Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-28

AS large and representative a body
of men as ever gathered in republican
convention in Dickinson county
gathered in the court room Satur-
day at LOO. The convention was
composed of delegates from all the pre-
cincts of the county and was in hearty
readiness to inaugurate campaign of
success for the coming fall.
Chairman J. S. Hollinger called the
convention to order and the regular
call was read by SecretaryS. S. Smith.
There was beside the delegates who
occupied all the space inside the rail-
ing a good audience of outsiders pres
ent.
On motion of G.. W. Hurd, Mr.. K. J.
Bennett of Lyon was chosen temporary
chairman of the convention. c. V.
Topping, of Enterprise, was chosen
temporary secretary.
Mr.. Bennett upon taking bis place
was greeted with cheers and spoke
briefly hoping that the proceedings
would be without lack of harmony and
enthusiasm.
On motion committees of five each
on resolutions, credentials and perma-
nent organization we're ordered and a
recess of FIVE minutes was takento al
low the chairman to select the commit
tees.
Upon reassembling the following
committees were announced:
Resolutions-A NJ Crary, d l. Pisle,
VIM McKMerrifeld, Thos Perry, IL
Whitley.
Permanent Organizations W Glib
SOD, G w McNeal, D W Jacobs, J W
Gillet, L w NALL.
Credentials,-G w Hurd, II NJ
Reaugh, T G Ayers, S Holsworth, c
Masch.
A fifteen minute recess was taken TO
allow the committees to prepare re-
ports.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
When the convention was called to
0der the report of the committee on
credentials was first called for. The
chairman, G. W. Hurd, reported 50
accredited delegates in attendance and
entitled to seats and votes.
On motion the report was adopted.
The committee on permanent Organi-
cation reported through Hon. j.
w. Gibson in favor of the temporary
organization being made permanent.
The report was accepted.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS.
The chairman of the resolution com-
mittee, A. NJ. Crazy, then read the fol-
lowing resolutions as prepared by that
committee:
l. That we reffirm our allegiance to the
principles of the republican party, and we
cordially endorse and approve the wise,
conservative and patriotic administration
OF President Harrison.
> We approve the record of the present
republican congress in Its efforts to legislate
in the interest of the American people, ana
OF he rule enforced bySpeakerReed by which
the rule of the ma jOrltY in congress Is made
effective Notwithstanding the hlibuSteriDg
tactics OF q democratic minority, whose only
purpose seems to be obstruct and prevent
wise legislation,
We favor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, and such legislation as will
furnish adequate currency to meet the in
creasing demands of the business OF Inc
country. We therefore commend the action
Of the republican congress in passing The
Silver bill which adds 100000, 600 annually TO
our circulating medium. as long step IN
the right direction.
4 We deuounce the course OF the demo
cratic members Of congress in voting
against the Silver bill which gives the PEG
of the nited States an increase OF Its clrcu-
lating medium of many millions OF dollars
annually and places silver on an equal foot
| ing with gold although they have clamored
| for Just such legislation during the past
decade, showing them to be consummate
political demagOgues and only working in
| the interest of the silver barons of the west,
and the bullion brokers OF Wall street.
5 The republican party has ever been the
| champion of the laboring classes, and OF the
| interests of the farming portion of the COM
! munity, against the expressions and eXac-
| tions of corporate monopoly, and 1t Is now
| the sense of this convention that the &c
/ whole energies of the government OF the
| United States, and the state legislat ureS,
| executive, Legislative and judicial should be
! applied TO overcoming all unnatural and IL
| legal combines of capital, whereby the
! prices ofany of the necessartes OF life are
| uniustly and vic kedly enhanced, and com
binations of common carriers whereby the
| expenses of carrying the products of the
farm are placed at such eXtortionate figures
! as to amount to confiscation of both farIu
and labor. We maintain that no corporation
or company should be permitted to get more
| than reasonable per cent. on actual capl-
tai invested, and reasonable wages fol- its
officers and employees, and that dividends
on watered stock are robbery.
6. We demand that congress shall pass
such laws as shall effectually prevent deal
ing in futures" in any agricultural or me-
chanical productions, and that ii shall i'm
pose such penalties for the violation of such
laws as viii secure the most perfect COM
pliance with the law.
Z. We maintain that the object of all tariff
laws should be the establishment OF national
industries by diversifying the emplnyments
of the people; and to save to our own clti-
| zens as much as possible of the work which
is to be done in supplying our home de-
| aands, without injury TO foreign commerce
We therefore declare our views upon the
tariff to be:
| full commodities which do not exist or are
not or can not be produced in this country.
b. Impose Tariff duties on such articles
only as compete in our markets with pro-
ducts of our own people.
} c. So adjust the duties as to afford the
most benefits TO the people and the best pro-
l lection to their industries.
7 d. Regulate the amount of custom reve
nue. as nearly as practicable by the neces-
S Sary expenses OF the government 8Noloins
direct taxation of the people as much a.
possible.
h e. Reciprocal free trade with all nations
"A on the American continent.
q I. Reciprocal free trade with all nations q
soon as their standards of wages in the Off
: ferent departments of labor becomes perma
. | nently the same as onrs.
e. Finally, free trade with all the WORK
as soon as our own resources are so wen de
veloped and our industries 50 well establish
ed that our own people can supply our owl
markets and control prices as TO all hom
productions.