Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-05


ciple and demoralizing in practice.
We arrafgn the admins tration of Benjamin
Harrison for its subseryiency to the interests of
the money power which created it and it's indif-
ference to the welfare of the people; for its
brazen violation Of its solemn pledges to the
country to elevate and purify the public service;
for its shameless prostitution Of the public pat
ronage to the vilest partisan purposes, as Illus
trated by the sale OF cabinet officer to John
WaEamalzer, by the employment Of the pension
bureau party machine, and by the promo
ton Of William A Woods to high post in the
federal judiciary as a reward for his services in
saving the .blocks of five'' conspirators from
the penitentiary; for its contemptuous repudi-
alton OF it's promises to the veteran soldiers Of
the union; for its wicked attempt to fasten upon
the country the odiouS and un-American force
BILL intended to deprive the people Of the
right to regulate their own elections; for its
weak and demagogical policy which has exhibit
ed the American government to the world as a
bully toward the feeble and trucker to the
powerful
We favor such radical and comprehensive
measure OF tariff reform as shall relieve the ne
cessities of the people and the crude material of
our manufactures from federal taxation We
condemn the so-called reciprocity policy as a
transparent attempt to impose on the, American
people the shadow of commercial freedom for
its substance in order to perpetuate the exist
ing system of licensed spoliation for the benefit
of trusts and monopolies, which are the chief
support of the republican party.
We believe that there should be kept in con-
slant cir culation full and sufficient volume OF
money, consisting of gold, silver and legal ten
der paper currency at par with each other. We
favor the election of United States senators di-
rectly by the people and commend Senator Tur-
pie for his efforts in congress to secure this
great reform. We fndorse the course OF our
distinguished Sena tors, Daniel W. Voorhees, and
David Turpie. .eS
We most heartily applaud the action of our
two last legislatures in passing the school-book
laws, thereby giving the people OF Indiana
complete series Of school text books equal to
those formerly used at one-haf the old trust
prices. We pledge ourselves to resist every at
tempt of the schoolbook combine to regain
their control Of Indiana, and by that means
bring about frequent expensive changes In books,
of which the people justly complained in former
years.
We approve the Australian election system
introduced in Indiana by the democratic party.
It has stood the test Of experience and
in favor of maintaining 1t in the act
This invention hereby renews the express
sion of appreciation of the patriotism of the
union soldiers of Indiana in the for the pres
ervation Of the union, and we favor just and
liberal pensions for all disabled soldiers their
widows and dependents, and most heartily in
dorse the action of the Grand Army of the Re
public looking to the establishment Of a state
home where crippled and INDECENT soldiers may
pass their few remaining days with their wives
But we demand that the work of the pension
office shall be done induStriouSly, impartially
and honestly. We denounce the administration
of that office by the present commissioner
Green B. Raum incompetent, corrupt, dis
graceful and dishonest, and we demand his i'm
mediate removal from Office.
We heartily indorse the new tax law as wise
and benefcent act, by which the increased
revenues necessary for the support of the state
government are raised entirely from the corpor-
ations of the state, that had heretofore unjustly
escaped their fair proportion of taxation. We
commend the legislature for refusing to adopt
Gov. Hoveys recommendation to increase the
from tn on 10
and for meeting the necessary expenses of the
states benevolent institutions by levy of
cents on the 800.
We denounce the Infamous conspiracy of the
republican county commissioners, township
trustees and other officials of Indiana, who, for
the purpose of creating unfair prejudice against
the new tax law, have wantonly and needleSsly
increased the local taxes in the forty-six coun-
ties controlled by them more than 81, 250, Goa
sum greater than the total increase of state
taxes in the entire state. We call on the tax
payers OF those counties to rebul1e at the polls
those local officials who have put this needless
and oppressive burden upon them. That the
law is in the interest of the masses is at
tested by the fact that corporate wealth has
arrayed itself against it and is now engaged in
desperate struggle in the courts for its over
throw.
Inasmuch as the exemption of the greenback
currency from taxation by national law is not
only unjust in principle but also is the occasion
of much fraudulent evasion of local tax laws
paries are exempted from equitable taxation by
the constitutional powers conferred on con-
gress, We demand that the Indiana senators and
representatives in congress their influence
to secure the passage of laws making green
backs taxable as other money and making inter-
state commerce taxable ON the same terms as
the domestic commerce.
We congratulate the taxpayers of Indiana on
the adoption by the last legislature of the sys-
TEN of paying public officials stated salaries in
stead of giving them power to compensate
themselves by fees and perquisites.
We reaffrm our answering devotion to the
interests Of public education, not only as
identified with the common school system, but
also in connection with the higher institutions
of learning, free public libraries and all other
legitimate means for promoting and preserving
the virtue and intelligence of the people.
The democrat tic party stands by its record as
the friend of the masses as against the classes,
and calls the attention of the laboring men of
Indiana to the fact that it has given to them
the etght-hour law the law to prevent blacklist
Ing, the law prohibiting "pluci me- stores, the
law for the protection of miners and laws
which make it impossible for Pinkertou de-
tectiveS to arrest or Slay laboring men in Indi-
ana because of their efforts toward self-protec-
ton. For twenty-five years the republican
party has legislated for the rich and powerful
and in the interest of corporate wealth The
democratic party pledges itself to remedy the
evils growing out of such class legislation and
In all future contests to stand by the great pro-
at the foundation of all natural wealth We COM
mend the organizations OF the industrial classes
for self-protection against trusts, combines and
monopolies, and call the attention of the farm
ers and laborers to the fact that every evil CON-
planned of by them is the result of republican
legislation.
Resolved, That this convention indorses the
wise and patriotic administration of Grover
Cleveland; that the presidential campaign OF
1892 should be conducted on the issue OF tariff
reform as defined in the presidential message of
1887 that upon this issue Mr.. Cleveland is the
logical candidate of the democratic party.
Resolved, That the democratic party of Indi-
ana expresses its unalterable confidence in and
attachment: to its gallant leader, Isaac 2. Gray;
thaSait holds him to be worthy os any honor in
the gift of the American people and that his
name be presented to the convention by the
delegation this day appointed, and in the event
that the national convention deems the nomna-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland inexpedient. the delega-
ton is instructed to use every. honorable effort
to secure the nomination of ex-Gov. Isaac p.
Gray for the presidency.
A SATiRICAl LETTER.