The advocate., 1890-05-14

The Indignant People Of Ottawn and Cloud
Counties Take Bold stand

Ottawa and Cloud counties, Kansas
George Walker was chosen president
j. NJ. Peet, secretary Moved by Mr.
Cronltite that committee on resolutions
be appointed No once; motion was dis
cussed by Mr.. Peet, Mr.. Buress, Mr.
Smith and others; amended 30 that the
committee be not required TO report Mt
once; amendment was carried; the mo-
ton was then carried as amended The
committee appointed was NJ. NJ, Burress,
Robert Burns, ST., II. Comfort, w. IL.
Avery and o. Ii. Cronkite, NJ. M, Bur
ress was then called for and responded In
n few we'll chosen remarks, and read a
paper which was we'll received Moved
that the document just read be adopted
as the sentiment of this meeting; motion
discussed by Mr.. Burbank, Mr. Smith,
Mr.. Mitchell; motion was carried Robert
Burns, sr, made speech which was 80
we'll received as TO elicit great applause.
M. +. Comfort, G. Blochlinger A. j. Nc
Alister, William Avery and others made
good speeches. The meeting was grand
success good speeches, brass band and
martial music, combined with the great
est enthusiasm ever witnessed
j.. NJ. PEET Secretary,
Following are the resolutions:
When IN the course OF events IL be-
comes necessary for the farmers, for self
protection, to ignore n law made by and
through the dictatiOn OF British lords.
and sanctioned by tyrannical congress,
claiming TO be the servants and repre-
sentatiyes Of the people, when in reality
every act Is antagonistiC TO the interests
of the producers Of the country and tends |
TO centrallze capital In the hands Of n |
few, In pursuing the course we do, 10 |
requires that we should declare the causes
that impel our action. We declare, as
did our patriotic fathers, these truths TO
be self evident; that all men are created |
equal; that they are endowed by their
creator with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness; and to secure these
rights we will use all just means in our
power
The history Of the United States for
the past twenty-eight years is Il history
Of repeated injuries, tyranny and usurpa-
tion unparalleled in the history Of the
world, all laws enacted having IA direct
object viz, TO establish a landed and
moneyed aristocracy on the ruins of once
free America. We claim that our pre-
tended representatives have refused their
assent TO laws the most wholesome and
necessary for the producers and laboring
classes, and in their stead made laws in
favor Of British lords, Wall street bullion
lists, national banks, railroad and other
corporations, Among these laws made
are (l) the exemption clause on the peo-
ples money, that deprecated it so per
cent, (2) the credit strengthening act of
1869, (3) the repeal Of the income tax,
thereby taking the burden Of taxation off
this rich and placing IL on the poor, (4
the funding scheme TO prevent the people
from paying their debts, in order to per
petuate usury, (5) the demonetization Of
silver, (6) the resumption Of specie pay
ment when we had none TO pay with, C7) !
the giving to rich railway corporations
more than 215,000,000 acres Of the peo-
ple's land, (8) the appropriation Of 6 per
cent thirty-year bonds to the same cor
porations, which amount TO $1t0,903,O00
cash, principal and interest. They have
made laws that compel us TO pay double
interest: first, interest on the bonds, then
interest on the national bank notes. The
law that enables the banks TO contract or
initiate the currency at will, thereby leav.
ing us at the mercy Of a soulless corpora
tion Of moneyed aristoCracy. For
twenty-eight years we have patiently sub
mltted 70 these Outragea: we have peti-