The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-13

request of the president three members Of the
committee. Special meetings of the league may be
called by vote OF the executive committee.
Art. VIII. Twenty-Five members of the league
shall constitute quorum
Art. IN This constitution may be amended at any
meeting OF the league by a twO-thirds vote OF the
members present.
After the adoption of the constitution the
election oil officers was declared in order Mr..
Edgar A. Brown placed in nomination Mr..
Stanley z. Porter, and that gentleman was
elected by a unanimous vote. John p. Frenzel
was chosen treasurer with the same unanimity.
The president was instructed 10 appoint an
executive committee within thirty days and
that committee was to meet within thirty days
IRON Its appointment 10 select a permanent
presidents were chosen. Under the constitu-
ton 1t is their duty to organize the counties in
their congressional districts:
First District-John g. Shanklin of Evansville.
Third Distrct-Eli W Menaugh OF salem.
Fourth District-Richard Gregg OF Aurora.
Fifth District William J. Buckingham OF Frank
lin.
Sixth Distric.-Austin Ready of Counersvlle.
Seventh Distrct-Henry Rawie Of Anderson.
Eighth District-Robert Gcddes % Terre Haute.
Ninth District-Samuol W. RalstOn OF Lebanon.
Tenth Distriet-Sidney K. Moon OF Rochester.
Eleventh District-A. T. Wright OF Marion
Twelfth DiStrict-Cbares H. Worden of Fort
Wayne
Thirteenth District-C. H. Reeve of Plymouth
After the election OF vice-presidents the DEL
egation from each congressional district select
ing its own vice-president, the committee on
resolutions made its report, through Judge
Isaac n. Pierce of Terre Haute, a lifelong re-
publican and a man who voted for Harrison.
The resolutions were as follows:
We, representatives, chosen from among the
people Of Indiana who believe IN "tarf REFORM"
now in convention assembled. do declare:
l. That the system of federal taxation now in
operation framed in the hrst place to meet the eN-
igencies OF aud afterward modified only To meet
the demands of avarice and satisfy the eXactOns OF
organized greed, is unequal in the distribution OF
its burdens vicious in principle, iniquitous in its
practical application and, if maintained, will ult-
mately subvert as it now undermines the founds-
tions Of our liberties.
? We know that this system could not be MAIN
tanned for day but for the fact that its practical
that the masses, overburdened to support 10, have
not been able to discover. they should know, how
the reins with which they driven are held in the
patiently draw is for the lap OF luxury.
We therefore do hereby pledge ourselves to devote
our energics, our time and our talents She build
ing up OF an organization in Indiana through which
the people may be supplied with such literature and
other means OF education will bring home 60 them
a full realization of the burdens rntaed upon them
by this system and if possible such spirit
o. resistance to the methods of the monopoist aud
his allies will render itinp ssible Tor them 20 fur
ther deceive the voters by false logic to misiead
them by s-de or dead issues or TO corrupt them by
the aid aud cooperation OF every citizen OF our
state without regard 10 party VINO believes that cur
government should be administered in the spirit in
which It was founded and that our equality before
the law should be maintained in tact As it is guaran
teed in form. SAN L. MoRSs,
T. y. PIERCE,
". \. PICKESS,
Gro. W. COOPER,
EDGAR 4. b OWN,
Committee
The resolutions were received with unbound
ed enthusiasm. The thanks OF the convention
we're extended to the officers Of the convention
and to the proprietor of the Grand hotel for
cOurtesies extended to the committee on
raneements. The following resolution was also
adopted with cheers:
Resolved, That this convention tender its thanks
TO TIE ISDIASAPoLIs SENTINEj for its un linching
advocacy oil the cause OF tariff reform.
Mr.. Hunter of Lawrenceburg said TIE SEN-
TINEL had been the ablest paper on the ques-
ton OF tariff reform in the United States, and
he would make no exceptions.
Then followed number OF brief addresses
on the general subject of the tariff. Mr.. = f
MOrss, of TUT SENTINEL said he believed that
the war tariff must soon be abolished. He
thought that in the next four years the people
OF the United States would have manv valuable
object lessons on the subject. The sugar
bounty would serve to show them. in meas
ure, what tribute they were paying to the pro-
tectiye classes, and all the incentive needed TO
make people take up arms against the protect
i've system OF robbery was that they should
have an understanding OF the cost TO them OF
that ubiquitous system. liz paid high tribute
to the democratic press OF the state for its Wig
orOus intelligent and earnest fight for the
abolition OF war taxation.
Mr.. r. V. Ball of the Terre Haute Gazette
was loudly called for, and in response, made
rafting" speech. He said that the delegates
present were assembled tor the purpose of or
ganzine. They all understood the subject as
well as ne. He said that if man had the tariff
reform fever he had it bad lie proposed to
conduct his paper in the interest OF the party
which most nearly approached his ideas on the
tariff question. If the republican party should
tbut he didn't believe it would adopt policy
more In line with tariff reform than the demo-
cratic party, he would take his paper out of the
democratic party into the republican. His IL
Illustrations were apt aud timely and elected
much applause.
After Mr. BalPs speech the convention ad-
journed to meet at Tomlinson hall in the
evening.