Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-09-05

| tIuIihh system Of voting.
- we favor the election of United States
senators by direct vote Of the people.
We protest against the enactment of
me Federal election bill as menace TO
the freedom and purity of elections, uu-
necessary and inexpedient, calculated
/ 10 create discomfort and dscurd between
the sections Of the country, in the in
tefehl 81 Partisan rather than of public
nehfht. placing the Treasury of the
united States at the DISPOSAL Of the
parry IN power. for partisan purposes
and designed hv The present Rppublican
4 administration To intrench itself and is
| parry brhind centralized and consolida-
! led power, and by the employment of
4 corruption coercion to render it imnassi-
! n'e 'or The citizens - obtain pearahly
/ fed'esa OF grievances. "A reformation Of
abuses and 10 dislodge unworthy and
/ untdthlul officials.
We denounca the wasteful, wantnn
ana feck less expenditure aud exfrava-
Hance ot a Republican Congress. which,
through sheer proihgtcy, has already
bankrupied the Treasury aud engnlfad
an annual surplus Of $50 600 O0O in the
appropriations of single session OF
congress not yet ended. and which
lhreateHs 10 create new and unheard Of
demands on the oational revenues, and
after absorbing the trust funds Of .he
Treasury will leave the country heir to
ne certain and enormous deficit of
Sl00 0O0 600.
We denounce and earnestly protest
against the action of the Repnblican
majority fthe House ofRepresentafives
which, under the guiee of determiuinr
rules OF proceeding, and facilitating the
| Transaction of the public business. has
submitted 10 and supported n despotie
speaker IN his arbitrary suppression of
free speech aud absolute control of the
force of legislation. aud paved the wav
for the adoption Of measures to unseat
duly aud lawfully elected Democratic
memhers. loot the National Treasury.
stiir debate, hasten the passage Of Oh
jretionable measures without opportu-
nltv for consideration or amendment.
ard Ivy despotIc ruliug destroy the free
legislation Of tlse House of Representa-
tives.
We declare IN favor of Just liberal and
equitable pension Laws for all invalid
and dependent soldiers and sailors. In
granting pensIons.0e favor the principle
OF "liberalfv without ex,ravagance
generosity without excess"
We favor the crushing ont of exist
ence, by Congressional and State lpgis-
latlon. of trusts and combinations in
restraint of free trade among the neop!e.
tor the purpose of raising prices on them
10 enrich corporations and moncpolies.
We favor the repeal of all such lepisla-
ton as is intended to benefit part Of
the people ut the expense of another
part OF them.
We pledge the Democratic partv Of
the new state to the levying and collect
ing OF low teNes, and an honest and
economical administration OF state and
county governments; to the Inauguration
OF n thorough and efficient system of
free common schools, and the most
dliCent and perfect management and
cnre Of valuable school and other lands
OF the State. and to preserve sacred and
lnviolnte the funds afforded bv the
muulnrent grants Of lanhs IN the com.
mon schools and state institutions.
We denoun"e the action of the Re-
publican majnrty in the late Com
shlutional Convention, which. desnite
the protest Of the minority, effected a
partisan gerrYmander of the State in the
present legislative apportionment This
course OF the Republicans was wanting
~ patriotism, subordinnting the interests
OF tie people to considerations of party
advantage, and evjnced disposition to
secure The spoils ri political victory at
The expense Of the rights Of the people.
We pledge ourselves to a fair, lust and
equitable legislature.
We pledge the Democratic nartv of
the state to speedy completion of the
university at Moscow, and to inst re
gard of the claims and advantages of
every section OF tho state IN locating
the State ms itutinns.
We pledge The Representatives of the
Democratic party to secure the holding
Of the United Sf4tpa conrts NJ T,laeh e,,