The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-05-11
DEMOCRATS In COUNCIL.
INF PARTY REORGANIzED AND DEL
I'LL EGATES ELECTED.


in mass meeting yesterday.
About two hundred and fifty people
were present.
The meeting was organized by electing
Nm Kaigler chairman and E. j. Hart
secretary.
As soon as the meeting was organized
Laing introduced the follow ng
resolutions. which were adopted:
RECOGNIZING the importanceof harmony
in the ranks of the Democratic party, the
party of the people, and the hope of our
country in preserving the rights and lib
critics of the masses against the centrali-
ling tendency of favored classes, and
believing that the demands of all liberty
loving people can best be secured and
preserved within true Democratic lines,
and deprecating any action or spirit of
intolerance that tends to disrupt the par
tv, exercising true spirit of charity and
.}ibera'ity toward all who are work rg
fDr the greatest good to the greatest num-
ber therefore be it resolved that we re-
affirm our allegiance to the following ire
bonored principles of Democracy to wit:
Resolved l, That the Government
shall be honestly and economically adj
miniStered by the public officers who are
The servants of the people.
Resolved 2, Believing that the present
system of Tariff taxes under the McKin
ley bill is unjust and oppressive to the
masses, for the benefit OF corporations
and monOp0lies, we demand that tariff
on imported articles shall be reduced
to basis that will supply only enough
revenue for the administration of the
Government, and so regulated as to be
borne by luxuri,s rather than the neces-
slTies of lite.
Resolved 3, Recognizing the principle
of equal rights to all and special priv
ilegeS to none we demand that the
National laws shall be so constructed as
rot to favor any class and that will rem
der iC impossible for all the wealth of the
country to be mas sell in the hands of the
lew to the impovenshment of the many,
which IS the present deplorable condi-
ton OF the nations finances.
Resolved 4, That there should be a
just and equitable system of graduated
tax IN incomes established by Congress
as one step toward an equal DISTRIBUTE n
OF lax ton, by reaching the millions 0.
bonds and other securities, now non-tax-
abe boarded by the rich.
Resolved ), That the currency of the
countrybe speedily INCREASED so as to meet
the growing demands of the increasing
hlETnGCS 10 IL.
and as one ep in this direction we fayoi
lne tree and III limi ed coinage OF silver.
Resolved 6, That all lands now held b,
railroads and other corporations in excess
OF what Is actually used and needed by
IHem be reclaimed by the government
ana held for actual Sett' ers.
'th, That the means Of trarsporta-
u0n throughout the country be Iegulat-
I'll oy just laws that VIII prevent the op-
preston OF the people by these corpora
6th, That no b0unties or subsidies lie
pald from the pockets of the people to
favored Institutions.
', That the principle of local self gov
eminent ''of the people, for the people
ana an ny the people be preserved and any
enort on the part of the peoples SCI
5"nCS TO exercise powers not specially
ue!e9ated to them, is contrary to the
SPillV OF Democracy and antagonistic to
one principles of Republican government
III directly tendir" to the Capitalization
VI low 7, that tn effort Nv tha Re-
publican party to PASS the odious me1s-
ure know as the Force bilp, was a d.
liberty. VI oii''i''''iolldl
- IVh' That the law authorizing the
NdVonal bank system, as it now exis
oushI 10 be repealed, or at least so
amended as to allow tine several st ates
!" control or authorize the issuance of
circulating medium free from taxation
ment so'0i Il
of -tICn, mat harmony among the people
e o- oiiiS section i'll political matters is nee
reS"ry Tor the supremacy of the white
l"ve' AMI difference of opinion upon
d dUesClohs OF policy in reaching the same
tY o end should not work disrup-
o %Gn Oh the Iparty and prevent united
Oh The part of the eople.
j. Nj Griggs introduced resolution
a'oapproying the recent action of the dis
,at. 'A0cutlve committee, endorsing the
,,on Oh the of the executive committee
go 1errelI county in calling congress
r on@i primary on April 9Th, and recon. .
o,1, ,.in2 u b. Stevens as the Democratic
''"Oe Tor congress. The resolutions
J Wv adopted unanimously.
ora D. oxford presented resolution
nov roins Judge j. H. Query for Attor-
soiro o'"eral which is as follows: Gre
cra4 INIT we present to the Demo-
Att ,,O party of Georgia, for the office of
u Clney-Oeneral, the name af Hon. ].
or, nc, We hereby endorse him to