-
lican party to the spirit of centraliZa-
ton fostered by the party as if they
were the Bonapatists of America.
1--WE heartily indorse the nomina
ton of the st. Louis convention, and
accord to Cleveland and Thurman the
banner that will lead the democratic
hosts to victory, not only because their
past services make them statesmen of
the highest type. of the day, but because
they plainly represent the peoples
wishes in throwing off the yoke of tax
alton, because they are arrayed i'll the
might of right against all evils of a
government for few.
eve believe in the reduction of the
tariff as announced in our presidents
message and the Mills bill, and we rest
not in our belief until we have shown
the agricultural state of Kansas how
they are unprotected by their gods of
protection and how they buy their
clothes with two bushels of wheat in
stead of one. That especially the
seventh congressional district of Kan
Sas is not a manufacturing district ask
ing for the enrichment of certain manu-
factur erS, but a farming district pray
ing for low priced necessities of life.
That the community in its smallest
branches may know prosperity; but
we do not pose as the enemy of whisky
whisky on the left hand. The former
is the idol of the republican party of
Kansas, while the latter is the idol of
the republican party of the United
States.
eve are in favor of the repeal of all
laws that confer upon private corpora
lions the privilege of issuing currency
based upon the credit of the govern
ment, and the substitution of green
backs receivable for all dues to the
government in the place of the nation
al bank currency. The volume of
currency to be regulated by congress
in the interest of the people, and SO
as to promote the business of the
country.
1--WE indorse the action of the state
convention at Leavenworth, and the
strong ticket there placed before the
people as manly, honest and I'M
equivocal expression of democratic
principle and harmonious effort to
bring happiness to the household Of
every citizen, black or white, rich or
poor"
The following resolution of thanks
was also adopted by a unanimous vote:
REsOLvED-That the thanks of the
democrats of the seventh district of
the State of Kansas are hereby tender
ed to the citizens of Great Bend, with
out regard to party; to their exemplary
band: to their lovely ladies and to their
loyal citizens for the unexpected
honors conferred on this convention.