Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-06

light to the death-a war 10 the knife
and the knife to the hilt. lie wanted
the farmer To have everything from
district judge TO road-overseer. They
have little use for courts. but would
elect a judge for the fellows who need
courts. He believed the alliance move
ment To be the cure tor the political ills
that have infested the great American
body polite. and though in Missouri il
is regarded as republican scheme to
beat democrats and in Kansas a demo-
cratic scheme TO beat republicans, he
thought it might be both; certain it
will Oust the republicans in Kansas.
Already 1t has caused Mr.. ingalls, to
shake in his boots. If elected, he again
asserted. he would certainly cast his vote
against Mr.. ingalls,. The Colonel was
at his best and those who had never
heard him never imagined that there
was so much fire and eloquence
wrapped up i'll that old and wrlnkled
skin.
l. VI dIOGIlOU OlCIh OIlClC w dS Dul OllO
nomination. II. S. Lands was given
the honor by reclamation. He made a
suitable speech of acceptance.
For probate judge, G. w. Stevens.
l.. NJ. Presnell, II. II. Hardy, F. T.
Patton and 3. f. Coffman were named.
Mr.. Coffman and Mr. Patton would not
be candidates and the vote on the other
three resulted as follows: Stevens so,
Presnell y, Hardy 8. The nomination
of Judge Stevens was made unanimous.
For superintendent of public schools,
there was a nice contest, two ladies be-
ing in the race. j. o. Hahn, Mrs. n.
G.. Rowley, Miss Maggie King and J.
NJ. DeLisle were voted for, the result
being: Hahn "a. Rowley IL, King IL,
DeLisle 6.
For county attorney the only name
considered was that of Lyman w. De-
Geer, of Deerhead township. His home
alliance endorsed him and presented
certificate showing that he had been
admitted to the practice of law by Judge
E. }. BrOaddus, judge of the 18th judi
cial district of Missouri, in Caldwell
county. Oct. %, 1879. The endorse
ment and the certificate was SatiSfac-
tory for the convention nominated him
by reclamation. He thanked the con-
vention for the honor.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported as follows which were adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
We, your committee beg leave to submit the
following report:
Ist We demand the abolition of national
banks and the substitution of legal tender
treasury notes in lieu of national bank notes,
issued in sufficient volume to do the business
of the country on cash system, regulating
the amount needed on per capita basis
the business interests of the country expand;
that all money issued by the government shall
he legal tender in payment of all bcbts, both
public and private.
2nd. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
3rd. We demand that congress shall pass
such laws shall efectually prevent the deal
ing in futures in all agricultural and mechan-
zeal productions, preserving such a stringent
system of procedure in trials as shall secure
prompt convictions, and imposing such penal
ties as shall secure the most perfect compli-
ance with the law.
4th. We demand the passage of laws pro-
hibIting alien ownership of land, and that con-
gress take early steps to devise some plan to
obtain all lands now owned by aliens and for
eign syndicates, and that all lands now held by
railroads and other corporations in excess of
such are actually used and needed by them,
be reclaimed by the government and hold for
| actual settlers only.
5th. Believing in the doctrine of Equal
rights to all and special privileges to none,"
we demand that taxation, national or state,
shall not be used to build up one interest or
class at the expense of another. We believe
that the money of the country should be kept
as much as possible in the hands of the people,
and hence we demand that all revenues, ma
tional, state or county, shall be limited to the
necessary expenses OF the government eco
nomically and honestly administered.
9th. Wedemand that the means of cOmmun-
ication and transportation shall be owned by
and operated in the interest of the people, as
is the United States pos tai system.
It'll We believe that resubmissOn, prohibi-
ton and women suffrage and all other side is
sues are calculated to divert the attention of
our people, and therefore sugg est they be laid
aside for the present.
E. X. GORMAN,
}. NJ. REAGIN,
Z. HILL.