The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-18

CONCERNING COUNTY HoEl1IoD.
Judge Bond was made Temporary
chairman Of the Democratic /: Conyen.
ton on the 9th, 40 usual, and 8. A. d.
Cox temporary tecretary. The Judge
was retired, however, At the end Of
the fret round and Jas. McCann, Of
lola, put In his place. The COMMITTEES
on resolutions was composed Of Capt.
Joues, Dr.. Culver, james Mccain, G.
f. Benton and L. s. Myier. (Four Of
the Eve being from lola, which is moi
bad.) After the nominations had been
made the central committee was cleo
ted a. follows:
q. w. Kelley for Carlyle; g. T,
Breckenridge, Geneva; Frank Keiser,
Deer Greek; A. J. Haly, Usage; P. J.
McGlashen, Marmaton; G. e. Benton,
lola; Jacob Hunt, Elm; J. w. Dono.
no. Elsmore; Major Bond, Humboldt
Harry Boeken. Salem; Geo. Alward,
Cottage Grove.
A list Of the delegates present wal
not published, much to our regret % Il
10 sometimes interesting to keep the
run of these little things.
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The following are the resolutions re-
ported by the committee above named:
We. the Democrats Of Allen County, 10 con-
vention assembled, heartily and earnestly en-
dorse the state and Mssionsi PisHsoinm on '1 '
the administration Of President Cleveland %
the one above ell others for . quarter century
past that has directed the anairS OF this Gov
tsint Of fraud or oorrupticn, and for the best
interests OF the whole people. - an sdminis-
tration that fulflled ali promises made BY the
Dsmoer.ss n their platform Of 1854 and e a.
no public o1lcer for carrying out the solemn
promises and pledges made by Its party 70 the
people, a. was done By the present admins.
er Tanner. thereby demonstrating the insincer.
ity OF that party 10 iss pledges to the Old SOL
We further declare that we are opposed to
called prohibition laws OF this state, - they
now exist, - detrimental 10 the best CONNER.
cial and mort 81 interests OF the State, end We
demand their repeal.
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The endorsement Of the platforms OF
last year was Of course to be expected.
The second Democratic platform ever
written endorsed the first one and
each succeeding one has endorsed the
one before 1t from that day to this.
That is the way the party got its repu.
tation for learning nothing"and "for.
getting nothing" But isn't It . good
deal of q "whopper" to claim that the
Cleveland administration FULFILLED all
promises by Democrats in their plat.
form Of 1887? How about the re-
duction of the surplus? How about
the revision of the tariff How about
the civil service2 How about the re.
storation of the American merchant
marine? These are all the promises
made by the Democratic platform in
1884. and what single one Of them was
performed? Ask last years election
returns.
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Aud the whine about Tanner IL
equally . whopper which is aggravat.
ed by the hypocrisy that prompted it.
While Tanner was still iu Office the
Democrats howled about his transcend.
ing the laws and baukrupting the
treasury, till they were black in the
face; and when he was dismissed be.
cause he had proven himself untitled
for the place, these same Democrats
Immediately dissolved In tears because
the administration "has gone back on
the old soldiers"! A well.bred croco-
ollie would be ashamed Of such tears.
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But the milk of the cocoanut Is the
last resolution. No doubt Of sincerity
there. The others are perfunctory and
formal, but the heart and stomach Of
every delegate is In this last one. I'VE
are opposed to all sumptuary legisla.
tion." Legislation relating in any
way to the sale or purchase of what
one shall eat or drink or wear IL eump-
tuary legislation. A high license L.
quor law is sumptuary legislation. SO
lie low license law. So is local op-
ton law. The Allen county Demo
cracy therefore, In declaring them
selves opposed to all sumptu.
ary legislation declare themselves
in favor of free whiskey. And
80 much in earnest are they about this
that they do not content themselves
with single declaration of it but re-
iterate 1t. In the first part of the reso.
luton they declare their opposition to
all sumptuary legislation; in the last
part they demand the repeal" of the
prohibitory laws. Not the Iesubmis-
sion Of the prohibitory amendment,
take notice. to give the people anoth.
er chance to vote on it. But the re-
peal Of all the laws enacted under that
amendment. thus leaving the amend.
ment Q dead letter and our statute
books without . law Of any kind reg.
uiating Or In any way restricting the
sale ofintoxicants. Surely the Allen
county Democracy must be getting