Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-01-18
The Alliance Meeting.

alliance was opened In IOrm at o CLOCK
on Saturday, Jan. Is, by president
Andrew Roessler. The meeting was
not large owing to the biting north
wind which prevailed, but the rep
resentation was good, members being
present from Deerhead on the west and
the Harper county line on the east.
The meeting was one of interest and
enthusiasm, and much work was done
in short time. The election of officers
resulted in the unanimus choice of the
following:
President, Andrew Roessler; vice pres
ident, J. D. Pursell; secretary treasurer,
l.. E. Beals; lecturer, Perry Hill: assist
ant lecturer, John Jesse; business
agent, r. V. Cant; chaplain. w. E.
Williams; stewart, VIM. Doles; door
keeper, Henry Sparks; assistant door
keeper, Robert Taliaferro.
A judiciary committee was chosen as
follows. l.. NJ. Pressnall, J. w. POtes,
A. McCrav, Jno. LapDin, VIM. Rogers.
The finance committee appointed
consisted of G.. y. Graves, VIM. Spring
er, and VIM. Murphy.
The following resolutions were pro-
posed and adopted, ordered printed and
such as mere appropriate sent by the
secretary to each of our legislators.
Resolved. That all officers elected 10
fill their various offices, county, state,
and national be requested to stay close
to their posts of duty, and that a
copy of this resolution be sent to each
OF the officers we have elected.
Resolved, that we faor state uniform
lty of text books.
That we think that the railroad rates
should be reduced.
That we demand the Australian bal
lot and state registration law.
That we request our representatives
to see that state boards be reduced as
much as possible.
That we demand repeal of the waiv-
er of appraisement law.
That the state should make both
gold and silver a full legal tender.
That the law disfranchislng ex-con-
federate soldiers should be wiped from
our statute books.
That the bridge law passed at the
last session of the legislature should be
repealed.
That our railroad commissioners should
be elected by the people.
That the law should prohibit the
issuing of interest bearing bonds by
any municipality to any corporation.
That the right of way granted to any
railroad should be forfeited by law If
not built upon within a reasonable
time.
That the buying and selling of food
products in futures should be prohibit
ed.
That the "a per cent penalty placed
upon delinquent taxes should be lower
ed.
That we demand that constitution
al amendment, comforting the right of
suffrage based on citizenship without
regard to sex, be submitted to the peo-
pie at the next election.
That we favor law reducing the sal
aries of county officers where they are
excessive, and giving all officers a stat
ed salary. and that no fees shall be re-
ceived as part of'the salary.
That in view of the danger of the Sc
lection of a successor who shall not
represent the farmers, it is our judg-
ment that the congressman from the
Seventh district should retain the place
to which he has been chosen.
That if we can not secure a candi-
date representing all our demands, we
favor John Martin for u. S. senator,
prov ided he will pledge himself to
work for the free coinage of silver, for
an expansion of the circulating medium
and the issue of money by some practi-
Cal method directly to the people.
1t was further resolved that we re-
quire the ladies Of our order to take an
active part in all our meetings, espec-
tally our county meetings.
That we commend the action of our
| national council in RELOCATING brother
McCune.
That we ask our state representative
and senator to urge the passage of a
law permitting ten dollar bounty or
less, as desired, in Barber county for
gray wolf scalps.
Two other resolutions were then pas
sed as fOllows,-Resolyed, that we de-
mand that our congressman do every
thing in their power to Immediately OPP
en- the Cherokee strip, leaving all the
rights of the indians, if necessary, to
the courts to adjust. if it proves that
they have any rights.
That we oppose the Nicaragua Canal
Bonds proposed by many of our states
men.
After some interesting general dis
cussion, the meeting closed in due form
to meet at the next regular quarterly
meeting, which is held the first Satur-
day in April. l.. E. BEALs
Secretary.