The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-05-26
Proceedings Of Washington County Demo-
cratic Convention.


call at Salubria, Idaho, May 2lst,
for the purpose Of electing four
regular and four alternate delegates
to attend the state Democratic Con-
vention which convenes at Pocatcilo
May 25th, 1892.
Frank Harris was duly elected
chairman of the convention and
upon taking the chair addressed the
meeting in few appropriate remarks.
w. D. Shaw was elected Secretary,
after which the meeting proceeded
to business.
A committee was appointed to
investigate credentials of the
members, who reported all in regular
order, whereupon they were properly
seated. =,
A committee on resolutions was
next appointed Who reported ss
follows:
Resolved, that we, the democratic
party Of the county of Washington
in convention assembled, do hereby
renew our fidelity to the time honored
principles of democracy and pledge
ourselves to the support and
perpetuation thereof.
We hereby condemn the atrocious
crime of the republican party when
it, through an act of congress,
demonetized silver, and thereby
curtailed the circulating medium &c
volume inadequate to the needs of
the people,
We demand that our present
revenue laws be so amended that the
burden Of taxation be placed on
capitalists and luxuries.
We therefore denounce the present
Mckinley bill as relic Of old slave
days, and believe it enslaves
agriculture and the honest results
Of labor
That we denounce the present
banking system which compels every
man and woman in the United States
to pay 1G per cent. on every dollar
used.
We demand the passage Ola law
remonetizing silver and restoring it
with gold to a parity, and the
issuance Of a sufficient volume Oh
treasury notes exchangeable at par
with gold and silver to meet the
demands of the commerce OF our
country.
That we denounce The policy Of
our state administration
That we denounce the action OF
. t,he State Board of Equalization in
: its endeavors to place the burden OF
% taxation on the farmers ofour STATE
and relieving rail road corporation
~ from their share thereof
}, That to the toiling and producing
u classes of the land on whom tn
u policy of the republican party ha
by it's class legislation impose
. unbearable burdens, we extend ou
- hearty sympathy and support, an
. we are firmly of the opinion that th
- remedy for their ills depends upo
the success OF the democratic party
That while we offer no particuls
~ instructions to the delegates of th
~ county to the State Conventiol
= we demand that they support 4
~ delegates to the National Conventie
- representative democrats Of Il
w. State of Idaho who are in accor
y with the sentiments herein containe
ne Committee on Resolutions al
!. Platform-C. w. Ehrlick, NJ. T. Hu
'D0 Ian, f. S. Jewell w. D, Shaw, w.
- Bowen.
" Ordered that copies Of the
:, proceedings be furnished the coun
press for publication.
The following delegates we
elected to attend the Pocatello co
: vention: r. e. Lockwood, E.
ties Jewell, S. r. Denney and Fra
ne Harris. Alternates elected: c. \
rri- Ehrlick, w. D. Shaw, w. B. Kul
ber and NJ. T. Harlan
,me Ordered that the delegates after
ing the Pocatello Convention c.
"a the full vote of the county.
rs The sentiment of the meeting is
Governor Boise, of Iowa, first cho
- for President of the United States
1t was voted that Thomas Pr
.3l4 fill the vacancy made by Geo.
Patterson as a, member of the cou
committee. 81.
~ Several rousing and enthusia'
: speeches were made during