Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
DEMOCRATIC RESOLUTIONS.

at Pratt Center on the 18th inst, is not
necessary, as we last week gave the
principal points of the convention.
The resolutions, which follow, are
straight and to the point. and 60 not
stetch over all the isms and idiocran-
cies that may come up before the
voters of the district this fall.
RESOLUTIONS.
i. We, the democracy of the big
Seventh district of Kansas, in conven-
tion assembled on this the nineteenth
day of August, 1890, hereby renew our
faith in democratic principles as enun-
ciated by Thomas jefferson and reiter-
ated by a long line of democratic states
men down to- the present time, we
reaffirm the national democratic plat
form of 1sss and endorse the views
expressed by President Clevelsnd in his
message to congress as the correct
Interpretation of tariff reform.
And we hereby commend the demo-
cratic representatives in congress for
their united and determined opposition
to she infamous Mckinley tariff bill,
the Force bill and their earnest, horr
est and persistent support % the bill
for the free coinage of silver We also
condemn the policy of the republican
majority in the national house of repre-
sentatires in establishing a one-man
power in the person of Speaker Reed
and in enacting important legislation
sitting all debate. We also condemn
the republican majority in congress fQE
changing the surplus in the national
treasury, as left Icy The ClevelahF
administration, into deficit os was4@
full and extravagant legislations
,. We favor the repeal of thas eaa
of the national banking system which
makes national banks banks OF issue
with provision made by Law 90 supply
the place of the retired national oaIih
notes as the several banks shall sun
render their circulation, with
legal tender treasury notes, commonE
known as greenbacks.
5. We favor the free and unlimiE4
| coinage OF silver.
4. We favor the issuing of Legal tenG
der notes as circulating medium N
such amount as the greatly increased
and increasing business Of the country
demands. and that the volume of the
same be kept uniform SO as not 20 dis
turb the business o. the country bN
periodical expansion ana contraction.
D. We favor a reduction of Hlr pres
ent enormous tariff, and an adjusD
ment of the same in the interest of the
vast army OF consumers of this country9
We demand that the tariff lave shall be
so amended as to enlarge the duties
upon the luxuries and abolish them
upon the necessaries O. life, the amount
of custom duties collected to be no more.
than Is needed by an economical adminG
istration of the government: and We
favor the gradual abolition of the eys
tenn of tariff taxation
g. In order that the eaxes on Che
necessities of life may be abolished, We
favor an income tax TO assist in raisifg
the revenues necessary TO the FrSpee
support of the government.
a To the end that patIsnage mag
not allure the ambitious; chat force mas
not coerce the timid, that demagogism
may not gull the credulous; that FRAUD
may not buy the mercenery: thI purf8
fication of politics may not be -'an ireB
descent dream" but that every citizen
may have free and untrammeled EotS
and that there may be fair count, we
favor the adoption OF the Australian
system of voting.
S. We denounce the hypocrisy.
inconsistency, insincerity and fraudgs-
lent pretenses OF the platform of the
republican congressional convention of
the Seventh district of Kansas recently
adopted at Dodge City.
8. In conformity with all lprecedeuts,
established by democratic conventions,
we declare against all sumptuary laws
and in favor.o OF the repeal of the present
proliibitory law
TO- We favor the amelioration of
labor of all classes and conditions and
we therefore declare for the eight hour
law and increased wages and laws that
VIII secure these benefits.
H. We favor liberal pensions for all
henorably discharged and disabled sol
diers and sailors of the Union army and
navy and their dependent widows and
children.
II. WHEREAS. Death has removed
from earth the Hon. Charles 5. Eby, the
loyal democrat, the upright man and
the gallant leader, who carried the BAH
ner OF democracy in the last congress
sional contest; therefore, be IT
Res0lred, That the democracy of the
Seventh district of Kansas has lost 1
trusted and brilliant leader. and the
state of Kansas a valuable citizen.
RESOLVED. That this preamble and res
olution be made part Of the records