The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-04-21

cred, and no more. We demand
hat all raw materials that are con-
,umed by our manufacturers be adj
mitted free of all tariff taxes, aud /
that the highest rates OF tariff duties
be placed upon luxuries aud other /
like articles not generally used by |
the masses of the people, aud the |
Lowest rates upon the Decessaries
and ordinary comforts OF life In use
by the great body Of the people.
2nd-We are opposed TO all special |
or class legislation, and demand that
all legislation shall be in the inter-
est of aud for the benefit OF the people
and without special
advantages or benefits to
any business, class or interest.
3rd-We are in favor OF such
vigorous repressive legislation, State
and national, as will crush out
monopOlies, trusts and combinations
of every kind that In any wise tend
to limit or restrict the products OF
the mine, the farm or factory, or
that tend to regulate the prices Of
such products, or that shall I'm any
wise affect the business interests and
affairs of the country to the
prejudice and injury Of the people.
4th-The free and unrestricted
coinage Of both gold and silver, the
money Of the country under such
conditions as will preserve, from
time TO time, the parity value Of
these metals as money and not as
articles of commerce. We also de-
mand the continued use of our
and lnah nj har
paper currency redeemable in gold
or silver at the option Of the govern
ment as the business needs OF the
country may demand. We believe
that the gold basis of currency is in
suffient and that the welfare OF the
great body Of the people requires,
and we urge that every possible ef-
fort be made to induce the other
commercial nations Of the world to
agree with US upon a common basis
for free bi-metallic coinage OF both
gold and silver.
5th-We heartily approve the con-
stitutional amendments proposed by
Senator Palmer OF Illinois for the
election of United States senator by
direct vote Of the people Of the
several states.
6th-We heartily approve the
action OF the house Of representa-
tives in passing bills placing wool
and binding Irvine on the free list.
7th-We are in favor of just aud
liberal pensions to the soldiers who
| fought for the union, and for their
dependent families, and we view
with indignation the present corrupt
| and partisan administration OF the
pension bureau under which the
generosity of the nation Is made an
| instrument to enrich favorite agents,
| to assist favorite districts and tn con-
| struct personal political machines in
| favorite states, and should the legis-
| latIon of congress in redressing the
| tariff taxation result i'm a reduction
| Of the revenue below the needs OF
| the government we favor the levy Of
an income TAX TO supply the
i necessary amount.
/ Sth-We favor an economical ex-
penditure of public money and de-
nounce the profligacy Of the billion
dollar congress. The delegates
selected by this Convention are in
| structed to vote for Grover Cleve-
land and to use all honorable means
to secure his nomination, i'm order
that he may be enabled TO execute
the policy upon which he has united
the masses Of the country, and that
his patriotic course while in office
may be vindicated. That in their
vote in said convention the deleRa'
ton shall vote a. unit, a majority
OF the dele gatisn determining wha.
the vote OF the entire delegation
shall be. That the delegation shall
continue to vote and work for Grover
| cleveland as long as his name Is be
fore the convention.
| The resolutions were adopted 10y
an overwhelming vote and at the
mere mention of Cleveland's name
was cheered TO an echo, as 1t hao
been throughout the entire deliber'
ations. When the resolutions wer'
adopted the chairman announced
that the next business before TIN
convention was the nominating o
candidates for delegates at large e
the Chicago convention. The nomi
ating speeches were short but to thu
point and were listened to will
marked attention and silence. Th'
first to present candidate wa
Murphy OF Leavenworth, who plac
ed in nomination Tully Scott o
Oberlin, declaring that the youni
men of the party in the State shoult
be rewarded for their allegience al,
especially should the convention re
I member Mr.. Scott. SCOTS nomina
. ton was seconded by Col. Reynold
of Cove county. Following tn
nomination was the nomination O
Col. w. e. Jones Of lola by Gen
Blair, seconded by John Sheridan o
, | Mama, Thos. = Fenlon Of Leaver
E worth by J. II. Atwood Of Leaven
5 worth, seconded by Sam'l j. Riggs @
D Douglass, ThOs. q. Fitch of Wichit
9 by NJ. O'Brien Of Sedgwick, VIM. I
= Sapp Of Gelena by J. ID. Cleverty @
! FIT. Scott, seconded by Clagett G
t Crawford county; Ed. Hewins q
d Chautaugue by Jackson Of Elk; Wn
4 f. Mitchell Of Harvey by Cha,
e Butcher OF the same county, seconde
!, by J. Ii. Couch Of Reno; J. II. Bach
e shere OF Chase county, by McCown
I of Lyons, and Thos. Mcintyre {
: Arkansas City by J. b. Couch q
{ Hutchinson.
4 The result of the vote was sscel
taIned, and the Chairman announce
q the election of Click, Scott, JoDet
: Fenlon, Fitch and Sspp to rePreser
: Kansas at the National Conventio
e as delegates at large,
r When the vote was announced tn
= convention took a recess for on
j hour.
e The convention re-assembled 9
: 7:3O o'clock to complete the wor
begun at o'clock in the Afternoon
: The first business before the meetin
8 was the selection Of alternates to til
:. National convention. The csnd
d dates were six in number; tt
:. rules were suspended and they wei
= elected by reclamation. The SUI
}. cessful candidates were, J. II. Bsci
sheer OF Chase county, A. Crbanksk
y OF st. Mary's, Pottawotamie count.
q Frank Bacon Of Neosho, III. III. Tr,
cey of F,nney, George Innes
o Douglass and the Hon. Thos. Nell
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